Jack Thompson Attacks DoD, ESA, GTA With Utah Bill

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday February 3, 2009 @07:13AM from the back-on-board-the-train-to-crazytown dept.

eldavojohn writes "Delusional disbarred Miami attorney Jack Thompson claims to have a bill in the state of Utah that targets retailers and entire industries with the Truth in Advertising Law. The best part of his rant: 'Our military appropriately uses violent video games a) to suppress the inhibition to kill of new recruits, and b) to teach killing scenarios. Games have the same effect on civilian teens.' While GamePolitics couldn't find the bill on Utah's state site, they did receive a response from him claiming 'I have a sponsor and a bill, and [the video game] industry is in trouble.' For 2009 bills, there seems to be merely a bill enhancing the Truth in Advertising Law but does not contain any of Thompson's verbiage. Good 'ole Jack — always good for some laughs, but really he needs to give it up one of these days."

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Thompson has a point, be he really is a jerk by mlwmohawk · 2009-02-03 09:15 · Score: 0, Troll

New research is showing that behavioral changes in video and on-line games do carry over to the real world. It is not a far jump to assume that violence learned in a video game affects a person's thinking.
Don't mark me as a troll, but he does have a point.
The guy, however, is whacked!! His crusade is insane.
This is a serious subject and requires serious research and serious proof.
If it is a real problem we should find out and not just assume it is or isn't.