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A shooting tragedy, Jack Thompson is there to take advantage

2:22 PM on 04.16.2007, World Famous 119 comments

A shooting tragedy, Jack Thompson is there to take advantage photo
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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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World Famous at 04/16/2007 14:23
He cried for about a second. It was pure gold.
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Slacker at 04/16/2007 14:23
Way to be a media whore, Jack. As they said after he talked on the news, it's fucked up when one can be a "specialist" on school shootings, as Thompson supposedly is.
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World Famous at 04/16/2007 14:24
That's Fox news for ya!
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Toneman at 04/16/2007 14:25
I heard he loves boys.
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pandlcg at 04/16/2007 14:28
Man, and he's doing this the same day that a Louisiana judge ordered the state to pay back the ESA it's legal fees for the bill he helped push. Nothing keeps this man down.

check out Gamepolitics for the Louisiana thing
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JJ Rage at 04/16/2007 14:28
That son of a bitch.

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.
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Slacker at 04/16/2007 14:29
Fuck Fox News. I had good timing though, I turned to that channel right as Jack started using other people's tragedy as a means to further his anti-gaming agenda.

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...
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Goliath at 04/16/2007 14:29
You wouldn't think that the shooter behind this massacre was messed up in the head before video games ever came into the picture? No, that just involves too much common sense.

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.
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savagesaladin at 04/16/2007 14:30
Never try to communicate with Jack Thompson. Its quite frustrating and it makes me want to poop in his mouth.
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UNDERSTAR at 04/16/2007 14:31
GAWD!!! Can someone throw him in the asylum already!!!
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atheistium at 04/16/2007 14:31
No fucking way, i gotta see this shit :O
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j-noob at 04/16/2007 14:34
I live about two hours away from Blacksburg.
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!
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OutrageousToob at 04/16/2007 14:36
There's so much I want to say about Thompson and this whole situation, and yet it seems as though its all been said before.
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Jecrell at 04/16/2007 14:36
Fucking Jack Thompson
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Adamska at 04/16/2007 14:37
They must have that guy on speed dial.
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JamesSorensen at 04/16/2007 14:37
awesome, it's just like Al Sharpton with that Imus shit last week.


nothing like sharks taking advantage of others for the benefit of their own career.
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winojesus at 04/16/2007 14:38
watch you dont slip off the recently deceased coffins you malicious, pious old cunt.
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Vesty at 04/16/2007 14:38
We don't know a damn thing about the shooter yet and already he's saying GTA made him do it. wtf
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vishusdelishus at 04/16/2007 14:38
The only thing sadder than what happened is the fact that none of us are really surprised by his behaviour.
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Rockvillian at 04/16/2007 14:40
I KNEW I'd hear him say something fucking stupid before I found out if my cousin was okay. Ass.
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Aktrez at 04/16/2007 14:41
The FIRST thing I said, when I heard about the shootings, was "Let's hope this kid isn't a gamer". Looks like you don't even need to be a gamer for Jack to get his claws in you. It's just automatically assumed. And what's worse, the people who watch FOX are those who are already looking to blame someone else for their issues. Thank you Jack for making us all out to be criminals. We seriously need to retaliate. This is too much at this point.
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Cardoweth at 04/16/2007 14:41
This just in Fox news has just got in touch with expert on violent video games Jack Thompson..

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.
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heroclixer87 at 04/16/2007 14:42
Jack Thompson is lower than scum. He is the type of person who makes want to physically vomit. Twisting such a tragedy to his sick agenda goes to show he is not a decent human being. I can only hope for the day when he is disbarred and publicly humiliated to the point where he wouldn't dare show his face in public again from fear of being ridiculed.
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Teamjesus at 04/16/2007 14:46
For some reason, I cant learn about these thing till after school, I come home and my mom tells me there's been a shooting, and I say "Shit,Jacks all over this one".
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crila at 04/16/2007 14:46
what an ass. i cant believe someone would use this to push their own agenda. i just dont understand how he can blame video games for every problem ever. i mean come on, did he not see any of the violent movies that came out just this week?

my thoughts go out to all of the family and friends of the victims in this horrible mess.
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kenoji at 04/16/2007 14:48
Enough of this guy. Anyone who is educated, knows he is a lying beguiler of wretched poopery. However, I will always be saddened to know that people will believe him.

