Thompson Blames Video Games For Virginia Tech Shooting
Dear Jack Thompson,
Fuck you. I'm sorry, but I had to get that out of the way before I went any further. Just so you know where I stand.
Now, onto my general point: how dare you. How DARE you? You despicable, bottom-feeding, guttersnipe of a human being. You just couldn't wait to go on national television and blame video games for the tragedy that unfolded today at Virginia Tech. Hell, had the incident even finished before you managed to worm your way onto Fox News and peddle your absurd collection of snake oil that you continuously market as factual expertise?
How can someone like you bank on the misery, grief, and suffering of others to so obviously push their own agenda on a regular basis? You stand at your metaphorical pulpit, claiming that you're protecting the lives of children with your own little crusade against Take Two because of their wealth violent video games, gay rights, and just about anyone who doesn't share your psychotic Christian beliefs, but I have yet to see you actually do anything that would actually do anything other than possibly line your pockets with ill-gotten litigious gains. By trying to convince the general public that game developers and publishers are marketing violent video games towards the youth of America, you hope to fool people into thinking that there's an overwhelming conspiracy behind such a horrific event like the worst shooting in this country's history. What you don't seem to understand, or perhaps you just choose to ignore it, is that something as beautiful as a human life can be snuffed out by someone else simply because they're insane.
Of course, I shouldn't be surprised by any of this, seeing as how you helped waste $91,000 of Louisiana tax payers' money during a time when the state should've been spending its resources on rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina's damage from last year instead of focusing on idiotic legislation dealing with a problem that is equivocal to reading too many comic books. Oh, and let's not forget the time you mocked a gaming community for the death of one of their members.
You see, Jack, most of us are onto you: you're an activist with a private agenda; the agenda being that you're hiding behind an ill-crafted illusion of altruism so you can earn a huge payout from one of your idiot lawsuits. I personally hope the Florida Bar Association drums you out on your ass regarding those five counts of professional misconduct you're facing. Even if you don't, rest assured: karma will come along one of these days and bite you hard for your contemptible behavior.
You, sir, disgust me with every piece of offal that comes streaming out of your mouth. Do us all a favor: sit down, shut up, and let us all cope with what happened today. When we have some free time, we'll deal with your trivial greed.
Contemptibly,
Mike Thompson
Boy of Tomorrow
GayGamer.net
Breaking: IDIOT Thompson Blames Va Shooting on Games [Kotaku]
Boy of Tomorrow
Posted to Hot Stuff, Miscellany, Video Games on 16 April 2007
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The man is scum...pure and simple. He's a cyst with a face and a suit.
My most sincere condolences to the victims and families of this terrible tragedy. I hope Thompson has the decency to leave them alone, but I doubt it.
Yeah, I e-mailed this to Toots, but I guess you're the writer for today, I think anyways.
But yes, the man is sick, the man is scum, even though thats an insult to scum honestly, he is just a sick son of a bitch.
Well said.
Boy of Tomorrow = Man of Today, if you ask me.
Bravo. Just Bravo! *claps*
Amen.
So very very right on, much love, I am personally so surprised that man has not been killed yet, but this is just despicable and low, he makes his living off sadness and bad happenings which half the time if any have nothing what so ever to do with his corrupt and somewhat stupid goal...
Okay, here's my plea: Please stop posting or talking about this bastard!
Not to be rude, but it is people like you who keep this bastard alive. People who use their time and personal resources to actually point this man out to anyone. I am sick and I am tired of hearing about him. Nothing he does is new, or shocking, or surprising. I knew he would do this, and I'm not surprised in the least. Of course he's going to blame video games within 24 hours of the death of 32 human beings. Is it what he believes? Possibly. Did it get him even more media attention during a time his "popularity" was starting to fade? Yes, it did.
So please, just stop speaking of him. Dont write articles about him. Dont tell friends about him. Just ignore him. Please? Yes, I know I could have just not read the article after reading the headline, but I am begging you, anyone who reads this, to stop.
If you hate all the attention he is getting, then stop paying attention to him! Its simple, really! Thank you!
I used to agree with you regarding JT. The problem is that he's not someone we can simply ignore... if we don't contest what he's saying, the chance that he'll succeed in his absurd quest increases. To quote Dennis McCauley when Doug Lowenstein said the same thing:
Doug couldn't be more wrong. The truth here is that Doug Lowenstein completely blew it with Thompson. For whatever reason, Doug tried to pretend Thompson didn't exist. Instead of making sure he was there to provide counter-point when Thompson was gleefully ripping the game industry on national T.V., Doug did... nothing. Instead of taking action when Thompson compared Doug himself to Saddam Hussein, Doug did... nothing. As a result, politicians and the non-gaming public often heard only Thompson's shrill, skewed perspective on games, a view that is full of cranial murder menus and Columbine simulators and Pixelantes and assorted other yada-yada ...
All that would do is allow the uninformed to believe all the crap that he says, and honestly, I think that would be one of the worst things that could happen.
I propose we implement a very important feature here at GayGamer.net. Whenever someone types in the ugly words "Jack Thompson" it should be replaced with "Raging Douchebag".
