Another Idiot Anti-Gaming Activist

[Archmonarch]

Gamespot Article

 

Basically, a lawyer who jointly led crusade against GTA: SA has declared the Sims 2 a greater transgressor because it is possible to remove the blur over nude sims through a cheat code. According to him, graphic details (including accurately rendered genitalia, breasts, and pubic hair) are displayed through use of this code, causing comparisons between Sims 2 and porn. Even more alarmingly, he says that because the code applies to all sims (including children), it is a tool for pedophiles to plan attacks. As a result, he seeks to recall all copies of the game and ban any further sales.

 

Bastards.

[Musopticon?]

What's next? Ban bukkake?!

[Darkside]

Idiots. All of them. I'd kill them if I wasn't distrated by Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. See? One way games can actually prevent violence.

[BattleCookiee]

Discussion about this currently going in "San Andreas" topic too...

[Walsingham]

Wait. What if we can convince him to mount his morality crusade against people who will actually fight back, like the Hell's Angels. That would be amusing.

[Gabrielle]

A great Shakespeare quote comes to mind. "Kill all the lawyers."

[metadigital]

I've just posted an except from a recent New Scientist article in another thread, which I shall copy, below.

Talikng Point

 

Are the kids all right after all?

 

You're hanging around your homies at the crossroads when you spot a plain-clothes nark. Do you: (a) pull your baseball cap down over your eyes and your hoodie up over it, and try to mooch off down an alley, or (b) hijack that suburban car waiting at the lights with a "Baby on Board" sign to make a rubber-burning getaway?

 

Whatever

[GhostofAnakin]

It would be nice if these people would stop telling me what I should or shouldn't be exposed to.

[Gabrielle]

They should be more concerned about a citizen walking out the d@mned door. Drugs, ho's, thieves, terrorist are on the streets.

[metadigital]

Call me a cynic, but I think the fact that this pond-scum-dweller is targeting The Sims 2 would have more to do with the realtive success of the game title (i.e. the biggest in history) than any contrived notion of exploitation.

[6 Foot Invisible Rabbit]

The next lawyer I meet I'll kill'em with a skillet. (w00t)

[metadigital]

You don't have a summer house in the countryside with butcher's hooks, utensils and a chainsaw, and a nickname of "leatherface" by any chance, do you? :ph34r:

[GhostofAnakin]

Call me a cynic, but I think the fact that this pond-scum-dweller is targeting The Sims 2 would have more to do with the realtive success of the game title (i.e. the biggest in history) than any contrived notion of exploitation.

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Pretty much. These so called activisit lawyers who say they're out for the public's well being are just latching on to popular or known titles to run their crusade. If Sims 2 was barely heard of or had relatively little success, they'd not even pay attention to it.

 

That's why I hate lawyers who insist they are doing things for the public's sake.

[Sarjahurmaaja.]

"They should be more concerned about a citizen walking out the d@mned door. Drugs, ho's, thieves, terrorist are on the streets."

 

Oh, Gabrielle, you so silly. Damned is not a cussword!

[SteveThaiBinh]

"They should be more concerned about a citizen walking out the d@mned door. Drugs, ho's, thieves, terrorist are on the streets."

 

Oh, Gabrielle, you so silly. Damned is not a cussword!

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It is to some.

 

I expect these lawyers will want a full English translation of all Simlish in The Sims 2, so they can check for bad words.

[jodo kast 5]

A great Shakespeare quote comes to mind. "Kill all the lawyers."

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Exactly.

[jodo kast 5]

They should be more concerned about a citizen walking out the d@mned door. Drugs, ho's, thieves, terrorist are on the streets.

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Hmmmm,reminds me of Paramore Street near where i work......

[alanschu]

Go Here to get an e-mail to mail bomb him: http://www.stopkill.com/

 

I'd post the link, but he'd probably attack Obsidian for letting us evil corrupted video game players have free reign directly to his e-mail.

 

But I'm just promoting his anti-violent video game website!

 

 

:D

 

 

EDIT: He apparently replies to his e-mails too!

[SteveThaiBinh]

Go Here to get an e-mail to mail bomb him: http://www.stopkill.com/

EDIT:  He apparently replies to his e-mails too!

