I kind of want to do unpleasant things to Jack Thompson right now. I'd like to get more specific, but I'm so angry that I might well manage to get myself in trouble if I do. Use your imagination.

This is terrible, fuck some people are sick...

I also like how CNN mentions every other shooting in history, but doesn't even mention the one that happened up here in Canada just this past September. Remember? The one in Montreal where a goth dude who was a member of "vampirefreaks.com" shot up a bunch of students at his college?

I don't even think Jack Thompson jumped all over this one because it didn't happen in the US. The dude even had a list of favorite video games on his vampirefreaks.com profile including Postal, GTAs and all the other violent shooting games.

But what would Jack Thompson care about people dying in Canada suposedly because of "video games violence" right? That would have no impact on whatever motives he truly has. Just more evidence (not that there is any needed) that all this is for his own selfish self.

@Aktrez, please stop trying to tell people to give their money to a lobby organization.

anyone down for an assasination?

It's gonna be awesome when they find out the kid hasn't touched a gaming console. But if he does... That's so fucking stupid that just because a kid plays a video game and is OBVIOUSLY fucked up in the head... All the blame gets put on the video game. Not the fact that he's insane. Not that his parents SUCK at raising a kid, but simply because he played a simulated game that obviously triggered his demented mind and made him want to go on a shooting spree. [obviously] Hell... I know when I miss my bxr I feel like going and shooting up a school. I mean... Who doesn't?

/sarcasm

>.<

Jack Thompson has gone beyond his usual mumblings and idiotic fingerpointing in claiming that the person who shot up the Virginia Tech campus was influenced by Video Games ...

Mr. Thompson, you are a blight unto us all and what you have failed to understand until this day is that every one of us here on Destrucoid as well as in the gaming community in general has a very extreme dislike of you. It is now time for all of us to unite to have you, this shitdick removed from all importance, period.

Goodbye Mr. Thompson.

Next he will target Guitar Hero and how that is a simulator of ppl to be lazy and not have jobs cause they are in "bands"

First thing I thought when I turned on the news this morning was how long it would take for Jack to start his zealotry machine up. Disgusting.

I looked up his birth date with the hopes that he'd be croaking from old age soon, and the guy's only 55. He looks a hell of a lot older. Being an evil douche must do that to you.

My brother has several friends at VT, none of them were hurt thankfully.

The shooter apparently killed his girlfriend. I say relationshop problems caused this guy to go nuts or something like that.

Dear god make him stop.

His gf broke up with him and that's why he did it?!?!

Quick! We need to start a movement against sex before marriage!!! It has obviously corrupted this pure soul's mind!!!

...wait, they already have those movements don't they? Has a representative of the church commented on pre marital sex and shootings yet?

He doesn't really care for those poor people who got shot, he just wants the media coverage.. Such an attention whore...

Faux News has repeatedly emphasized that the shooter was a "young Asian." Bet you tomorrow Jack Thompson will be talking about how DDR trained this young man to kill.

Were I a student at VA Tech, and I knew about this, I would have called in to Fox News earlier today (under the guise of wanting to talk about the shooting) and called them out on letting a nutcase like Jack on air.

The whole situation makes me ill. Jack Thompson just adds a multiplier.

As a side note, I kept noticing a curious choice of words as Fox was interviewing people involved in the shooting, as well as some people affected by Columbine that they talked to. They said that if the subject under discussion was too sensitive, and the interviewee didn't want to talk about it, then they were "well within your rights" not to talk about it.

Within their rights? Did Fox become a police force when I wasn't looking? I thought they were journalists over there.

if this guy played videogames, i hope he only played games like the sims, animal crossing, or viva pinata. i wanna see old jacko spin a yarn about how such COMPLETELY nonviolent games are what "caused" this tragedy. his foot would be so far down his throat he'd be shitting boot laces.

On second thought, here is the link for the video list on Fox so that if it turns up, you'll all be able to see for yourself. That link actually takes you to a video, but it won't play unless you select your bandwidth. just look at the list below to see if his face is there.

murder sim... id play one of those if i could murder him.

wow

Que no me la fucking joda, but yeah, it would be better if we ignored him, if he gets this much attention everytime he says something he will always stay in the eye of the media.

I wanna shove a wii-mote down this guys throat or any other open crevices on his body.

Blame Zelda, Mario, Halo AND Fuzion Frenzy for my demented thoughts. >.>

I need to move to Canada. They don't have Jack Thompson there.

anyone have any video of it?

someone should sue him for stating false claims with no proof. claims that affect a giant community, the families of those lost in the tragedy.

Up to this point, we still dont know who was the shooter, what lead to his motives, no friggin clue. and you accuse a game publisher with no solid evidence?

I know lawyers are scumbags, but they at least are smart-scumbags, I have no clue what this guy is stating false claims. Friggin dennis rodman of lawyers.

@ TheRob91:

When I first heard about it this morning, the only information was "there was a shooting at VT". There wasn't any indication yet as to number of people killed, if any.