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).
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demonelite at 04/16/2007 14:48
I cant help but feel sickened by the people like Jack Thompson who use a terrible event like this to highlight there own agenda.
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heroclixer87 at 04/16/2007 14:50
As an addendum I think this comic sums up Jack Thompson very well. http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/01/05
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ohGr at 04/16/2007 14:50
How sad. Shows just how much of a ghoulish egotist Jack really is.
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Necros at 04/16/2007 14:51
Disgusting. That's all I can say.
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Cardoweth at 04/16/2007 14:52
I LOLED at the penny arcade comic.

It really doesnt surprise me with this man.

I can't wait to see him crushed with the florida bar ruling.
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covah at 04/16/2007 14:57
god damn, what a whore. He needs to crawl back the fuck into his hole. No one even knows why the shooter did this, and already he's saying its video games? On what fucking basis does he say that crap?
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imcowman at 04/16/2007 14:58
FUCK HIM
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AngelsDontBurn at 04/16/2007 15:05
God, I hate Jack Thompson.
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Dexter345 at 04/16/2007 15:06
Ugh. Couldn't he have at least waited until there was some evidence that this person played video games? Even then, couldn't he just shut up?
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Goliath at 04/16/2007 15:08
Speaking on purely political terms based on past failed legislation: the shooter was over 18 years old. All the legislation that Thompson has proposed has been restricting the distribution of violent video games to MINORS. Using this as an example for Thompson's argument simply points to advocating all-out censorship, which is even scarier than just barring minors' access to video games.
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lawsonm at 04/16/2007 15:08
This is bullshit. I am a student at Virginia Tech and as of right now we know absolutely nothing about motive, or even who the shooter is. Fuck him.
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Aksumka at 04/16/2007 15:10
Why the hell does the media continue to feed this moron?
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signal at 04/16/2007 15:11
We don't even know the identity of the shooter yet and he's already pointing the finger at video games. I seriously want to throw up when I think about how people like this manage to get on every major newscast in the US to spout off their bullshit opinions for all the world to hear.
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KilgoreTrout XL at 04/16/2007 15:12
How horrible that he would use this tragedy to advance his childish need for attention.

Pathetic, Mr. Thompson.
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DrRockso at 04/16/2007 15:12
Appalling, but not unexpected (on Jack's part).
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Civnerd at 04/16/2007 15:12
We should just ignore his ass.... It's not like he even reads the blogs we frequent..... he's so out of touch with reality, if we all as a community just stopped even bringing up his name, it would be the best for both parties.
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DrRockso at 04/16/2007 15:13
And sorry for double posting, but Dex makes a point.

I wonder how Jacko's gonna twist this one around.
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Jordan Grim Devore at 04/16/2007 15:15
I hate Faux news.
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Aktrez at 04/16/2007 15:15
I don't want to sound preachy but take a look at WWW.THEECA.COM. I joined a while back because of how much I HATE this asshole. The ECA are the people who are fighting to silence him, Hillary and all the other wankers out there who are trying to villify the gaming industry. It's times like this where I want to march on the White House myself and demand for him to STFU!!!
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Pixelated Lilac at 04/16/2007 15:23
As someone who not only lives near VA Tech but has relatives and friends who go there, I'm extremely pissed at Thompson.

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.
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GuitarAtomik at 04/16/2007 15:25
@Goliath

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.

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UglyDuck at 04/16/2007 15:32
Is anyone else here waiting on a FOX or YouTube video of this?
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