Well it finally happened. The trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV hit the internet spurring an epidemic crime wave, the likes of which haven't been seen since, well, the last installment of Grand Theft Auto hit stores in 2004.As if on cue, Jack Thompson sprang into actio
n, defending the country from this satanic smut, demanding, based on the trailer alone (which I might add, had no swearing, violence, or sexual content in it), that Bill Gates refuse to release the game on Microsoft's X-Box 360 console. Thompson made no such demand from Sony, the makers of the Playstation 3 console (I guess people that own PS3 can go screw, their lives are worth saving).
n, defending the country from this satanic smut, demanding, based on the trailer alone (which I might add, had no swearing, violence, or sexual content in it), that Bill Gates refuse to release the game on Microsoft's X-Box 360 console. Thompson made no such demand from Sony, the makers of the Playstation 3 console (I guess people that own PS3 can go screw, their lives are worth saving). Even NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg rode in on his high horse to save the good name of his beloved city
(which according to the Bloom, is a tropical paradise with no violence). Bloomberg denounced game for distorting image of New York. To be fair, the setting of game is called "Liberty City" and is a clear homage to NYC. I wonder why Bloomberg has called out GTA IV, while ignoring things like Law & Order, which for over 15 years has shown NYC to be a heinously violent city. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that NYC gets no money from Grand Theft Auto, as opposed to Law & Order.
(which according to the Bloom, is a tropical paradise with no violence). Bloomberg denounced game for distorting image of New York. To be fair, the setting of game is called "Liberty City" and is a clear homage to NYC. I wonder why Bloomberg has called out GTA IV, while ignoring things like Law & Order, which for over 15 years has shown NYC to be a heinously violent city. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that NYC gets no money from Grand Theft Auto, as opposed to Law & Order.In all seriousness though, I wonder why Jack Thompson is so worried about a video game that isn't even going to debut for another seven months?
Instead of trying to censor people and control their artistic expression, why doesn't he spend his time fighting for gun control?
According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Cent
er for Health Statistics, over 2,850 children between the ages of zero and nineteen (1,804 from homicide) were killed by guns in 2004, the same year the last installment of Grand Theft Auto debuted. I wonder how many children were killed by Grand Theft Auto in 2004? I'd be willing be bet it was a few less than the number that were killed by firearms.
er for Health Statistics, over 2,850 children between the ages of zero and nineteen (1,804 from homicide) were killed by guns in 2004, the same year the last installment of Grand Theft Auto debuted. I wonder how many children were killed by Grand Theft Auto in 2004? I'd be willing be bet it was a few less than the number that were killed by firearms.Let's stop messing around and focus on the real problems in our society, instead of trying to force your beliefs on the rest of us. If Thompson wants to focus in on making sure children don't have access to these violent games, I'm all for that, but beyond that he can keep his opinions about the entertainment the rest of us choose to enjoy.
- The Desert Rat
P.S. What's your opinion? Comments welcome
4 comments:
Host your own fucking images and don't steal bandwidth.
I'd be happy to, but I don't even know what that means.
Newton, what the hell is your problem? Rob's a nice guy with a nice little blog whose not an internet genius and not generating enough traffic to upset anyone's bandwidth. Why don't you go fuck yourself you fucking asshole?
Yeah, what Dave said!
Post a Comment