▁done ." ▁Patrick ▁continued ▁" The ▁object ▁of ▁Manh unt ▁is ▁not ▁just ▁to ▁go ▁out ▁and ▁kill ▁people . ▁It ' s ▁a ▁point - sc oring ▁game ▁where ▁you ▁increase ▁your ▁score ▁depending ▁on ▁how ▁violent ▁the ▁killing ▁is . ▁That ▁explains ▁why ▁Stefan ' s ▁murder ▁was ▁as ▁hor r ific ▁as ▁it ▁was . ▁If ▁these ▁games ▁influence ▁k ids ▁to ▁go ▁out ▁and ▁kill , ▁then ▁we ▁do ▁not ▁want ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁sh ops ." ▁A ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁the ▁Entertainment ▁and ▁Le is ure ▁Software ▁Publish ers ' ▁Association ▁( EL SP A ) ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁accus ations ▁by ▁stating ▁" We ▁sympath ize ▁enorm ously ▁with ▁the ▁family ▁and ▁parents ▁of ▁Stefan ▁P ake er ah . ▁However , ▁we ▁reject ▁any ▁suggestion ▁or ▁association ▁between ▁the ▁trag ic ▁events ▁and ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁video ▁game ▁Manh unt . ▁The ▁game ▁in ▁question ▁is ▁class ified ▁ 1 8 ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Board ▁of ▁Film ▁Classification ▁and ▁therefore ▁its ▁copies ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁a ▁minor . ▁Sim ply ▁being ▁in ▁someone ' s ▁possession ▁does ▁not ▁and ▁should ▁not ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁conclusion ▁that ▁a ▁game ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁these ▁trag ic ▁events ." ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁subsequent ▁media ▁coverage , ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁sh el ves ▁by ▁some ▁vend ors , ▁including ▁both ▁UK ▁and ▁international ▁branches ▁of ▁Game ▁and ▁D ix ons . ▁Rock star ▁respond ed ▁to ▁this ▁move ▁by ▁stating ,