rock star sure knows how to make a mad if you’re a parent there are some other
if you’re a parent there are some other
if you’re a parent there are some other things that you should know that should
things that you should know that should
things that you should know that should send shivers down your spine if you hear
send shivers down your spine if you hear
send shivers down your spine if you hear these three words grand theft auto
these three words grand theft auto
these three words grand theft auto welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
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counting down our picks for the top 10
counting down our picks for the top 10 grand theft auto controversies before we
grand theft auto controversies before we
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content service list we’re counting down those biggest controversies that arose
those biggest controversies that arose
those biggest controversies that arose from the Grand Theft Auto series of
from the Grand Theft Auto series of
from the Grand Theft Auto series of video games ranging from legal battles
video games ranging from legal battles
video games ranging from legal battles to blaming crime sprees on the game and
to blaming crime sprees on the game and
to blaming crime sprees on the game and pretty much anything in between target
pretty much anything in between target
pretty much anything in between target Australia has announced it will be
Australia has announced it will be
Australia has announced it will be removing Grand Theft Auto 5 from its
removing Grand Theft Auto 5 from its
removing Grand Theft Auto 5 from its shelves and will no longer sell the game
shelves and will no longer sell the game
shelves and will no longer sell the game number 10 Lindsey Lohan sued and failed
number 10 Lindsey Lohan sued and failed
number 10 Lindsey Lohan sued and failed spectacularly excess burden high fare
spectacularly excess burden high fare
spectacularly excess burden high fare for being a role model paint in wine the
for being a role model paint in wine the
for being a role model paint in wine the Grand Theft Auto series is certainly no
Grand Theft Auto series is certainly no
Grand Theft Auto series is certainly no stranger to lawsuits which were about to
stranger to lawsuits which were about to
stranger to lawsuits which were about to see and perhaps one of the most famous
see and perhaps one of the most famous
see and perhaps one of the most famous ones occurred when Lindsay Lohan
ones occurred when Lindsay Lohan
ones occurred when Lindsay Lohan attempted to sue take-two Interactive’s
attempted to sue take-two Interactive’s
attempted to sue take-two Interactive’s for using her likeness without her
for using her likeness without her
for using her likeness without her permission
permission
permission Lohan filed a complaint the length of a
Lohan filed a complaint the length of a
Lohan filed a complaint the length of a Stephen King novel back in the summer of
Stephen King novel back in the summer of
Stephen King novel back in the summer of 2014
2014
2014 claiming that both the characters of the
claiming that both the characters of the
claiming that both the characters of the P Stein woman and Lacey Jonas were based
P Stein woman and Lacey Jonas were based
P Stein woman and Lacey Jonas were based on her likeness and life the lawsuit was
on her likeness and life the lawsuit was
on her likeness and life the lawsuit was a failure and the appeals court threw
a failure and the appeals court threw
a failure and the appeals court threw out the case claiming that the game was
out the case claiming that the game was
out the case claiming that the game was the work of satire and that does not
the work of satire and that does not
the work of satire and that does not fall under the statutory definitions of
fall under the statutory definitions of
fall under the statutory definitions of advertising or trade thus clearing tick
advertising or trade thus clearing tick
advertising or trade thus clearing tick – of any repercussion can you get me
– of any repercussion can you get me
– of any repercussion can you get me pack them leave my cards bent over there
pack them leave my cards bent over there
pack them leave my cards bent over there number 9
number 9
number 9 dad Dillinger tell Brock darkest even to
dad Dillinger tell Brock darkest even to
dad Dillinger tell Brock darkest even to sift you know in that situation might be
sift you know in that situation might be
sift you know in that situation might be no we just going to go right now
no we just going to go right now
no we just going to go right now analytics and arrow fam yet another
analytics and arrow fam yet another
analytics and arrow fam yet another celebrity attacking the game makers
celebrity attacking the game makers
