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London Riots are all GTAs Fault

A police officer in Tottenham has amazingly claimed that the London riots of the past two days can all be put down to the game Grand Theft Auto.

The officer has suggested that GTA was the "catalyst" that had started the recent riots (although it was in fact the Police who started the riots with the shooting of 29 year old Mark Duggan).



The Evening Standard confirmed that the quotes regarding GTA's supposed part in the London riots was to be included in tonight's free paper. Although there is a possibility of the quotes being withdrawn before the presses begin.

The only thing we're wondering now is what game will blamed for global warming?

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Community Comments
#1 HuZie 9MM  Console Guide Pro App 21:13 08 Aug 2011 GMT  
Here we go again
#2 HuZie 9MM  Console Guide Pro App 21:14 08 Aug 2011 GMT  
Riots were around long time b4 games. I bet if kids did not have xboxs to play a lot more would be on the street right now.
#3 MartyG   21:43 08 Aug 2011 GMT  
What a load of BS - this is clearly down to Saint's Row.
#4 Matty   21:44 08 Aug 2011 GMT  
personally id put it down to Viva Pinata
#5 iHaze  Console Guide Pro App 21:52 08 Aug 2011 GMT  
wow really again blame it on gaming dumb cop!
#6 Bull  Console Guide Pro App 22:09 08 Aug 2011 GMT  
Yer, I agree, viva piñata is a more likely game to have caused the riots
#7 AlmightySp0nge  Console Guide Pro App 22:13 08 Aug 2011 GMT  
What a moron, evey time someone blames GTA it gains popularity. Rockstar should thank this guy for adding 100,000 to GTA5's sales..
#8 The Doctor31  Console Guide Pro App 22:15 08 Aug 2011 GMT  
The "protests" started because the police shot the man, not the "riots".
#9 Mack truck 77  Console Guide Pro App 22:16 08 Aug 2011 GMT  
Poop smells bad
#10 Colby75  Console Guide Pro App 22:18 08 Aug 2011 GMT  
Idk, kung fu pandas pretty violent. I think its the cause
#11 Monster Man  Console Guide Pro App 22:30 08 Aug 2011 GMT  
GTA? More likely to be Lego Indiana Jones.
#12 Ant801  Console Guide Pro App 22:42 08 Aug 2011 GMT  
god!!!!!!!!!!!!! I might join the riots for that lol 
#13 360elite  Console Guide Pro App 22:50 08 Aug 2011 GMT  
U can't blame a game for a group of idiots
#14 benjamanason  Console Guide Pro App 23:47 08 Aug 2011 GMT  
They are riots not protests. I kinda knew where this cop was coming from but then someone pointed out that riots were around much longer than gta :L which is totally true.
#15 Gut gulper  Console Guide Pro App 23:51 08 Aug 2011 GMT  
I blame viva pinata
#16 Tibbster13  Console Guide Pro App 01:11 09 Aug 2011 GMT  
I blame society
#17 Renniks  Console Guide Pro App 02:31 09 Aug 2011 GMT  
I blame monopoly, its been around longer than gta
#18 Pogopat  Console Guide Pro App 05:55 09 Aug 2011 GMT  
The riots are terrible and really pointless but that quote has brought a smile to my face. Stupid cop should think before he opens his big gob.
#19 TheHunger  Console Guide Pro App 06:06 09 Aug 2011 GMT  
PERSONALLY I BLAME THE RIOTING SCUM! THEY ARE A DISGRACE.. I FANCY GOING TO THEIR HOMES AND TORCHING THEM..
#20 Spriggs16  Console Guide Pro App 06:28 09 Aug 2011 GMT  
Dora the explorer caused the riots
#21 Blagger76  Console Guide Pro App 06:55 09 Aug 2011 GMT  
When are they gonna stop blaming games!! Its just getting ridiculous!! Gaming is always used as a scape goat!!
Wheres the A team when you need them?!?
#22 Har*****n86  Console Guide Pro App 07:48 09 Aug 2011 GMT  
Yeah cause in the 80s & 90s the streets of London were filled with the sound of aggressive and violent rioters thinking "well that game of Pacman has got me really riled up. I could go a good riot now!!!! Chaaaaaaaaarge!!!"
Moron!
#23 XxAl2l2OGANTxX  Console Guide Pro App 10:36 09 Aug 2011 GMT  
So ridiculous!
#24 RyanTheHamilton  Console Guide Pro App 11:03 09 Aug 2011 GMT  
First it was witchcraft, then it was rock music, now it is games. People just need something to blame, I guess.
#25 aDerangedMind  Console Guide Pro App 12:25 09 Aug 2011 GMT  
Haha... Rockstar has to cash in on this...
GTA 5: London
#26 samuel2000  Console Guide Pro App 19:54 09 Aug 2011 GMT  
this is the police that started all of the riots ........ so y dont they stop it ?
#27 Jamaican Hype  Console Guide Pro App 21:18 09 Aug 2011 GMT  
Nah It's Mario's Fault, With His Fire Flowers
#28 PHILosophy 1990  Console Guide Pro App 07:00 10 Aug 2011 GMT  
I blame Kinect Animals! Darn those Baby Panthers/Leopards/Cheetahs and their tennis balls! Noooooooooo! Haha.....the cops killed the guy. He was unarmed and he didnt resist....they were ruthless! So who's really to blame?

