Slashdot Mirror
Manhunt Murder Attorney Speaks
An anonymous reader writes "Kotaku has an exclusive interview with game hating attorney Jack Thompson -- sort of. Actually it's a pretty funny, and telling, email back and forth between Kotaku's editor and Thompson that seems to reflect his disdain for gamers. Love the kicker - what an ass." The pleasant Mr. Thompson has been discussed previously on the site.
Awesome.
Now we all know which email address to sign up for spam with...
jackpeace@comcast.net
Anyone else notice that his email address changed in the last entry? Cut-and-paste job this ain't.
This isn't surprising. His audience are the Mom's out there who have no grasp on technology and believe everything they see on the Today Show. His mechanism is putting fear into people who should no better but don't bother taking the time to learn about the issues themselves.
Ignorance is the Agent of Fear; Fear Is the Agent of Violence - >1
He's just Another Ambulance chaser. The only reason this is on /. is because he is blaming video games.
Why post a link to this kind of garbage article?
There's no content to discuss about -- Just a rudely formed 'no comment'.
Bot Assisted Blogging
Way to alienate te most important part of the equation in your argument. The end users are the people who determine the content of their videogames. By ignoring them, you ignore the most powerful voice for change that you could harness. The companies and retailers that produce, distribute and sell these games do so because the gamers demand a certain product with a certain content. Without a dialogue with the end users, he will never advance his position.
He messed up on the last address:
From: Jack Thompson [jackpeave@comcast.net]
Slipped and hit 'v' instead of 'c', otherwise nice fake
Hey there,
It's Brian D. Crecente, editor for Kotaku and RedAssedBaboon and reporter for the Rocky Mountain News.
Couple of things on the post about Thompson:
1. His email address is very public and listed on his webpage.
2. I didn't fake it.
3. I doubt someone else is using his email address, but I suppose an underling could be.
4. I've been a police reporter for 10 years and a gaming writer for five, and I always send out very short email requests for interviews. People don't have time for long messages.
That probably don't convince anyone, but maybe it answers some questions. Feel free to email me if you have any others at Brian@kotaku.com or swing by redassedbaboon and chat with me there.
It looks like he's more interested in punishing wrongdoers than ending wrongdoing. Kick-@$$ rather than make good. It does fit the political mood.
>Way to alienate te most important part of the equation in your argument.
This is a lawyer. The most important part of the equation is the law, not the end users. (some may say that its publicity or money, but its still not the end users)
His last email is painfully obvious, he doesn't care about gamers, why should he?
The surprise isn't how often we make bad choices; the surprise is how seldom they defeat us.
Do a google and you'll find others who have emailed this guy. Here's an example:
example Look for post #16
I'm figuring the exchange is real.
My other Slashdot ID is much lower.
Will somebody PLEASE put this guys theories to the test? Why can't Rockstar put a story arc in the next GTA which has the character bumping off some slimeball ambulance chasing lawyer who's sueing game companies?
Then if nothing happens to this guy, we'll know he's full of shit. And if he does happen to get killed by some video game junkie... well, I'm sure he'll rest in peace knowing that his story was vindicated. We could all chip in and send a big burial wreath saying "We're sorry, you were right!"
I am NOT a man!
I am a free number!
That is socially irresponsible behavior, and can be demonstrated so in a court of law. For someone who is trying to appear socially responsible as he is(and the case is based almost entirely on social responsibility), that would be a foolhardy thing to do.
This summer we had a media frenzy when it was discovered that someone who played Manhunt had murdered a 17 (IIRC) year old boy. Funnily enough, not one of those sensationalist media outlets followed the sorry up when days later the police revealed that the VICTUM played manhunt, not the killer. If I really thought videogames influenced real life, I'd buy the new Leasuresuit Larry game in a second.