Man thought he could outrun cops in car chase because he did it in GTA

[Trippy]

From GameSpot: GTA cited as car-chase motive

GTA cited as car-chase motive

New York man gets two charges after car chase with cops; thought he could outrun police because he did it in Grand Theft Auto.

From the life-does-not-always-imitate-art department, an Albany, New York, resident was sentenced to jail for second-degree assault and attempted first-degree assault, reports the online branch of Capital 9 News.

Tyrone McMillan was taken into custody last year after leading police on a car chase when officers attempted to pull him over for a parole violation. After slamming into two cars, McMillan told police that he thought he could outrun them because he played games from Rockstar's controversial Grand Theft Auto franchise.

McMillan, in his 30s, apparently thought that his gaming skills translated to the real world. His experience navigating the fictional streets of San Andreas and Vice City with a PlayStation 2 controller led to a 55-minute real-life car chase, part of which had his girlfriend's 11-year-old daughter and her 10-year-old cousin in the backseat. The girls leapt from the moving car while it was turning onto a highway.

But not even hours of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney could help him today, as a court judge slapped him with two concurrent seven-year jail terms. After serving time, he will be on parole for 10 years.

This isn't the first time Rockstar's top-selling franchise has been part of a criminal case. Devin Moore stands trial for the slayings of three Alabama police officers, an act which prosecuting attorneys say was influenced by playing Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

By Tim Surette -- GameSpot
Posted Apr 13, 2006 2:58 pm PT

[schild]

I've got a solution to these "blame the videogame" types.

If they commit anything less than murder and blame a video game, they should be considered criminally insane and put in an asylum for the rest of their living days.
If they commit murder and blame a video game, they should be forced to eat chicken bones until they choke and die.

[Lantyssa]

You should run for office, that's a great platform.

[sinij]

Don't think his 'chiken bones' part will be popular with greenies, but other than that it is solid platform.

[Cheddar]

All of you are full of shit.  I fucked a hooker the other night in the back of my car, and my health filled up the longer we went.  Bitches.


Now if I could just find that p-wing...

[Roac]

He should try to drive a motorcycle at 100mph head-on into a semi.  Then get up, dust himself off, get back on, and ride on into the sunset.  Afterall, you can do that in GTA.

[Lantyssa]

We had someone on a bike fleeing the cops do that within the past few months.  Well, the driving into a semi at 150 mph bit.

[bhodi]

We had someone on a bike fleeing the cops do that within the past few months.  Well, the driving into a semi at 150 mph bit.

Awesome. I love self-correcting problems. Nature rocks.

[Yegolev]

But not even hours of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney could help him today,

Funny!  You sure that was a Gameshit writer?