Generally Speaking, You Probably Shouldn't Get A Tattoo Of The Felony You Plan To Commit
from the just-a-suggestion dept
No one ever said criminals were intelligent. If you're going to go out and commit a crime like "grand theft auto," we might recommend that you not first tattoo the words "Grand Theft Auto" to your back. While it may not have anything to do with the actual crime... it probably doesn't do much to help your case either. The news report, of course, assumes that the tattoo was in reference to the video game, though it's not clear if the tattoo had anything to do with the game, or was just what the guy wanted on his back. However, while some will want to use this as evidence of the guy being inspired by the game, I think it's fair to argue that, instead, this particular individual just wasn't particularly smart.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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He set the example for me!
It will say Jay Walker. What could be cooler than that?
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Here is comes...
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JT is well aware of that, and I don't think he would want to go anywhere near one of these suspected victim/criminals.
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victims... of video games? we're talking about a guy whole stole a car... not an asian kid who stayed up 3 years straight and then died of exhaustion playing an mmorpg. people need to stop trying to correlate violent video games with commiting violent crimes. the real issue is fantasy role playing games... how many people must die from everquest or wow before the world wakes up! damnit people, it's for the children!
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It is only the twisted view of ole Jackie boi that gamers are victims and must be protected from the big bad gaming companies.
Me, I think he's a twit who's only after fame, and doesnt give a rats ass about protecting anyone.
I do agree tho, there should be some kind of law agianst overly addictive mmo's... Make the gamine companies offer free withdrawal recovery facilities or something.. (thats mostly a joke..)
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I have "SARBANES OXLEY" tattooed on my back...
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Er...
http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/09/21/grandauotheft_narrowweb__300x397,2.jpg
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Oh and I thought the big problem about GTA wasnt the steeling of the cars, I thought it was the killing of people in mass? Let me know when a man with a GTA tat pays for a hooker, kills her, then takes all her money, then maybe I'll care.
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Yah that's GTA3
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Prison Break
If you are going to break out of prison you might as well have the blueprints on your back. If you're going to steal a car I suppose you could have a road-map tattoo instead. :)
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Yeah, but...
Can anyone help me?
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that tech aspect?
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I think he had Fruity Loops...
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LMAO
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