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GAMING KILLS & GTA (Whatever Version) Is No Different

Here are some cases:
2002: A Massachusetts man commits suicide
after an apparent addiction to the computer
game EverQuest.

2002: A 24-year-old South Korean man dies
after an 86-hour gaming session.

2003: An Alabama man who killed a policeman
blames his addiction to Grand Theft Auto for
the crime. A jury later dismisses the excuse and
finds him guilty.

2004: A Shanghai man stabs his friend for
selling a cyber sword they jointly won in a
computer game.

2005: A South Korean man dies after 50 hours
of non-stop computer gaming.

2005: Taiwan police follow an armed fugitive to
his hideout by tracking down the computer on
which he had been playing online games.

2005: A Scottish couple are sentenced to jail
after neglecting their children because they
spent too much time on internet games.

2006: A 13-year-old Chinese boy jumps to his
death after playing online games for 36 hours
straight.

2006: An English bus driver is sacked for
playing games on his handheld device while
driving.

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