Police Unions Outraged at Cop-Killing Video Game
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New York City police unions are outraged over a video game that allows players to kill cops, and rewards them for it, MyFOXNY.com reported.
In the life-like "Saints Row 2," the lead character is a gang-banger, who spews violence against everyone he comes in contact with, including police officers and women, and the game features illegal drugs, prostitution and armed robbery, the Web site reported.
The $59.99 game is intended for those over 17, and the game's maker says it "shouldn't be taken seriously," according to MyFOXNY.com,
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But New York authorities are taking it seriously.
"I think it's an outrage," Leslie Crocker Snyder, surrounded by police union representatives, said during a press conference denouncing the game. "It promotes violent behavior. I can't say anything good about it. I wish we didn't have games like that. Apparently they cannot, under the First Amendment I suppose, be outlawed."
Snyder is running for Manhattan district attorney.
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