Thailand Taxi Driver Murder
On 4 August 2008, BBC Newsbeat reported that an 18 year-old student had been arrested in Bangkok, Thailand after he killed the driver of a taxi while attempting to steal it. Bangkok police captain Veerarit Pipatanasak stated "He wanted to find out if it was as easy in real life to rob a taxi as it was in the game." According to local sources, the student was playing the game in an arcade and wanted to rob the taxi driver to get money to continue playing the game.
As a result of this incident, the game (along with the whole series) was subsequently banned in Thailand.
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