Rockstar Games to Remove "Kill Haitians" Dialogue from "Grand Theft Auto"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 10, 2003 - 6:10am.

New York -- The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Rockstar Games, a unit of video game publisher Take-Two Interactive, has said it will remove dialogue contained in its popular "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" video game that instructs players to, "kill all the Haitians," after complaints from Haitian groups and New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. "We are aware of the hurt and anger in the Haitian community and have listened to the community's objections to certain statements made in the game," Take-Two said in a statement. "Accordingly, we will remove the objectionable statements from future copies." Mayor Bloomberg condemned the game while speaking at a Haitian church on Sunday, calling it "disgraceful" and "vulgar."
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/10/nyregion/10HAIT.html
http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity