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At first I didn't know how to respond to this at all. What do you know about how I think?
anything? Now thats some powerful relativism. (I kid. Sorta.)

If we are to use the example given in the article, the MIT professor who is mostly defending video games against the alleged harmful effects, he would be 'right' if put in opposition to someone like Jack Thompson. Mr. Thompson claims that video games can cause violence in children, and states flawed (and probably politically motivated - but I can't prove it, lets leave that alone) studies to prove his point. I won't get into unpacking his argument here. But I think it is safe to say that the MIT Prof debunks a significant number of them. Violence amongst youth declining to a 30-year low for example. Another: carjackings have plummeted in North America since Grand Theft Auto 3 appeared. Those are things you can point to and say yes, the facts support it, the MIT guy is right. That's what I mean.

Oh, and realizing that you can't blame one source (like cable news) for facts or ideas you don't like, don't believe, don't want to hear, or don't know how to cope with.

Gee, thanks for the lesson. *rolls eyes*

Actually, that is not what I was telling you. My point is one of bias and to point out that when AsiNisiMasa (a quote from one of my favorite films, btw) writes: "This is what happens when reasonable people with an education tackle the subject objectively" he is showing his own bias (likely without realizing it) by lauding the people that come up with research to support his point of view, and also, in the same shot, implying those who disagree are not reasonable and educated.

Look, I agree in that I think this happens a lot. Groupthink is a powerful thing, educated or no. But you cannot just leap from there to 'everything is relative to everybody'. It is intellectually lazy and it does nothing to further the discussion. Indeed, why talk about anything if all reality is in the eye of each beholder? Kind of pointless. Unless I misunderstand you. Again.

Yes, there are other points of view, and they have been mentioned on Slashdot before, but my point wasn't to bring those up, but to point out that praising one point of view and, in the same context, indicating this is what educated people will think, shows a fundamental misunderstanding of life and truth and, in this case, research.

No, I get it. But there was research in the article. Very cursory and brief, but it was there.

You do understand the absurdity of you arguing with me about whether or not there is a right and wrong... right?

Sorry. I linked to the WP article twice instead of to Thompson's homepage. Here's the proper link.

http://www.stopkill.com/

Hmmmmm... last paragraph of this website may be useful as well.

If you want to help your state pass a constitutional law to prohibit the sale of these virtual reality murder and sex simulators to children, if you want any additional information or help, or if you want to help Jack Thompson in any fashion, including prayer, please contact him at 1172 South Dixie Hwy., Suite 111, Coral Gables, Florida, or phone him at 305-666-4366. May God bless you, keep you, and protect you and yours.

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Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson
1172 S. Dixie Hwy., Suite 111
Coral Gables, FL 33146
US
Email: greytop@comcast.net

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Registrar Homepage: www.register.com

Domain Name: stopkill.com

Created on..............: Tue, Dec 03, 2002
Expires on..............: Sat, Dec 03, 2005
Record last updated on..: Sat, Oct 15, 2005

Administrative Contact:
Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson
1172 S. Dixie Hwy., Suite 111
Coral Gables, FL 33146
US
Phone: 1-305-6664366
Email: greytop@comcast.net

Technical Contact:
Register.Com
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Anyone wanna tell Jack Thompson exactly what they think about him? His info is freely available online at http://www.stopkill.com/ - "If you want to help your state pass a constitutional law to prohibit the sale of these virtual reality murder and sex simulators to children, if you want any additional information or help, or if you want to help Jack Thompson in any fashion, including prayer, please contact him at 1172 South Dixie Hwy., Suite 111, Coral Gables, Florida, or phone him at 305-666-4366. May God bless you, keep you, and protect you and yours."

http://stopkill.com/index.html

At the very bottom of the page it has his work address and phone number listed:

1172 South Dixie Hwy., Suite 111
Coral Gables, Florida
305-666-4366

However, google maps has the address listed as:
1172 S Dixie Hwy.
Miami, FL 33146

I'm surprised this didn't hit here earlier.

Let's see... we've got the PA forums, "/.", and VGcats backing PA...

Is it possible to get wanged and /.ed all at once?

Mischief Managed

Jesus said, "If any of you should cause one of these little ones to stumble, it would be better for you if a millstone were tied around your neck and that you be cast into the uttermost depths of the sea."

And...

Jack Thompson doesn't want your money. He isn't asking you to be a client. What he wants is for you to get up out of your chair because you're as mad as Hell about the video game industry's assault on our children and you're not going to take it anymore!

Interestingly, Network, the movie alluded to in the quote above, is rated "R."

So...Jesus hates "M" rated video games but is cool with "R" rated movies.

If that ain't comedy, I don't know what is.

http://www.stopkill.com/

From the site: "This site's purpose is to give you the means to contact Miami attorney Jack Thompson if you know of someone harmed as a result of violent entertainment"

Well it won't be hard to find at least a couple criminals that like the Arnold Schwarzenegger movies... Now what?

http://www.stopkill.com/
I hope the upper 90% of it was parodied by someone and the bottom like 10% with addresses and all is real. Or hell that the whole is real just proving the man has no sense of how to prevent being harassed by gamers, liberals, e-mail scanning bots (which subsequently leads to porn, home loans and medications), and who knows maybe just the total nut job who would go as far as stalking him.
One can only dream...I now have motivation for getting my law degree, to laugh my ass off across the court room when the judge tells him to go read the damn constitution...*snaps up from dreaming*...oh sorry...

... but some people haven't.

To the first person who creates a mod which displays nude models on this lawyer's website.

watched a car racing video game that had excitement without violent content and a James Bond video game that had excitement and moderately violent content. While watching the video games, the youths were scanned with fMRI to determine changes in brain activity. The youths were not actually playing the video game because of the limitations imposed by the MRI equipment, but they did have the feeling of participation since they pushed a response button each time they thought the video character should take action.

Just look at his website, StopKill.com. It just screams ambulance chaser. I honestly think this guy is crazy.

http://www.stopkill.com/

http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/jt.asp

They seem real...

Or, if you prefer a more direct approach, he can be reached via phone at: 305-666-4366 or by email at jackpeace@comcast.net.

And finally, if you really feel like you need to meet him and tell him how much you agree with what he preaches, feel free to visit him at his office located at:

1172 South Dixie Hwy., Suite 111
Coral Gables, FL 33146

Or, if you prefer a more direct approach, he can be reached via phone at: 305-666-4366 or by email at jackpeace@comcast.net.

And finally, if you really feel like you need to meet him and tell him how much you agree with what he preaches, feel free to visit him at his office located at:

1172 South Dixie Hwy., Suite 111
Coral Gables, FL 33146

Or, if you prefer a more direct approach, he can be reached via phone at: 305-666-4366 or by email at jackpeace@comcast.net.

And finally, if you really feel like you need to meet him and tell him how much you agree with what he preaches, feel free to visit him at his office located at:

1172 South Dixie Hwy., Suite 111
Coral Gables, FL 33146

I didn't know Jack Thompson posted on Slashdot.

Tell me about it. Have you seen this guy's website? How the hell does a flake like this make national news?!

Oh yeah, entertainment, never mind...

*sighs*