Comments on: Journalist Takes Paralyzed NFL Player as Opportunity to Slam Video Gamers

By: Lucas

Lucas — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:51:10 +0000

WHEN WILL IT STOP!?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:23:41 +0000

“I believe in making the world safe for our children, but not our children’s children, because I don’t think children should be having sex.”

-Jack Handey (SNL: Deep Thoughts)

I decided to quote that because it makes about as much sense as this journalist bringing video games in to a professional athlete being horribly injured.

By: Ron Whitaker

Ron Whitaker — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:30:25 +0000

It’s not surprising to see someone try to use tragedy, however unrelated, to further their agenda in some way. It’s been a staple of the overzealous for years.

Example? Jack Thompson on the Va. Tech shootings painting the killer as a gamer (which we subsequently found out was false). This is in the same vein, and no less despicable.

Many people in journalism these days try to use their writing as a way to “make the world a better place.” It’s just a damn shame that no one bothers to tell them that their job is to report what other people are doing to make the world a better place.

By: Xboxlenny

Xboxlenny — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:49:24 +0000

Video games has nothing to do with this mans injuries or the sport of football or any sport. These are professionals and like this article, that is the chance they take. They are trained and have the best support, Trainers, Medicial support, Coaches and other staff to be in the NFL or any other professional sport. The person who relates this to video games is lame. I cannot see the connection.

It was only another stab at games. TV, movies and other things have way more of an impact. Leave video games alone, they are an escape from this crazy world

By: William

William — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:45:39 +0000

that’s just typical of journalism these days. That’s why alternative sources of news are becoming the thing.

I’m from Virginia and a die hard Buffalo fan. In moments like this, only one thing should matter and that’s the player who was hurt. When something like this happens, the game and everything else and who your team is go out the window. Everyone should have their thoughts with this guy and hope he can walk again.

There’s no time for weaseling in side agendas and connecting them to someone’s tragedy. These journalists will always try to use a tragedy to stick in their opinions on a non-related topic.