Hot on the heels of last night’s news that Target has pulled copies of Grand Theft Auto V from shelves after complaints about the game’s violence towards women, a petition against the move has appeared on Change.org.
It is believed Target’s decision was based on a previous petition.
The new one, created by Arufa Tatsumaki of NSW, breaks it down like so:
“The author of the original petition, Nicole, has probably never heard of this game before, really, as they’ve only started this petition now, for a game that is already a year old and this particular game mechanic has been around since Grand Theft Auto III (2001).
“It’s a game that allows players to murder EVERYONE for entertainment, indiscriminate of gender or class. One of hundreds of aspects in the game is that you can commit violence against women (men, trans-people, immigrant farmers, hipsters, rednecks, bankers, the homeless, beach-goers), the part where Nicole says that you can abuse or kill them to proceed or get ‘health’ points, again, this is ONE aspect of the game and has never been a part of ‘progress’ throughout the series. It’s a mini-game and there’s no achievements for it. There are however goals to pick up hitchhikers and take them to a colony of Altruists, who are naked men and women that canabalise their victims that you deliver.”
Arufa is calling for the game to be re-stocked at Target.
What do you think of either petition?
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