Another day, another British tabloid finding something in a videogame that has outraged the "great" UK public. This one is an absolute classic, too. In GTA IV, there is a spoof Web site called littlelacysurprisepageant.com, which can be accessed on Liberty City's Internet service. The site is "closed down" by the LCPD, and if you access it, you instantly achieve a five-star wanted level. The Sun has, naturally, found some people that are hilariously over-reacting.
"I was looking on the Internet for cheats and the name of this caught my eye as my daughter is called Lacey," bellowed Jason Deschoolmeester, while steam possibly shot out from his ears. "This crosses the line. The makers have obviously sat around and discussed putting this in, and it’s not on. What will they do next?"
"It’s disgusting. It could lead people to indulge in things like that. It is totally sick. I won’t play it again."
Please read the bolded part. A spoof Web site that contains no pornographic content (the in-game police shut it down) and instantly lands you in trouble could actually TURN YOU INTO A PEDOPHILE, according to this man! I had no idea that parodies could pervert one's entire sexuality, but it looks like I can never play Grand Theft Auto again, lest children everywhere face the wrath of my almighty donking vadgehammer.
So, how many children have you all raped since playing GTA IV?
[Thanks, Prof. Pew]
Almost ashamed to be in the same country as it.
lol, I guess he never played the game. Last time I checked, I couldn't go hit on little kids at a elementary school in GTA. Now Bully...........
It's true, GTA4 made me fap to all the father's day pictures in the cblogs this weekend.
I discovered raping kids before GTA 4 so I can't say the game is responsible for my actions although I do find myself doing it more after finishing GTA 4....weird
Irritated, but not surprised. This is what we have come to expect from the Murdoch media.
Jason Deschoolmeester, you're a dick. And a pedophile probably because his last name means 'The School Teacher' in Dutch.
Do you want our children rapings for today or total? I think I'm up to 3 this morning, and it's not even lunch time yet!
Wait, wait...is this true? The guy is saying that the fake, in-game blocked site promotes pedophelia because his daughter's name is 'Lacey' and the site is littleLACYsurprisepageant.com?
WTF?
Maybe he shouldn't have named his daughter after something that could describe lingerie...because my guess is that Rockstar was thinking of that and not some little girl named Lacey...probably. 99% sure.
I've tried and tried to kick my 5 child-molestations and 2 school=yard-photo-sessions that GTA IV has put me under, but I just can't do it.
Do they make a patch for this?
Fuckin' A, man...I didn't even know that website existed...The most it'd make me do when seeing it is laugh and then curse Rockstar for giving me a wanted level.
Some people are so stupid it isn't even funny.
I typed in "pedophile" in the Dtoid search for lulz, I got a lot more results then I expected xD
anyway I've never played GTA but I have seen the video of this happening and ya this dudes off his freakin rocker.
@bloodylip
You think? how is there ambiguity there . . .
leaving it at that.
You linked to the sun. I hope you feel shame.
There was that one time in Japan, but I don't think that counts. It's like saying 'hello' over there.
Who names their daughter "Lacey" anyway?
Besides, I would think that this little incident is a public service announcement, as it demonstrates exactly what will happen to you if you try that kind of thing this day and age.
Loud fools are still fools.
The sheer level of stupidity of the average person is astounding.
who the hell's called Jason Deschoolmeester?! the very idea of someone going on about a fake website that has no content and gets you in instant trouble is stupid, but then saying it "could" turn you to paedophelia is just f***ing stupid! only one thing worse, and that's the fact he went out of his way to find said website so he could bitch about it
so dumb it should be ignored.
Haha...stupid people are stupid
Well, atleast they already took this fools money
Pah! Only three or four.
This week anyway.
Phew, I was starting to worry that I wouldn't have an excuse for court on Wednesday. "Littlelacysurprisepagent made me do it!"
Is it wrong that I keep loading that page hoping it will be reopened soon? lol, JK
The world is stupid, but this is a nice way to get 5 stars.
