Jack Thompson's Last Stand!

[KeithHybrid]

You'll never guess who he's trying to recruit in his "crusade"!

[desert116]

OH. MY. GOD. *Facedesk*

[iMini]

At 3/25/09 12:51 PM, desert116 wrote: OH. MY. GOD. *Facedesk*

HOLY SHIT! *Facemonitor*

[MasterRater]

he obviously hasn't gotten laid in a long time

[VenomKing666]

Recently a German teenager methodically authored a massacre at his school, and like the perpetrator of a nearly identical earlier massacre in Erfurt, Germany, he trained on Mature-rated video games to both incite and train for this mass killing.

Now the head of German's national police union has called for a total ban throughout Germany of these virtual reality murder simulators that have been repeatedly linked to such senseless massacres. He is right to do so.

The kid had problems, he had depression, he saw a psychologist but he stopped before the incident, so he had problems, but LET'S IGNORE THIS IT'S VIDEOGAMES WOUHOUHOUHOUUUUUUU

Thousands of kids play videogames, some of them kill people HOLY SHIT, THERE IS TOTALLY A CORRELATION BETWEEN THOSE 2 THINGS.

Newgrounds, I am sorry that I have to inform you that you should stop to breathe air, because someone just informed me that every killer, murderer, rapist and thief actually used to breathe air, so air obviously turn people into murderers and criminals.

[DroopyA]

People have been killing in mass numbers since the birth of civilization.

I don't think the vikings, romans, nazis, serial killers, etc... played video games. Mass killings aren't anything new, they're just new to the press.

Besides that, millions and millions of video games are sold year round. A small handfull go on a rampage... if these rampages where caused by the games, there would be millions of them a year, not just 3 or 4.

I'm not saying 3 or 4 is ok... but there has to be another cause, probably a few of them, that combined, make for a dangerous person. Putting all the blame on one source is just foolish and isn't going to resolve anything.

What really bothers me is why video games get the blame. The first mass killings I remember started back in the 80s... when postal workers where shooting up their work places and killing their managers. Hence the term "going postal". I think it's safe to say there weren't caused by video games since A) games weren't violent yet and B) the shooters where older in a time when older adults didn't play games... yet they still happened.

How can a problem that started before video games be caused by video games?

Simple answer, it can't. Games may be an influence but so can all forms of media... including music and the public news that reports the crime. There are also social situations to take into account as well as metal stabability of the attacker and heriditary problems. Murder isn't just going to dissapear because Valve can no longer sell L4D... we've been murdering each other since the day one... even caveman remains have been found with head wounds caused by man-made weapons. Such is life.

Punishing the millions of innocent people who did nothing wrong is only going to anger the masses and possibly spur further violence. Besides that, these type of laws remove the freedom of choiec and expression from the public and put them souly into the hands of the government. We'll soon all wake in a world where we're no longer free to make our own decisions... everything we write, speak, and create has to be approved... thus the public only sees and hears what the government lets us see and hear. This, is not a healthy plan for society... I promise, no good comes from any of this.

Viva la revolucion.... at the cost of many, many, lives.

[VenomKing666]

At 3/25/09 01:34 PM, DroopyA wrote: People have been killing in mass numbers since the birth of civilization.

I don't think the vikings, romans, nazis, serial killers, etc... played video games.

OR DID THEY ? I have reliable sources indicating that they were in fact doing so, yes, the first beta version of GTA is what caused the holocaust my friends.

Mass killings aren't anything new, they're just new to the press.

Lies, before those god damned videogames murders were really rare, in fact I don,t think people ever even died before the creation of videogames...

Besides that, millions and millions of video games are sold year round. A small handfull go on a rampage... if these rampages where caused by the games, there would be millions of them a year, not just 3 or 4.

We can see this statement does not hold the road because they will ,all become murderers in the end it's obvious, videogames train them to do this it's PSYCHOLOGICAL.

I'm not saying 3 or 4 is ok... but there has to be another cause, probably a few of them, that combined, make for a dangerous person. Putting all the blame on one source is just foolish and isn't going to resolve anything.

No, we must blame videogames it is important, this way we can still be hypocrites and not have to face the real truth and the flaws of our society, blaming a ake thing is the good thing to do, blame videogames, just like we blamed rock music.

What really bothers me is why video games get the blame. The first mass killings I remember started back in the 80s... when postal workers where shooting up their work places and killing their managers. Hence the term "going postal".

I think there is a violent game about that, HAHA we can now totally see that this is a direct influence from that evil game.

I think it's safe to say there weren't caused by video games since A) games weren't violent yet and B) the shooters where older in a time when older adults didn't play games... yet they still happened.

It happened TROUGH them, Doom spoke to the minds of the adults trough the minds of the kids with subtle messages affecting them on a subconsious level, it's THAT strong.

How can a problem that started before video games be caused by video games?

YOu must be blind to not see this, people kill people because of videogames, not because they are just people or because they have problems in their lives. Come on.

Simple answer, it can't. Games may be an influence but so can all forms of media... including music and the public news that reports the crime. There are also social situations to take into account as well as metal stabability of the attacker and heriditary problems. Murder isn't just going to dissapear because Valve can no longer sell L4D... we've been murdering each other since the day one... even caveman remains have been found with head wounds caused by man-made weapons. Such is life.

