Following last weeks brutal murder of a Florida man, Jack Thompson has asked authorities to search the teenager’s home for video games.  The detectives searched the suspects home and found M rated video games.  Jack Thompson became involved in the case after reading a report about the crime which “raised a red flag” in his mind.  While murder is no laughing matter Jack Thompson’s description of an individual who shoots someone in the face is.

“Nobody shoots anybody in the face unless you’re a hit man or a video gamer.” - Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson goes on to state that the circumstances of the crime are similar to that of GTA, because the juvenile wanted to borrow a car and then killed for it.  Funny, I don’t remember playing that mission last time I booted up.  Thankfully the article provides a counterpoint by an industry rep who points out that teenage violence predates video games.  The full article contains a few more Jack Thompson gems.

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