Jack "Ass" Thompson is at it again!

Peanut · 06-05-2006, 03:15 PM

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6152276.html

I can not express in words how sick this guy makes me. No one commits violent crimes unless they're a hitman or play video games? I wish someone would hurry up and commit some "GTA inspired" crime on him. Just sickening. My "I Hate Jack Thompson" t-shirt is in the f*cking mail. Jesus.

*Mecha Cow* · 06-05-2006, 03:38 PM

This guy is a retard, let's all just ignore him and hope he goes away. He doesn't deserve our attention.

*E* Talking about Thompson obviously, not you Peanut.

**Barkworm** · 06-05-2006, 03:47 PM

My serious opinion on this guy? I'm totally bored. It was funny in the beginning but now it's just lame.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 06-05-2006, 04:35 PM

I'd like to commit a "hit and run" on the bastard. Why the fu*k won't that freak go away?

OA · 06-05-2006, 04:48 PM

Eh...i think hes full of it but he is entitled to his own opinion...

*Dr. Doom* · 06-05-2006, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Mecha Cow

This guy is a retard, let's all just ignore him and hope he goes away. He doesn't deserve our attention.

I couldn't agree more!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mecha Cow

*E* Talking about Thompson obviously, not you Peanut.

...Oh....nevermind then....

*Tetsu Deinonychus* · 06-06-2006, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by TMNTerminator

Eh...i think hes full of it but he is entitled to his own opinion...

He is entitled to it, but he's trying to get the law to enforce his opinion and that's just plain fascism!

*Kid Icarus* · 06-06-2006, 01:26 AM

i wouldn't mind his opinion if he was at least informed about the topic he has an opinion about.

but because he's seen a handful of violent games, he's labled the entire industry as trash that makes kids go insane and kill people.

here's a question for anyone thinking "oh, hey... maybe he's right?"... where are the kids parents? hm?

Parents should reserach what their kids are doing if they have a concern about it, instead of letting the talking heads tell him something's not good.

**GK Punk** · 06-06-2006, 01:30 AM

I seem to remember there was another guy that tried forcing his opinions on others.. what was his name? Oh yeah. Hitler.

*Tetsu Deinonychus* · 06-06-2006, 02:12 AM

I think that about sums it up.

Archon_Turtle · 06-06-2006, 03:51 PM

Other Fun Jack Thompsonism's:

“In every school shooting, we find that kids who pull the trigger are video gamers,”

“If some wacked-out adult wants to spend his time playing Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, one has to wonder why he doesn’t get a life, but when it comes to kids, it has a demonstrable impact on their behavior and the development of the frontal lobes of their brain.”

“Murder simulators are not constitutionally protected speech. They’re not even speech. They’re dangerous physical appliances that teach a kid how to kill efficiently and to love it.”

He also claims that the PlayStation 2's DualShock controller "gives you a pleasurable buzz back into your hands with each kill. This is operant conditioning, behavior modification right out of B.F. Skinner's laboratory."

~~Toonami Tom~~ · 06-06-2006, 03:58 PM

I don't think kids should play "M" rated games, but this guy sounds very strange. Video games don't make you kill people. Unless you are evil and/or crazy, playing a violent video game won't make you a go on a killing spree. In Japan they play the same games we do. They have lower crime than the USA too.

Why can't he understand that?

Archon_Turtle · 06-06-2006, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Turtle_in_the_Shell

In Japan they play the same games we do. They have lower crime than the USA too.

Yeah but they get their aggression out over there with all the OTHER random crap they do

Example:

No matter how many games those guys play they will NEVER kill anyone. Ever.

~~Toonami Tom~~ · 06-06-2006, 04:03 PM

You mean like talking toilets and robots that dance?

Peanut · 06-06-2006, 04:05 PM

It makes little difference where someone is from. In Canada we're exposed to the exact same content as Americans, yet there aren't as many crimes here either. It has nothing to do with videogames at all.

And no, kids shouldn't play "M" rated games. It just gives assholes like Thompson an excuse to blame publishers and gamers for being sick human beings. He never once has pointed the blame at the horrible parents these kids have, or at any other form of violent media.

He's just got a bug up his ass about games. He probably lost at Pong as a kid and grew up hating videogames.

~~Toonami Tom~~ · 06-06-2006, 04:07 PM

The XBox 360 has family settings. So this should keep kids from seeing cgi blood spray.

Really though, like you said, the parents should have control over what kids play.

Archon_Turtle · 06-06-2006, 04:12 PM

Nuff said.

~~Toonami Tom~~ · 06-06-2006, 04:14 PM

That was great.

OA · 06-06-2006, 09:24 PM

Aww man thats classic...at last we know the true story!!

~~Toonami Tom~~ · 06-07-2006, 12:35 AM

What will Jack's next comment be? Maybe something like this:

"Super Mario is horrible and violent. What kind of message does this give our community? That if someone get in your way it's ok to jump on them, causing them to die? Also, Donkey Kong reprsents animal cruelty at it's worst. Lizards should never have barrels thrown at them. No matter what they do. As for Link from the Legend of Zelda, he is a violent, gender confussed boy in a skirt."

