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Thompson on Nightline: "I'm out to shut down Rockstar."

Posted Dec 18, 2006 at 4:19PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: News, Videos, Games Tags: Jack Thompson, Rockstar Leeds, YouTube
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It's a few days older than expected, but it still opens up fresh wounds. Last week's Nightline on ABC featured a nine-minute piece on Jack Thompson, whom they've dubbed "The Virtue Vigilante." Thanks to the powers of YouTube, we've got it up for you to see.

We all pretty much know what he's about, so here are some choice quotes:
  • On Grand Theft Auto as Bill Weir, the reporter, is playing the game: "Here, you're literally stomping somebody into the pavement and you can stomp them until there's a pool of blood in the street of the person you've just killed."
  • On his relationship with Rockstar Games, the makers of GTA: "I want to shut down Rockstar because they're run by a bunch of sociopaths and they're a one-company crime wave. "
Note how Bill Weir does a good job of not particularly reacting to Jack Thompson's statements. The one thing that's kind of lost on us, though, are the most recent statistics for crimes in America. That might just be the one thing that Jack had right, even if the connections he makes are far too pointed towards blaming one medium.





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# noGuest 2006-12-18 17:23
gdiaf, now no one can say first and it be true

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# haGuest 2006-12-18 17:25
its gonna take more than that fool to get rid of violent video games theres more ppl hu r with it than against

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# 2ndGuest 2006-12-18 17:26
good luck

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# Thank godGuest 2006-12-18 17:27
Thank you so much

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# asGuest 2006-12-18 17:31
That guy is a hater.

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# You all going to hell...Guest 2006-12-18 17:34
Children this day needs to STFU and stop playing GTA. One day you all going to hell and satan is going to stick his fork down your ass.

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# damn! it's rated M!!!Sr_Moska 2006-12-18 17:36
MATURE!!! NOT FOR KIDS!!! FOR OLDER PEOPLE!!!



DAMN!!!



this guy's a retard!!! after that he will ban movies with guns!? no more terminator, friday the 13th, or any action movie!? huh!? IDIOT!!!

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# HEY JACK THOMPSON EVER HEARD OF THE WORD: CHOICEGuest 2006-12-18 17:40
All of the violence in GTA is your choice. But besides that, it shouldn't even be in kids hands. It's a mature rated game for a reason and it's the parent's responsibility to know what their child is playing, NOT YOURS, pal.

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# AgreeGuest 2006-12-18 17:44
Jack should go after freakin parents not the gaming industry.



Who does he think he's protecting? Parents are still letting their children play these games so it's their responsibilty and ultimately their fault if kids play games not rated for them.



Where does this 'Jack Off' think these games are being played? In the childs swank bacholar pad? No in the home knucklehead! Fix that first and leave the adult themed games to the adults please! I think this guy has way to much time on his hands and ABC News is a bunch of idiots to allow him his stupid gamer bashing platform.

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# God, not this guy again...Guest 2006-12-18 17:46
Yeah it's a murder simulator that includes magical EMT guys who come and ressurrect the dead victim or well... SOME TIMES THE DEAD BODY DISSAPEARS just like in real life.



Oh and sometimes you get shot by cops for killing someone, but we all know kids want to go out and kill people and get shot at by cops because they played GTA!!!



Jack, please go away you dumbass.

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# thompson...Guest 2006-12-18 17:50
Someone should start investigating this guy to see where he gets his swank house with pool...



I would put serious money that this guy is dirtier than anyone that plays video games. I don't really think this, but wouldn't it be ironic if some kid was crucified and tortured after some kids watch the passion of the christ. What would that bible-banging hypocrite have to say about that?



I wonder what this ***** thinks of his bible-banging president that has sent countless soldiers to their death without any GOOD, legitimate reason...



One can only look ahead to the better generation of people living today and just hope that enough of the world will be left to preserve when we get the chance to take office.



*****s...

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# agreeGuest 2006-12-18 17:57
he's the man!!!! there's other kind of games which are better and not immoral!

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# why do they never mention....Guest 2006-12-18 17:58
where the kid is getting the weapons in the first place, its not like when he bought doom it came with a shotgun for half off, or is that at WALMART where you can buy guns and not gamestop.



I can play violent video games all day if I want and feel like shooting people (which I dont cause Im old enough to understand the concequences at 20) but if I dont have access to a gun I cant shoot anyone



they need to go after the gun access, video games cant train you to kill because they dont simulate the realistic consequences of shooting or getting shot and especially death, there is no reload or cheat menu.



marines dont play videogames to train, they play war games out on real field with real guns (using blanks of course), but I do know of people in the marines who use their skill to own in sniping at halo LOL.

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# GREAT VIDEO. This is great.Guest 2006-12-18 18:02
Watching Jack try to dismiss the facts that he's wrong is always fun.



This guy's problem seems to be that he's not open at all to being wrong about videogames made and sold to mature players not DIRECTLY being what causes voilence in stupid idiot kids who go shoot up their school because they have never been hugged.



I'm not going to dare say this world isn't *****ed up and that there are definite problems with people today but I do think as the article states, too pointed in his blame on videogames. I'd take a look at the parents first. And why do these kids even have guns?

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# this guy needs a lifeGuest 2006-12-18 18:03
i have nothing more to say

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# Kill Him.Guest 2006-12-18 18:04
I would love nothing more than to show jack thompson all the violence and murderous ways i've leanred from video games, honestly i laughed through the whole interview, What a crock of Sh1t! This ***** needs to be shot god damnit!

