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Jack Thompson harrassing little old ladies now

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Specifically, he's written a letter to the mother of Take-Two's CEO, Strauss Zelnick.

Link to the letter - http://www.csnation.net/view.php/press/thompson.csn

A few excerpts I found particularly interesting...
The pornography and violence that your son trafficks in is the kind of stuff that most mothers would be ashamed to see their son putting into the hands of other mothers' children, but, hey, your son Strauss has recently assured the world that he is "a Boy Scout, everybody knows that." I'd love to see the merit badges that Scout Troop handed out. Is there a Ted Bundy merit badge? If so, your loving son deserves one now. It should be red and green, for obvious reasons.[...]

Your son, this very moment, is doing everything he possibly can to sell as many copies of GTA IV to teen boys in the United States, a country in which your son claims you raised him to be "a Boy Scout." More like the Hitler Youth, I would say.
Contacting the mom of a CEO? Check.
Making a reference (or rather, multiple) to Hitler? Check.
Coming off as the douchebag you are? Double check.

Originally from - http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=330481
 
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All those who just think this guy is a sucker when it comes to video-games should definately read a bit of what he had to say up to now. Not just some reports but actual Jacky material. It's unbelievable how big of an asshole he is. He is a pathetic (in the truest sense of the word!) sociopath and it's just not possible to take him serious. Be it about videogames or anything else. If he weren't as abbresive as he is it might actually be funny, but as it stands he is just a disturbance and needs help.
 
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In Canada they already prevent minors from purchasing M rated games. I had to show ID to get San Andreas :(

I live in the USA, and I almost always get carded for M rated games. While there isn't a law that can prohibit somebody from selling such games to minors, retailers that do it open themselves up to huge lawsuits from stupid Americans who think that inanimate objects can hurt people and gold-diggers.
 
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In my country you can buy any game at any age. Although they are trying to stop that which is pure BS.
Same goes for the Netherlands too, thank god.
No censorship and there hardly is any fuzz over any game, though someone did try to ban Manhunt 2. Saw one measly bit about it in the newspaper, and never heard about it again since.
I buy all my games and i have quite a lot, but i've only been asked for ID once or twice in all that time. Though ofcourse it would be logical if a 7 year old wants to buy an 18+ game there are going to be questions, but people couldnt care less when a 15 or 16 year old wants to buy those games.
 
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everything should be allowed, but you have to explain your kids what they are watching, is the only way he can grow healthy and you can really control what he sees, make sure he understands everything at an early age, censorship is always bad and unnatural, he will have to face the reality some day, and he will do it without your knowledge, everything might come as a surprise for him, and it will conflict with his education if you haven't been there to guide him
 
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