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DWI Advocates Denounce New Video Game
Grand Theft Auto IV contains drunk driving scene.
The recently released video game Grand Theft Auto IV is coming under fire from anti-DWI organizations for a controversial drunk driving scene. One game mission has a character getting drunk in a bar and then having the option of getting in a cab or driving drunk. A spokesperson for StopDWI in Midland Texas said “Driving while intoxicated is not a game, it is a crime.” Mother Against Drunk Driving is requesting a change in the game’s rating, from mature to adult only.
Defenders of the game claim the scene identifies the character as drunk and it shows the dangers of drinking and driving. The video has a vehicle crash and an arrest for DWI as possible outcomes. Officials for Rockstar Game, the company that manufactures Grand Theft Auto IV, said the game should not be taken seriously, and indicated that drug and alcohol use are clearly stated in the game description.
MADD is asking Rockstar Game and a game rating board to show social responsibility as well as respect for the millions of victims of drunk drivers.
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ILLINOIS JUDICIAL INQUIRY BOARD 78 & 79 .07 CC-2 Filed 10/2/07
Jan V. Fiss, Circuit Judge, 20 th Circuit, St. Clair County
Patrick Young, Circuit Judge, 20 th Circuit, St. Clair County
The Complaint alleges that on December 3, 2006, Judge Patrick Young drove a car while under the influence of alcohol and was involved in an accident in which the driver of another car sustained injuries. Judge Young received traffic citations for driving while under the influence of alcohol and for failure to yield while turning left. On March 2, 2007, Judge Young was found guilty by stipulated bench trial of the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol; he was sentenced to court supervision for a period of two years; fined $1500; and ordered to complete treatment pursuant to an alcohol evaluation. Judge Young’s citation for failure to yield while turning left was dismissed. The Complaint further alleges that on December 3, 2006, Judge Jan V. Fiss was a passenger in Judge Young’s vehicle; was aware that Judge Young was driving the vehicle after Judge Young had been drinking alcohol for much of the day; and illegally transported open alcohol as a passenger in Judge Young’s vehicle. On March 20, 2007, Judge Fiss pled guilty to illegal transportation of alcohol by a passenger and was sentenced to court supervision for a period of sixty days and was fined $500.00. In regard to the Board’s Complaint against Judge Fiss (“Respondent”), the Board and the Respondent filed a Stipulation and Joint Recommendation wherein Respondent stipulated to and admitted to each of the allegations of fact and each of the alleged violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct as stated in the Board’s Complaint. Based upon Respondent’s stipulation, the Board and Respondent tendered a joint recommendation that the Illinois Courts Commission discipline Respondent with a reprimand. The Respondent also filed a Submission of Facts in Support of the Joint Stipulation and Recommendation of Reprimand.
Order of December 20, 2007: Stipulation and Joint Recommendation adopted. Respondent reprimanded.
As to the Board’s Complaint against Judge Young (“Respondent”), the Board and the Respondent filed a Stipulation and Joint Recommendation wherein Respondent stipulated to and admitted each of the allegations of fact and each of the alleged violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct as stated in the Board’s Complaint. Based upon Respondent’s stipulation, the Board and Respondent tendered a joint recommendation that the Illinois Courts Commission discipline Respondent with a reprimand. The Respondent also filed a Submission of Facts in Support of the Joint Stipulation and Recommendation of Reprimand.
Order of December 20, 2007: Stipulation and Joint Recommendation adopted. Respondents reprimanded.