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Here are some more reports from individuals committing crimes; of course, video games are at the focal point of these capers, and it is only a matter of time before they become the elephant in the room once again.

The first report can be read here; it talks about a young man who pulls a knife on a teacher and demands money to buy Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It is a sad story and one that will surely provide ammunition for anti-game critics. Personally, I think that we should look more into the question of ‘What would possess a kid to do such a thing?’ Of course, my concerns will probably fall on deaf ears.

Curiously, when I looked for the source of the story on Gamepolitics, it took me to Fox News, and based on my previous postings on them, they have not shown themselves to be gamer-friendly.

Another report can be found here concerning a man’s criminal rampage. The man in question was 25 years of age and blamed his problems on Grand Theft Auto. Though it begs the question; considering the man’s troubled history, chronicled here by Gamepolitics, wouldn’t video games be the last item on one’s mind?

Sadly, the answer to that question for some people, is no.