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Miami attorney Jack Thompson has accused Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff of "locking arms" with the video game industry. A letter to Shurtleff (released to several media outlets) reads: You are a free enterprise enthusiast who has locked arms with the video game industry even to the extent of doing TV ads endorsing the ESRB game rating system… |
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by lawlz (Unregistered) - 2007-01-22 |
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*guffy laugh*
Im first.
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by Orochi (Unregistered) - 2007-01-22 |
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Hey Jack, even your boys in capital hill know bout the damn esrb and what parents should be looking for in the games. I'm gonna vote for this guy should he run for pres cause he's smarter then alot of those other fat pigs.
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by tobo420 (Unregistered) - 2007-01-22 |
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IS there a way to send letters to thompson? its not all the video games faults, its the ppl who buy them too. violent games are produced, we dont HAVE to buy it. and gamestop/eb checks esrbs w/ buyers n e ways. someones gotta tell thompson to stop harassing the industry, and why not use all the time and money on helping out troubled neighborhoods or mayb inforcing more family time. those skool tragedies r maybe from teens who lack the support from family and friends duurrrrr!! what his doing is like making NFL play tag football. its like he has nothing else better to do
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by Baleur (Unregistered) - 2007-01-22 |
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Yaawn.. "It works for my family, and im sure it will work for yours :)" Yeah. So you honestly think your son would grow up to become a murderer that dismembers people and rapes the torn parts if you didnt constrain his gaming to Mario? Nice aspirations you got for your own kid, really, high toughts about your own children.. Ppl like that ***** should be murdered, dont *****ing blame games for what evil/insane people do. Its way too cozy-***** in this world. It should be instant death penalty for someone who commits murder. PERIOD. But no, its almost like *****in taboo to claim that a murderer is a bad person, oh no lets try to feel sorry for them instead and blame the *****in MEDIA industry and capitalistic world for "turning them into monsters". BULL*****. Im sorry but i just had to vent, im so damn sick of this ***** now. People who commit horrible crimes are horrible persons. THATS IT. There is no deep down need for us to feel sympathetic for them. They should just be put to sleep. Just like rapists should get their balls chopped off. Instead of this damn "they arent bad people, lets blame the community instead!" mentality. ITS SO *****ED UP!!!!!!!
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by Flare576 - 2007-01-23 |
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I'm not going to give this guy the pleasure of clicking his reply button, or even quoting him, but I will respond to his overall thoughts.
I apprecaite this commercial. He's not saying that you shouldn't let your kids play M games, he's saying you should use this rating system as a guide; a tool for parents. Instead of jumping on the BAN GAMES train, he's trying to help parents understand that they do, in fact, have a responsability to their kids. I also love the fact that he promotes spending time with the family, and that video games is a viable option for that "quality time." He never once said "Media is responsible for violence amongst kids." He never insinuated that a murderer isn't a bad person. This add is only offering advice. It's well done, and I think parents that take his advice will find themselves spending more time with their kids and taking interest in their activities.
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