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# ParentsGuest 2006-12-18 18:04
More like "Parents, beware of Jack Thompson."

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# stupid lawyerGuest 2006-12-18 18:04
Alright sum up



-Rockstar only makes it, esrb rates it.

-parents job to keep their children in line.

-stores job to pay attention to who either sell to.

-lastly ITS PARENT JOB TO WATCH THEIR KIDS.



we all can agree on that.

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# dsagfGuest 2006-12-18 18:05
O GUESS WUT GUYS?? in counter strike i can SHOOT SUM1 in the hip till theres a pool of blood. is the news and government talking about this? NO. THERE NOT. leave *****ing gta alone

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# This guy...2k1yellows2k 2006-12-18 18:05
Complete freakin' idiot.

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# i think volent are good it lower crimes lolGuest 2006-12-18 18:07
We need some volent game what next he going to tell use not to watch tom and jerry. or not watch power ranger anymore. he going to lose a job if he fight with the gamer.



all violence games are lower crime rate WOW



if we stop violence games then maybe go back up lol

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# Janet RenoGuest 2006-12-18 18:16
Ya Janet Reno way to kick Jack Thompson's ass LMAO he filled battery charges against her.

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# ABC sucksGuest 2006-12-18 18:18
I saw a star of David on Jack Thompson's Christmas tree. I think he's Jewish.

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# SHABAMGuest 2006-12-18 18:23
Reminds me of something that happene a long time ago in france. The government legally sanctioned a brothel... which is a whore house, and after city council finally decided to close down the brothel... because it was immoral. The crime rate of rape actually rose... along with other various sex crimes.



So if games cause violence, and you get rid of games... then violent crimes will rise.



It's commen sense. I can't tell you the countless times I took out my aggression on GTA or Doom or something. Afterwards I don't feel the need to go out and hurt someone. People who become violent after playing video games... shouldn't be playing them in the first place, and they probably need some therapy or something.

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# Rockstar should sue this guyGuest 2006-12-18 18:23
for harrassment.

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# Jack got caught up in his lies.Guest 2006-12-18 18:29
You notice Mr. Thompson's response to the FBI data that says violent crimes amoung teens has decreased as the populartiy of video games increased. He had to lie and make some stuff up about more schools handeling problems in house. The more he runs his mouth, the more holes he will digg and sooner he is going to fall into one of his holes. We don't even have to fight this guy. He is going to alienate himself if he keeps getting proven false by the media.

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# its great how...Guest 2006-12-18 18:33
well he says that its david and golliath and all that, with one side getting all the money and rockstar etc are getting all the kids cash... he wants them in court to get money as he's a lawyer or something.... ... from rockstar... so, hes cashing in from the kids buying violent video games?



... Seriously though, he'd do a better job at protecting his kid by NOT doing this and just bringing him up like a NORMAL father. I mean if you had a dad that said you CANT do this CANT do that, well , I'd be hella pissed off with him! - you cant protect the kid all your life bub, when hes 17 he'll be out looking for sex and getting drunk :P

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# ... kill him..Guest 2006-12-18 18:37
lol oo my god why dont he just sue 50 cent for making music and rap then.. this jack thompson guy needs to be shot with bb guns or paint ball guns.

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# JACK THOMSOM HAS NO BALLS!!Guest 2006-12-18 18:47
this *****ing idiot is the exact example of a religious ENTHUSIAST!!!!! he should just go to hell for trying to force his belives on anyone else@!!

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# We all know some peopleGuest 2006-12-18 18:50
who were restricted all the time as kids. When they got out to the real world (College or whatever) they wen't buck wild and many took a turn for the worst. (Explored sex, alchohol, drugs, parties, and flunked out or just plainly failed at life)



The material universe as we know it is full of matter. Matter collides, explodes, reacts with itself violently, and uses itself as fuel. That is the way of all things in the universe. It is futile to sheild your children and loved ones from the obvious ways of the universe. If it all the tech went away everyone would have to kill other animals to survive and live as we once did, a very violent life. Don't ever forget that our soul purpose is to pass on genes and then die. Culture and elaborate choice is just a fruit that the other animals don't get to enjoy. As humans we have gained the ability to choose whether or not we pass on genes. All the other animals are pretty much hard wired and have no choice. It is this sole purpose that makes us violent and competitive for money, land, food , and property. People like Jack Thompson piss me off because they can't get it through their heads that you have to have darkness to see light and vica versa and he treats people like they can't tell the difference. All animals come out of the womb knowing the difference because ignorance means premature death.

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# wtfGuest 2006-12-18 19:01
he thinks he is losing in court becasue he is a "pionee", even though it is actually because he dosn't know what the ***** he is talking about. They day that psycho peice of ***** dies you will see me pissing on his grave.

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# Uh...Guest 2006-12-18 19:06
Your comment was just as worthless though.

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# keeps kids in the houseGuest 2006-12-18 19:07
Violent crimes dropped because kids stayed at home playing violent video games. Other wise they would be out causing problems. It's quite natural for males to be violent, games give them an outlet. You can spend all night with your pals playing GTA or Splinter Cell instead of roaming the streets. Eventually people grow out of the acting out violent stage, but still like to run around killing and destroying stuff in games. The Best Way to Halt people like Mr. Thomsom is to buy the games you love to play. Rockstar and the others will have the money to fight back.

