Haitian civil rights organisations have filed a lawsuit over
video game 'Grand Theft Auto: Vice City', which, they claim, calls
on players to "Kill the Haitians" and awards points for doing so.
The suit seeks the withdrawal of the game from shops and damages of
over $15,000, according to an Associated Press report.
The Grand Theft Auto series is one of the most popular developed
by Rockstar Games. The Vice City version is set in Miami and
features a fictional Haitian mafia – most of whom are killed by the
player in the course of the game.
According to Associated Press, a group of Haitian civil
liberties organisations filed suit on 23rd December against
Rockstar Games, Take-Two Interactive Software, Microsoft, Sony and
several retailers, despite an undertaking by Rockstar Games to
remove the offending phrase from all future releases.