06-05-2006, 03:15 PM	#1
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Jack "Ass" Thompson is at it again! http://www.gamespot.com/news/6152276.html I can not express in words how sick this guy makes me. No one commits violent crimes unless they're a hitman or play video games? I wish someone would hurry up and commit some "GTA inspired" crime on him. Just sickening. My "I Hate Jack Thompson" t-shirt is in the f*cking mail. Jesus.

06-05-2006, 03:38 PM	#2
Mecha Cow Gorgeous and modest too Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,699	This guy is a retard, let's all just ignore him and hope he goes away. He doesn't deserve our attention. E Talking about Thompson obviously, not you Peanut. __________________

06-05-2006, 03:47 PM	#3
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,752	My serious opinion on this guy? I'm totally bored. It was funny in the beginning but now it's just lame. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

06-05-2006, 04:35 PM	#4
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	I'd like to commit a "hit and run" on the bastard. Why the fu*k won't that freak go away? __________________

06-05-2006, 04:48 PM	#5
OA Scatter the nuns!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,981	Eh...i think hes full of it but he is entitled to his own opinion... __________________

06-06-2006, 01:26 AM	#8
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	i wouldn't mind his opinion if he was at least informed about the topic he has an opinion about. but because he's seen a handful of violent games, he's labled the entire industry as trash that makes kids go insane and kill people. here's a question for anyone thinking "oh, hey... maybe he's right?"... where are the kids parents? hm? Parents should reserach what their kids are doing if they have a concern about it, instead of letting the talking heads tell him something's not good.

06-06-2006, 01:30 AM	#9
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	I seem to remember there was another guy that tried forcing his opinions on others.. what was his name? Oh yeah. Hitler.

06-06-2006, 02:12 AM	#10
Tetsu Deinonychus The Iron Dinosaur Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Studio Snowlion HQ Posts: 3,021	I think that about sums it up. __________________ (Image hosting by Postimage.org) And here's a list of all my old wacky threads!

06-06-2006, 03:51 PM	#11
Archon_Turtle I'm SUPER into myself Join Date: May 2004 Location: California Posts: 4,667	Other Fun Jack Thompsonism's: “In every school shooting, we find that kids who pull the trigger are video gamers,” “If some wacked-out adult wants to spend his time playing Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, one has to wonder why he doesn’t get a life, but when it comes to kids, it has a demonstrable impact on their behavior and the development of the frontal lobes of their brain.” “Murder simulators are not constitutionally protected speech. They’re not even speech. They’re dangerous physical appliances that teach a kid how to kill efficiently and to love it.” He also claims that the PlayStation 2's DualShock controller "gives you a pleasurable buzz back into your hands with each kill. This is operant conditioning, behavior modification right out of B.F. Skinner's laboratory."

06-06-2006, 03:58 PM	#12
~~Toonami Tom~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,939	I don't think kids should play "M" rated games, but this guy sounds very strange. Video games don't make you kill people. Unless you are evil and/or crazy, playing a violent video game won't make you a go on a killing spree. In Japan they play the same games we do. They have lower crime than the USA too. Why can't he understand that?

06-06-2006, 04:03 PM	#14
~~Toonami Tom~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,939	You mean like talking toilets and robots that dance?

06-06-2006, 04:05 PM	#15
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	It makes little difference where someone is from. In Canada we're exposed to the exact same content as Americans, yet there aren't as many crimes here either. It has nothing to do with videogames at all. And no, kids shouldn't play "M" rated games. It just gives assholes like Thompson an excuse to blame publishers and gamers for being sick human beings. He never once has pointed the blame at the horrible parents these kids have, or at any other form of violent media. He's just got a bug up his ass about games. He probably lost at Pong as a kid and grew up hating videogames.

06-06-2006, 04:07 PM	#16
~~Toonami Tom~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,939	The XBox 360 has family settings. So this should keep kids from seeing cgi blood spray. Really though, like you said, the parents should have control over what kids play.

06-06-2006, 04:12 PM	#17
Archon_Turtle I'm SUPER into myself Join Date: May 2004 Location: California Posts: 4,667	Nuff said.

06-06-2006, 04:14 PM	#18
~~Toonami Tom~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,939	That was great.

06-06-2006, 09:24 PM	#19
OA Scatter the nuns!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,981	Aww man thats classic...at last we know the true story!! __________________

06-07-2006, 12:35 AM	#20
~~Toonami Tom~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,939	What will Jack's next comment be? Maybe something like this: "Super Mario is horrible and violent. What kind of message does this give our community? That if someone get in your way it's ok to jump on them, causing them to die? Also, Donkey Kong reprsents animal cruelty at it's worst. Lizards should never have barrels thrown at them. No matter what they do. As for Link from the Legend of Zelda, he is a violent, gender confussed boy in a skirt."