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# more importantly,RommelTJ 2006-12-18 19:36
its gonna take more than jack thompson to get rid of: "omg f1rst p0st lollolololololo l" comments.

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# EXACTLYGuest 2006-12-18 19:45
THIS dude lost as soon as the interviewer said "CRIME HAS GONE DOWN FROM KIDS" and mr. poopoo faces responded "well uhhhh thats because no ones reporting them now, because they DONT WANT to"





WHAT AN IDIOT!

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# Whatever.. history will forget this retard..auditri 2006-12-18 19:45
Five points;



* He is an idiot

* 1 man against 2 BILLION gamers... Umm I know who'll win that one!

* "People who blame arts and entertainment for societies ills are always on the wrong side of history.." Rockstar Nails that one!

* He's not interested in freedom of speech and the right of choice. He want you to live in a cottonball world censored from reality, because of some fantasy.. go figure.

* If the world ever does come to the end, when I need those animal instincts, i'll pwn mr thompson and his son,

without a second thought.. ;)

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# Stop and think for a moment!Guest 2006-12-18 20:07
OK, so we all know agree that Thompson is a moron. be that as it may, anyone posting here talking about "Pwning" him is only giving him more ammo.



HE IS NOT TRYING TO REACH THE GAMER COMMUNITY!! HE'S USING US to reach parents and the government. everytime one of us talks about their Jack Thompson/Shotgun fantasies, WE ALL LOOK BAD, and he looks BETTER.



note that in the interview he mentioned that he's recieved death threats and been harassed. most likely, MORON) gamers were the ones behind it. because of that, we're only proving his case. "the same people that want to play violent games are acting violent towards him."



use your heads, people. he's ignoring us, we're only the pawns. the best thing we can do is CALMLY and RATIONALLY tell the rest of the world that he's wrong. we're (mostly) bright, peaceful people, we just like to get our frag on. better on a monitor than at school.

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# Gamer ProtestGuest 2006-12-18 20:10
I dont' believe violent video games cause people to be more violent. However, lets say that 1 kid killed 3 kids, and said it was because of violent games. Should 6.5Billion people in the world be penalized from it, and not be allowed to play video games whatsoever? We live in america. We should have the right to play whatever video games we want. And cali-cold said it perfect:



" Alright sum up



-Rockstar only makes it, esrb rates it.

-parents job to keep their children in line.

-stores job to pay attention to who either sell to.

-lastly ITS PARENT JOB TO WATCH THEIR KIDS.



we all can agree on that."



Car accidents are more dangerous killing much more teens than video games. Should we ban them from driving? Smoking is #1 cause of lung cancer. Should be ban smoking? Sun tanning is #1 cause of skin cancer, should people be forbidden to go to the beach?



There are a ton of things i can list and he goes and pick a topic that has no scientific proof. We are just easy targets. -.-

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# You are correctGuest 2006-12-18 20:11
I 100% agree with roadiePC

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# just a few commentsGuest 2006-12-18 20:18
At 2:20 (roughly) the announcer states, "While most of these games are rated 'M' for Mature, it's still perfectly legal to sell them to kids". WTF??? No it's not, you flaming jackass. Store owners can be arrested and their stores shut down for selling M rated games to minors under 17. The law requires them to check the IDs of anyone purchsasing these games. That's why the rating system is there in the first place. Way to try to incite your viewers against the rating system, *****s.



Anyway, onto my opinion of Jack Thompson. Isn't it illegal to file "frivelous" lawsuits? Last time I checked it is. So, take my advice, Rockstar. Next time Jack Thompson tries to sue you, sue his ass back for everything he's got. Lobby to have his legal licence revoked. I guarantee you'll have the entire gaming industry backing you, because they're all just waiting for someone to start the offensive (and what better company than Rockstar to do so?). Destoy his credibility (if anyone can really think he has any), his carreer, his life.



The man is a petty, insane crusader, crusading for an unjust cause.



I would like to publicly put out a hit on Jack Thompson. I've got $162.28 for whoever puts him out of his delusional misery. e-mail johnjohn42069@h otmail.com to discuss details.

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# .Guest 2006-12-18 20:28
Thompson is a idiot... it is true... if all the game companies were shut down due to this idiotic person....



THE WORLD WOULDN'T BE THE SAME!



There would be shotguns heard out through the night and day.



Heaps of people would die because us gamers would have no excitement, etc. It is better to keep the games so that there WILL BE a less crime rate

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# Jackass Turd's SonGuest 2006-12-18 20:32
Notice how he says that it activates the "animal part of the brain". This means that Jack thompson himself, KNOWS that such behaviour is a result of human nature. And If he is looking at this post right now I would like to ask him. In what way or plans do you have, to completely overhaul Human Nature. Also notice that immediately after the host asks him about "The old testament", "The Catcher and the Rye", he immediately ignores the question, and continues his assault on the video games. Another question Jack Thompson, Why did you ignore those questions? Were u afraid? Wow... I can so imagine this guy going blaming that video games caused hitler to kill jews some time in the future... I swear his parents originally had him named "Jackass Turd's Son", but out of pity, thought that he would bring some good to the world, but they thought wrong... freaking Jacksss Turd's Son

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# HahaGuest 2006-12-18 20:32
Haha Im only 13 and I play GTA because my parents dont know ive got it (glorious ISOs) so stfu Jack Thompson.

