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When New York City's Human Rights Commission demanded that the makers of Grand Theft Auto remove the phrase "Kill Haitians" from the video game, Mayor Michael Bloomberg hinted that the company could be investigated for human rights violations.


When New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 City's Human Rights Commission demanded that the makers of Grand Theft Auto remove the phrase "Kill Haitians" from the video game, Mayor Michael Bloomberg Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born 14 February 1942) is an American businessman, and the founder of Bloomberg L.P., currently serving as the Mayor of New York City. He was a general partner at Salomon Brothers before founding the financial software service company in 1981.  hinted that the company could be investigated for human rights violations. Take-Two Interactive “Take Two” redirects here. For other uses, see Take Two (disambiguation).

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) is an American publisher, developer, and distributor of video and computer games and video game peripherals.
 hastily apologized and promised the phrase would not appear in future games.
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Title Annotation:Brickbats; Take-Two Interactive
Author:Oliver, Charles
Publication:Reason
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U2NY
Date:Apr 1, 2004
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