Ha, we can see that this logical and reasonable argument can only made by a gamer, that's not how you argue, you are supposed to use fallacies and say incoherent shit and just make it look "moral" so dumb people believe you.

Punishing the millions of innocent people who did nothing wrong is only going to anger the masses and possibly spur further violence. Besides that, these type of laws remove the freedom of choiec and expression from the public and put them souly into the hands of the government. We'll soon all wake in a world where we're no longer free to make our own decisions... everything we write, speak, and create has to be approved... thus the public only sees and hears what the government lets us see and hear. This, is not a healthy plan for society... I promise, no good comes from any of this.

WHatis this mentality of EDUCATING PEOPLE to make them act more responsible ? No, we must hide things from them because they will obviously fall and sin, this is the kind of religious and maternal mentality people should always use, this way you can control people more.

Viva la revolucion.... at the cost of many, many, lives.

Oh by the way sorry for that post, I had to do it.

[TheGreatBeef]

i thank god for making me british.

[ZJ]

Wait, I thought Obama was for videogames? Didn't he put one of his campaign ads into one of the NBA basketball games?

[TheGreatBeef]

At 3/25/09 02:50 PM, puddinN64 wrote: Wait, I thought Obama was for videogames? Didn't he put one of his campaign ads into one of the NBA basketball games?

I thought it was Need for speed....

[slimt2100]

That picture of him is gonna give me nightmares

[Seriana]

/cast Last Stand

I admire this man's determination

[malachi117]

At 3/25/09 02:50 PM, puddinN64 wrote: Wait, I thought Obama was for videogames? Didn't he put one of his campaign ads into one of the NBA basketball games?

I doubt he'll get Obama to side with him, I remember Obama talking about video games at one point and I believe he said something close to him finding nothing wrong with them and that they were just for entertainment.

But I could be wrong. He did do something related to games though, I remember seeing him with a controller.

[Ghost1124]

At 3/25/09 12:44 PM, KeithHybrid wrote: You'll never guess who he's trying to recruit in his "crusade"!

My only reaction after reading his letter was"... motherfucker"

[Makeshift]

He needs to DIE!
Video games do not control my mind!

[TheGyro]

The thing that JT and the ilk never mention is that in a good deal of these school shootings, the shooter(s) had just stopped medication for mental disorders such as depression, and the most recent German shooting is no different at all.

[LTmatt]

Hey guys.

[linkinparkpie43]

At 3/25/09 05:31 PM, MakeshiftMovies wrote: He needs to DIE!
Video games do not control my mind!

if somone killed him it would only backup his statment

[MasterRater]

At 3/25/09 05:56 PM, linkinparkpie43 wrote:

At 3/25/09 05:31 PM, MakeshiftMovies wrote: He needs to DIE!
Video games do not control my mind!

if somone killed him it would only backup his statment

unfortunately I think your right.... that's why it needs to look like a accident

[VenomKing666]

At 3/25/09 05:38 PM, LTmatt wrote: Hey guys.

OH MY GOD FFFFFFFF-

[Maverick-Alex]

At 3/25/09 05:38 PM, LTmatt wrote: Hey guys.

He glares into my soul... and pierces it like a fucking knife.

"Twinkle"

[wtfpwn3d]

Obama? Ha! It's much quicker to just write directly to Jesus. He's the real power behind the facade of politics...

[VenomKing666]

At 3/25/09 06:07 PM, MasterRater wrote: unfortunately I think your right.... that's why it needs to look like a accident

Hahahaha, I laughed.

[slackerzac]

At 3/25/09 02:37 PM, TheGreatBeef wrote: i thank god for making me british.

Just you wait my son, the undead army of soccer moms bound to the will of the Dark Lord Thompson will soon spread like a disease, consuming gamers of all races.

Also I thought this fuck got disbarred?

[stutheninja]

The thing these people fail to see is that games are influential because they are the ultimate art medium. music, visual art, motion, interaction, if you were to get rid of video games it would mean that all other art can be banned as well. what next, divinci burned, Mozart destroyed, it could mean the down fall of our social system as we know it. or they just feel like being dicks, either way im SOL.

[VenomKing666]

At 3/25/09 02:37 PM, TheGreatBeef wrote: i thank god for making me british.

>Hopefully god made me british, so I am actually intelligent and tolerant, not like you stupid americans.

[ragingfred]

wouldn't banning video games be on the fascist side? not very much the flavour of America.

that ass just won't give up

[xMiSfItXXlOvEx]

I am raging right now. That's absolute bullshit. I though he was disbarred or something like that?

[Gustavos]

Ah ha! He was waiting for a Democratic president to send this letter! That explains everything!

Oh yes, you heard me right.

And I thought Mr. Thompson was dead...politicly.

[Stretchysumo]

Obama wouldn't buy into thompson. Fuck, its a wonder he's gotten this far, considering that he's been disbarred in florida. If he somehow passes this bill, i will send sirtom93 himself to bring jack to a fiery death.