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# BAAAHAHAHAHA FOOL!Guest 2006-12-18 20:36
LOL what a fool, i bet he was a sheltered child that was never allowed to play with video games.

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# thanksGuest 2006-12-18 20:47
.....you just proved my point.



"I would like to publicly put out a hit on Jack Thompson. I've got $162.28 for whoever puts him out of his delusional misery. e-mail johnjohn42069@h otmail.com to discuss details."



i can only hope the email address is a fake, but if not, you deserve every spam email you get to your hotmail account. i think i've found a rocket scientist here.

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# here!Guest 2006-12-18 21:18
well his last comment was about quoting winston churchill....



churchill used to watch the bombings of london becuase he though it to be fascinating and was so amused by war!!!!!!!

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# :\nights777 2006-12-18 21:27
Jack Thompson is wrong and an idiot. Gah, I feel sorry for his son in school. I bet he's picked on all the time lol.

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# no...Guest 2006-12-18 21:42
Maybe America should have a strict gaming age rating thing like in UK, in the UK games are rated the same as films often and you're not allowed to buy games at a certain age rating.

Ah, I remember when San Andreas was changed from an "18" to "Adult".... Whatever the difference of that may be...



But the guy has some points, but come on, he's not being fair!

It's all about "Argh! the new consoles can train American kids to ride Dragons and fight aliens in Britain and... er... play tennis... they'll form a super army of kids with super-flexible thumbs and destroy the world!"



Most games aren't violent at all. And when they are violent, hey, they're more a stress relief. I play shooters when I'm stressed and need to chill out a bit. Always feel better.



What would he know? Fancy pants guy in a fancy pants house probably never gets the chance to sit down and see whats good about a game anyway...



OR, I reckon he has an over violent son who only plays violent games. He needs to bring up his son properly. And by properly I DON'T mean not allow him to watch Harry Potter because the Dragons are too violent.

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# wtF?Guest 2006-12-18 21:55
wtf is wrong with this guy.he need to be shot. this is a good read: http://www.pointlesswasteoftime.com/games/censorship.html

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# Jack Thompson works for RockstarGuest 2006-12-18 22:09
Do you think a real lawyer would bring a giant toy slingshot into court? JT is the best viral marketing ever created.

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# First time i've seen an interview with him...Shatterdome 2006-12-18 22:22
and wow, what a douche. He is an obvious attention whore, and has been his whole life. I like this Bill Weir guy, he "owned" Jack on more then one occasion. The best one being that Statistaclly as Video games become more popular, violent crimes have fallen, which is fact, I did a research paper dealing with that in University, and researched it quite well.



I think Jack has a bad habit of making imaginary crusades and "Experts" up, i'd love him to show credentials, which is no doubt why he has had so many cases thrown out....



What a tool...

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# "never never never never never never never give in to your opponents"Guest 2006-12-18 22:26
....Don't worry Jack, we'll never give in to you..



There's no way he can get away with this..



There's violence EVERYWHERE



games

music

films

sport (wrestling, martial arts etc.)

even on the news and in new papers



besides, hes blaming the wrong people as most of you have pointed out already



psycotic kids and neglective parents in no way represent me or the way i deal with real life and social situations



also he brings shame to a well respected name (by me anyway), of course, im refering to the late Hunter S.

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# ______he is an idiot ( jack)_______Guest 2006-12-18 22:35
jack is a douchebag that should go to hell instead. the jack son hates his father smalll *****ies or guts. violence was around forvever mostly anything. they blame everything ,eventhough they should bblame there sleves. jack only wants money. i hate christians just like jack. christians like to blame for everthing. jack has sexxxxxe with gay son.

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# Wrong end of the Stickstephenb5203 2006-12-18 23:10
Jack Thomson is looking for a scape goat to blame Americas troubles on and video games is it. Perhaps if he wanted to make himself useful instead of just trying to look good on camera he should look at Americas liberal gun laws and oppresive education system. Those are the real crux of the matter. Thomson doesn't care that video games can be violent it's just an excuse to get on TV and appear in the media.

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# that gameGuest 2006-12-18 23:23
could some one post a link to download that game on the video where you have to kill the makers of violent video games?

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# Clear this up for me...Guest 2006-12-18 23:52
OK... So Jack is blaming GAMES... The last time I saw Wars and strife for a video game... Wait I don't remeber! But whats half the friggin world fighting and killing ruthlessly for? There beliefs? Why don't you just start trying to ban Religion or how about banning "crazy" people, or Black people? Im sorry but it cant be done! you could never stop video games like this to be out of our house... we all own them. Personally if this douche thinks he can walk in to my house and take my games, my right to play these games, and my right to think and do what I wish... he will find knife in his heart.

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# one paragraph! that means a lot!xche78x 2006-12-19 00:00
violence has been around since the beggining of time, way long before video games are created! why blame video games for such violent acts?

you law makers are the ones that creates violence, suppresing the rights of other people. those that judge videogames wrongly are very sick and narrow minded.

even sports are more prone to violence than video games because people are competing with each other face to face.

those people are just using videogames as scapegoats for crimes they cannot resolve. ah human nature at its finest. oh i think he wants more publicity, maybe he's running for office! l0oser

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# ThompsonGuest 2006-12-19 00:07
Jack is an idiot, he a looser, and a moron, and worst of all he gives christians a bad name. He is an obssesed moron, who has no point at all. Dedicate your life to something else, you are *****ing retarted. I've been playing GTA for years now, and you don't see me running around shooting people in the head or stomping others till I get a pool of blood. People who do that in real life are obviously ill. Again Jack, we hate you, you are a moron.... You are the real sociopath.

