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12-year-old popped for grand theft auto in Florida has 20 previous arrests (VIDEO)

Police in St. Petersburg report that a pre-teen youth who is well known to them was arrested Monday for stealing a car from an 89-year-old man.

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Russian police chase turns GTA (VIDEO)

A police chase in Russia turned into a real-life version of Grand Theft Auto when the suspect rammed the cop car off the road. The cop car hit a guardrail and was launched into the air as the suspect sped away. [ LiveLeak ]

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Red Cross calls for crimes committed in ‘first person shooter’ video games to be punished

The International Committee of the Red Cross have called for hyper-realistic video games to adhere to real-life laws, punishing in-game crimes committed during battle by the standards of international war conventions. “The ICRC believes there is a place for international humanitarian law (the law of armed conflict) in video games,” said the organization that provides […]

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Alabama man wanted to see “what it was really like to play Grand Theft Auto,” steals truck, kidnaps woman, hits nine cars

An Auburn University lacrosse player was arrested after allegedly stealing a truck, kidnapping a woman and ramming into nearby vehicles, telling police he wanted to see “what it was really like to play the video game Grand Theft Auto.” Grand Theft Auto is a popular video game series where players are rewarded with in-game cash […]

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Eight-year-old shoots grandmother after playing violent video game (VIDEO)

An 8-year-old boy in Slaughter, Louisiana, shot and killed his caregiver – who was also his grandmother – after playing a violent video game. After playing a video game called “Grand Theft Auto” – where players are rewarded points for carjacking, shooting civilians and other acts of crime – the young boy picked up a […]

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