We've been doing this over on the FA Forums since their creation and it works swimmingly at increasing morale and poking fun at a universally despised human-being.
Its comforting to know nobody, and I mean nobody takes him seriously.
Just point out his bullshit, time and again, hes already being sued, and the courts really are thinking about taking his license away.
But at the moment, I do think it would be best to ignore him. Yes hes a bottom feeding rat bastard. But people we're killed in a rampage today. We should be reflecting this, not pointing fingers, and everything.
Tomorrow Jack Thompson is gonna get bitch slapped by every news organization and mothers are gonna kick the shit out of him.
Karma works that way, blue eyes.
Don't get yourself flustered over someone whose doesn't use 5% of his brain.
My big problem with all this videogame talk is that they don't even include the fact that this happens so rarely and that they have mental illnesses most of the time. I play the hell out of video games, and yet I'm not a better cowboy, lover, or car driver in real life. Oh, and no matter how much I play Final Fantasy, it will not influence me to become a hero and get spikey hair, reality Godsmack, Jacky boy.
But playing onimusha is making me turn japanese.
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke
For the most part, yes, I agree that Jackie Boy should be ignored. However, what he is doing here is beyond the pale. He is exploiting a national tragedy for (what I and many others can only assume is) his own personal gain and agenda.
The incident at Virginia Tech is going to scare a lot of people. I'd like to think most will see Jackie Boy's crazed rantings for what they truly are. However, experience has taught me that when people are scared, they will believe anything if it means finding a quick solution that will give them peace of mind again. I believe that if the gaming community ignores Jackie Boy on an issue that's now been so thrust into the national spotlight, the public at large will take our silence to be acknowledgment.
Anyway, great post there BoT.
Mudd, I doubt that anyone will listen to him.
You know whose also going against this and trying to profit and get there agenda across from this?
The Phelps family.
The American public will combine the two, and thus both will be mocked and bashed, and that'll be that.
Thompson is a child, who wants to prove his point, we've proved him wrong time and again.
Now he's cryin.
thank you finally someone said something about that dick with legs. seriously how dare he even think of contributing it to something that isnt even in anyones minds!? how dare he! the man deserves whats coming to him. by the way you are now my favorite writer
At first thought, I would agree with Cerberus...but on reflexion (and after reading other comments) I can see that this odious slug needs to be dragged out into the harsh light for all to see.
(My apologies to actual slugs everywhere)
Amen, Brother.
I knew this would happen in no time...well...not specifically Thompson saying it (but not surprised it was him) that video games would be blamed again.
Great letter, Mike. Can I repost this on Tokidokijournal.com? I will give credit where credit is due, of course.
I'm a big fan of gaygamer.net, btw. If I weren't so busy writing for Tokidoki, I'd ask to write for you. =P
its so clear that video games are to blame for this... just like "pong" in the 70s was the reason why ted bundy killed all those women
What Rayo said - I think this will be the pathetic little fuckwit's last shred of credibility down the drain. (at least I hope so... it'd be so gratifying to see him hoist by his own petard)
but who will protect us and tell us what we can and cannot think without him! we can't just think for OURSELVES!
Here's a link to the video if you want to pull your hair out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weG7A4lTGtg&e
An "expert on school shootings"? WTF!
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine said during a news conference, "People who want to take this 24 hours after the event and make it their political hobbyhorse— I have nothing but loathing."
Actually, getting the "Jack Thompson == Fred Phelps" meme out there and having it stick would be the best thing that ever happened to video game politics.
Maybe he'll decide to picket a funeral. That would pretty much take care of it.
I think i might not have made too much sense... Jack Thompson needs to be ignored, but if everyone is not going to ignore him at the same time, then anyone ignoring him would be counter productive. We need to counter his attacks, but we dont need to go after every tiny thing he does.
When I say "We" need to ignore him, I mean all of humanity. No, that won't happen. But when the news agencies wise up and start ignoring him as the gaming crowd becomes a larger part of their audience, then he WILL go away. He won't disappear. But no one at all will pay him any heed.
But, honestly, what SHOULD stop is gamers wishing any sort of violence on him. Really... All that does is help him prove his point. Think of it, what if he only laughed at OUR injuries, and we never did anything to his?
The fact that Jack Thompson is still alive is a testament that violent video games don't lead to violence in real life. If violent games actually made people go around kiling he would prolly be a main target since I am sure that most gamers hate the retard and would not mind if he was dead. Also Jack if you are reading this you should prolly read some studies about how many people actually play games(milions) and how they don't go on killing sprees. I guess there might be other factors involved... maybe mental problems? just putting in my two cents
Dude, could'nt of put it better myself. He really needs to pull his fat head out of his arse and stop with the blasphemey!
Just thought of this,at one of his rallies/campaigns/mad ranting/escaping from a mental institution...
one of his chants:
What caused the Holocaust? Violent Video games!
What was Hitler playing? Grand Theft Auto!
hehehe, fuckin fucktard, HATE HIM!
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!