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Games Seized Following Murder

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the dangerous-materials dept.

GamePolitics reports that M-rated games have been taken as evidence a case involving the death of a 55-year old man in Louisiana. The connection? Jack Thompson says: "Nobody shoots anybody in the face unless you're a hitman or a videogamer." GP goes on to point out the lunacy of this claim. From the site: "Funny, that. A quick Google search on 'shot in the face' turns up 921,000 entries."

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  1. Cue the Dick Cheney jokes by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 5, Funny

    in 3.. 2.. 1..

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  2. Doesn't the Pres play Duck Hunt? by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 2, Funny

    if so, then he must be a murderer too, cause that's a game.

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  3. Shot in the face by slashflood · · Score: 5, Funny

    There are clearly some unrelated results from Google search - if you turn off SafeSearch.

    1. Re:Shot in the Face by soft_guy · · Score: 3, Funny

      Does that mean we can shoot Jack Thompson in the face?

      I hereby give you permission. Go for it.

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    2. Re:Shot in the Face by rainman_bc · · Score: 2, Funny

      I hereby give you permission. Go for it.
      Careful - the US is a land of litigious bastards, and you might just find yourself with an accessory to murder charge :)

      You just need to disclaim all liability in a 1.5pt unreadable font to be absolved of liability haha...

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  4. which is the vice president then? by Surt · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hitman, or gamer? Hitman might be pretty accurate, I guess.

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  5. Please. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    A real gamer wouldn't even be strong enough to lift the gun.

    1. Re:Please. by Browncoat · · Score: 2, Funny
      Only two types of people would tilt a sword to slice someone's neck: swordsman, and gamers.

      There can only be one, Highlander!

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    2. Re:Please. by GweeDo · · Score: 2, Funny

      What if they owned a first gen-Xbox controller?

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  6. 921,000 Results... by smbarbour · · Score: 4, Funny

    But how many are "gun-related"? I can think of a 3 letter word that would precede "shot" that would account for that number of hits.

    1. Re:921,000 Results... by commander_gallium · · Score: 5, Funny

      But how many are "gun-related"? I can think of a 3 letter word that would precede "shot" that would account for that number of hits.

      gun?

    2. Re:921,000 Results... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      well, you got the middle letter right at least..

  7. Cheney plays videogames? by drewzhrodague · · Score: 2, Funny

    C'mon, I can't believe that Dick plays videogames, although it would make sense if he were playing Age of Empires, Warcraft, and the like. I haven't shot anyone in the face. Yet.

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    1. Re:Cheney plays videogames? by 88NoSoup4U88 · · Score: 4, Funny
      You just hit the nail on the head. If gamers shoot people in the face, why is it that there are hundreds of millions of gamers and only a handful of them have murdered someone...

      The stats are very much skewed: Stealth games like Metal Gear Solid are getting very popular, so they clearly still go on random murdering sprees; they just got -alot- better at disposing of the bodies/evidence. :D

      Off topic; The [p] -tag now just acts like putting in a linebreak [br] : Weird stuff.

  8. Thompson is a Moron. by Vo0k · · Score: 5, Funny

    Every gamer and hitman knows you shoot in the BACK of the head!

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    1. Re:Thompson is a Moron. by MrSquirrel · · Score: 4, Funny

      Now now, violence is not the answer. Public humiliation is much more fun. I can't wait til his supporters realize what a whacko he is:
      "In 2006, two Michigan gamers began a project dubbed "Flowers for Jack", soliciting donations to deliver a massive floral arrangement to Thompson's office. The flowers were delivered in February along with a letter aimed at opening a dialogue between Thompson and the video gaming community. Thompson responded by forwarding the flowers to some of his industry foes, with such comments as "Discard them along with the decency you discarded long ago. I really don't care. Grind them up and smoke them if you like."
      In 1992 Thompson faced disbarment over allegations that he lied while making accusation against prominent Dade County lawyer Stuart Grossman. He'll do whatever he has to in order to accomplish his goals.
      The man is ignorant, uncooperative, and a lawyer... but he can still be broken -- if he became disbarred, lost his fandom, and studies were released proving that there is no link between videogames and violence... that would be a fate for him worse than death.
      P.S. If you do want to shoot him, don't add fuel to the fire -- get a hitman who's never played a videogame :) thank you

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    2. Re:Thompson is a Moron. by karandago · · Score: 2, Funny

      Nah, to truly humiliate Thompson would be to get a picture of him pre-ordering GTA4.

