Gamers Shoot People in Face
Jack Thompson says the activity is unique to gamers and hit men.
by Daemon Hatfield

June 5, 2006 - Remember a time, roughly 30 years ago, when video games were just getting started and people weren't being shot in the face? Florida lawyer Jack Thompson is on a crusade to return the world to that time—when the only threat of having your face blown open came from your local hit man, not those young punks hanging out on the corner.

Thompson needs no introduction to the gaming community. For years he's been vocally condemning games as the cause of youth violence, global warming, hurricanes, bird flu, and teen pregnancy. The opportunist has recently seized on another violent crime to evangelize his message to the world: usually some variation of "video games will be the downfall of society!"

After two teenagers in Florida were arrested on suspicion of murder, Thompson suggested to the authorities that they search their homes for gaming paraphernalia. Deputies seized several games rated "M" from one of the homes, but West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Capt. Spence Dilworth was a bit skeptical as to whether the games provoked the boys to commit murder.

"I think it goes beyond video games, but who's to say?" Dilworth said of the crime. He went on to say that the question of whether games cause violent behavior is "more of a debate for the living room rather than the courtroom."

But Jack Thompson doesn't need to have that debate anywhere. Of the suspects, who reportedly beat their victim to death and shot him in the face, Thompson said: "Nobody shoots anybody in the face unless you're a hit man or a video gamer."

IGN has launched an extensive investigation to determine whether or not anyone has ever been shot in the face by someone other than a hit man or a gamer. Stay tuned for our results.

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LMAO

There aren't enough smilies to show how HARD I'M LAUGHING.

I love these kinds of stories.

Nobody who exhibits such discriminatory behaviour towards gamers as well as such a lack of intelligence should be listened to or respected in any way, shape or form.

Would one of these violent gamers - that Jack claims are everywhere - please put a bullet in this man's head, c'mon guys he's cramping your style.





Oh wait. They don't exist.

I would mind doing it for you, these people annoy me too much. In fact, game violence has DEcreased since the likes of GTA, aparantally its something to do with showing gamers what its actually like to do these things and show the consequences. But he blames games, what about these films? has anyone seen sin city latley?

Headshot!

I love the games that give you your score Like 20 head shot's, 55 body shots ect, oh ya go for the head. I'v been playing Black for a while it's ok, and no urg to shoot anyone in the face so far.

Idiotic dumb-wits like this will be the downfall of society.

Well, I'd like to shoot him in the face, that's for damn sure. One of these days, it'll happen, and absolutely no one will be sad.

LOLZ!

lol, I reckon a turtle shell to the crotch will do it XD

I read somewhere, im tryin to find it on the net with no luck, that kids see over 10,000 deaths before the age of 12 now adays. From TV, video games etc.

This number has increased extremely rapidly.

I was a counter strike addict, and the only way to be good at that game is headshots.......

Give me an M4 and a squad of counter-terrorists and we'll take care of Jack.

Violent games may attract violent people, but violent games do not make violent people.

On the other side of the coin, I worry about what can be done with the Wii's controller in terms of violence. If developers make Wii games that have neck-snapping and throat-cutting, like in Hitman and Splinter Cell, then it'll just throw fuel on the fire for Thompson.

First off, there is no 100% proff that violent games make people do bad things. There are repotes that they do, but one repote can say one thing and a nother can say soming alse. So I dont trust those with out 100% proff.

All so violent games can releve stress. Wen I was in high school that was how I blow off steem, and I never killed any one. I blam the parnites. If you can't take 3 seconds(Yes I time it) out of your day to look a rating then your a bad parnite.

games cause youth pregneancy? hurricanes? bird flu? and global warming? is that guy on crack? lol even if games disapeared all this would still be here, same with youth violence, it aint cause of games that kids are violent, their just that way on themselves, its just a coincidence that their gamers..

Soldier of Fortune + Sniper Rifle = Headshot

My personal favorite thing he said was " Games are worse than books

O rly

Which is more exercise sitting down reading a book or playing video games

For your mind? A book is better.

Unless your talking about physical exercise...in that case neither are good for that at all.

i've no idea who this fool is but games don't make people violent. these people are usually violent anyway. and saying it's only gamers who shot people in the face.....what! all that proves is there a good shot saying it's young people who play games is like saying it's young people who are young. how many young people do you know who don't play games and how many of them are in jail for car jacking a stallion driving to there local gun shop buying a uzi and some health and body armour and starting a gun fight in the street with the police (ala GTA).

O rly
a scientifc study proves that VG use more brain areas than a book ill post a link as soon as i find it

an arrow would get the point across better

^Of course it uses more areas of the brain, as you need to move and respond etc. but that doesn't mean its more beneficial.

Well obviously there are no text games out there but it still is better for your brain but not for your knowledge

I hate you Jack. If you are reading this...I hide now.

Watch out, he might shoot you in the face.

Yeah there are, they're called text adventure games.
Not every book gives you knowledge anyway...and some video games do.

Hell yes! And those text adventures can be quite frustrating at times!

yeah i know i learned the names of 100 different insects and fish from ACWW no kidding

Gamers shoot people in the face....wow! Apparently Cheney is a gamer!

....in related news, according to scientist's, pricks claim that gamers shoot people in the face.

Call of Duty 2+X-box live+team death match+me having a sniper rifle=dead natzis,americans,british,or russians,depends on what team i'm on and major faceshots/headshots

He's just mad because he's a bad shot