Jack Thompson Threatens Gabe Newell Over School Shooter Mod
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If I work at valve I would mount and frame the letter and post it in the main lobbySporky111 said:
He's disbarred, he's got no power, and all he's reduced to is a mere annoyance. Gabe Newell and Valve don't even have the power to stop the mod from being made, and I doubt any of them would care to do so anyway.
I guess Jack Thompson's only telling Gabe to prepare for...
*sunglasses*
...unforeseen consequences.
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*sunglasses*
...unforeseen consequences.
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Dear Honda,
It has come to my attention that a man in Colorado has recently used your 2010 'Civic' to run down his brother. This is full blown vehicular manslaughter, which cannot function without your company's assistance and acquiescence. Given that you have it within your power to wave a magic wand and make it all right again, I order you to do so, or face the full wrath of my hilarious, uninformed ranting.
I hate being crazy all the time.
EAT A BALANCED BREAKFAST.
Ludicrously,
J-Tom
It has come to my attention that a man in Colorado has recently used your 2010 'Civic' to run down his brother. This is full blown vehicular manslaughter, which cannot function without your company's assistance and acquiescence. Given that you have it within your power to wave a magic wand and make it all right again, I order you to do so, or face the full wrath of my hilarious, uninformed ranting.
I hate being crazy all the time.
EAT A BALANCED BREAKFAST.
Ludicrously,
J-Tom
Allow me to activate my flame shield before I say anything.
Thank you Mr. Thompson, I just lost ten dollars because of you. A few years ago, I made a bet that I would never stand on the same side of the fence of an argument as you. It seems there's a first time for everything. This mod -is- amoral, vulgar, repulsive, and should never have been made, and probably would never have been made by anyone with a sound mind. So, for the first time, I do agree with you that this mod should not exist.
That being said, you live in a country that honours its freedoms very highly (or at least, used to.) To censor this game would trample upon some of the founding principles of the country you claim to defend. And that is unacceptable, I do not approve of this mod, and I know I am not alone, and I'm glad you have voiced your disapproval of it, but threatening the company that created the software this mod was created with is as inneffectual and juvenile as trying to blame the Wright Brothers for the September 11th attacks, or blaming spelling mistakes on your pen or keyboard. Valve made the tools, this mod is being created by someone who has no affiliation with hte company, just as a photographer doesn't work for Nikon or Canon, these people do not work for Valve, and so Valve has zero control over what their product is used for.
In short, your strongly worded letter is as effective at getting your point to the right ears as my strongly worded forum post is here.
Thank you Mr. Thompson, I just lost ten dollars because of you. A few years ago, I made a bet that I would never stand on the same side of the fence of an argument as you. It seems there's a first time for everything. This mod -is- amoral, vulgar, repulsive, and should never have been made, and probably would never have been made by anyone with a sound mind. So, for the first time, I do agree with you that this mod should not exist.
That being said, you live in a country that honours its freedoms very highly (or at least, used to.) To censor this game would trample upon some of the founding principles of the country you claim to defend. And that is unacceptable, I do not approve of this mod, and I know I am not alone, and I'm glad you have voiced your disapproval of it, but threatening the company that created the software this mod was created with is as inneffectual and juvenile as trying to blame the Wright Brothers for the September 11th attacks, or blaming spelling mistakes on your pen or keyboard. Valve made the tools, this mod is being created by someone who has no affiliation with hte company, just as a photographer doesn't work for Nikon or Canon, these people do not work for Valve, and so Valve has zero control over what their product is used for.
In short, your strongly worded letter is as effective at getting your point to the right ears as my strongly worded forum post is here.
This is the first time I agree with this game hating... um... (insert mean name here), the mod looks to be -->very<-- offensive to any of the schools who have suffered the shootings, but don't attack Valve! go for the mod. Their the ones who are making it.
("As you either know or should know, your Half-Life murder simulator was obsessively played, and thus became a training aid, for a) teenaged Robert Steinhauser, who authored at Erfurt, Germany"
So a game where you shoot slow moving zombies and jumping aliens is just like shooting a bunch of humans? pfft)
("As you either know or should know, your Half-Life murder simulator was obsessively played, and thus became a training aid, for a) teenaged Robert Steinhauser, who authored at Erfurt, Germany"
So a game where you shoot slow moving zombies and jumping aliens is just like shooting a bunch of humans? pfft)
they shouldnt get rid of the mod, they should change it. call it: the most dangerous game.
situation: you are a millionare hunter on your own island. you gave jack thompson 2 hours to run. you have to hunt him down. the entire time you chase him he screams "I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN!!!"
edit: wait... no... he would probably try to sue you. change the name to tom jackson and hope that counts for plausable denyablity
situation: you are a millionare hunter on your own island. you gave jack thompson 2 hours to run. you have to hunt him down. the entire time you chase him he screams "I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN!!!"
edit: wait... no... he would probably try to sue you. change the name to tom jackson and hope that counts for plausable denyablity
I don't think I need to add anything new; some of the posters have encompassed my feelings pretty clearly on this issue. But does the Block Quote have quotation marks???
I highly doubt that Valve is responsible for the content that someone else has likely created. Also, Jack here is full of shit, and couldn't bring down the hammer on Valve if he tried. Though I must say that this mod is in incredibly poor taste. I do hope that it disappears.
