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Four Year Old Plays GTA, Stays Nice

By pete_gallagher

Writer Matthew Orona let his four-year old son play Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and documented the action for an article on Bitmob.

Asked by his father to jack a car waiting at a red light, the boy 'quickly looked up at me with disgust and refused, stating that the car was already owned by the person driving it.' After finally grabbing an unoccupied car, the boy, unfamiliar with the controls and driving a bit too fast, ran over a woman on a sidewalk. His reaction? 'He was incredibly ashamed of himself and profusely apologized.'

The boy rounded out his time by attempting to complete missions which aided other citizens, piloting a police car, ambulance and fire truck. While driving an ambulance he passed a fire house with a shiny red truck out front which mesmerized him, as it would any four-year old boy. Rather than ditch his passengers however, the boy completed his mission by bringing the ambulance occupants to the hospital before asking his dad to guide him back to the firehouse.

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on June 09, 2010 (boomark / email).