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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 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.

    2. 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.