Sorry, but you completely suck.
No SVs. No IF. But Mr. Jack Thompson. You might be asking, “Who is mullet is Jack Thompson????”. You may know him as that jackass who thinks every videogame that can be turned into some nude or kill fest is bad. Take Sims 2 for example. The game, Sims 2, is non violent in everyway possible. Wrong. A user created mod allows to take off the censor blurring whenever a Sim in in the toilet, taking a shower, etc. So he comes over, says “omg this game is bad take off the shelves”. It was a USER CREATED MOD. It was probably made by the creator for viewing. Even if it isn’t, it was NEVER INTENDED FOR VIEWING. EVER.
Another example, Grand Theft Auto. I can’t truthfully say it is non-violent and non-graphic, (because it isn’t), but the Hot Coffee Mod comes along, and BAM, AO rating. Now Rockstar DID intend to have a Sex game in there, but was locked and never intended for viewing. NEVER. A mere 3rd party code unlocked it, and it doesn’t mean every GTA copy out there is AO.
Truthfully, I’m sick of him trying to find a scapegoat for money and fame.
Example:
A fourteen-year-old kid sleepwalks, and stabs his grandmother to death with a butcher knife. Absolutely horrible. According to Jack Thompson it has nothing to do with noctambulism, and everything to do with the fact that the child played Diablo earlier that day.
(Taken off CAD/Google)
It all goes like this. Minor wants violent videogame. PARENT gets videogame, completely bypass age limits. Kid plays game, then suddenly, something happens that involves the kid in a legal struggle. Who are they going to blame? The kid? Sure. But the cause? TV? Bad Parenting? Bad Influences? Easiest answer/scapegoat available; the videogame.
News flash! Videogames don’t cause violence. The criminal does. So unless you are a cop, Mr. Thompson, I suggest you quit that easy earned senate position and rethink your ideas.
Good ol’ links:
Jack being a jackass
Wikipedia Info
Bah. Mez, your comment was killed as spam, sorreh
Comment by Logik — August 11, 2005 @ 3:10 pm
Rating in general suck. The more you don’t want something to do something the more they are gonna’ do it. It’s just human nature. I think everything should be unrated. If your exposed to it then its shock value goes away.
I also think anyone who ruins a perfectly good game with a dumb mod needs to be shot in both baby toes, and the left kidney.
Comment by Das — August 12, 2005 @ 10:44 am
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