16 August 2006
Lawyer suing Take-Two over their new game Bully
I'm not one to show much interest in computer games, but the actions of one Mr. Jack Thompson, a lawyer from Florida, merrit comment.
Of course the game that Jack has decided to attack is Bully from Rockstar Games. While Rockstar has a tendency of producing rather violent games (the GTA series), this one seems completely different. The trailer and screenshots show a rather comical environment that portrays a student in standard school situations involving being bullied. There is no blood involved and no killing just normal boyish pranks and fights that many of us have been involved in to some degree or another.
Jack seems to be under the demented impression that there is some huge conspiracy created by Rockstar Games and the screenshots and trailers show shots that are intentionally less violent than the game will be. He is demanding a pre-release copy of the game to review it and if he deems it inappropriate then to try to prevent it from being released. He is under the idea that the game poses a risk of copycat violence in schools and has been quoted referring to the game as a way to rehearse Columbine type events in schools.
Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games have so far completely ignored him so he has filed a suit in Florida Circuit court under Florida's nuisance law. In the complaint Jack has claimed that Take-Two has directed harassment against him, citing a call he received from Oregon that included death and sexual threats.
I guess Jack can't understand that his stupidity is being displayed on computer related sites around the world and that maybe someone would actually take it into his or her own accord to call him to express their opinion of him.
Jack's complaint can be viewed here.
The trailer and screenshots from Bully can be seen here.
Of course the game that Jack has decided to attack is Bully from Rockstar Games. While Rockstar has a tendency of producing rather violent games (the GTA series), this one seems completely different. The trailer and screenshots show a rather comical environment that portrays a student in standard school situations involving being bullied. There is no blood involved and no killing just normal boyish pranks and fights that many of us have been involved in to some degree or another.
Jack seems to be under the demented impression that there is some huge conspiracy created by Rockstar Games and the screenshots and trailers show shots that are intentionally less violent than the game will be. He is demanding a pre-release copy of the game to review it and if he deems it inappropriate then to try to prevent it from being released. He is under the idea that the game poses a risk of copycat violence in schools and has been quoted referring to the game as a way to rehearse Columbine type events in schools.
Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games have so far completely ignored him so he has filed a suit in Florida Circuit court under Florida's nuisance law. In the complaint Jack has claimed that Take-Two has directed harassment against him, citing a call he received from Oregon that included death and sexual threats.
I guess Jack can't understand that his stupidity is being displayed on computer related sites around the world and that maybe someone would actually take it into his or her own accord to call him to express their opinion of him.
Jack's complaint can be viewed here.
The trailer and screenshots from Bully can be seen here.
