Thailand Stops 'Grand Theft Auto' Sales

Thailand Stops 'Grand Theft Auto' Sales

A Thai video distributor decided to stop selling Grand Theft Auto after a gruesome incident inspired by the game. A teenager admitted his involvement in the robbery and murder of a taxi driver patterned after a scene from the game.


Authorities said that the teen has a serious obsession on Grand Theft Auto. He was found in good mental condition during the interrogation. He was apprehended last Saturday after he was found trying to escape in a the cab with the wounded driver in the back seat. The suspect stabbed the driver to death when he tried to fight back.



Grand Theft Auto is a sandbox style video game series created by Dave Jones and primarily developed by Scottish company Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design) and published by Rockstar Games. The gameplay consists of a mixture of action, adventure, driving, and occasional role-playing, stealth and racing elements and has gained controversy for its adult nature and violent undertones. The series focuses around many different protagonists who attempt to rise through the criminal underworld, although their motives for doing so vary in each game. The antagonist in each game is commonly a character who has betrayed them or their organization or someone who has the most impact impeding their progress.