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Jack Thompson blames VT shooting on video game violence

18 April 2007 7:09 by Andre "DVDBack23" Yoskowitz | 49 comments

Jack Thompson blames VT shooting on video game violence Just hours after the worst mass shooting in US history occurred on the campus of VT (our hearts go out to the families of the victims), Jack Thompson found his way onto Fox News and blamed the shooting on violent video games.

Be reminded that this was hours before the suspect was even identified.

We dont have exact quotes of what Thompson said, but watching the video you can plainly see that many of his comments are misleading and some are just false.

It is saddening to see that Thompson is using a massive tragedy to pawn off his personal agenda.

Watch the video here


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Kotaku


Thank you to senior member Handsom for the heads up on this story.

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    veyron (Newbie) 18 April 2007 20:15 Send private message to this user   
    Originally posted by akuma96:
    we are the only specie that kills each other

    Ever watched animal planet? You are dumb:(
    veyron (Newbie) 18 April 2007 20:19 Send private message to this user   
    Originally posted by evilh0ly:
    http://www.godhatesamerica.com/

    I hope some hackers DOS attack this site. They planned to protest on the funerals for the victims of the VT massacre. Look at some their sayings

    "
    I've heard of these people from the Stern show. They're all monsters. Hopefully god will use his magic powers to "will" them dead.
    sisneros (Inactive) 18 April 2007 21:29 Send private message to this user   
    Originally posted by akuma96:
    we are the only specie that kills each other
    you must not be much of a biology nerd cuz we are not the only species that kill each other. if you ever watch the discovery channel you can see lions eating their cubs during extreme starvation. so please know what you are talking about before you open your mouth...
    Bobby728 (Junior Member) 18 April 2007 21:52 Send private message to this user   
    Correct me if I'm wrong!!Violence has been apart of the Human race since the caveman.We cant blame anything for the violence but that's just the way we are. War has been going on since ,well forever.People are just screwed up in the Head.You cant blame anyone or anything for one person's actions.

    This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 18 April 2007 21:54

    famousmn (Newbie) 18 April 2007 22:02 Send private message to this user   
    that has to be the most dumbest thing i have ever heard... are you gay???? just stupid get over it he was fucked in his head... not video games like the one before me im going to play Gears of War and graw 2 just for you!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Smee342 (Junior Member) 18 April 2007 22:34 Send private message to this user   
    Originally posted by mpstash:
    god enough of the media
    i am a student at VT and i honestly just want to be left alone

    quit goddamn finger pointing

    LOL does it look like anyone here is finger pointing, no we are all die hard gamers "gamingfans" and we are defending our right to such, and trying to make people understand that its not violent gaming is making people go crazy and do mass murder on like wat happend to ur college. im sorry but i refuse to take that as a answer from media type people.

    things of this nature take time to mold and suface from people.
    and i will figure point, 5 bucks says u knew in someone who in someway or form either bullied or taunted this person and my friend that is what makes mass murders and pshyco paths the feeling of neglect and self pitty becouse that is wat mainstreem america wants u to do,

    sure i have played video games since wat nintendo area and guess wat dont come to california becosue i might so go a bit CRAZY lol

    now i will apologize for going a bit off but its true, gaming cannot make people go nuts, and thus far there isnt much evidence saying such and nor is there any saying otherwise atleast not last time ive checked.

    and if u want to be left alone then dont come to a open forum and say JUST LEAVE ME ALONE becosue in the first place we did.

    Smee


    P.s i never like doctor crak phil me lol
    Smee342 (Junior Member) 18 April 2007 22:41 Send private message to this user   
    oh and also lol

    i found this comment on that gamepolitics.com site

    [qoute]CFTF Says:

    April 17th, 2007 at 6:01 am
    The first school shooting in American history was 1966. Predates videogames.

    Apparently, the gunman was a Chinese national. As someone studying in China right now, the most overwhelmingly popular games are RTS/MMOs/crazy Chinese games… nary a fps in sight. And they’re not exactly known for playing console games.