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# Jack is a nutjob...Guest 2006-12-19 00:15
Recently he was after MK Armageddon because someone created a fighter that looked like him! Talk about weird o... Think this guy been drinking too much of wine at church... Or maybe he been possesed by the wrong holy ghost...

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# ayesnake1462 2006-12-19 00:18
straight up bro. y are there so many morons in the world. as bill says, and probably the most violent scripture know to man is the bible, are you saying that flooding the planet is an act of forgiveness and morality, nah.

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# beepGuest 2006-12-19 00:21
Another religious person who's angry because kids are findind video games more popular/exciting/entertaining than church. It will never pass. The most they could do is stick an 18's sticker on it as opposed to a 'mature' sticker. But then friends and so forth will buy the games for the younger generation. Although, i think that games do have an effect on kids, my little brother (16) gets really angry when he can't do a level on a game. Solution? Throw the console down th strairs. That's what my parents did to me when i was a kid...R.I.P SNES.

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# WTF?Durka Durka Mahn 2006-12-19 00:24
Dude, this guy is so ignorant, getting rid of Rockstar would only cause a TON of more violence, and in real life, towards HIM.

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# OMG!RaiderX 2006-12-19 00:41
Why cant he just shut up already... Nobody likes jack thompson..



If that old fart shuts down Rockstar, he's gonna get shot or jumped



They should do IQ tests and other testing on the minds of kids who kill people in schools or whatever because anyone with half a brain can decipher real from virtual.



And you can't go against GTA. It's just like things that happen in real life, but the people that do it are so good at hiding it and covering it up, you don't hear about it much. GTA is made so that cops come after you when you commit a crime.



Also, I feel reeeeeeeeeeeeaa aaalllllllyyyy sorry for his son...

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# And?Guest 2006-12-19 00:48
Who Cares?

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# bla bla?Guest 2006-12-19 00:50
Jack Thompson can't win this War!

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# How can anyone take this guy seriously?Guest 2006-12-19 01:05
"I think it was reasonable to ask her the questions."

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# I hate this guylmxloco 2006-12-19 01:47
So long as Rockstar doesn't shoot themselves in the foot with another "hot coffee" type mod that they don't tell the ratings board about, Rockstar is going to be just fine.



Not only are they one of the more successful companies, but their medium of choice is basically protected by the constitution. If they shut down Rockstar for creating violent video games, then everything violent (from books, to TV shows and movies, music, and even the news) will have to be strictly regulated against violent content to ensure consistency.



This guy is a serious douche. He's got blinders on, and doesn't care about anything else but his own agenda.

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# Jack Thompson kid...Guest 2006-12-19 02:21
Poor lil guy will never get to play video games, other kids at school must hate his guts becasue his father wants to end video games and has even TP with his name and shirts that hate his guts... So many crap about his son and he wants to shut down a whole company and leave hundreds of people on the street that are parents too... Hey Jack, wanna see some really sad families? Shut down the whole company!!

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# YAyy!!!Guest 2006-12-19 02:33
why not go the american way! just run up to canada and start a war over nothing like you did quite some time ago when you started your "evil" country

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# SeriouslyGuest 2006-12-19 02:47
Jack Thompson should seriously just go back to his home planet and quit annoying us. I'm f****** tired of all this anti-videogame s***.

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# Kill this *****Guest 2006-12-19 02:58
Time to find and beat the crap out of this Piece of ***** Thompson. I am sick and tired of his fking antics. If he thinks he can shut down Rockstar then he is a dumbass. If he keeps tinkering with the game industry he is gonna have a couple million people beat his ass.

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# Load Of *****Guest 2006-12-19 03:11
Man What A Load Of *****



Im 25 And Been Into Games Since I Was 15 Started With The Megadrive And Progressed Thgrough Most The Systems And 100's Of Games



Been In 2 Fights...

1 Started Because Boy Teased My Girlfriend I Was 16

2 Self Defence And I Was Drunk So More Like Slur Defence



And I Have Never Commited A Crime In My Life

Except Smoke Some Funny Stuff And Speed In My Car But Who Doesnt.......

And No I Dont Sit At Home All Day And Play Games

I Have A Good Career A Wife And 2 Kids



If The Studies Are True Than Why Haven't I Killed, Assulted Someone Because These Studies Are Not True

I Love Playing My GTA Socom BF2MC



Im Not Into Golf Or Tennis So Leave The Games Alone!!!!!!!!!!

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# .Guest 2006-12-19 03:32
i hate that guy

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# He's a corrupt lawyer like mostGuest 2006-12-19 03:34
As a lawyer he is trying to convince people (mostly overobsessive idiot parents) that videogames lead to more violence. The reason he does this is simple, he has to to make money. He thinks he found his source of income and this is it. He's frustrated because not as many morons exist as he hopes. He's sending out his greedy idiotic message to rally the overobsessive dumbf*ck parents into writing their congressman for legislation or some BS that will make his job easier.

