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Post by leunas on Jan 22, 2007 19:14:49 GMT -5
 Earlier this week, Utah's Jack Thompson-authored video game bill was pulled by Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff because he believed the bill would be found unconstitutional. This, of course, sent Thompson into a whirling tizzy and caused him to do the typical press release pimp-slap against Shurtleff. Thompson writes, "This is a constitutional bill. I ought to know. I drafted one nearly identical to it for Louisiana, and we got it passed unanimously... The federal judge declared it unconstitutional because, he said, 'there is no evidence that these games are harmful. The Attorney General has provided me no evidence.' And the judge was right, because the Louisiana AG took what we call 'a dive.' ... because he wanted the law to fail." Thompson is in Utah today giving a speech at the ultra-conservative Eagle Forum in Salt Lake City -- so we're sure some lovely barbs will be thrown at Shurtleff. AG Shurtleff probably wasn't too keen on having Utah suffer the same fate as Illinois, which was forced to pay back the gaming industry the half-million they spent fighting a similar bill that was deemed unconstitutional. Next stop on the Thompson anti-game express: Massachusetts. All aboard! feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/78520414/ |
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Post by leunas on Jan 23, 2007 3:40:32 GMT -5
AG endorses responsible gaming: Common sense for the winMiami 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
Did you not know that sworn testimony before the US House of Representatives last year established that the ESRB rating system is a sham? The advert does seem a little cheesy. It also feels a little off that the kids in the ad are playing with a Gamecube. But you do have to admit: there is a need for messages like this to be spread. A lot of folks just don't plain care what their kids play. So, is he a "free enterprise enthusiast" or an Attorney General (who is probably probably doing this for the self promotion, but is at the same time) trying to get parents who are too stupid to use the ratings system to be responsible? We'll leave that up to you folks. Oh, and please keep the comments civil. We wouldn't want Jack to sue us for defamation or whatever, right? As the populace of YouTube say: common sense for the win! feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj/xbox/~3/79889289/80237
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