Teen charged with wanting to torture Jack Thompson
From Gamespot:
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6141010.htmlA 16-year-old Texas gamer who threatened to torture and kill antigaming pundit Jack Thompson was arrested earlier today at his high school by the Harris Country Sheriff's Office, according to Thompson, a Florida attorney.
"The specifics of the torture with which Thompson was threatened are so grotesque that they cannot be properly placed in this news release," Thompson wrote in a mass e-mail addressed to news outlets, politicians, and industry groups. "The torture was to end with the shooting of Thompson, as in this teen's favorite games."
Listen. While you and your friends may have thought it was funny to do this, and maybe you were a bit encouraged by Penny Arcade's campaign against Mr. Thompson, it is supremely NOT SMART to go through with ANYTHING. Not only did this set our cause back an immense amount, but it only fueled Thompson's craziness. All the stuff he has gone through the past couple months, being almost nearly completely discredited, all of that can be erased by this one incident. All it takes is for that crazy asshole to go on CNN and talk about how he is a victim of these horrible video games influencing children and he is back in everyone's favor.
I am just glad that our listeners aren't as retarded as this kid.
I mean... you're not, right?
--Frodo