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# I'M A GAMER AND A PACIFIST!Guest 2006-12-19 03:41
I enjoy driving around stomping wampas and crap, but you'll never find me hurting anyone physically or emotionally in real life. How is that possible? Because I have have FREE WILL I guess.

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# JT what a PussiGuest 2006-12-19 04:26
I grew up playing video games like mortal combat and GTA and I'm an elected offical in my town. I'm 24 btw and the youngest to ever be elected in my town. My great grand father was the first to ever be elected, he is a true ameriacan he did a lot of good for people. All your doing is making people hate and seperate. Shame on you.

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# Don't kill himGuest 2006-12-19 04:29
we will put him in a cage and let the birds have their way with him.

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# .Guest 2006-12-19 04:51
ah ha ha ha ha ha.... ha ha ha.... ha ha.... ha ha ha ha.... ha!! (more retarded laughter)



OMG he really thinks that he can shut down rockstar when millions buy their games and like 100 protest against them.



All the people protesting are fat, single parents living on benifits and after some money by sewing a big, sucessfull company.



god what a dumbass!!

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# Funny?Guest 2006-12-19 05:37
I love the way he was so speechless when confronted with statistics! Hilarious!!! Parents beware OF CRAZY PEOPLE LIKE JACK THOMPSON!!!!!!! !

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# OMFGGuest 2006-12-19 05:39
OMG this is crazy. BTW you dont have to kill people on the streets in GTA if you don't want to. You could just take a cab and drive around people earning cash in a deasent way.

If Thompson goes around killing people, instead of driving a cab it reflects how this man stands in life, this guy doesn't have a real job that contributes to the society (like game developers like rockstar have) this guy makes a living of suing other people. NICE CONTRIBUTION!

not to even mention what this A-hole he put his kid trough!

What a mind F*ck



Maart

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# damnit jackGuest 2006-12-19 05:40
I love it Jack.... Doom is a murder Training Simulator

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# Oh Whoa is meGuest 2006-12-19 05:55
I can see that this person was probably the kid in high school who everyone stepped and picked on. Figure, if you go through life having everyone tease and pick on you, of course you are going to do everything in your power when you become older to become noticed and try to overpower somebody else. Now to pick on Rockstar is deff. something that many have tried, but have failed doing so. The whole point of the gaming industry is entertainment just like movies and Television has brought to many throughout the years. This is a point that many try to stress on, but certain individuals find that games are an easy target because many believe that children play video games more often than adults, which any case could very well be true. The point is that the reason there are ratings on the games is to give the person an idea what could possibly be shown playing the game. The gaming industry should not be getting ridiculed for what they provide as a source of entertainment. Once the game is in the consumers hands, it becomes their responsibility to decide who is going to play this, how will I react to the content of the game, Do I have enough brain cells to control my behavior when playing this game. It is also the responsibility of the supplier to help decide whether this game is reasonable or not for the consumer. Some people just need to understand that it isn't the company at fault. Entertainment is a service and sometimes a privilege. If you don't like it don't play. If you can't contain yourself while playing a violent game, don't play. If you are just using a game for a scapegoat to why you decide to go down the street and punch old ladies in the face while carrying a flamethrower, don't play it. I'm sick of people using videogames as a scapegoat to why they are violent. It has more to do with what going on in their head.....wow I went on a rant there. Think I'll stop there lol.

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# Oh Whoa is MeGuest 2006-12-19 06:06
I can see that this person was probably the kid in high school who everyone stepped and picked on. Figure, if you go through life having everyone tease and pick on you, of course you are going to do everything in your power when you become older to become noticed and try to overpower somebody else. Now to pick on Rockstar is deff. something that many have tried, but have failed doing so. The whole point of the gaming industry is entertainment just like movies and Television has brought to many throughout the years. This is a point that many try to stress on, but certain individuals find that games are an easy target because many believe that children play video games more often than adults, which any case could very well be true. The point is that the reason there are ratings on the games is to give the person an idea what could possibly be shown playing the game. The gaming industry should not be getting ridiculed for what they provide as a source of entertainment. Once the game is in the consumers hands, it becomes their responsibility to decide who is going to play this, how will I react to the content of the game, Do I have enough brain cells to control my behavior when playing this game. It is also the responsibility of the supplier to help decide whether this game is reasonable or not for the consumer. Some people just need to understand that it isn't the company at fault. Entertainment is a service and sometimes a privilege. If you don't like it don't play. If you can't contain yourself while playing a violent game, don't play. If you are just using a game for a scapegoat to why you decide to go down the street and punch old ladies in the face while carrying a flamethrower, don't play it. I'm sick of people using videogames as a scapegoat to why they are violent. It has more to do with what going on in their head.....why I went on a rant there I'm done.

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# He's right AND wrong.Guest 2006-12-19 06:13
I'm a Christian and I'd just like to point out that this guy is right on a few points and wrong on others. To think that a game can persuade someone to murder, or be violent is rediculous. It's a choice factor, I could choose to go out and kill a puppy right now, but im not going to. After playing Grand Theft Auto, I also don't decide to go out and hurt things. However, I can see where he's coming from on another level with minors playing games. The certificate on a game shows the legal age to sell the game to a consumer. Anyone less than the certified age, in my opinion, shouldnt be allowed to play the game. Simply put, I think if you are too young to grasp what a game is about (which is entertainment) then you shouldn't be allowed to pick up a controller. Because a younger mind is suceptable to a lot more than an older, more mature mind. Anyone who can pick up a weapon and kill someone has to have something wrong with them to begin with. No-one just decides after playing a game to go out and kill thier friends.



