My Weekly Video Game controversy rant: Jack Thompson

As I said a week ago, I would do this weeks rant about a man who's battle cry is

OBJECTION!

When it comes to annoyinng, he's more annoying than Mr. Game & Watch in SSBB.

When it comes to evil, he's Ganondorf.

His name is Jack Thompson.

*Ahem*

Sorry about that. I really had to get that out. Now to the serious part of the post.
Jack Thompson, as everyone who reads my blog should know by now, is an attorney who is constantly pestering and attempting to sue the video game industry. The following is a list of games which he has forged a personal vendetta against:

*Please wait while I get the long list*

Okay. Here goes:

Bully (Rockstar Games)
Grand Theft Auto series (Rockstar Games)
Killer 7 (Capcom)
The Sims 2 (EA) *Lol*
25 to life (Avalanche software (Stil in development))
Manhunt (Rockstar Games)
The Warriors *Movie Based* (Rockstar Games)

My take on Bully:

Bully is a game where you take on the role of a troublesome schoolboy and stand up to bullies and mean teachers, and play various pranks. Jack Thompson... OBJECTS!!

He says that it will be used by school children to rehearse varying degrees of violence. Oh, yeah, he also sent something of a threat to Bill Gates regarding it,
saying that Bill had 54 days to stop the release of Bully, and also told himself to "Govern himself accordingly"

Anyway, how is Bully going to be used to rehearse varying degrees of violence?
From what I've read, it isn't violent. In fact, if we are going to extremes, then I could say that it teaches kids to stand up to bullies. Of course, the kids ARE going to be violent if they have BAD PARENTING!!!

My Take on the GTA series:

(See my "Video Game Violence" rant)

My take on Killer 7:

In Killer 7, the player takes on the role of an assassin who is required to eliminate some warlord who has unleashed evil zombies upon the world.

The Game is rated M.

Jack Thompson... OBJECTS

Jack Thompson says that he has "evidence" that the game should be rated AO (Adult-only) He blamed the ESRB for conspiring with the video game companies in an agenda to distribute sexual content to minors through video gaming.

I am NOT kidding!

Also, the evidence that the game should be rated AO is a review of the game saying that it had sexual themes and violence. The reviewer also said that "this time, the M rating means something".

IF THE M RATING MEANS SOMETHING, THEN WHY SHOULD IT BE RATED AO???????????

Jeez, how stupid are these people?

My take on The Sims 2:

(See my Sims 2 rant)

My take on 25 to life:

25 to life is a gang violence game where you can play as an evil gang leader or the cops trying to arrest him. Jack Thompson says that it can be used as a cop killing simulator. As I have said before 100% of shooting games are no way realistic enough to be used as simulators, and how will it corrupt people if you can play as gangs OR cops?

My take on Manhunt:

Similar to what I said for 25 to life. This game was blamed for the murder of some real life policemen.

My take on The Warriors:

Jack Thompson says that the level of violence could be.... Offensive to some people?

HOW WILL VIOLENCE ALONE BE OFFENSIVE?

Oh yeah, did I mention that my 13 - year old brother (According to JT, too young to be playing these games) bought this game, and from what both of us saw, nothing was excessively violent or offensive.

Conclusion:

VIDEO GAMES: INNOCENT
JACK THOMPSON: WHAT THE HELL??