{"id":226362,"date":"2021-03-29T17:53:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T17:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/australian-parliament-sexual-harassment-scandal-gta-peter-dutton\/"},"modified":"2021-03-29T17:53:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T17:53:13","slug":"australian-politician-blames-gta-for-recent-parliament-sexual-harassment-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/03\/29\/australian-politician-blames-gta-for-recent-parliament-sexual-harassment-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Politician Blames GTA For Recent Parliament Sexual Harassment Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After years of debate, Australian politician Peter Dutton has decided despite\u00a0evidence to the contrary<\/a>, that Grand Theft Auto<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0causes real-world bad behavior. This is what he has named as the cause behind the recent claims of rape, assault, and sexual harassment within Australian parliament. Many of these claims are tied to Dutton\u2019s own Australian Liberal Party (which is ironically the most right-leaning of Australia\u2019s two main political parties).<\/p>\n

For those that are not aware, Australia has recently been overwhelmed with multiple sexual assault claims. On the 15th of February, a member of Dutton\u2019s party alleged she had been raped by another member of the Liberal party inside parliament house. The victim, Brittany Higgins, has said that she was instructed to keep quiet about the issue to avoid backlash. In addition to this, the body of a 49-year-old woman was found. Her suicide occurred one day after she informed the police she would like to drop her investigation into the parliament member who raped her when she was just 16. After more incidents came to light, the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison refused to speak to the thousands of protestors that stood outside parliament. The Prime Minister later said he was proud that his country allowed such protests, insisting it was a win for democracy that the protestors were not \u201cmet with bullets.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Now, to add to a long line of comments the Liberal party has made on these incidents, Minister of Defense Peter Dutton has said Grand Theft Auto<\/em><\/a>\u00a0is the root cause behind these issues. In an interview with Australian Media Dutton said the discussion should be redirected to address the effect of media on youths. “If you\u2019re playing Grand Theft Auto<\/em>, as a 13-year-old boy,\u201d he said, \u201cin that game, not just, you know, drive cars recklessly, you can go for a lap dance, you can go and shoot police.\u201d<\/p>\n