Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Worst Person in Videogames: Jack Thompson Maxes Out Edition

A little late with this, but I just now was in the mood to post.
Jack Thompson, through this past month, has proven to not only go to the same level as Pat Robertson or Bill O'Reilly, but can exceed them.
First, his suggestion that copies of 25 to Life should be taken off the shelves by cops. Citing a California law, his claim that the game is a threat to society shows that judical activism doesn't just occur in courts. Only Bush will cite such a law in such a way, but Thompson has done so in an even more insidious, demogogic way.
Then, when a gamer announced his suicide on a forum, Thompson took the worst and most inaccurate version of the event (accurate version here: http://gamepolitics.livejournal.com/182224.html), he made the worst comment one could ever make (I believe Gamepolitics has since taken down the original quote). He went on not only to use this sad death for his own ends, but went into full demogogic mode, including one long comparison of videogames to porn.
I would like to NOT write about Jack Thompson, but he just seems to do things so bad, that it can not go without comment. If you have a little extra money, donate here: http://flowersforjack.livejournal.com/
. I just hope Thompson doesn't literally blow up because of it; I tend to like Florida.

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