Judge Rules in Favor of Rockstar

Girkon · Chop Chop Fiend Gender: Joined: 29 Sep 2004

Ok now i'm not sure if it's been dicussed on much so here's the skinny. After Bully had been slapped with the T rating, you know our famous nutjob took it upon himself to go against it. He made the case that the game should be prohibited from sale and whatnot.

The judge then asked Take Two to send a guy over with the game so he could see for himself.

After playing it, the judge decreed that there was nothing so violent about the game that it should be prohibited. There my friends is the absolute proof...

Common sense is not yet dead in this world. HOOAH!!

This resulted in quite a lot of bad juju for mister Jack..

Blackmage · Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 2:14 pm Post subject:

hah 0wned

Faye · Luna Sierra Age: 42 Gender: Joined: 28 Apr 2004

Rockstar: 1 Jack Thompson: 0

That judge should be given a medal. I would have loved to have been in that courtroom when the judge announced his decision.

Sebastian · Junior Otaku Gender: Joined: 27 Sep 2006

What's retarded is these people don't flip out about other things, like the TV shows now and days. I was watching CSI with my wife the other night, and it shows a dead woman from the back, and the whole back half of her head was blown off, brains and chips of skull pouring out. This is frickin TV people, not an R rated film. And they're complaining about a video game being violent?

Andsectoid · Router Monkey of DOOM!!! Gender: Joined: 18 Sep 2003

BAH! The judge just wanted a free copy of the game for his kids to play. I think that judge should be removed from the bench for accepting a bribe!!!!

RivaOni · Full English! Age: 41 Gender: Joined: 24 Sep 2002

Thing is though, these ratings are reccomendations right? and you believe its upto the parent to be responsible and NOT by their seven year old a game involving violence. While Jack Thompsons methods are completely out of order, there is a slight point there, look at how games are in Britain, smoe get classified with a BBFC 15 some with a BBFC 18, meaning that no one under that age can legally purchase the game or film (films also have U for Universal, PG for Parental Guidance and 12 for 12 and over, oh and R18 which is limited to erm porn).

This wouldnt affect anybody in the age group that the game is aimed at, and quite frankly, not many people do miss out on GTA anyway because their parents are willing to buy it for them, same with any game. The point is, these ratings make it so british law and media and everything else cannot point the finger at the entertainment industry, instead its pointed at those at fault, the parent or the retailler.

What would you rather have, the possibility of violent games being banned or some sort of legal classification system?

Girkon · Chop Chop Fiend Gender: Joined: 29 Sep 2004

Thats the trick though, if it were up to people like Thompson we wouldn't even be seeing these games on the local market. They would keep getting tossed back again and again. You start with something that maybe deserves it, but then they cross the line further and further until games that hardly deserve critisism get targeted by people who complain for the sake of scapegoating.

I for one want the chance to see a game for myself and then decide, rather than be denied it outright.

Silver Adept · Otaku Lord Age: 42 Gender: Joined: 20 May 2003

Yay, judge! Suck it, Thompson! Not that this will actually deter him from anything.

RivaOni · Full English! Age: 41 Gender: Joined: 24 Sep 2002

Shino · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:08 am Post subject: