"Five major medical associations published a study in 1998 that concluded violent video games were fueling an increase in youth violence, Jordan said."

A-ha, this is what is known as the Jack Thompson Proof! Just say that there are studies which support your position without giving the name of the study/researcher/where it was conducted and it adds weight to your argument!

As we all know, 8 seperate studies conducted in 2004 concluded that reality tv is directly responsible for AIDS and cancer in people aged 1-100. This is why we should ban any Reailty TV show from being broadcast. Easy, isn't it?

I would love if it was possible for them to do an experiment. Take away all violent video games and see if the gang activity still remains, and see if people still get pulled into gangs. It's a shame when there are so many REAL factors contributing to gang violence (poverty, drugs, peer pressure, vengeance, family) that they have to try and blame something which I do not believe is responsible for even one single person having joined a gang, or committing one crime.

A quote I found regarding 2 of the most notorious gangs: "The origins of the Crips and Bloods can be traced to the late 60's, and the gang culture is so ingrained on the west coast that many families have three and even four generations of gangsters residing in the same residence."
My question is, how have the gangs not caused a time paradox with access to time travel like this? It's obvious that they went back in time 40+ years ago with Playstations and Xboxes and started letting people play the violent games, thus creating these gangs.

I have nothing against the Police Chief's first statement: "Watch everything your kids watch and don’t be afraid to pull the plug…"
This is what parent's should be doing anyway. Not because the kids will grab a gun and start shooting if they see something violent, but because the material is inappropriate for kids. I will be a father in early December and as my son grows up, I don't want him asking me "Daddy, what does f*ck mean?" because he heard it in a film that he was too young to see. I don't want him to see people getting shot and killed in movies in case it scares him, likewise with monsters etc. in horror movies. I will monitor what he sees and plays and listens to so that these things are appropriate for his age, not because I am scared he will turn into a murderous sociopath.

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Posted 07/09/08 at 05:30am
gamepolitics: tetsuya, he doesn't have my fax # (or any of my #'s) since I moved last year.
Posted 07/09/08 at 12:40am
Jack Wessels: @PHOENIXZERO: Do you really think that would stop him?
Posted 07/09/08 at 12:29am
PHOENIXZERO: Wonder if Jack ever got the memo that attacking a judge, especially the one who presided over your own hearing will only make him look worse.
Posted 07/08/08 at 11:10pm
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : Dennis you should post that story about JT insulting Judge Tunis. There might be more you could find that Kotaku missed.
Posted 07/08/08 at 08:32pm
lordlundar: Jack should realize that when you call everyone crazy, then the only crazy one is the you.
Posted 07/08/08 at 06:06pm
DarkTetsuya: @GP I just fear for the safety of your fax machine cause you didn't post it :P
Posted 07/08/08 at 06:02pm
PHOENIXZERO: @Krono Yeah, that's probably where it came from. Don't remember if a source was mentioned. Other than it being called a "story" or "study".
Posted 07/08/08 at 06:02pm
PHOENIXZERO: Because I was bored and channel surfing. =(
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:59pm
GRIZZAM PRIME: PHEONIXZERO, Why the hell are you watching CNN's sodomy butt baby(HLN)?
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:53pm
Krono: @PHOENIXZERO: Would that be the AP story about how schools should teach 11+ year old how to avoid abusive datings relationships?
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:34pm
PHOENIXZERO: Oh joy, new subject and they bring out Cooper Lawrence who takes a mention about videogames. It's a segment called "Sex Normal for 11-Year-Olds" having to do more so with mental and physical abuse in "relationships" of 11-14 year olds and not sex. >_<
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:28pm
PHOENIXZERO: Certainly a stupid segment with their "adolescent psychologist" and a game is different than a movie. Two callers, underwhelming. >_>
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:24pm
PHOENIXZERO: CNN has wanted to be Fox Jr since Fox started spanking them in the ratings and Turner was removed from power.
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:11pm
PHOENIXZERO: UGH, they have the CT AG on there... He sounds like Jack.
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:09pm
PHOENIXZERO: >_> You can call in 1-800-TELL-HLN.
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:09pm
PHOENIXZERO: CNN HLN is doing a segment on Beer Pong with their other "morality" blowhard Mike Galanos.
Posted 07/08/08 at 03:47pm
Jabrwock: This just in! Jack insults someone. News@11
Posted 07/08/08 at 03:44pm
mogbert: I think we can skip that story, we can't cover JT every time he insults someone, we would run out of server space...
Posted 07/08/08 at 03:43pm
gamepolitics: nah, intentionally didn't post that... it's just a publicity grab... I only have so much JT tolerance, save 4 more relevant news
Posted 07/08/08 at 02:57pm
Xlorep DarkHelm: Dennis doesn't post every little tidbit of information about Whacky-Jacky.
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