In September 2013 , Thompson expressed his hatred of '' Grand Theft Auto V '' during a series of e-mails exchange with GameZone writer Lance Liebl during its launch week . The game happened to launch the day after the Washington Navy Yard shooting . Traditional media outlets such as FOX News sought out to find proof that violent video games , such as '' Grand Theft Auto V '' , had a role in the brutal killings . GameZone responded by writing an article that disagrees with this . These caught Thompson 's attention , who then sent an e-mail to the site . " Look , Lance , " he wrote in an email , " The American Psychological Association has established a causal link between these games and increased aggression . The Dept. of Defense uses them for that purpose . " Liebl responded by offering Thompson a chance to come on the site and explain his stance , which he refused , describing gamers as " too brain-impaired to get it . " Beginning in 2005 , Thompson supported a campaign to discourage Take-Two 's subsidiary , Rockstar Games , from releasing a game called '' Bully '' , in which , according to Thompson , " what you are in effect doing is rehearsing your physical revenge and violence against those whom you have been victimized by . And then you , like Klebold and Harris in Columbine , become the ultimate bully . " According to Thompson , the game " shows you how to — by bullying — take over your school . You punch people ; you hit them with sling shots ; you dunk their heads in dirty toilets . There 's white-on-black crime in the game . You bludgeon teachers and classmates with bats . It 's absolutely nuts . " Thompson sued Wal-Mart , Best Buy , Target , Circuit City , GameStop , and Toys ' R ' Us , seeking an order to bar the game 's release . He also participated in a protest at Rockstar 's office that also included students from Peaceaholics , a Washington , D.C. mentoring organization . Thompson said he hoped that the pressure would get retailers to refuse to carry the game . In March 2006 , the Miami-Dade County Public Schools board unanimously passed a resolution criticizing the game and urging retailers not to sell the game to minors
Washington Navy Yard shooting
Washington Navy Yard shooting
Jack Thompson (activist)