celebrity attacking the game makers dad’s Dillinger trying to receive his
dad’s Dillinger trying to receive his
dad’s Dillinger trying to receive his dues by threatening Raw star dad’s was
dues by threatening Raw star dad’s was
dues by threatening Raw star dad’s was allegedly offered four thousand two
allegedly offered four thousand two
allegedly offered four thousand two hundred and seventy one dollars from
hundred and seventy one dollars from
hundred and seventy one dollars from rock dark to use his songs see walks and
rock dark to use his songs see walks and
rock dark to use his songs see walks and nothing but a cabbie hit in random top
nothing but a cabbie hit in random top
nothing but a cabbie hit in random top five he claimed that that was an
five he claimed that that was an
five he claimed that that was an offensively low offer and wanted more
offensively low offer and wanted more
offensively low offer and wanted more cash and Rockstar acting like rock stars
cash and Rockstar acting like rock stars
cash and Rockstar acting like rock stars told him to stick it up his dad’s and
told him to stick it up his dad’s and
told him to stick it up his dad’s and used songs anyway in return dad sent a
used songs anyway in return dad sent a
used songs anyway in return dad sent a cease-and-desist to the developer
cease-and-desist to the developer
cease-and-desist to the developer telling them to recall and to destroy
telling them to recall and to destroy
telling them to recall and to destroy all unsold copies of the game or pay him
all unsold copies of the game or pay him
all unsold copies of the game or pay him what he considered to be a reasonable
what he considered to be a reasonable
what he considered to be a reasonable amount rockstar freely is a magnet for
amount rockstar freely is a magnet for
amount rockstar freely is a magnet for lawsuits aren’t they even crappy music
lawsuits aren’t they even crappy music
lawsuits aren’t they even crappy music can escape the controversy
can escape the controversy
can escape the controversy and a problem body in the house of the
and a problem body in the house of the
and a problem body in the house of the Dozen numbering gt8 desensitize these
Dozen numbering gt8 desensitize these
Dozen numbering gt8 desensitize these children to killing this is a murder
children to killing this is a murder
children to killing this is a murder simulator and what makes the sale of
simulator and what makes the sale of
simulator and what makes the sale of this game plan a criminal act which take
this game plan a criminal act which take
this game plan a criminal act which take to nose is a criminal act there’s really
to nose is a criminal act there’s really
to nose is a criminal act there’s really no denying but the GTA series features
no denying but the GTA series features
no denying but the GTA series features explicitly violent content that should
explicitly violent content that should
explicitly violent content that should not be repeated and relaxed however we
not be repeated and relaxed however we
not be repeated and relaxed however we believe that people can make the
believe that people can make the
believe that people can make the distinction between reality and video
distinction between reality and video
distinction between reality and video games but no this seemingly never-ending
games but no this seemingly never-ending
games but no this seemingly never-ending argument came up once again on Glenn
argument came up once again on Glenn
argument came up once again on Glenn Beck’s program where he used the Grand
Beck’s program where he used the Grand
Beck’s program where he used the Grand Theft Auto series as an example in a
Theft Auto series as an example in a
Theft Auto series as an example in a wider argument that children are
wider argument that children are
wider argument that children are becoming desensitized to murder and
becoming desensitized to murder and
becoming desensitized to murder and crime through the violent video game
crime through the violent video game
crime through the violent video game using the military higher firing rates
using the military higher firing rates
using the military higher firing rates past empty room we are training our kids
past empty room we are training our kids
past empty room we are training our kids to be killers and we are training our
to be killers and we are training our
to be killers and we are training our sons to treat women like whores and
sons to treat women like whores and
sons to treat women like whores and here’s how I got there Beck also had
here’s how I got there Beck also had
here’s how I got there Beck also had attorney Jack Thompson we will most
attorney Jack Thompson we will most
attorney Jack Thompson we will most certainly mention again on his program
certainly mention again on his program
certainly mention again on his program who sided with Beck by mentioning that
