Edit: As it turns out, the comments cited were posted by someone pretending to be Jack Thompson. This bothers me. It is long past time for video games to join with other mainstream media and become a "fully fledged hobby" in Western society. Posts pretending to be anti-video game activists only drive the gaming community further underground and vilify us.
For posterity's sake, the entirety of my post is left here unedited. My comments, save the fourth, all still speak my mind.
Note that all emphasis is my own. Full text is found here:
"Let me reason with you disgraceful game playing maggots, the game industry is taking money and brain washing you young folk. You buy your games making your parents proke [sic] leeching off every peice [sic] of money stalking from them only to fund take 2 interactive and rockstar games. Thiis [sic yet again!] nation is in for a sad day when youths are influenced by video games."
Now, I'll grant that this post could have been by someone pretending to be Mr. Thompson--Gamepolitics.com does not have a system whereby posters are positively identified. However, the post does sound authentic.
As a married, adult gamer, here's a little advice for Mr. Thompson.
1) We're not all kids, and we resent being called kids. Video games are a hobby many adults proudly enjoy, just like model trains, stamp collecting, or golf.
2) When you're being investigated by the state bar for violations of professional ethics, publicly calling your opponents "maggots" does not help your case.
3) Rockstar did not put you in any danger. You did. Your own self-aggrandizement has made you a 'lawyer celebrity.' Rockstar's parody may/may not have been directed at you individually (I doubt it was), but they did not give anyone firearms, directions to your house, or even your name.
4) Get some help. You do not sound mentally well.
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