  9. The proof this is false... by Mister+Whirly · · Score: 5, Funny

    A videogamer could never shoot someone in the face - there isn't a "crosshair" to aim with in real life....

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    1. Re:The proof this is false... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Add to that the difficulty in finding a reliable aimbot in rl.

  10. Shot in the Face by drewzhrodague · · Score: 4, Funny

    Agreed. Does that mean we can shoot Jack Thompson in the face? Maybe this is his way of expressing his need for this. Any takers?

    I can imagine a mob of gamers swarming this guy, all shooting him in the face with those Nintendo light guns.

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  11. Re:Actually... by slashflood · · Score: 5, Funny

    Note to myself: never mark Vo0k as foe.

  12. Shot in the face by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Funny, that. A quick Google search on 'shot in the face' turns up 921,000 entries."

    Those google hits were probably all porn sites. You know ... shot in the face ...

    I hope I don't need to be more specific.

  13. ehh? by jtalerico · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Nobody shoots anybody in the face unless you're a hitman or a videogamer." Nobody masturbates unless they are bored or a videogamer. Nobody bathes unless they are dirty or a videogamer. etc.. Forget the terrorists, I am worried about all the videogamers out there!

  14. more logic by matt328 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Nobody shoots anybody in the face unless you're a hitman or a videogamer."

    And no one utters anything that fucking stupid unless they're pushing an agenda, or a lawyer, or both.

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  15. Face-shooting aside... by Hervard · · Score: 5, Funny

    Jack Thompson shoots himself in the foot all the time.

  16. 921,000 hits? Holy crap. by OmgTEHMATRICKS · · Score: 5, Funny

    The better question is: How did the murderer lug around 921,000 rounds of ammuniition without being noticed?

  17. Head Shot!! by Lord51N15T3R · · Score: 2, Funny

    So they got a Head Shot!! but did they get a Godlike!! ??

  18. Classic Misdirection by Hercules+Peanut · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Funny, that. A quick Google search on 'shot in the face' turns up 921,000 entries."

    Quick seize Google.

    No, wait, seize the Internet.

    No, wait, seize this.

  19. Hitman or Gamer by PantherDX · · Score: 2, Funny

    And its pretty easy to tell the two apart, as only one of them screams out HEADSHOT!!! after performing the deed.

  20. Re:Google stats are meaningless by corbettw · · Score: 2, Funny

    First off, it was Vincent Vega who shot Marvin, not Jules. But no, ya gotta blame the brutha. I see how you is.

    Second, considering that Vega was a hitman, and Cheney is an avid gamer (what, you didn't know?) this isn't the best set of counter-examples.

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  21. Re:Google stats are meaningless by identity0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    You, sir, are a genius for somehow linking Samuel L. Jackson, the most badass gangsta on film, and Dick Cheney, the palest, stiffest Vice-President of The United States ever - and having it be totally on-topic! And modded Insightful! I salute you, good sir.

    However, I should point out that it was, in fact, the John Travolta character who shot Marvin in the face. I will not even attempt to think about the implications of a John Travolta-Dick Cheney connection, which would be truely frightening.

    Now for a on-topic addition:

    "Oh sorry, didn't mean to shoot you in the face yet" - Ron Jeremy
    "Mr. Arafat? Hey, guess what I'm doing right now!" - Bill Clinton