I agree with Ted, I really couldn't care less about this guy anymore.

He knew what he was doing when he wrote that, and now he's reaping what he sow. Move on.

Dtoid editors know this guy.

Therefore...

House arrest that shouldn't be to bad since it looks like he doesn't get out anyway.

Haha, PiKo I was thinking the samething. It wasn't a "random" post it was an update. Some people are actually interested with this whole situation and want to get as much information because they're still shocked.

I think we should all watch every GameLifeShow episode for Destructoid movie night as a tribute to the late great Andrew.

Richard, he's more than just a gamer who tied himself to the massacre. He's a gamer with tangential ties to MTV who tied himself to the massacre. Being a semi-Viacom personality makes a huge difference.

i'm pretty sure you can't put retarded kids in regular jail. they can easily break out with their mongoloid strength.

@ Stonegold

Agreed.

Douchebag deluxe right here

that one guy's right, we should buy this dude a cake and send him some hugs... psychopaths need love too, OR THEY'LL KILL YOU!!

they still KILL YOU!!

Actually, I don't know why gamers care at all. Let Jack Thompson have his day in the son. He's old. He'll die soon. I really could care less if some gamer goes crazy and shoots people. Let the media have it's day. It's not going to stop me from playing video games. Honestly, Jack Thompson, despite from just being a moron, really hasn't hurt the gaming community. This guy (never knew who he was before Destructoid) is just another person to me. I'm not going to get my panties in a twist just because a gamer says some really horrible things.

There's no need to be upset. Just enjoy your games and screw what others think.

Then if that is so, why do we let people like Jack Thompson, or this guy worry us so much? If it's not about games being taken seriously, why do we get so upset?

I'm not upset at all. I am upset that a culture that wants to be taken as a serious entertainment medium acts like this. That's all. It made the front page of this website twice, and others as well, so who really is upset? I did'nt even know this dude past these posts, so is it really THAT big of a deal? I don't think he was that well known.

Yes, this may be fuel for Jack Thompson. But so what? If you didn't notice, Thompson is going away. Yes, he has been on the news because of VT and Dr. Phil is now going the way of blaming games but others are not going that route. Fucking, Rusg Limbaugh has come out stating that this is way beyond the scope of video games. He is saying that is being close minded and that there are bigger issues here. I have almost never agreed with anything he has said (i am quite liberal). But this seems to be one subject that he totally understands and Limbaugh is a huge name in the political agenda, MUCH bigger than Jack Thompson would ever hope to be.

I think more people are slowly realizing that we can't just blame all this shit on video games and that Andrew Rosenblum's problem expands far beyond him playing video games. I just think this thing shouldn't even be getting coverage.

I don't hink its about being taken seriously. It's about the threat to our form of entertainment. These idiots want to tie something I like to do after I get home from work to coldblooded murder.One might say, "well they are just trying to stop the selling of violent video games to minors." That is a slippery slope. Back when our parents were our age, you could drink at 18. Not anymore. also, if developers are scared off because of lost revenue, and possibly fines, I'm not going to get a standard of quality/product that I should be. Blaming videogames is also detrimental because it's not addressing the real problem behind these shootings.

@Melissa, oh so it's okay to threaten to come round and kill your ex in a VT reenactment if you quickly follow up by saying you don't actually have a gun? Great. It kind of reminds me of those jokers at airports who say they have a bomb or drugs in their luggage and then wonder why they spend the next 12 hours in a police cell.

On balance this guy is simply an socially inept loser, but it is still an incredibly stupid thing to say. As in it "made her fear for her life" incredibly stupid thing to say.

If he's lucky she'll accept his profuse blubbing apology before the court and he'll get a slap on the wrist. If not... well he shouldn't have said it in the first place.

@Melissa
Ok, so he managed to cover his ass... sort of. Still doesn't compensate for the fact that he made a complete jack-ass out of himself and brought more ire upon the gaming community by being one of it's representatives through his media affiliations.

Everyone knows you're supposed to wait at least 6 months to a year after a major tragedy before you refer to it in your own diabolical schemes or a humorous one-liner. Sheesh.

What a douchebag. Says a friend of mine, "I say don't put him in jail. I say leave him to walk the streets of Blacksburg with a giant t shirt that says exactly what he said. I'll give him an hour."

I live on the third floor of the building where the girl and resident advisor were shot. I knew the RA; Ryan Clark. I left for work 15 minutes before the first shooting occured. If i'd held the door open for him (door locks turn off at 10AM, this was 7:00) I don't think I ever would forgive myself.

This isn't something to be joked about -- it's something that has affected thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, and the bastard got what was coming to him for his insensitivity. Freedom of speech comes with an accountability factor.