Spanish Cabbies Want GTA Banned in Wake of Thai Taxi Murder
source: http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/08/08/spanish-cabbies-want-gta-banned-wake-thai-taxi-murder
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Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia reports that an association of taxi drivers has called for a ban on Grand Theft Auto.
We're working from an imprecise Google translation, but the basics of the story are that Josep Maria Goñi, secretary general of the Catalan Taxi Federation, has requested that the Spanish government pull GTA titles off the market.
Goñi makes it clear that the Taxi Federation's request is based on the Thailand murder case. The cabbie spokesman didn't stop at GTA, however, calling for a ban on all games with a high level of violence or which "celebrate" drug trafficking or prostitution.
Gamepolitics: We've always found the GTA series to be fairly sympathetic to cabbies. After all, they get mega-tips if you warp to your destination. You can even play as a driver, racing fares around town to earn some in-game cash. And, as GameSpot points out:
"There are no actual missions in GTAIV which require players to rob, stab, or kill a taxi driver..."
We're working from an imprecise Google translation, but the basics of the story are that Josep Maria Goñi, secretary general of the Catalan Taxi Federation, has requested that the Spanish government pull GTA titles off the market.
Goñi makes it clear that the Taxi Federation's request is based on the Thailand murder case. The cabbie spokesman didn't stop at GTA, however, calling for a ban on all games with a high level of violence or which "celebrate" drug trafficking or prostitution.
Gamepolitics: We've always found the GTA series to be fairly sympathetic to cabbies. After all, they get mega-tips if you warp to your destination. You can even play as a driver, racing fares around town to earn some in-game cash. And, as GameSpot points out:
"There are no actual missions in GTAIV which require players to rob, stab, or kill a taxi driver..."
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- Video Games, Spain, Taxis, GTA IV