PHILosophy
#29 Aer0Smith360  Console Guide Pro App 07:32 10 Aug 2011 GMT  
GTA Mother-F**ker's!...on a serious note it shows how poor the police force are in the UK! Also with the rise of taxes, un-employment rising & student fee's going up plus the fact THAT a cop shot a guy is eat has started the riot! The police force are equally to blame for the actions that are happening in England...do they think fighting violence w/violence is going to help! More hiring of the police force should be made to attain the hit hard areas and not giving the run around by the hooded scum!
#30 Aer0Smith360  Console Guide Pro App 07:45 10 Aug 2011 GMT  
Ment to say *wat not eat
#31 ChrisG619  Console Guide Pro App 08:03 10 Aug 2011 GMT  
I'm not suggesting Brink started this, but the game is about the resistance and the police fighting. The thought just came to me when I was watching the news.
#32 wickedprince101  Console Guide Pro App 11:35 10 Aug 2011 GMT  
I have played almost every gta game they are lots of fun and can be considered a break from reality. Those games are not a how to riot guide those dumb cops that killed that guy are trying to blame gta instead of take responsibility 4 their actions. In the words of Forest Gump that's all I have to say about that
#33 Nevmandem  Console Guide Pro App 12:06 10 Aug 2011 GMT  
So games get it in the neck yet again. I thought it was the lack of respect shown by children and the lack of discipline shown by adults that lead to this. I suppose when we let our 12/13yr olds have babys this was all ways going to happen.
#34 Smexy Cat 11  Console Guide Pro App 18:01 10 Aug 2011 GMT  
This is stupid
#35 Subzie  Console Guide Pro App 14:36 11 Aug 2011 GMT  
Wow yet again the papers have to blame games for what's gone off. Nooooooooooooooobs aaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggg!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!
#36 EngDan  Console Guide Pro App 02:16 12 Aug 2011 GMT  
People, people, people, I think it's safe to say that Viva Piñata should obviously be removed from store shelves at once!

OT however, this is really dumb. There was a PEACEFUL protest for the guy who was killed and it was ruined by a few people who used it as an excuse for looting. The recent riots are nothing to do with the shooting it's just Chavs trying to nab themselves a new Playstation 3. To blame a video game for any of this is an obvious scapegoat and utterly ridiculous, let's hope Rockstars next game doesn't feature melting ice!
#37 xX KAP0WEEE Xx  Console Guide Pro App 12:30 12 Aug 2011 GMT  
Cough cough soz I'm allergic to bullsh*t if it was because of gta cops wouldn't stand a chance with all those cheats!!!
#38 tonixuk  Console Guide Pro App 21:00 16 Aug 2011 GMT  
Oh right and there was me thinking it had something to do with the cost of living, the high unemployment and the general way the government are turning our country to Shit as well as a group of mindless idiots but now we know its all because of a video game so that's ok
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