I dunno, by all accounts Thompson was really a pretty reasonable guy, his "gonzo" persona notwithstanding. He was prickly and hard to get along with, but most of his gunplay was as recreational as his drug use. He liked to blow stuff up and shoot at old car bodies and stuff, but reports of his having engaged in interpersonal violence as a conflict resolution tactic are pretty rare.

Then again, he didn't live in a world controlled by lawless megacorporations with absolutely no regard for the value of human life...

... did he?

--G.
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