Quote: Witnesses included Steve Strickland, whose police officer brother was gunned down by GTA player in Alabama last year. He said, "A game such as Grand Theft Auto: Vice City could and did teach [the killer] how to do this [murder]."

The above statement is what pisses me off...I can use the same argument the NRA uses to defend its self and its members rights to hold arms. People kill people, games don't kill people.

Of course, I guess that all the realistic depictions of murders and killings in movies, television shows, books, comics, etc... didn't play a part in any way in helping this kid learn how to kill someone.

Also, it couldn't be that the cop died because he was a cop! He was doing his job. He, and every other officer, knows the risks they take when they put on that badge and patrol our streets. It's a horrible risk that they all must acknowledge. You can die on duty as a police officer. Its happened for THOUSANDS of years, and will continue to happen.

I grieve for these officers who die in the line of duty. It takes a special person to lay down their life in the name of the law. But, I also know that they took up that honor knowing its consequences.