Video Violence
Florida lawyer Jack Thompson is preparing to defend Dustin Lynch, a 16-year-old who killed 17-year-old JoLynn Mishne last November. He will attempt to use the argument that violent video games, and not Lynch himself, are responsible for Mishne’s death. It’s bad enough that Lynch’s parents may never have taught him about the difference between “real” and “fake” violence, but the fact that Mishne’s father actually supports Thompson’s idea appalls me beyond words. Unfortunately, that’s not even the worst part of the case. Thompson released a statement that said, in part, “Whatever happened (in JoLynn’s death), it was not murder.” If crushing someone’s skull and stabbing them multiple times isn’t murder, then what the hell is?
One can only hope that, due to Lynch’s apparent copycat behavior, he starts hopping around on a busy highway like the character in “Frogger” and soon finds himself beneath a semi.