Lawsuit Against Vice City
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Posted 22 March 2004 - 12:02 AM
By William Cooper Jr., Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Saturday, March 20, 2004
WEST PALM BEACH -- Charging that the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City violates Florida's hate-crime laws, local Haitian groups refiled a lawsuit Friday in state court against the controversial game's maker, stores that sell it and their managers.
The Haitian groups make the claim because the game specifically says, "Kill the Haitians" and "Kill the Cubans." Those comments violate Florida's hate-crime laws, said Attorney Barry Silver, who filed the lawsuit.
"The game poses a threat to people of those ethnic groups," Silver said.
In addition to Rockstar Games Inc. and its parent company, Take-Two Interactive Software, the lawsuit names Wal-Mart, Sony Computer Entertainment, Microsoft, Target and Best Buy as defendants. It also names as defendants the managers of the Wal-Mart and Target stores on State Road 7 west of Boca Raton and the manager of the Best Buy store on Congress Avenue in Boynton Beach.
In December, Silver filed the initial lawsuit on behalf of the Haitian American Coalition and the Haitian American Community Council, both of Delray Beach; and a Boston-based Haitian civil-rights group. But New York-based Rockstar, which makes the game, had the lawsuit moved to federal court because none of the defendants was located in Florida.
After voluntarily dismissing the federal lawsuit, Silver and his clients refiled the case in state court to take better advantage of Florida laws. According to Silver, this complaint lists more defendants and ties its claims to violations of Florida law.
For example, the suit alleges that the game violates Florida law protecting children from being exposed to sexual and violent images, Silver said.
"They simulate sexual activity in the game," he said. "They portray the link of sex and violence as entertainment and fun."
The lawsuit seeks to have the game removed from stores and a possible recall of games that have been sold, Silver said. If that can't happen, Silver would settle for a large warning on the game explaining its violence and sexuality.
The only monetary damages being sought are for attorneys' fees, Silver said.
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Posted 22 March 2004 - 12:32 AM
In the Sopranos the mobsters are Italian. All the Italian-Americans got upset saying thay where stereotyped as the Mafia.
Funnyest load of crap ever.
Next there will be a lawsuit saying Australians are stereotyped as happy neighbours
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Posted 22 March 2004 - 02:50 AM
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Posted 22 March 2004 - 05:00 PM
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Posted 22 March 2004 - 05:17 PM
Too cute! | Server Status: If you can read this, it's up |Well, when it comes to writing an expository essay about counter-insurgent tactics, I'm of the old school. First you tell them how you're going to kill them. Then you kill them. Then you tell them how you just killed them.
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