Someone please send this man on the moon. He might try to ban every single rock there, but at least we will be rid of his stupidity!
Jack Thompson Vows to Stop Medal of Honor
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Someone please send this man on the moon. He might try to ban every single rock there, but at least we will be rid of his stupidity!
and them maybe global warming will reverse itself, and war will end.Chunga the Great said:
Jack play a video game? Not going to happen. I think the reason he doesn't play them is that, because he doesn't have a soul, the buttons don't respond to his commands.
This is why I'm comfy in my little Ausralian nook. We got rid of our anti-gaming demon; hurry up America. 
I'm amazed this guy hasn't choked to death on his own drool by now. "Training tool for the taliban"? I mean... really Jack? REALLY? Jesus Christ man, get a grip.
Evidence for this please??Andy Chalk said:
Evidence is something you use to back up an argument, to give it added weight and validity.
Otherwise a statement like this is no more than an opinion.
For example I could just say that this guy is a complete moron. A statement. Then I would use a link of THIS article as my evidence to back up my asertion.
Playing as a computerized avatar in the form of a Taliban soldier in a mature oriented video game kids shouldn't be playing in the first place? [HEADING=3]BAD!!! BAN THIS SICK FILTH!!! THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!! LOOK AT ME!!![/HEADING]
Playing as a computerized avatar in the form of a NAZI solider in a teen oriented video game in which most people of any age are able and allowed to play?
[h4]Meh...I have better things to do.[/h4]
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Somewhere, there is a lesson to be learned from this.
Playing as a computerized avatar in the form of a NAZI solider in a teen oriented video game in which most people of any age are able and allowed to play?
[h4]Meh...I have better things to do.[/h4]
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Somewhere, there is a lesson to be learned from this.
I'm going to go ahead trust this article here.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/the-needles/792-Legally-Insane-A-History-of-Jack-Thompsons-Antics
A history like that is good enough to get anyone ignored on serious issues. Also doesn't Robert Gates have more important issues to deal with?
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/the-needles/792-Legally-Insane-A-History-of-Jack-Thompsons-Antics
A history like that is good enough to get anyone ignored on serious issues. Also doesn't Robert Gates have more important issues to deal with?
he's no longer able to practice law, what more can we do at this point?!Comrade Azza said:This is why I'm comfy in my little Ausralian nook. We got rid of our anti-gaming demon; hurry up America.
While this point has been made countless times before, I feel it necessary to bring up again in light of the Return of the Undead Lawyer: Video games are not training tools. If you play Madden for six hours a day, you're still going to get wrecked by real NFL players on the gridiron. If you spend your time in front of a fantasy RPG, a professional fencer will cut you to ribbons. And if you train on FPSs to fight NATO infantry, you will be a statistic in seconds. Everything that can be learned from a video game about combat can be taught in about two minutes by anyone who's handled a weapon before.
As someone with experience handling firearms, I can say that 99.99% of gamers will not do anything right the first time they use a weapon. Nor will they be able to fight as a team, communicate well, take orders, or do basically anything that real soldiers know how to do. There's a reason they get trained for so long, and it's because it takes so much repetition to get it right.
Think of it this way: if video games could be used to train people for actual combat, we'd use them. That about sums up the counterpoint to Mr. Thompson's arguments.
As someone with experience handling firearms, I can say that 99.99% of gamers will not do anything right the first time they use a weapon. Nor will they be able to fight as a team, communicate well, take orders, or do basically anything that real soldiers know how to do. There's a reason they get trained for so long, and it's because it takes so much repetition to get it right.
Think of it this way: if video games could be used to train people for actual combat, we'd use them. That about sums up the counterpoint to Mr. Thompson's arguments.
I do want to throw this tidbit out there, just cause I can reserve a game regardless of my age or the presence of identification, doesn't mean I can purchase said game under the same circumstances.
if only for the sake of getting rid of ANOTHER stupid "realistic shooter" then i'd support this, but since its for the sake of robbing videogames the right to express ideas freely, then no, i do not support this
shoot him, then shoot bobby kotick.I_am_acting said:he's no longer able to practice law, what more can we do at this point?!Comrade Azza said:This is why I'm comfy in my little Ausralian nook. We got rid of our anti-gaming demon; hurry up America.
This... This is a joke, right? He can't be serious. If video games were an effective method of teaching military tactics and strategies, wouldn't the whole world have undergone some drastic changes in the way they do military training in the last decade or so?
And besides, video games involving warfare (for the most part) have been dramatizations; last I checked, it's a rare moment in military history where one man in a squad of three or four almost single-handed takes down platoon after platoon of enemies while his team-mates sit back and shout friendly reminders about covering fire and where to aim.
This man is utterly insane and a joke. Someone needs to tell Wacky Jacky that he needs to go back into his "Conspiracy Theory" basement, and stay there for the rest of his life.
And besides, video games involving warfare (for the most part) have been dramatizations; last I checked, it's a rare moment in military history where one man in a squad of three or four almost single-handed takes down platoon after platoon of enemies while his team-mates sit back and shout friendly reminders about covering fire and where to aim.
This man is utterly insane and a joke. Someone needs to tell Wacky Jacky that he needs to go back into his "Conspiracy Theory" basement, and stay there for the rest of his life.
