It's about time some big names in gaming started telling Jack Thompson off. The Entertainment Consumers Association was so disgusted with Jack Thompson blaming the NIU shooting on video games that they wrote a statement regarding both the college shooting and the irresponsible behaviour of attention-seekers who profit from such shootings (*cough* Thompson *cough*).

quote Entertainment Consumers Association

We'd like to extend our condolences to the families, friends and classmates of those who were affected in the school shooting at Northern Illinois University. Separately, we are disgusted, but no longer shocked, to find that anti-game activists are again rushing to conclusions about what drove Stephen Kazmierczak, the clearly disturbed 27 year old who police say was responsible for this tragedy, to commit such an act.

Blaming video games for the behavior of the mentally-challenged is vile on many levels. And, as Generations X and Y mature, it is extremely likely that just about all of us have played at least one video game at some point in our lives. Drawing a parallel between games and violence without any substantive proof is sensationalism for its own sake. This is a sad event, made worse by the irresponsible actions of attention-seekers and the media that has given them a platform for their reckless venom.

So sad that a statement like this has to even be issued, and that such calm, reasonable statements are ignored by types like Fox News in favour of the ravings of a spotlight-hungry, ambulance chasing loon.

Miss Razz via kotaku.com.au »