So... hes right and wrong, wrong in the sense that games can inspire violence and correct in assuming that a younger mind can't differentiate as well as a more mature mind can. And as a christian he's not doing what Jesus commanded, which is to love your neighbour. The bible also states that you should settle all differences with someone before even giving to God. Instead, he goes around suing people in the name of righteousness. He complains that people are out to murder him and destroy his career. but isn't that what he's trying to do to these companies?



I however, don't like it when people who don't even believe in God go around using the bible to make a Christian look stupid. Yeah, the old testiment is very gory. But so was world war 1 and 2. Gore is gory, it's true, I know.



His crusade of righteousness is flawed, a righteous man is someone who cares about the wellbeing of thier fellow man, no matter what they do or who they are. Jesus cared about everyone regardless of what they had done. He befriended sinners, ate with greedy tax collectors and drunkards. That's not to say that violence is correct in any light, Im sure Jesus would still have something to say to all this violence in the world, but I'm sure he'd say it much better than this guy.



Sorry for the rant, I just hate it when men can't just live in peace with one-another. It all ends up being a childish game of "I'm right, you're wrong."

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# Quick p.s.Guest 2006-12-19 06:35
Oh yeah, on a morality scale though, he gets 5 stars. I'd like to think that what he believes is genuine and he actually cares for the people he's trying to protect. However, it's very possible that he's trying to get famous and get easy money. It's a double-edged sword. And only he knows the truth to what he's doing.

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# Parents watch your kidsGuest 2006-12-19 07:11
Ok maybe he wants to raise his won way ok fine but don't go blaming a gaming industry for a mistake by a gamestop or gaming clerk did to let a 14 year old or whatever buy a mature rated game. Jack is a loser and needs to get a life. Games aren't suppose to be closer to real life they are suppose to drift people into a differen't life or into a story. If Kids can't maintain that premise then hell their paren'ts should have known to not give them a game system in the first place. Also he wants to talk about Violenece look at the freakin BIBLE its has people beheading and death everywhere. If you take games and movies away there are going to be books and the news to get these kids to know about violence. There will be always violence in the world as long as humans are born with the"7 sins"

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# Go take care of real issues.Guest 2006-12-19 07:13
Go feed the homeless.

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# AgreedGuest 2006-12-19 07:57
We should let the people he's attacking do the "pwning". Judging by Take 2's statement they seem to be doing a fine job at it. And for God's sake leave his son out of it. I feel just as bad for him as I do Thompson himself for having such a flawed take on life and the American legal system.

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# hahaGuest 2006-12-19 08:34
i love how he calls gaming "practicing violence"



"i wouldn't want my son hour after hour practicing violence on it"

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# Hey i got a great ideaGuest 2006-12-19 08:59
Why dont we stop the console wars, All the gamers gather and speak our minds on jack thompson instead of each other bashing consoles...

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# Jack thompsonGuest 2006-12-19 09:31
Ok, lets be serious here; is Jack Thompson really going to bring video gaming to an end? Absolutely not, we live in an economic driven country, which by no means will shut down a multi billion dollar market to keep children "safe". No matter what he does or says, ultimately he will fail. There are to many factors working against him here. Foremost the whole freedom of speech clause in the constitution, (which is also interpreted by law as freedom of expression [Video games]) secondly there are to many gamers out there, and people who support the gaming industry, to ever be stopped by one lawyer with a small mind, and hardly any backing. So why are we even getting mad about such a small problem. We should just let him be, and in turn he will have to just let us be because ultimately he won't be able to do anything to stop us.

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# jack tompson...Guest 2006-12-19 09:37
I think this guy needs to get a life... I mean it really is the parents. Ill tell u jack I play violent games all the time and Ive never been in a fight or killed anyone before and i dont plan on it. Sooo GET A LIFE DUDE...





PS.... MAD PEOPLE HAVE SONS OK?

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# stfuGuest 2006-12-19 10:47
the interviewers not even payin attention. hes playing gta =D



WHAT A *****CAT(withou t the cat) batttery charges...



whether its catcher in the rye or gta ur gonna have psychos killing ppl. like they said in scream

: "violent movies dont make psychos, they just make psychos more creative" (or sumthin like that)



boo friggin hoo

psh... old ppl...

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# hm...Guest 2006-12-19 11:15
» Uh...



Your comment was just as worthless though.



--so what does that make your comment if you're already commenting on a "worthless" post...gdiaf, as i said

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# agreeGuest 2006-12-19 11:31
agree

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# i fount itGuest 2006-12-19 11:44
the jack thompson murder simulator



its called



"I'm OK"



google for it. its pretty funny.

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# sinGuest 2006-12-19 11:52
theres a lot more than 7 sins... Anything that disobeys the commands of God, be it directly or indirectly is sin. And the two greatest commands were Love your God with all your heart, and love your neighbor just as you love yourself. So even looking at someone the wrong way, to your surprise, is sin.

