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So here’s the story, kids: Six teenagers (four at-or-under the age of 16) robbed a man in a local supermarket, then armed themselves with baseball bats and crowbars and proceeded to walk down the street, terrorizingtheir neighborhood by robbing women of cigarettes and hitting a passing van with one of their bats.

Naturally, police are blaming Grand Theft Auto:

Six teens inspired by the notoriously violent video game “Grand Theft Auto” were in court Thursday on robbery charges after a crime spree that began with a late-night mugging outside a New Hyde Park supermarket, police said.

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They robbed one motorist and smashed a passing van with a bat, Nassau police said.

“It was determined that they were emulating the character in that Grand Theft Auto game, going on a crime spree” using weapons and tactics inspired by the controversial video game, said Det. Sgt. Anthony Repalone, a Nassau police spokesman.

As a former officer of the law (read: Military Police) I humbly ask Det. Sgt. Anthony Repalone to turn in his badge and get a mid-management job at his local Wendy’s because he obviously doesn’t know how to do any kind of actual policework. His methodoligy seems to be: Troubled Youths with Funny Hair + Melee Weapons + Robbery = “That video game my nephew plays”. Also, save me the “Well the kids could have said…” crap. It doesn’t excuse the police from not investigating the matter further to see what other motives these swine could have had for their little hissy fit.

Hell, look at the little pissant (seen above-left). Does he look like the kind of kid who was on the honor roll before his grandma bought him a PS3 last Christmas?

Do your damn jobs and stop passing the buck to the nearest outlet.

via Newsday (thanks Matt)