Jack Thompson must be a happy man - he hasn't seen this much attention in some time. This time around, a media outlet that isn't strictly videogame related is criticizing the man and wondering just how come he is getting so many television appearances and people are accepting his word as the truth on the matter.

From the article:

In today’s San Francisco Chronicle, columnist Peter Hartlaub writes:

A few hours after the April 16 massacre… Jack Thompson was on Fox News… Once again, he said, violent video games were to blame. As the afternoon stretched on, Thompson’s speculation became bolder… A week later, it’s clear that Cho… wasn’t playing video games at Virginia Tech…

How does this happen? Unfortunately, I have some insight. In a previous life as a news reporter covering courts, I remember the strong temptation to go to lawyer Gloria Allred for quotes. Sure, half of what she said sounded like blathering nonsense, but she was so easy to get on the phone before deadline.

But the Thompson situation is infinitely worse, because his misinformation mostly goes unquestioned by anchors who clearly know nothing about video games… All of this is a shame, because it sets back important debate. There are real video game issues that need to be discussed intelligently…

Using Thompson as a mouthpiece is like starting a marijuana discussion by screening “Reefer Madness.” …For gamers hoping for a sensible video game dialogue in the mainstream media, there are a few signs that Thompson’s influence is on the wane.

Read the full article over at gamepolitics.com