who sided with Beck by mentioning that
who sided with Beck by mentioning that the games were responsible for dozens of
the games were responsible for dozens of
the games were responsible for dozens of murders and school shootings there have
murders and school shootings there have
murders and school shootings there have been dozens I could we could fill up the
been dozens I could we could fill up the
been dozens I could we could fill up the next 30 minutes talking about school
next 30 minutes talking about school
next 30 minutes talking about school shootings linked to grand theft auto
shootings linked to grand theft auto
shootings linked to grand theft auto vice city such as the one in Red Lake
vice city such as the one in Red Lake
vice city such as the one in Red Lake Minnesota number 7 New Hyde Park crime
Minnesota number 7 New Hyde Park crime
Minnesota number 7 New Hyde Park crime spree yeah situations like this that
spree yeah situations like this that
spree yeah situations like this that give people like Jack Thompson their
give people like Jack Thompson their
give people like Jack Thompson their argument in 2008 a large group of
argument in 2008 a large group of
argument in 2008 a large group of teenagers allegedly under the influence
teenagers allegedly under the influence
teenagers allegedly under the influence of Grand Theft Auto went on what the
of Grand Theft Auto went on what the
of Grand Theft Auto went on what the police call a spree of violence mischief
police call a spree of violence mischief
police call a spree of violence mischief and damage in New York first they jumped
and damage in New York first they jumped
and damage in New York first they jumped in robbed demand outside a supermarket
in robbed demand outside a supermarket
in robbed demand outside a supermarket knocking his teeth out in the process
knocking his teeth out in the process
knocking his teeth out in the process then they broke into a shed and stole
then they broke into a shed and stole
then they broke into a shed and stole crowbars and other metal weapons which
crowbars and other metal weapons which
crowbars and other metal weapons which they use to smash various vehicles one
they use to smash various vehicles one
they use to smash various vehicles one of whose occupants were also robbed six
of whose occupants were also robbed six
of whose occupants were also robbed six of the teenagers were arrested and
of the teenagers were arrested and
of the teenagers were arrested and charged with robbery claiming of course
charged with robbery claiming of course
charged with robbery claiming of course but they weren’t any leading the
but they weren’t any leading the
but they weren’t any leading the characters of Grand Theft Auto thanks
characters of Grand Theft Auto thanks
characters of Grand Theft Auto thanks kids
number six full frontal male nudity
number six full frontal male nudity starting to feel a little queasy don’t
starting to feel a little queasy don’t
starting to feel a little queasy don’t be pathetic
be pathetic
be pathetic another secrets here pal rock star had
another secrets here pal rock star had
another secrets here pal rock star had the gall to include a penis in one of
the gall to include a penis in one of
the gall to include a penis in one of their game a penis oh god that was
their game a penis oh god that was
their game a penis oh god that was basically the general reaction to a
basically the general reaction to a
basically the general reaction to a scene in the lost and the damned in
scene in the lost and the damned in
scene in the lost and the damned in which the characters privates were shown
which the characters privates were shown
which the characters privates were shown on screen Ron Schara probably did it to
on screen Ron Schara probably did it to
on screen Ron Schara probably did it to stir the pot I mean the character
stir the pot I mean the character
stir the pot I mean the character stretches his groin in the direction of
stretches his groin in the direction of
stretches his groin in the direction of the camera and of course many websites
the camera and of course many websites
the camera and of course many websites reported on the specific scene comment
reported on the specific scene comment
reported on the specific scene comment sent media even called the game quote
sent media even called the game quote
sent media even called the game quote more controversial than the others
more controversial than the others
more controversial than the others saying that this particular piece of DLC
saying that this particular piece of DLC
saying that this particular piece of DLC is even more controversial than its
is even more controversial than its
is even more controversial than its predecessors due to the male nudity make
predecessors due to the male nudity make
