Because the 11-year-old child played too much GTA, a family member put him behind the wheel of a real car to practice. Thus, GTA Online quickly became GTA Real Life.
What is the situation? The police of Lancashire, a place in northwestern England, report about an interesting incident.
An 11-year-old was caught by the local police in Blackpool driving a car in a parking lot. The police report indicates that the child was driving the Opel Astra on said parking lot with permission and did not steal it. A family member, who is not further described, brought him there to “practice”.
In the tweet, you can see the car that was used during the act.
The police also humorously featured a screenshot from GTA. You can recognize the typical screen from Grand Theft Auto when you are eventually caught by the authorities after a police chase and the adventure comes to a quick end.
Why should the 11-year-old practice? The family of the child was annoyed that he played Grand Theft Auto on the PlayStation all day. As a solution, they thought of removing him from the TV and instead putting him behind the wheel of a real car.
What is the punishment? Despite the interesting idea, the responsible family member was charged with “traffic offenses”. As Kotaku reports, this is likely mainly due to the fact that in England one can only legally sit behind the wheel of a car at least at the age of 15 years and 9 months. And only if they hold a provisional driver’s license.
Another incident involving an 11-year-old occurred here, when the boy bought a used copy of GTA 5 and found meth in it.
The opposite of this story is probably this Fortnite player, whose mother took him out of school so he could play more.
