Cuban American Bar Association Condemns Racially Charged Video Game
Thursday, December 9, 2004 at 08:11PM
TheSpook
The Cuban American Bar Association ("CABA") has sent a letter to
the manufacturers of the video game "Grand Theft Auto-- Vice City"
condemning the game's use of racially charged remarks promoting the
hate and killing of Haitians and Cubans. The letter, signed by CABA
President Ramon A. Abadin, and copied to U.S. Attorney John Ashcroft
and Florida Governor Jeb Bush, calls upon the Federal and State
governments to join CABA in seeking the removal of the offensive video
game from store shelves throughout the country. The letter also demands
an official letter of apology from the manufacturers to the Cuban and
Haitian communities. CABA's letter quotes the Haitian government
spokesperson, Mr. Mario Dupuy, who stated, "this racist game is
psychologically extremely dangerous and is an incitement to genocide."
The letter further states that CABA has "a special interest in assuring
that such violations of an individuals civil rights are immediately
identified and stopped." [more]
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