Post by speeddevil49 on Aug 10, 2005 18:51:55 GMT -5
For those of you who do not know who this man is, Miami attorney Jack Thompson is the man who has made it his life goal to help people who have been harmed as a result of violent entertainment. He is currently targetting violence caused by video games.
Before I continue talking about Jack, I would like to state my point of view on this topic. Video games that have violence in them, such as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Conker's Bad Fur Day and Doom 3 all have high ratings on them for a reason...because they have material in them not suitable for children. The video game was not designed for them, but they were still given access to it. That would be the equivilant of letting young people watch porn, drinking and smoking, then blaming the porn, smokes and drinks for existing, even though it has a warning on it telling them that it is only supposed to be watched / taken by those above the age of the area you live in. The video game companies are not the ones to blame, it's the people supplying the games to the children who are at fault. All you mothers who buy your children these M rated games, then blame the video game companies for producing a game that traumatized or influenced your child are the ones at fault. You didn't have to buy them the game, and the game had a warning on it telling you that the game was not meant for your children, so stop blaming the companies for your own mistakes and stop buying your children the high rated games.
Anyways, that's just my opinion...back to Jack Thompson...
Jack Thompson is making it his personal goal to try and stomp out video game violence, even though the games have the ESRB ratings on them. A friend of mine who works at EB Games at the mall has already informed me that it is now illegal to sell any more copies of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
What's next Mr. Thompson? Banning F-Zero because it promotes street racing and fast driving? Banning Mario beause it promotes eating 'shrooms? Or maybe you just prefer taking on the video games that have ratings that kids aren't supposed to be playing in the first place?
All you protective parents and store clerks who are reading this right now, make sure that the kids aren't getting access to high rated games. Otherwise, Jack Thompson might ban games like FF7 for promoting terrorist activities involving bombing a power plant...
Before I continue talking about Jack, I would like to state my point of view on this topic. Video games that have violence in them, such as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Conker's Bad Fur Day and Doom 3 all have high ratings on them for a reason...because they have material in them not suitable for children. The video game was not designed for them, but they were still given access to it. That would be the equivilant of letting young people watch porn, drinking and smoking, then blaming the porn, smokes and drinks for existing, even though it has a warning on it telling them that it is only supposed to be watched / taken by those above the age of the area you live in. The video game companies are not the ones to blame, it's the people supplying the games to the children who are at fault. All you mothers who buy your children these M rated games, then blame the video game companies for producing a game that traumatized or influenced your child are the ones at fault. You didn't have to buy them the game, and the game had a warning on it telling you that the game was not meant for your children, so stop blaming the companies for your own mistakes and stop buying your children the high rated games.
Anyways, that's just my opinion...back to Jack Thompson...
Jack Thompson is making it his personal goal to try and stomp out video game violence, even though the games have the ESRB ratings on them. A friend of mine who works at EB Games at the mall has already informed me that it is now illegal to sell any more copies of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
What's next Mr. Thompson? Banning F-Zero because it promotes street racing and fast driving? Banning Mario beause it promotes eating 'shrooms? Or maybe you just prefer taking on the video games that have ratings that kids aren't supposed to be playing in the first place?
All you protective parents and store clerks who are reading this right now, make sure that the kids aren't getting access to high rated games. Otherwise, Jack Thompson might ban games like FF7 for promoting terrorist activities involving bombing a power plant...