Why doesn't the Sun have disclaimers under the majority of their stories stating "We get away with printing this garbage because you the reader really are that stupid". Newspapers relate to us any number of screwed up things that go on in the world, by the same logic as this story. It could lead people to indulge in things like that
@nicojay
Very true. Pure sensational garbage.
I don't get it- if you look at a supposed kiddie porn site in the game and here is nothing to see, but you get slaughtered by the cops promotes kiddie porn? so then I guess by that logic if you play GTA at all you should become a kinder and more calm person right? because killing people and commiting crime w/o consequences makes you not want to do it.....you can't have it both ways
I'm sorry but how exactly does this qualify for an article?
Oh yeah, because the sun is an overated piece of toilet paper!!!
Well, after playing GTAIV for the first time I did feel an incessant need to go and touch children straight away.
NO. FAIL.
When will these people (read: brain dead morons) finally get the fucking message? Bloody hell.
Hahaha thats fucking funny
ummm...14 and a half. I say half because one was a midget.
well most of the world is stupid.. i mean atleast 50+% voted to give Bush a second term because his first was such a success... just shows you how smart people are
The best part is that there aren't actually any children in GTAIV whatsoever.
This is just like the outcry over the game's drunk driving, in that people are saying the game promotes behavior that the game itself punishes.
On a related note - almighty donking vadgehammer is my new favorite phrase.
@Technophile:
Forgot to mention that, totally agree. Good work Mr Sterling! Not sure the gf will be too chuffed if I say that in her immediate vicinity, though.
Seeing nothing but a page that says "The police are on their way" or whatever leads to becoming a pedophile.
OKAY?!
I heard playing Metal Gear Solid 4 can and will turn everyone who plays it into an old man with guns who is probably also a pedophile with racism appalling Britain video games journalism.
It's in the newspaper. It must be true.
I call shenanigans! If you're a pedo after looking at it, you were a pedo before. Its not like some fake website in a game wakes up your latent desire to rape children.
So...if I play Breath of Fire does that mean that I'll go out and try to bang a lizard in hopes of making my child a real life version of Ryu? That would be cool.
I didn't even know about this site thing but since looking at it my child rapes per week has actually gone DOWN...or maybe I'm just bored because they don't have any boobies for me to play with.
@Technophile, CALkulon: Thirded.
Iv certainly never sexually assualt any children AFTER GTA 4. Been to busy playing it...
lol i remember coming across this site in game. i found it hilarious. until the feds burst in and shot up the place and killed me.
STOP THE PRESSES. Holy shit if this could turn people into pedophiles, god knows what "To Catch a Predator" could do!?!?!
That's a good point, not ONE person in GTA is a child!
Four.
Maybe if we just ignore them, they'll all go away.
I rape three children a day. One before each meal as part of a balanced diet, it's the only way to stay fit - man those fuckers can run.
That was one of the best ads from GTA VCS.
The patriots!?
Well, no rapes yet....but I have started shooting cops and mysteriously getting away with it after running 5 city blocks....coincidence?
day 55 no rapes yet
Fuck, this kind of shit makes me so mad.
Idiots.
Gotta go run over more right-winged assholes pedestrians.
Seriously? Are people that dumb? Why would they look for kiddie porn in a game?!? Find it on the real internet you retards!
...What was this article about?
you know how many times I've been raped because of GTA IV?
OVER NINE THOOOOOOOUSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!!!one!!!
oh lawd...
You know what? Telling people about this website *could* turn them into sociopathic idiots/rapists too!
Tehe. Vadgehammer.
Is the name mentioned his real name? Cause "Deschoolmeester" is dutch for "Theschoolteacher"
Oh and yes, this is ridiculous. It's not content like this in games that make people do bad things, it's idiotic people not thinking for themselves and letting everything influence them. If you see violence in a game and either A: think of doing it yourself or B: think someone else will do it because of this, you are mentally instable and should seek help immediatly.
I loled so hard
oh my.
I think the idea is that someone who is already a pedophile might get the idea to check out a site like that. Not everyone attracted to children engages in child porn or child molestation.
What he's saying is still completely ridiculous. It's just one of those distinctions I like to point out. Like Arabs and Muslims.