Sir, I come here tonight asking you to grant me the strength you gave Jamie Foxx when he finished Doug Williams’ entire career. Apparently, I woke up in 2006 today because a series of recent car thefts led an Illinois lawmaker to ask Grand Theft Auto to be banned.
According to ABC 7, Democratic state deputy Marcus Evans put the blame for these car thefts are not due to the increase in inequality, the historical lack of jobs and the industry in predominantly black communities, or even the economic slowdown that came as a result of the pandemic.
No. It is the fault of a franchise that has not seen a new entry in almost 8 years.
Yes, that makes sense.
“Grand Theft Auto and other violent video games are popping up in the minds of our young people and perpetuating the normality of car theft, ”Evans told ABC 7.“ Car theft is not normal and car theft must stop. “
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Shit first: Nigga, you’re late. Grand Theft Auto V is the best selling game of the last decade, with a estimated 130 million copies at the homes of people across the country. You are not preventing anyone from playing this game who doesn’t have it yet.
Second, tell me Marcus, how are you going to ban the game? You know what, let me entertain that stupid idea for a second. Let’s say they are successful and take the game off store shelves in Illinois. What are you going to do with digital sales?
Are you telling me that the state of Illinois is willing to spend time, money and technical knowledge to block the game from PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, Epic Games and the Rockstar store? I already worked for the state government and I know very well that these asses that use Windows XP were not made for this life.
Third, don’t you have more important things to do? We are in the middle of a pandemic, with the launch of a vaccine that has been garbage. Even when this eventually ends, we will have an economic and, most likely, psychological consequence that we will have to resolve.
A better use of Evans’ time would be to create recovery plans that ensure that downtown Chicago is not left out of the process, or to address the underlying conditions that result in people desperate enough to commit crimes.
Instead, he pulls with some reheated shots on some shit that he clearly knows nothing about. It is stupid, a waste of everyone’s time and, as a black man, Evans should know very well now.
In conclusion, someone, please come and get the men.