predecessors due to the male nudity make it spectacular make it appear as though
it spectacular make it appear as though
it spectacular make it appear as though it’s a terrorist act number five
it’s a terrorist act number five
it’s a terrorist act number five journalists beam Grand Theft Auto 5
journalists beam Grand Theft Auto 5
journalists beam Grand Theft Auto 5 misogynistic prostitutes long-suffering
misogynistic prostitutes long-suffering
misogynistic prostitutes long-suffering wives humorless girlfriends and goofy
wives humorless girlfriends and goofy
wives humorless girlfriends and goofy new-age feminists were meant to laugh at
new-age feminists were meant to laugh at
new-age feminists were meant to laugh at this one acts as a double whammy not
this one acts as a double whammy not
this one acts as a double whammy not only at the game itself receives flak
only at the game itself receives flak
only at the game itself receives flak from journalists but said journalists
from journalists but said journalists
from journalists but said journalists began to receive flack from gamers in
began to receive flack from gamers in
began to receive flack from gamers in return hard to believe I know
return hard to believe I know
return hard to believe I know outlets such as the Guardian Huffington
outlets such as the Guardian Huffington
outlets such as the Guardian Huffington Post and polygon have all commented on
Post and polygon have all commented on
Post and polygon have all commented on perceived misogyny in Grand Theft Auto 5
perceived misogyny in Grand Theft Auto 5
perceived misogyny in Grand Theft Auto 5 GameSpot Carroll entity did praised the
GameSpot Carroll entity did praised the
GameSpot Carroll entity did praised the game with a 9 on 10 but she made the
game with a 9 on 10 but she made the
game with a 9 on 10 but she made the unfortunate mistake of mentioning in her
unfortunate mistake of mentioning in her
unfortunate mistake of mentioning in her review that the game quote celebrates
review that the game quote celebrates
review that the game quote celebrates sexism she noted the one-dimensional
sexism she noted the one-dimensional
sexism she noted the one-dimensional female characters and specifically
female characters and specifically
female characters and specifically singled out what she considers to be
singled out what she considers to be
singled out what she considers to be sexist radio ads some readers didn’t
sexist radio ads some readers didn’t
sexist radio ads some readers didn’t take too kindly to the review and
take too kindly to the review and
take too kindly to the review and disagreed in a respectful manner
disagreed in a respectful manner
disagreed in a respectful manner just kidding we started a petition to
just kidding we started a petition to
just kidding we started a petition to get us fired or perhaps you start by
get us fired or perhaps you start by
get us fired or perhaps you start by digging deep into the game’s story
digging deep into the game’s story
digging deep into the game’s story problems or it’s serious issues with
problems or it’s serious issues with
problems or it’s serious issues with women number 4 the infamous torture
women number 4 the infamous torture
women number 4 the infamous torture mission skews your estimate and go to
mission skews your estimate and go to
mission skews your estimate and go to work on it where do we start a buddy way
work on it where do we start a buddy way
work on it where do we start a buddy way misogyny isn’t the only thing that
misogyny isn’t the only thing that
misogyny isn’t the only thing that stirred up controversy for grand theft
stirred up controversy for grand theft
stirred up controversy for grand theft auto 5 in the mission by the book
auto 5 in the mission by the book
auto 5 in the mission by the book trevor is tasked with torturing a man in
trevor is tasked with torturing a man in
trevor is tasked with torturing a man in order to obtain a physical description
order to obtain a physical description
order to obtain a physical description of an assassination target which is all
of an assassination target which is all
of an assassination target which is all too happy to do the mission sees players
too happy to do the mission sees players
too happy to do the mission sees players directly controlling a brutal and pretty
directly controlling a brutal and pretty
directly controlling a brutal and pretty realistic torture scene including
realistic torture scene including
realistic torture scene including shocking the man with a car battery
shocking the man with a car battery
shocking the man with a car battery pulling out his teeth and waterboarding
pulling out his teeth and waterboarding
pulling out his teeth and waterboarding him
him
him he’s wet alright let up while the scene
he’s wet alright let up while the scene
