Electric Sista Hood: Don't Be Hatin :: Video Game Reviews, Tech Gadget Reviews, and Anime Reviews

I know I've been a bit lax in the posting of late, but danged if the so called "real world" hasn't been intruding on my web and game fun. Unfortunately, I've been having to do this thing, where I provide different people my design services on projects of their liking and in return, they give me money for my efforts.

Yes, NinJaSistah... daytime web design whore.

Moving on, I'm a little behind in my news, but I've seen a couple of things that I wanted to share with you and talk about if you hadn't already heard about em.

First off, Jack Thompson. You know him, you love him, [or is that loathe, they are so close together on the emotional rollercoaster chart] and well, Jack's got himself in a tad bit of hot water. You know how that judge disagreed with his ideas about Bully being a public nuisance and needing to be kept off the shelves where consumers could buy it? Well, Jacky boy shortly after the hearing wrote the judge hearing the case a letter. If I ever in my life were to receive a letter like this from someone because they lost at something by my hand, I would have no choice but to pursue legal action against them rather than my first instinct to do them bodily harm. In this diatribe to Judge Ronald Friedman, Thompson at one point says,

"What you conducted in your chambers, Judge, was the equivalent of Iran leading UN weapons inspectors around the country taking them to places where the illegal activity was not occurring."

Now unless the Judge in this case anal raped all of the principles in this case and broadcast it live on the web, I'm not exactly sure what he could possibly have done in quarters to gain such glowing praise from JT... but I'll continue on. Also in the letter, JT mentions that his losing is not the cause of this letter being sent.

I can handle an adverse ruling by a judge. I've had plenty of those in my lifetime, and that's fine.

Which by itself wouldn't be any interesting point to bring up... but the sentence that follows is why I point it out. JT goes on to say

"But the way you conducted yourself today helps explain why a great Dade County Judge, the late Rhea Pincus Grossman, could not abide you. She was not the only one..."

Then the list starts. Seriously, read the letter.

Now Kotaku posted this on the 13th of October. What I find interesting is that the next day [14th of October for those of you keeping track] the family group that Thompson has so often referred to as having the support of in all of his open letters, many sound bytes, and so forth, issued their own open letter... to JT himself. The National Institute on Media and the Family said that Mr. Thompson better stop letting their name come out his mouth. Well, that's basically what they said. Dr David Walsh who founded The Institute says in his open letter

"However, over the past few months, I and members of my board have a growing concern that your use of our name, without our permission, has had a negative influence as we try to educate the public on this important issue."

"...Your commentary has included extreme hyperbole and your tactics have included personally attacking individuals for whom I have a great deal of respect... Some of the people that you have publicly criticized are not only people of integrity, but are people who have worked to improve the lives of children."

"...Consequently, I ask that you cease using the institutes or my name in any way that would give the impression that we support your efforts."

Ouchies! It has to hurt when everyone in the world [and not just the gaming community that you feed upon like a vampire]finds out your a poser.

Now that Jacky boy may be in some hot water with Judge Friedman for his lovely letter and may be found to be held in contempt of court. With this well published letter of his floating around, I don't know how it could be seen as anything but contemptible. I wasn't even in the court house, nor was I the person the letter was addressed to and I find it highly arrogant, offensive, and ultimately immature.

I am now going to sit back and watch with joy as the US legal system work, again [as I do not feel that Bully, or any video game to date is a public nuisance] as you get held in contempt of court and get to spend some one on one time with a few folks that may be convicted of violent crimes.

While you are there, ask them if video games made em do it.