Jack Thompson Strikes Again

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/80242-Jack-Thompson-Goes-After-Department-of-Defense

Jack Thompson has issued a press release suggesting the U.S. Department of Defense is involved in an "unholy alliance" with the gaming industry, with the aim of turning kids into violent, remorseless killers.

According to a report by GamePolitics, Thompson said he will be training his guns on the U.S. military in the new year as a result of its continued collaboration with the game industry. In a press release, Thompson said one of the results of this partnership is "the increasing number of commando-style assaults by young gamers," citing the recent killings in Omaha, Nebraska as evidence of his claim. Thompson also continues to claim, despite all evidence to the contrary, that the Virginia Tech killer was "an obsessive high school player of the military-themed CounterStrike."

"What is increasingly clear is that the unholy alliance between the game industry and the DOD is teaching an an [sic] entire generation of kids that war is glamorous, cool, desirable, and consequence-free," Thompson said in his press release. "Believe it or not, there is actually a formal working relationship between the [DoD] and the game industry at the Institute for Creative Technologies [ICT] on the campus of the University of Southern California. U.S. Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma is its most unabashed and enthusiastic supporter."

The best-known example of the U.S. military's foray into videogaming is America's Army, first released for the PC in 2002. While ostensibly a recruiting tool, the freely-available game has proven immensely popular with gamers, and has since seen numerous versions released for the PC and Xbox 360. Full Spectrum Warrior, also mentioned in the report, is not officially affiliated with the U.S. Army but was originally developed by Pandemic as a serious game training tool for the military.

Prat. Hes going to get whats coming to him one day, just you watch.

It's the new film, it's the new book. You can't stop it and he needs to stop making these stupid outrageous claims and accept it, like music is accepted, like films are accepted.

Hes getting more and more stupid by the day.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18220228/

Too late. ;D

He's a **** idiot, his lawsuits and **** wont do any good just drive him into deep hell, and what the **** do i give none, i personally would send him a letter showing him a finger or something else,now I would claim it on games, because its the people who are violent not the games.

The blame lies with the parents. Always has done, always will do. Ever heard of... taking away these violent video games from underaged children? Ever thought of 'not' buying GTA for your 13yr old? Ever thought, "Hey, maybe this game's rated 18+ for a reason!"

Oh, obviously it's the games company's fault because they haven't yet taken into consideration incompetent parents will buy super-violent games for their 11yr old and then support morons like Jack Thompson.

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I used to watch power rangers when I was idk.. very young, the first series. I used to play fight with my brother, mimicking moves. My father stopped me watching the show. He's a genius, I know.

Murder threats are ironic.

We would not have any problems if we eeliminated the mentally ill.

The only reason this half-wit has any publicity is because people listen to him and argue against him. Assigning blame to the gaming industry for every wrong-doing under the sun is in this guy's nature. He's at least amusing.