he’s wet alright let up while the scene and thematic implications may act as
and thematic implications may act as
and thematic implications may act as satire this didn’t stop various
satire this didn’t stop various
satire this didn’t stop various organizations from condemning the game
organizations from condemning the game
organizations from condemning the game including freedom from torture whose
including freedom from torture whose
including freedom from torture whose chief executive Keith vest said rockstar
chief executive Keith vest said rockstar
chief executive Keith vest said rockstar crossed the line and that torture is a
crossed the line and that torture is a
crossed the line and that torture is a reality not a game oh he’s doing so
reality not a game oh he’s doing so
reality not a game oh he’s doing so peaceful sleeping there I don’t want to
peaceful sleeping there I don’t want to
peaceful sleeping there I don’t want to wake them here goes
wake them here goes
wake them here goes number three take Q versus Jack Thompson
number three take Q versus Jack Thompson
number three take Q versus Jack Thompson what we’re saying is that Devin Moore
what we’re saying is that Devin Moore
what we’re saying is that Devin Moore was in effect trained to do what he did
was in effect trained to do what he did
was in effect trained to do what he did he was given a murder simulator we could
he was given a murder simulator we could
he was given a murder simulator we could write a book about the feud between take
write a book about the feud between take
write a book about the feud between take Q and Jack Thompson Thompson began his
Q and Jack Thompson Thompson began his
Q and Jack Thompson Thompson began his quest by linking various crimes to Grand
quest by linking various crimes to Grand
quest by linking various crimes to Grand Theft Auto due to its influence as a
Theft Auto due to its influence as a
Theft Auto due to its influence as a murder simulator and it pretty much only
murder simulator and it pretty much only
murder simulator and it pretty much only snowballed from there
snowballed from there
snowballed from there in March 2007 take two huge Thompson to
in March 2007 take two huge Thompson to
in March 2007 take two huge Thompson to prevent him from preventing the sale of
prevent him from preventing the sale of
prevent him from preventing the sale of Grand Theft Auto for claiming that it
Grand Theft Auto for claiming that it
Grand Theft Auto for claiming that it violates the company’s First Amendment
violates the company’s First Amendment
violates the company’s First Amendment right
right
right Thompson men compared to selling of
Thompson men compared to selling of
Thompson men compared to selling of Grand Theft Auto 4 to polio and even
Grand Theft Auto 4 to polio and even
Grand Theft Auto 4 to polio and even wrote a letter addressed to the mother
wrote a letter addressed to the mother
wrote a letter addressed to the mother of sprouts zenok the chairman of take
of sprouts zenok the chairman of take
of sprouts zenok the chairman of take two comparing her son to the Hitler
two comparing her son to the Hitler
two comparing her son to the Hitler Youth and proclaiming that he is company
Youth and proclaiming that he is company
Youth and proclaiming that he is company videogames have caused the death so that
videogames have caused the death so that
videogames have caused the death so that it’s in people Oh Jack you scamp these
it’s in people Oh Jack you scamp these
it’s in people Oh Jack you scamp these games are actually processed in an
games are actually processed in an
games are actually processed in an adolescent and in a team in the part of
adolescent and in a team in the part of
adolescent and in a team in the part of the brain in which copycatting is likely
the brain in which copycatting is likely
the brain in which copycatting is likely to occur number two Grand Theft Auto 3
to occur number two Grand Theft Auto 3
to occur number two Grand Theft Auto 3 in general there’s no denying that Grand
in general there’s no denying that Grand
in general there’s no denying that Grand Theft Auto 3 revolutionized gaming it
Theft Auto 3 revolutionized gaming it
Theft Auto 3 revolutionized gaming it featured a large and detailed open-world
featured a large and detailed open-world
featured a large and detailed open-world that was full of possibilities
that was full of possibilities
that was full of possibilities unfortunately these possibilities also
unfortunately these possibilities also
unfortunately these possibilities also came with a huge amount of controversy
came with a huge amount of controversy
came with a huge amount of controversy many groups took to condemning the games
many groups took to condemning the games
many groups took to condemning the games offensive contents including the ability
offensive contents including the ability
