Right now, right this very second, Mr. Jack "video games cause cancer" Thompson is on FOX news talking about today's Virginia Tech tragedy. Mr. Thompson has already dropped some video game names and will surely use this as a prime example as to why there is violence in the first place.
In fact, Jack already said video games trained this shooter -- keep in mind, we know nothing about this situation other than people died. He's already name dropped Grand Theft Auto, Doom, and other "murder simulations."
Way to go Jack! Way to take tragedy and twist it into your own sick agenda.
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2:22 PM on 04.16.2007
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check out Gamepolitics for the Louisiana thing
The largest school shooting in the history of this country, reports having the number dead at over 30 now. I've spent all day in a panic, trying to get in contact with every back home in Virginia, to make sure no one I know was injured.
And Jack again exploits it for his own agenda.
Fuck you Jack Thompson. You're less than human.
Isn't Super Columbine Massacre an RPG? How could you "train" to shoot up a school in that? I don't even get how you could "train" in DOOM. I mean, evidently IDDQD doesn't work IRL...
It's sad that Jack Thompson hasn't let more than a day go by before he uses this horrific event to further his propaganda.
Jack Thompson is to video games as Al Sharpton is to African Americans. They are both ambulance chasers.
This is so sad. Is this what society has come to: taking advantage of truly tragic and horrific events only to create a platform and grandstand for one's own glory and ego? These are the type of people who will meet the shooter in Hell.
Wow. Pretty serious stuff for a gaming blog, huh?
All of our thoughts and prayers are with your victims and families, Hokie Nation!
nothing like sharks taking advantage of others for the benefit of their own career.
This guy is just beyond words... I mean the dust hasnt even settled and no information has been released about the gunman... yet he still blames video games, because god knows that using a mouse or controller is exactly how a gun handles in real life.
It really pisses me off knowing that time and time again he has been proven wrong, yet in his feeble mind he has accomplished something; and whats even worse to me is this so called Christian is willing to gain from the victims families JT one day you will have to answer to the man yourself, and I really wouldnt want to be in your shoes when that day comes.
my thoughts go out to all of the family and friends of the victims in this horrible mess.
For him to exploit such a horrendous event, I believe gets him an offical hot seat reserved down in hell. I use that reference, in the context that he uses religion as a veil for his blamepage (blame + rampage).
Remember guys, he is a foot soldier of god... oh nos, the foot! (there is an image of ctrl alt delete, but I forgot where).
It really doesnt surprise me with this man.
I can't wait to see him crushed with the florida bar ruling.
Pathetic, Mr. Thompson.
I wonder how Jacko's gonna twist this one around.
Earlier today, while I'm surrounded by panicking people bum rushing the teacher to find out if their loved ones are okay, he's devising his plot to use this tragedy to his advantage. That's goes beyond the level of asshole. It makes me sick.
That' one of the things I was wondering when I first heard about the shootings. I was like "Maybe JT will stay away from this one since it's not involving a minor......Nah"
One of the things JT has kept saying to defend himself is that he only wants to restrict violent games from minors and that he's not actually against violent games in general. This pretty much contradicts that argument.
Awful situation and unfortunately pathetic cocksuckers like Jack Thompson get way too much airtime to publish their bullshit to a broader audience.