Teen robs teacher at knifepoint for video game cash

Much has been written about the likelihood of Grand Theft Auto games prompting real-life crime, but despite the efforts of anti-game activists, little in the way of convincing evidence has been presented.

Er, until today. Police in Framingham, Mass. report a 13-year-old schoolboy attempted to rob his teacher at knifepoint for money to buy a copy of the notoriously violent Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. When she refused to give him the $20 he demanded, he asked for $1 instead.

Presumably unimpressed, she disarmed him, possibly in some kind of Crocodile Dundee-style "That's-not-a-knife-this-is-a-knife" showdown. Now the young scamp is charged with a range of varied and interesting crimes including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and possession of a knife.

Ironically, if the boy's mother had bought him the game when he asked, this crime would have been prevented. You read it here first, folks: reduce your local violent crime rate by buying video games for kids.

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