    If he’d been running around campus with a sword yelling “FOR THE HORDE!” every time he cut someone down? You might have a case. Here? Not so much. [/quote]im with that guy u would have a case if that was happening an then i would gladly agree on video game behavior lol

    smee
    borhan9 (AfterDawn Addict) 18 April 2007 22:55 Send private message to this user   
    This is amazing how he just goes straight in and blames the games and even blames GTA Vice City. I find that great advertising for the games developers. Pity he has the same name as a great Australian Actor.

    He really seems to have something against violent video games as a whole. Did he not see the video that was recieved by NBC news with the gunmen on there saying otherwise and having other motives in carrying out what he did and i am not saying wat he did was right not in the least all i am saying is the Jack Thompson should get his facts right.

    Look after finishing watching this video he is really passionate about this topic but needs to look at other methods of helping young people out with problems such as these.

    On a lighter note Jack should also be a spokesmen for the software developers cause he really does like to name drop games and i think this could be a good thing for advertising your games out there. :)
    cousinkix (Newbie) 18 April 2007 23:39 Send private message to this user   
    CANADA's Dirty Little Secret:
    ASSAULT RIFLES for Sale to the Public

    See for yourselves!

    http://www.marstar.ca/index.shtm

    Everybody needs an UZI, AK-47, MG-42 etc. that only goes Bang Bang instead of burrrr. Get caught with these in CALIFORNIA and you go to prison for several years. And they call US the gun nuts.

    TORONTO is the home of companies like INGLIS and PARA-ORDNANCE. Both firms make 9mm and .45 caliber handguns (with 14-17 round high capacity magazines) and export them to the USA. A hypocritical left wing mayor and city council blame the ugly Americans for their gang problems and crime rate.

    The Japanese and British do the same thing! They export freighters full of military surplus hardware and hunting rifles to the USA. A few companies even sell us their handguns and assault weapons. The ATF can provide a list of those imported brands of their weapons. If we ban these, they'll go crying to that damned World Trade Organization.

    Take your damned guns and sell them to your own crazy people and SHUT UP...

    This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 18 April 2007 23:45

    huntr (Newbie) 18 April 2007 23:51 Send private message to this user   
    Originally posted by scorpNZ:
    Virginia have slack gun laws amongst others,there's no need for a licence anyone including 12 year olds can get a weapon without question and that includes AK47's,they oughta take another look at the right for every American to bear arms,who was the moron that thought that up,30,000.00 people die in the states evey year from guns

    EDIT: There's no redgistration of weapons either, come to think of it before columbine weapons were taken into class then after columbine you had to leave them with security..wtf,here in NZ you have to go thru the police test to get a gun licence inc a phsych report afterwhich every weapon has to be redgistered at the gun shop and appropriately locked in cabinets
    I am constantly amazed at the stupidity that otherwise intelligent people display when talking about guns. Federal law prohibits the purchase of handguns until the age of 21. When speaking of the AK-47, are you referring to the fully automatic select fire version, or the SEMI-automatic civilian version. Two different guns, although you wouldn't know it from the media coverage. In a country of 300 million people, automobile accidents kill more people than all the murders, suicides, and gun accidents combined. Where's the call for car control? We give a license to a 16 year-old to drive a car, knowing that one second of inattention and they can kill a whole family. Blaming an inanimate object for the acts of a madman is not the answer, but some people desperately need to feel that there must be a way to stop the crazies. They hope that if they pass enough laws, they will be safe. They are doomed to failure.

    This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 19 April 2007 0:06

    cousinkix (Newbie) 19 April 2007 0:59 Send private message to this user   
    Hey EUROPE! That crazy bastard killed 33 people, most of them with one of your imported GLOCK pistols from AUSTRIA. KEEP YOUR GUNS! Shine em'...

    This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 19 April 2007 1:00

    rosedog (Member) 19 April 2007 9:24 Send private message to this user   
    Originally posted by cousinkix:
    Hey EUROPE! That crazy bastard killed 33 people, most of them with one of your imported GLOCK pistols from AUSTRIA. KEEP YOUR GUNS! Shine em'...
    Way to start singling out people, NOT.

