Comment Re:Still framing the issue THEIR way (Score 1) 235
I will agree that any sort of stimulus has an effect on biological brain chemistry, but I will not agree that the fact that the 18 year old Devin Mooris played Grand Theft Auto was in anyway related to the fact that he knowingly commited three acts of premeditated homicide. While it may help you draw the connection between Jack and Devin, it only serves to sensationalize the issue and distract from the real problem. Devin Mooris murdered three people! He did it, he is responsible for his actions, he deserves the credit, not GTA.
Just like the saying; guns don't kill people, people kill people. You cannot blame an inanimate object for the poor choices of a person. The person is responsible for their actions and must live with the consiquences. Until we reach the day where murder is 100% preventable and the system operates with absolute perfection I will not agree with targeting objects as faulty for poor human choice.
I am terribly saddened by the fact that people kill people for no reason or bad reasons or even good reasons, but it happens and shifting the blame from the perpitrator to the objects surrounding them is no way to enforce personal accountability.
Video games don't kill people, people kill people. Jack Thompson is not part of the solution he is part of the problem. He is giving these creatons a way out of their poor choice by telling them its not their fault, its the video games that made them do it. Devin made the choice to shoot three people, Devin must live with the consiquences of said choice.
Jack Thompson made the choice to recklessly pursue frivalous and unconstitutional legal action and continued even though he was told numerous times to stop by ruling judges on the cases. His misguided crusade has found him going down a dark path where all that he worked for is being brought down around him and still he does not know when or how to stop. Everyone watching should try to take notes and learn from Jack's mistakes. I fear it is false hope to expect him to learn something from this, but you never know.
Just like the saying; guns don't kill people, people kill people. You cannot blame an inanimate object for the poor choices of a person. The person is responsible for their actions and must live with the consiquences. Until we reach the day where murder is 100% preventable and the system operates with absolute perfection I will not agree with targeting objects as faulty for poor human choice.
I am terribly saddened by the fact that people kill people for no reason or bad reasons or even good reasons, but it happens and shifting the blame from the perpitrator to the objects surrounding them is no way to enforce personal accountability.
Video games don't kill people, people kill people. Jack Thompson is not part of the solution he is part of the problem. He is giving these creatons a way out of their poor choice by telling them its not their fault, its the video games that made them do it. Devin made the choice to shoot three people, Devin must live with the consiquences of said choice.
Jack Thompson made the choice to recklessly pursue frivalous and unconstitutional legal action and continued even though he was told numerous times to stop by ruling judges on the cases. His misguided crusade has found him going down a dark path where all that he worked for is being brought down around him and still he does not know when or how to stop. Everyone watching should try to take notes and learn from Jack's mistakes. I fear it is false hope to expect him to learn something from this, but you never know.
