Comments on: Thompson Blames Virginia Tech Shooting on Video Games

By: andreas04: close to attraction

andreas04: close to attraction — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:50:40 +0000

[...] up: the perennial whipping boy, video games. Florida attorney Jack ‘Video Games are the Devil’ Thompson and daytime-TV quasi-shrink Dr. Phil have both come storming out of the gates blaming violent video [...]

By: Keil Joy

Keil Joy — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:14:57 +0000

wow. phil thompson is really trying to make a career out of his anti-gaming crusade..

By: THUNDERMARE

THUNDERMARE — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:51:07 +0000

I was wondering, if a 60 years old guy goes out on rampage with his rifle or whatever, would gaming still considered as a cause??

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:46:57 +0000

Hi Josh, our comments guy is just moderating some post which sound really offensive

By: Gibran Nawaz

Gibran Nawaz — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:47:24 +0000

Nah, not me, some guy who manages the comments. Remember to keep it clean.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:43:33 +0000

Never mind, its probly just that gibran niwaz fanboy ***

By: Anuban

Anuban — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:10:53 +0000

Games had nothing to do with this … the person was a loner Sr. at VT … he was an English major and a Korean born resident alien … so far in the news there has been NO mention of any gaming whatsoever. Gaming obviously had nothing to do with this … such a tragedy … so many kids gone for no reason. I feel so bad for the parents … I can’t imagine if one of the victims had been my child.

By: Zac

Zac — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:50:11 +0000

I knew this would happen as soon as I read about the massacre. Jack, get another hobby.

Sympathy for the victims and their families.

By: Monarky

Monarky — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:58:57 +0000

I don’t condone these acts of violence and I too, would like to convey my deepest sympathys to the victims families. But sometimes things just happened that are beyond our control. No matter how many laws and precautions we put in place.

Criminals do not care about these laws, and what will be, will be in spite of them. It merely gives reason to idiots like Thompson to punish the masses by depriving them of the freedoms this country once stood for with dragnet catchall laws!!!

By: Monarky

Monarky — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:45:49 +0000

Yeah I can see it now, ***Xtra News***! 32 million gamers were convicted today of murdering two chipmonks on a fence post with Wiimots! The atrocity took place despite stricter penalties and laws dictating “no gaming shall take place within 50,000 yds of any schoolyard. Each violator will be sentenced to 200yrs to Life whichever is greater. President Jack Thompson has gathered with supporters for his re-election to mourn the loss….. That’s the News and That’s All Folks! Your Freedom and Civil Rights just died today!!!
….yeah that’s absurd, but with where this world is heading and people like this imbecile, it’s not out of the question!

By: Quartecks

Quartecks — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:43:15 +0000

The public doesn’t even know the killer’s name(s?) yet, how can he pin this on games?

By: Sergio

Sergio — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 23:59:06 +0000

sorry of my english, isnt my mother language.

Tell me a boy, with 20yr old who never play a videogame.

sorry, but i afraid of a guy that dont play Videogames, mostly than other who do it, like all the youth.

Thomson, you live in other world.

from Europe my most sincere condolences for the families and people of Virginia.