    I almost bought a Glock, then I saw the Desert Eagle :D
    mglez86 (Inactive) 19 April 2007 10:48 Send private message to this user   
    quote from cousinkix:

    Take your damned guns and sell them to your own crazy people and SHUT UP...

    that's not the way to talk buddy, you have to understand that countries that export weapons do it cause it's simply a market, it's a way to make money, they don't care what you use them for and it's not their fault or problem if crazy people go and use them against inocent ones, if a country has something against weapons just don't import them, but you should know better that there are some countries that don't care about the danger in having so many weapons, it's all about having power, so if people are worried about what someone can do with a gun, don't blame the exporter, blame the importer.

    about the video games, they do not create violence, like they said in a movie, tv does not create psychoes, it only makes them feel powerful. but they feel even more powerful if it's made easy for them to get a gun!
    rbell (Newbie) 19 April 2007 13:20 Send private message to this user   
    Someone wrote that he must have been a good shot. How good of a shot do you need to be to shoot people who are hiding under a desk?
    Most of the people died because we have become SHEEP, waiting for the "shepard" to protect us from the wolves. The passengers on flight 93 (Tod Beemer et al) had the right idea. If when he started shooting in the first classroom. everyone had rushed him, he would have only got a few. If I'm going to die I'll go out with a fight not lying down cringing like a baby.
    Remember it's America land of the Free and home of the BRAVE!!!
    It's NOT the governments job to protect us. God gave us a brain we need to use it!
    wetsparks (Member) 19 April 2007 13:47 Send private message to this user   
    Quote:
    Virginia have slack gun laws amongst others,there's no need for a licence anyone including 12 year olds can get a weapon without question and that includes AK47's,they oughta take another look at the right for every American to bear arms,who was the moron that thought that up,30,000.00 people die in the states evey year from guns
    That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. A 12 year old walks into a sporting goods store with a couple hundred bucks and the cashier would sell him a gun no questions asked? wtf!? Also, these fuck ups, they are breaking the law anyways. You think they really care about the law if it said you cant own guns? They would find a way to get them anyways in the black market. Also, the right to bear arms refers to protecting yourself from invasions and to defend yourself from the government if it got out of control and the common people need to revolt. Like the KGB in Russia or in the book 1984.
    IcyCool (Junior Member) 19 April 2007 16:45 Send private message to this user   
    Will this guy ever learn to shut the fuck up and realize that the people who take shit from video games have serious mental issues?
    6Ripper9 (Junior Member) 19 April 2007 18:31 Send private message to this user   
    Quote:
    Originally posted by scorpNZ:
    they oughta take another look at the right for every American to bear arms,who was the moron that thought that up,30,000.00 people die in the states evey year from guns

    Whoa hold on there. If you're going to make bold dumb statements like that why don't you through cars and knives in there too?

    Guns don't kill people, people kill people! It is as simple as that.
    While I agree with the last part of your statement, the US does have pretty loose gun laws. It's sad when you can go into a pawn shop and buy a gun.
    Mr-Movies (Member) 19 April 2007 18:31 Send private message to this user   
    It's funny you mention the book 1984 wetsparks because many of the things in that book have come true and are about to be. Most people don't even remember that book or even know of it, but when it came out everyone said it was far fetched, could never happen, and now that it is no one seems to be aware it's happening, or even cares that we are giving up our freedoms rapidly and being watched most of the time. And you’re right this is one of many reasons why we need the right to bare arms. Its too bad that with so many people involved in this incident that someone couldn’t get the upper hand on this dipsh*t, and with that said we are more like sheep.

    These situations are showing up more often because there is little or no discipline, boundaries, and respect instilled in people these days. Parents don't parent, schools can't discipline, the wrong people go to jail, the ones that should don't, and we tend to live in the ME-ME age.

    As others have mentioned we've always had violence but it has been a long time since we've had so much turmoil in a given period of time. What’s next the Inquisition, French Revolution, Crusades, Rwanda, ooops wait that just happened and the wonderful UN closed their eyes to it. I’m pretty sure Bush would be for the Inquisition.

    6Ripper9
    Do you have an address for that pawn shop I'd rahter buy from them over the anal gun & pawn shops where I live which are overly regulated.

