Oh, and on another note, I'd like to thank this man for, I dunno, not calling us brain dead sociopathic druggies.

@Jack

thing is Jack that their are at risk people who will kill because they saw someone eating an apple. This happens because they are insane and anything could set them off, video games should not take the blame for horrible tragedies, there is no cookie cutter solution (exept maybe reivigorating the mental health industry)

[...] wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWhile the make-pretend crime in Grand Theft Auto IV is the subject of an enormous amount criticism from politicians, activists and media pundits, a police chief says it’s only a game. Kansas TV station KSWO-7 includes an interview with Lawton P.D. Chief Ronnie Smith in its coverage of the hoopla surrounding the GTA IV launch. Chief Smith told reporter Elaina Rusk: Most of the young people who play these games know they’re only games, they’re smart enough to know they’re only games. It’s that small percentage that don’t realize, or that start thinking the wrong way, and end up getting themselves in trouble by thinking, ‘you know, this is cool, I can do this in real life.’ This is all fun and games when you’re playing these games, but turn them off and forget about it, and know that that’s not real life. Because in real life you don’t get up and walk away… […] [...]

Also, can 1gamezone.com seriously stop whatever it is they're doing? I'm not going to click on a link that copy/pastes what I already read...

>:(

Even the police chief believes there is nothing wrong with playing violent games.

Take that Jack Thompson.

We just need more people like this to stand up and tell the truth.

Glad to see that someone has some sense about this, but of course, I'm sure Jack will say that this police chief is in on the conspiracy.

The police chief is in on the conspiracy?
So, how long until Jackie boy sues him?

How much longer until Jack's bar card is
worth less than toilet paper and he's on
late night TV, selling books, which blow the
doors wide open about the conspiracy against
him, the corruption in the media, the Florida
Bar Department, etc? It'll be just like that
other yahoo selling books on late night
TV: Kevin Trudeau.
Is it me, or is there a facial resemblance
between Jack and Kevin?

Papa Midnight,
I dunno. I read this story a month or so ago about a skyscraper window washer who fell and dropped many many stories to land on his brother(?) who fell before him and he survived. Lots of broken bones, but he survived.

Nightwng2000
NW2K Software

It's senseless to even argue with it.

This guy obviously is sensible and can think for himself - far from the norm in today's politics.

The people like Jack Thompson - have an axe to grind and no amount of proof - scientific, clinical, or anything else will convince them otherwise.

Glad to see someone, hops his OWN personal bandwagon rather than take a jump to the tired old agenda.

Carpooling a bandwagon sounds like fun, but not when it's filled with stupid people. The game-hate band wagon is full and with its heavy load, will break apart any moment now. Looks like Fox News and Jack Thompson forgot to buy extra-strong axles for the treacherous river ahead!

Nice to see a police chief come out and say it.

Hopefully he'll receive ten less letters, the only one being a certain lawyer "advising" the chief be removed.

I think what this shows is that people from broad sectors of society who have experience with violence and criminality are beginning to become frustrated with the attention the likes of Jack Thompson get. The unfortunate result of such attention is that the complex interaction between video games, other media products, audience interpretation, and behavior is obliterated and replaced with a useless dichotomized argument that video games either turn kids into killers or have no effect on the player at all. Both of those conclusions are overly simplistic and quite simply ludicrous.

Definite basket of muffins for this guy!

yay sanity and intelligence.

Ah, finally, a man with his sanity intact and a willingness to not jump on the proverbial bandwagon that is video game bashing.

Good man. Have some delicious and moist cake.

@DavCube:

There you go again, using that witchcraft again -- what's it called, LOGIC?

But seriously, if I had a 360 I'd prolly check it out.

@Jack Thompson
It's funny that you call Dennis an industry whore, yet you defend street whores, especially because sexual prostitution is an abomination onto your lord, Jealous (see Exodus 34:14 for name confirmation)

@Jack Thompson, Attorney

Some people are allergic to peanuts. Do those people try and ban peanuts, or do they just be careful with what they eat?

@ jACK tHOMPSON, fax machine murder...

I thought envy was a capital sin, Jacko. What would say God about that. Don´t worry, Jack, you will always be the biggest whore we had ever know.

By the way, thanks to you, I will buy GTA4 next month. Well done, Jackass...

*stands up and gives standing ovation* FINALY someone who knows what they are talking about, unlink Jack *cough*@ss**chough* Thompson

That's my state! Yeah! *There's no place like home...*

@ Jack "Merciless Fax Murderer" Thompson

Big words for a soon to be disbarred head case. Industry whore? You sound like an angry 6th grader.

Kansas?!, Middle, Redneck Stat?! Intelligence?! OMG! =}

Bravo to him being intelligent. No more redneck jokes about Kansas, okay?

oh yeah Chief Smith isn't going any where any time soon regardless of what anybody especially Jack tompson says

Good to see cops are not against the game, this is just like that gun rubbish they said before when apparently ever police officer agrees that concealed permits cause crime, until a few days later the police made an announcement saying "Actualy, we believe that every citizen should have a concealed weapon on them since it helps decrease violent crime and assault"