London Riots from GTA

The recent riots in London this week have once again been linked to video games.

So, a London Police Officer says something about Grant Theft Auto and suddenly a British newspaper see it fit to blame the dangerous rioting on the game itself.

If this unnamed Police Officer or the London Evening Standard had thought about it properly they would have known that there have never been links between the LA riots in San Andreas and the Grant Theft Auto series. In these games you can murder prostitutes and blow up cars, helicopters and boats but you do not steal televisions from your local Curry’s.

The Police Officer was quoted as saying, "Go home, get a takeaway and watch anything that happens on TV. These are bad people who did this. Kids out of control. When I was young it was all Pacman and board games. Now they're playing Grand Theft Auto and want to live it for themselves."

So far around 400 people have been arrested across London over the past three days with 69 of them charged with various offences.

My best wishes go out to those who have been trying to get on with their lives through this ordeal. Hopefully peace will be restored soon.

Have any of you been affected by the riots? What do you think should be done?