Jack Thompson Proposes a 'Modest' Game
Thompson attempts to give the gaming industry a taste of their own medicine with his own idea for a new video game.
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - Jack Thompson, our favorite Florida Attourney, has taken a new approach to his attack on the video game industry. Mr. Thompson has made A Modest Video Game Proposal, as he has titled it, and requests that a video game he thought up be made a reality. He has said he will give $10,000 to the chairman of Take-Two Interactive, Paul Eibeler's, favorite charity if the game is made. His scenario is as follows:
The game will feature the distraught Osaki Kim (O.K., as Thompson refers to him). O.K. has just suffered the loss of his son, who was "beaten to death with a baseball bat by a 14-year-old gamer." The murderer "obsessively played a violent video game in which one of the favored ways of killing is with a bat." The boy was "only" sentenced to life in prison, even after proof that there was a connection between the game and the murder were given.
O.K. is going on a rampage, killing everyone he can who is associated with the game that caused his son to be murdered. He targets a "Paula Eibel" who is chairman of the company "Take This" (how original), as well as game distributors, lawyers, and even the E3 expo.
At the end of his scenario, Thompson states:
"How about it, video game industry? I've got the check and you've got the tech. It's all a fantasy, right? No harm can come from such a game, right? Go ahead, video game moguls. Target yourselves as you target others. I dare you."
Stay tuned for rest of this saga, as there are sure to be responses from those in the industry.
I'm sure if this game for some strange reason was made Jack Thompson would rant about it. If it were me I would make the 14yr old kid in the likeness of Thompson.
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