There is a petition from gamers urging fellow gamers to stop anti-game crusader and maverick Florida attorney Jack Thompson about whom we devoted two posts before [Link 1 & Link 2]. It urges gamers to see his outlandish, religiously prejudiced, unscientific and mentally deranged rants in wikiquote.
It says;
To: The Gaming Community
Jack Thompson is a menace to the civil liberties of all gamers. He distorts the facts to stereotype us, and has repeatedly made unfounded, unreasonable attacks on video games, video game companies, and the video game community in general. His malicious nature is especially apparent from some of his statements, as can be viewed at http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jack_Thompson. The response of the gaming community to Thompson’s remarks has been largely disorganized, with many violent/threatening/offensive statements made, which dissuade the general public from siding with the gaming community on this issue. Indeed, this response seems only to play directly into Jack’s need for attention. Thus, to win the respect of the general public, and to stop feeding Jack’s need for attention, the gaming community at large should take the following actions:..... Read more
We fully endorse the petition here and urge you to take a look. Do let us know what you think about it.
Read the petition here
