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'''Devin Moore''' (born 1985) is a criminal from Alabama who sparked a large controversy over the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' when he committed three acts of first-degree murder against three people in the Fayette, Alabama police station in 2003. Moore killed two policemen, Arnold Strickland and James Crump, and a dispatcher, Leslie Mealer, after being booked on suspicion of stealing a car. He then fled in a patrol car. According to the ''Associated Press'', after his recapture he said, "Life is a video game. Everybody's got to die sometime." | '''Devin Moore''' (born [[1985]]) is a criminal from Alabama who sparked a large controversy over the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' when he committed three acts of first-degree murder against three people in the Fayette, Alabama police station in 2003. Moore killed two policemen, Arnold Strickland and James Crump, and a dispatcher, Leslie Mealer, after being booked on suspicion of stealing a car. He then fled in a patrol car. According to the ''Associated Press'', after his recapture he said, "Life is a video game. Everybody's got to die sometime." | ||
The controversy involving his relation to Grand Theft Auto was revealed during an episode of 60 Minutes in March 2005. In the episode a student demonstrated the [[Grand Theft Auto|Grand Theft Auto games]] to them, explaining that in one of the games there is a mission that depicts exactly what Moore did: escape a police station, kill officers and escape in a police cruiser. | The controversy involving his relation to Grand Theft Auto was revealed during an episode of 60 Minutes in March 2005. In the episode a student demonstrated the [[Grand Theft Auto|Grand Theft Auto games]] to them, explaining that in one of the games there is a mission that depicts exactly what Moore did: escape a police station, kill officers and escape in a police cruiser. | ||
Moore faced trial in 2005. In August 2005, Moore was convicted as charged and on October 9, 2005 he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. | Moore faced trial in [[2005]]. In August 2005, Moore was convicted as charged and on October 9, 2005 he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. Jim Standridge appealed the case. | ||
The families of Moore's victims are taking legal action against [[Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony]], [[Take-Two Interactive]], Wal-Mart and GameStop for their part in the manufacturing and selling of ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City''. | The families of Moore's victims are taking legal action against [[Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony]], [[Take-Two Interactive]], Wal-Mart and GameStop for their part in the manufacturing and selling of ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City''. | ||