Man stabbed while waiting to buy Grand Theft Auto IV
Next time you are waiting in line for the newest hot release for the Xbox 360, PS3 or the Wii you might want to bring or wear some protection. I don’t know if this was just a random event, somebody trying to act out in GTA like action, or maybe he just owed him money. Either way it’s not cool. Full Article below:
Man stabbed while waiting to buy Grand Theft Auto IV
From Times Online
April 29, 2008
Computer games and violence, often linked by critics of the industry, came together in an unusually graphic manner last night when a man was stabbed while waiting to buy Grand Theft Auto IV
The 18-certificate game, which has been praised for its immersive storytelling but criticised for its violent and sexual content, went on sale at midnight last night. Demand was predicted to be high and queues formed outside many games shops.
By 11pm, about a hundred people had gathered at Gamestation in Croydon, South London, when a 23-year-old man standing in the queue was stabbed several times by a passer-by.
Police said that he did not call for help, but a witness dialled 999. When the police arrived they found the victim a short distance away and took him to hospital, from where he has since been discharged.
Police have appealed for help from other people who were waiting to buy the game.
“I urge them to make contact with police as they may hold vital information to help us track down the suspect,” Detective Inspector Liz Baker, of Croydon CID, said. “He is described as a light-skinned black man aged about 21 years old, 6ft 5ins tall, of medium build, wearing a light grey hooded top with his hood up.”
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That is MESSED UP! Glad I decided not to wait in line last night!
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