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Jack Thompson Asks Obama
For Nationwide Ban On "Killer Games" reproduces a letter from disbarred but
unbowed anti-gaming zealot Jack Thompson, addressed to United States President
Barack Obama. The letter references the recent school shooting in Germany and,
taking a page from the playbook of fellow fanatic David Grossman, repeatedly makes use of the phrase "murder simulator." He also outlines highlights of his ten-year campaign combating violent video games that began after his
attempts to blame society's ills on rap music began falling on deaf ears. After
a decade of effort, he has finally concluded the only solution is to ban violent
games altogether: I conclude by asking you, one father to another, to
take the bold moves necessary to get these murder simulators out of America. We
have more guns than people in this country. We are training our teens to be
Manchurian Candidates to use them and to author what will be more Columbines,
more Virginia Techs, and more shattered communities.
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It's just my opinion, but I think American culture fetishizes guns waaaay too much. My guess is that most American gun owners place a high priority on individual independence and that guns symbolize that independence. Whatever.
As a result, guns are EVERYWHERE (in stores, games, TV, etc.) in this country. How can such exposure not have an effect? We seriously need to start demystifying gun-ownership and emphasize responsibility over empowerment.
No, but guns are like spoons you see.
Telling everybody, flatly, that the Bill of Rights makes owning guns a FUNDAMENTAL AMERICAN RIGHT (and that's that) doesn't help this much. Easy access to guns is part of the problem. It's not the only problem but it is part of it. We should look into it. |
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