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# overallGuest 2006-12-19 11:59
i agree mostly with the following

1. he is an idiot

2. i feel sry for his son

3. he focuses everything that has happened on video games and doesnt see that there are OTHER influences

4.he needs a life

5.he's prolly doing all this for money/attention (or mayb his parents didnt let him play violent games and now he wants to get back at everyone else

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# SOCOMGuest 2006-12-19 12:34
i was played socom the other day i was a seal and i kill like 5

terrorist.Then i went outside and saw Osama bin Laden i knew he was a terrorist so i kill him with a M4a1. if i didnt

play socom that day i would of never kill him



thank god for games

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# zomfgGuest 2006-12-19 14:02
i played gta last night so i think im gonna murder some people at school tomorrow!!!! muhahaha!!! ill kill that ***** teacher!!!! gta has turned me evil!!!! god bless jack thompson!!!!

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# this is stupidGuest 2006-12-19 14:23
You can't just use video games as an excuse for violence. People who blame them for their crimes are just trying to get a less harsh punishment. I personally like GTA a lot because you can do stuff in there you can't do (legally) in real life. And I think that's why most other people play it to.

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# Ignorant SlothsGuest 2006-12-19 14:51
Ya know, a better, more realistic analogy would be maybe some muslims blowing up millions of people, more specificaly 9-11. Maybe thats why every liberal politician including the UN felt the need to go to war. Maybe liberal politicians "changed there mind" just to suck up to get votes. War is never popular, so thank god we didnt have a liberal p.o.s. in office who would just keep ignoring the attacks on us. We tried that hundreds of times in the past. Learn from your mistakes and quit being so ignorant.

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# What the hell?!?Guest 2006-12-19 15:31
Has Jacking Thom ever thought about the fact that



1. In real life you cant smash your thumb on a PS2 controller and get weapons appear out of nowhere.



2. You wont seem to survive getting shot more that 20 times.



and because of this by the time your 6 years old you should know that already.

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# I agreeGuest 2006-12-19 16:06
I feel that the problem isn't with the video games, it is how kids are raised that determines that. I just stomped a guy to death, now i'm going to walk to school and rain bullets on them. This guy is clueless

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# YEAHGuest 2006-12-19 16:11
Preach on brother!

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# hahaGuest 2006-12-19 16:14
Yeah he is a ***** :P

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# Totally rightGuest 2006-12-19 16:17
That makes total sence. Sometimes you need to unleash your anger. And this is what ol' JT doesnt understand... VIDEO GAMES CALM YOU DOWN AFTER A HARD DAY

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# That EdiotGuest 2006-12-19 16:34
I agree with the fact that the parents choose to let their children play these games. I know kids who have played these games and have straight A's and have great attitudes. Not the violent attitudes he thinks are caused by these games, and besides most crimes and criminals come from poverty stricken backgrounds, and if they're poor how are they even going to pay for such games. This guy is just an Ediot, he needs to let it go about the fact that he thinks he is rightous crusader, because he's not. His son must hate the fact that when he goes to school all his friends are saying things like, "Hey did you play that new Grand Theft Auto Game?", and he has to say no, "My father is a self rightous hipicrit who dosent wanting me playing what he thinks are violent videogames".

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# dayummGuest 2006-12-19 16:58
F I_I CKING F I_I CK.... People like that suck.

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# *****ing *****Guest 2006-12-19 17:05
i hate *****ed up *****s who think video games are the cause of out problems. OMG games are virtual reality. GTA is a stress reliever. you play GTA and youve killed a bunch of people and got rid of your anger. now you won't kill anyone! YAY!

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# wussGuest 2006-12-19 17:20
this mother*****r is so gaaayyy i think he loves to play gta in his bdroom while his wife is *****n some else with balls.

scuse my manners but im pissd off by this yerk

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# Sure...Guest 2006-12-19 18:48
Agreed...as long as the kunt remembers that the company still needs to stay open for people that are willing to purchase it (older mature people above 18 and all that $hit)...



I let my cousin play GTA 3 and GTA San Andreas (he's just turned 12) - he seems okay (he's a little hypo most of the time - has some kind of strange disorder - not supposed to get anything with sugar in it)...until he slept over at our place one night. Sugar and GTA - hehehe - it was sick (especially when carl swears in SA...eventually my cousin was cursing too - now that's sweet...

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# Jack is close to beging Retarded as Sonic-fans.Guest 2006-12-20 08:16
Dumbass.

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# Jack(ass) Thompsonmikekearn 2006-12-20 09:15
I really hate that guy. He just shoots his mouth off without worrying about whether he's even speaking words that are remotely true. I hope he falls off a cliff or something else completely unrelated to gaming, just so he will look like an even bigger dumb ass.

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# F**k Jack ThompsonGuest 2006-12-21 02:02
F**k Jack Thompson, he should go and die, because video games are a freedom of speech. So he should go suck himself off.

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# AGREEGuest 2006-12-21 04:35
even though he might not win, he does raise the question of immorality in our personal lives / wanting to do immoral by playing games like GTA.

Personally I think GTA was fun, but excessive playing does make you think a little more violently, and i bet most ppl who played it think the same way.

I agree with his saying that these games "gives you the appetite" to be violent.

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# StupidGuest 2006-12-22 14:40
People dont have to buy the game for their kids!! Cant they read the ESRB label?

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# NO WAYGuest 2006-12-23 10:58
Rockstar will live on

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# 80000002Guest 2006-12-26 15:52
80000002

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# 80000002Guest 2006-12-26 15:53
x';",)`

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# 80000002Guest 2006-12-26 15:55
80000002

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