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Teen Charged With Harassing Thompson

Posted by Zonk on from the i-don't-know-who-to-root-for dept.

A young man has been charged after reportedly threatening Jack Thompson with torture and death, reports Gamespot. Thompson claims the boy is already in custody for his crime. From the article: "The Sheriff's Office public information officer, Lt. John Martin, could not confirm for GameSpot that the child had been arrested because the detective and sergeant assigned to the case had both left for the day. However, he did confirm that the boy had been charged with harassing communication, a misdemeanor offense."

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  1. Aaaargh, stop proving his point. by kyle90 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Jack Thompson is a douche, but threatening to torture and kill him just reinforces his ideas that violent games make people violent.

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    1. Re:Aaaargh, stop proving his point. by Geoffreyerffoeg · · Score: 4, Funny

      Jack Thompson is a douche, but threatening to torture and kill him just reinforces his ideas that violent games make people violent.

      Yeah, really. Someone please kill that kid before he causes too many problems.

    2. Re:Aaaargh, stop proving his point. by Chrismith · · Score: 5, Funny

      Exactly. We need to send a different message. Instead of "If I ever meet you, I'll kick your ass!" people need to be saying, "If I ever meet you, I'll explain my position to you in a calm and reasonable voice, and attempt to illustrate why I believe that your opinions, valid though they may be, are wrong!" They may then bake him a plate of raisin roundees in an attempt to sway him.

    3. Re:Aaaargh, stop proving his point. by alvinrod · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Any chance that this whole thing was just blown out of proportion? Look at all the other crap that Jack has pulled and all of the things he's said out of context or completely blown out of proportion.

      From Article: 'The specifics of the torture with which Thompson was threatened are so grotesque that they cannot be properly placed in this news release," Thompson wrote in a mass e-mail addressed to news outlets, politicians, and industry groups. "The torture was to end with the shooting of Thompson, as in this teen's favorite games.'

      So far, the only thing we really know is that Wacko Jacko said he did it, but doesn't really give us much for specifics. Considering all the other crap he's spouted off, I really wonder how much of this is the actual truth and how much of this is some kind of delusion that Jack has dreamt up.

      If some kid was stupid enough to make death threats against Thompson, he probably deserves what he gets. Just because Jack is an asshole doesn't give anyone else the right to be one. Hopefully the kid will learn from this experience that you can't go firing off your mouth without thinking first. Hopefully Jack will get disbarred and learn the same.

    4. Re:Aaaargh, stop proving his point. by Phae · · Score: 4, Funny

      Only if I get to loot his gear.

    5. Re:Aaaargh, stop proving his point. by Clover_Kicker · · Score: 5, Funny

      Death to extremists!!!

  2. Video games made him do it! by Chrismith · · Score: 5, Funny

    If we're to believe Jack Thompson, the games are to blame. Why, then, did they arrest the kid? It's certainly not his fault. GTA made him do it.