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I sent this:

 

Dear Mr. Thompson

 

With regard to your interesting web site, I am writing to report a violent video game which has resulted in acts of extreme violence and multiple deaths. The game to which I refer is called 'Shock and Awe in Iraq', in which so far between 25,000 and 100,000 people have been killed, the majority of whom are civilians. It has come to my attention that the targets in this game, far from being the assemblage of pixels usually to be found in such entertainment, may in fact be real people dying very real deaths.

 

In addition to the obvious harm done to the people of Iraq, it seems likely that there will be a significant and damaging impact upon children in the US and UK. Our children are being raised in a climate in which our leaders declare such violence to be acceptable and even virtuous. I urge you to do everything possible to ensure that this game ends immediately, and those responsible are brought to account for their crimes.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Steve

 

I look forward eagerly to his reply, and shall post it should it come.

[alanschu]

Hehehe

[alanschu]

ROFL.

 

I sent him an e-mail indicating that I was a retailer and thanked him for the hype because GTA was flying off the shelves.

 

His reply was: "Wrong. nobody is selling it. it is off all store shelves. duh"

 

To which I replied: "I live in Canada" (the one true thing)

 

At which point he replied: "That's too bad."

 

Could we get him for being prejudiced against Canadians?

 

 

I even made him a contact so I wouldn't miss any of his replies LOL

 

 

 

EDIT: My most recent e-mail however, was a serious one, asking why go for video games when there is plenty of sex in the movies, as well as internet sites that provide porn movies for free, with no way to kid from downloading it.

[Morgoth]

Go Here to get an e-mail to mail bomb him: http://www.stopkill.com/

EDIT:  He apparently replies to his e-mails too!

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I sent this:

 

Dear Mr. Thompson

 

With regard to your interesting web site, I am writing to report a violent video game which has resulted in acts of extreme violence and multiple deaths. The game to which I refer is called 'Shock and Awe in Iraq', in which so far between 25,000 and 100,000 people have been killed, the majority of whom are civilians. It has come to my attention that the targets in this game, far from being the assemblage of pixels usually to be found in such entertainment, may in fact be real people dying very real deaths.

 

In addition to the obvious harm done to the people of Iraq, it seems likely that there will be a significant and damaging impact upon children in the US and UK. Our children are being raised in a climate in which our leaders declare such violence to be acceptable and even virtuous. I urge you to do everything possible to ensure that this game ends immediately, and those responsible are brought to account for their crimes.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Steve

 

I look forward eagerly to his reply, and shall post it should it come.

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"R00fles" comes into mind. Can't wait for the response.

[Walsingham]

I want to start a suit against Civ III when I take over a nation and begin advocating genocide of our enemies.

[SteveThaiBinh]

His reply was:

tell your congressman. duh

Here is mine:

 

Dear Mr. Thompson

 

Thank you for your reply. I suppose you didn't notice the .uk portion of my email address; a more appropriate suggestion would have been 'Tell your Member of Parliament'. One could equally argue that concerns over violence in video games should be addressed to members of parliament or congressman rather than to a lawyer such as yourself. The substantial point is leaders and governments are pronouncing violence and violent acts in Iraq to be lawful and justified; surely this is more likely to be a cause of violent behaviour in our children than video games. As you are clearly concerned that children should not be given the message that violent acts are acceptable, I hope you will direct your efforts to ensuring that your own government follows a policy which reflects your concerns.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Steve

 

I honestly didn't know how to respond to 'duh'. As far as I'm concerned, it's not a word that someone who wishes to be taken seriously would use in formal correspondence.

[alanschu]

Might as well through the MOO games on there too. You can do full genocides of entire SPECIES of sentient life.

 

Dat's gotta f00k some kid up for shurez0rs!

 

 

EDIT: He used "duh" in his reply to me too.

 

I almost wonder if it's just a jobber typing in one-liners since I doubt he has time to go through everyone's email.

 

Of course he does seem like the type that has zippo for a life.

 

 

To be "fair" I suppose, he probably does get a ton of junk in his email from tons of people telling him to fuxx0r off and whatnot.