So when walking to class this morning I thought about hijacking a car. I don't believe that I ever would, my ethics and self-control (though not perfect) could not mesh with an action such as this. However, it got me thinking about people who used the excuse of "being influenced by video games" for their real life actions. I had always dismissed this as simply a sad excuse, but having the thought today made me question just how much of an excuse it is. I do not believe that it should excuse somebody of their actions, but might it also put some blame on GTA and Rockstar Games? I've never been one to blame companies for this type of thing, but I've also never had a thought like the one that I did today.
image credit: Rockstar Games
note: I googled "carjacking" and this came up... talk about pop culture
Well, that's not entirely true. Sometimes I think about what it would feel like to be hit by a car. Not for the purposes of suicide or anything of that sort, but just to see what it would feel like.
Playing GTA recently: CJ got hit by an 18 wheeler on the highway, and simply fell over with damage that could be fixed by eating a slice of pizza. What the hell?
Playing GTA recently: CJ got hit by an 18 wheeler on the highway, and simply fell over with damage that could be fixed by eating a slice of pizza. What the hell?
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