Lord, I’m coming for you tonight and asking you to give me the strength you gave Jamie Foxx when he finished Doug Williams’ entire careerApparently I woke up today in 2006 because a series of recent carjackings led an Illinois state legislature to call for Grand Theft Auto be banned.
According to ABC 7, Democratic State Rep. Marcus Evans has placed the blame for it these carjackings do not reflect growing inequality, a historic lack of jobs and industry in predominantly black communities, or even an economic downturn that has resulted from the pandemic.
No. It’s the fault of a franchise that hasn’t even seen a new entry in nearly 8 years.
Yes, that makes sense.
Grand Theft Auto and other violent video games are entering the minds of our young people and perpetuating the normalcy of carjacking, “Evans told ABC 7.” Carjacking is not normal and carjacking must stop. “
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First of all damn it: Nigga, you’re late. Grand Theft Auto V. is the best-selling game of the past decade, with a an estimated 130 million copies in the people’s homes across the country. You will not stop anyone from playing this game who does not have it yet.
Second, tell me Marcus, how are you even going to ban the game? You know what, let me cherish this stupid idea for a moment. Tell them they are successful and get the game off Illinois store shelves. What are you going to do with digital sales?
Are you telling me that the state of Illinois is willing to spend the time, money and technical know-how to block the game on PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, Epic Games, and the Rockstar store? I’ve worked for the state government and I know damn well those Windows XP-using donkeys weren’t made for this life.
Third, don’t you have more important things to do? We are in the middle of a pandemic, with a vaccine rollout that is a trash can. Even if this eventually ends, we’re going to have an economic and very likely psychological breakdown that we’ll have to address.
A better use of Evans’ time would be to create recovery plans that keep downtown Chicago from being left out of trial, or to address the underlying circumstances that leave people desperate enough to commit crime.
Instead, he stops with some warm-up recordings about things he clearly doesn’t know about. It’s stupid, a waste of everyone’s time, and as a black man, Evans should know damn better now.
So finally, please come and get someone.