Jeremy Duenas

If you’re a gamer, then you’ve probably heard of Jack Thompson. If you haven’t, well he’s an attorney who is obsessed with getting rid of violent video games and blaming everything that happens on them. His latest push of his anti-video game agenda was a short time after the Virginia Tech massacre. Before they knew that Cho Seung-hui was the shooter, before they knew why, and pretty much before they knew anything specific about the shooting, Jack Thompson was called upon for his expertise (He’s not only a anti-video gaming advocate, he’s also a school shooting expert…). Basically he blamed violent video games for the shootings. Let me state it again…this was before ANY information was known about the killer/motive/etc.. Basically Jack Thompson is so sure that video games are the root of all things evil in the country. Someone with that much of a bias shouldn’t be allowed to present his opinion as a professional one.

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