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Old 04-16-2007, 08:45 PM   #1
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Jack Thompson blames video-games for VA-Tech Shooting

Wow.

They don't even know who did it yet......
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Old 04-16-2007, 08:47 PM   #2
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Load of crap, obviously, but not surprising.

However, your link doesn't actually quote anything Thompson said - is there a place to read some quotes?
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Old 04-16-2007, 08:48 PM   #3
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That's rediculous. I agree, why would Fox News even put that $hit on the air? Are they that stupid? Wow, just wow.
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Old 04-16-2007, 08:48 PM   #4
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Jack Thompson=douchebag. Moving on...
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Old 04-16-2007, 08:51 PM   #5
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Load of crap, obviously, but not surprising.

However, your link doesn't actually quote anything Thompson said - is there a place to read some quotes?
It was on TV, so I'm not sure.........
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Old 04-16-2007, 11:24 PM   #6
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Red face

It's a waste of time listening to this fool. Normally I try to be impartial to these things and opinions but almost makes himself look dumb constantly find video games as the cause of all wrong doing in society. Makes me sick.
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Old 04-17-2007, 12:01 AM   #7
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You know, I was counting the hours until he showed up to capitalize off the death of those people. I'm surprised it took this long.

And it's Fox News, home of Rupert Murdoch's paid conservative propaganda. what do you expect?
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Old 04-17-2007, 12:22 AM   #8
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I personally blame FPS Doug. Counter-Strike did this. IT HAS TO BE! AMIRITE?!
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Old 04-17-2007, 01:49 AM   #9
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...I was actually wondering how long it would take for someone to start the OHNOEZ VIDEO GAMES thing...
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Old 04-17-2007, 08:25 AM   #10
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What do you expect? There always has to be some kind of moral panic after a tragedy like this. Video games? Why stop there! Let's go after heavy metal and rap music, comic books, horror movies, and pornography while we're at it.
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Old 04-17-2007, 08:34 AM   #11
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It disgusts me that Jack would blame video games for the horrible rampage at VT College. Jack's a moron.

I'm just waiting for someone to try and blame it on Don Imus for calling people (not going to type what he said here).

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Old 04-17-2007, 09:57 AM   #12
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I just think it's disgusting that he'd see this as an opportunity to further his personal campaign against the video game industry. If he had any sense of decency, he would have spoken up after this cooled down, not capitalize on the shock and panic of it all.

What a monster.
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Old 04-17-2007, 10:24 AM   #13
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Of course he does.
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Old 04-17-2007, 01:01 PM   #14
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What do you expect? There always has to be some kind of moral panic after a tragedy like this. Video games? Why stop there! Let's go after heavy metal and rap music, comic books, horror movies, and pornography while we're at it.
NOOOOO, not the porn! Anything but the porno!
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Old 04-17-2007, 01:15 PM   #15
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hasn't the world gotten enough of this moron? sheesh.
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Old 04-17-2007, 03:05 PM   #16
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OK, it's been Youtube'd.
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Old 04-17-2007, 11:03 PM   #17
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Well, atleast he has a firm basis for his arguement.
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Old 04-18-2007, 01:13 AM   #18
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I blame a lack of video games. People who play Gears Of War are less likely to pick up a gun and blast people.

Like a guy who has sex regularly is less likely to rape a women. If you get human instinct and emotion out of your system your less likely to lash out. This guy probably didn't play games at all. Then again some people are just plain psychopaths .
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Old 04-18-2007, 01:16 AM   #19
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Like a guy who has sex regularly is less likely to rape a women.
wha? where'd you get that from?
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wha? where'd you get that from?
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=catharsis

3. Psychiatry.
a. psychotherapy that encourages or permits the discharge of pent-up, socially unacceptable affects.
b. discharge of pent-up emotions so as to result in the alleviation of symptoms or the permanent relief of the condition.

Basically get it out in some form*Sometimes even art* and you will be less likely to be violent and so on and so fourth.
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