offensive contents including the ability to commit mass murder and solicit
to commit mass murder and solicit
to commit mass murder and solicit prostitution sometimes at the same time
prostitution sometimes at the same time
prostitution sometimes at the same time at the time GameSpy called it absolutely
at the time GameSpy called it absolutely
at the time GameSpy called it absolutely reprehensible the National Organization
reprehensible the National Organization
reprehensible the National Organization for Women said that the game promotes
for Women said that the game promotes
for Women said that the game promotes degradation of women psychologist David
degradation of women psychologist David
degradation of women psychologist David Walsh said that at glamorized criminal
Walsh said that at glamorized criminal
Walsh said that at glamorized criminal activity and the game was even banned in
activity and the game was even banned in
activity and the game was even banned in Australia upon its initial release
Australia upon its initial release
Australia upon its initial release forcing the prostitute sex seems to be
forcing the prostitute sex seems to be
forcing the prostitute sex seems to be removed from that region the campus
removed from that region the campus
removed from that region the campus manufactures what is right in your eyes
manufactures what is right in your eyes
manufactures what is right in your eyes hey Provo number one the hot coffee mod
hey Provo number one the hot coffee mod
hey Provo number one the hot coffee mod gets san andreas pulled from stores you
gets san andreas pulled from stores you
gets san andreas pulled from stores you want coffee baby if you were a gamer
want coffee baby if you were a gamer
want coffee baby if you were a gamer back when san andreas was popular then
back when san andreas was popular then
back when san andreas was popular then you definitely remember the huge uproar
you definitely remember the huge uproar
you definitely remember the huge uproar that the hot coffee mod cons intrepid
that the hot coffee mod cons intrepid
that the hot coffee mod cons intrepid hackers found a hidden section of the
hackers found a hidden section of the
hackers found a hidden section of the game’s code that revealed a series of
game’s code that revealed a series of
game’s code that revealed a series of minigames not accessible through normal
minigames not accessible through normal
minigames not accessible through normal plank in these tensions players take
plank in these tensions players take
plank in these tensions players take control of CJ as he performs extremely
control of CJ as he performs extremely
control of CJ as he performs extremely graphic and rather crude sexual acts
graphic and rather crude sexual acts
graphic and rather crude sexual acts upon his girlfriends who have invited
upon his girlfriends who have invited
upon his girlfriends who have invited him in for coffee hence the title your
him in for coffee hence the title your
him in for coffee hence the title your real professional writing needless to
real professional writing needless to
real professional writing needless to say this caused the media to lose their
say this caused the media to lose their
say this caused the media to lose their collective minds and San Andreas was
collective minds and San Andreas was
collective minds and San Andreas was slapped with an adults-only rating and
slapped with an adults-only rating and
slapped with an adults-only rating and pulled from store shelves Rockstar
pulled from store shelves Rockstar
pulled from store shelves Rockstar immediately went into damage controls by
immediately went into damage controls by
immediately went into damage controls by removing that content from the game’s
removing that content from the game’s
removing that content from the game’s code and re releasing San Andreas with
code and re releasing San Andreas with
code and re releasing San Andreas with its M rating reinforced by the ESRB you
its M rating reinforced by the ESRB you
its M rating reinforced by the ESRB you know incredible you should get paid for
know incredible you should get paid for
know incredible you should get paid for this
this
this the controversy ended up costing rocks
the controversy ended up costing rocks
the controversy ended up costing rocks are a host of lawsuits lots of enemies
are a host of lawsuits lots of enemies
are a host of lawsuits lots of enemies and the loss of potentially millions of
and the loss of potentially millions of
and the loss of potentially millions of dollars I think they’re doing okay now
dollars I think they’re doing okay now
dollars I think they’re doing okay now though Oh Carl you’re amazing do you
though Oh Carl you’re amazing do you
though Oh Carl you’re amazing do you agree with our picks check out these
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