Reference no: EM133527971

Question: Examine the following real case and respond to the prompts in your initial post. In 2003, 18-year-old Devin Moore was arrested and brought to a police station under the suspicion of auto theft. While in custody, Moore acquired a police officer's gun and killed that officer - shooting him several times - with a fatal shot to the head. Moore then shot and killed a second police officer with a similar fatal shot to the head. Finally, Moore walked down the hall and shot and killed an emergency dispatcher. After committing the three murders, Moore stole a police cruiser and drove off. In less than one minute, Moore murdered three people. His lawyer's defense: The video game Grand Theft Auto (GTA) made him do it. It turns out that Moore had been playing GTA nearly day and night for months and, his lawyers argued, he was not guilty by reason of mental defect arising, in part, from playing GTA for hours upon hours. According to Moore's lawyer, Jack Thompson: "What we're saying is that Devin Moore was, in effect, trained to do what he did. He was given a murder simulator. He bought it as a minor. He played it