    This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 19 April 2007 18:43

    Dunker (Senior Member) 20 April 2007 1:00 Send private message to this user   
    Quote:
    [quote][quote=scorpNZ]While I agree with the last part of your statement, the US does have pretty loose gun laws. It's sad when you can go into a pawn shop and buy a gun.
    No, it's pretty good, actually. Some would argue that at least guns have age limits, whilst video games and many other things do not. I do not share that point-of-view, but bear in mind that the U.S. could and perhaps ought to look at tightening up some of our speech codes, especially with respect to reporting acts of violence like VT and airing videos a madman sent to the press.

    With that said, our gun laws aren't nearly as loose as a lot of Americans (and others) think they are. If we were more like Switzerland or Israel, we'd have little criminal violence. I have no desire for us to be like criminal havens like England or Australia have allowed themselves to become.

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    mglez86 (Inactive) 20 April 2007 6:07 Send private message to this user   
    about 1984, i think the fact that the things said in the book are becoming real by the minute is the reason why they mention it so much in politics, but there are countries at worse positions, like Mexico, which gives the power to the police to do whatever they want, and when people think something is unfare the police can go after them, they have the power any ways, i just hope we are not at the stage where they have cameras watching us from our tv's, cause there's a tv at almost every house in this planet, kind of freaky *shivers*
    akuma96 (Junior Member) 20 April 2007 8:09 Send private message to this user   
    Quote:
    Originally posted by akuma96:
    we are the only specie that kills each other
    you must not be much of a biology nerd cuz we are not the only species that kill each other. if you ever watch the discovery channel you can see lions eating their cubs during extreme starvation. so please know what you are talking about before you open your mouth...

    "during extreme starvation" human dont just kill in extreme event. we just do. Have u not heard of war or just pure hate .

    This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 20 April 2007 8:12

    mglez86 (Inactive) 20 April 2007 8:14 Send private message to this user   
    Quote:
    [quote]
    Originally posted by akuma96:
    we are the only specie that kills each other
    you must not be much of a biology nerd cuz we are not the only species that kill each other. if you ever watch the discovery channel you can see lions eating their cubs during extreme starvation. so please know what you are talking about before you open your mouth...

    "during extreme starvation" human dont just kill in extreme event. we just do. Have u not heard of war or just pure hate .[/quote]

    and also haven't they heard about terrorist atacks?
    rosedog (Member) 20 April 2007 12:41 Send private message to this user   
    Quote:
    [quote]
    Originally posted by akuma96:
    we are the only specie that kills each other
    you must not be much of a biology nerd cuz we are not the only species that kill each other. if you ever watch the discovery channel you can see lions eating their cubs during extreme starvation. so please know what you are talking about before you open your mouth...

    "during extreme starvation" human dont just kill in extreme event. we just do. Have u not heard of war or just pure hate.
    [/quote]F'ck that, an outside male lion will kill any cubs of a pride he takes over just to ensure HIS genes can be passed on.

    Thats f'ckd... Imagine if stepparents did that to their spouses kids. Johnny...Your ass has gotta die.

    so as it was said before:

    ...please know what you are talking about before you open your mouth...

    This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 20 April 2007 12:44

    wetsparks (Member) 20 April 2007 14:23 Send private message to this user   
    Quote:
    No, it's pretty good, actually. Some would argue that at least guns have age limits, whilst video games and many other things do not. I do not share that point-of-view, but bear in mind that the U.S. could and perhaps ought to look at tightening up some of our speech codes, especially with respect to reporting acts of violence like VT and airing videos a madman sent to the press.
    Its not freedom of speech that the media uses to air that stuff, its freedom of the press. Freedom of speech is already long gone with all the political correctness bull that is going on.
    Smee342 (Junior Member) 20 April 2007 22:19 Send private message to this user   
    Watch Out,I just played a Seroius game of Duck Hunt!!!





    RUN.....

    so do u think we will get hazard pay out of this ?
    DragonRM (Junior Member) 21 April 2007 17:26 Send private message to this user   
    He had plenty of things wrong with him... way more than enough to ensure that he should have never been able to get a hold of the weapons in the first place. I like how Captain Dinglegamer (JT) just spouts it out, before there's enough info, like it's obviously the reason for it :p
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