Here's an email exchange I had with him, he never responded to my second message.....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Hess"
To:
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 11:56 PM
Subject: I have a comment about Grand Theft Auto. Nothing bad, just a comment.
I install wireless and dsl internet for families in the state of
Wyoming, and I pretty much mean the whole state, barely over a half
million people in the state.
I personally love video games, I owned the first Nintento in my town
in '86. I play violent ones and simple puzzle ones. My friends and I
love playing a game of Grand Theft Auto at parties and such. It's a
great release from everyday life. In no way would we consider carrying out anything we see, it's wrong and we were raised well enough to know it.
Now, why did I tell you I install Internet?
I have been in literally hundreds of homes and seen a very large
portion of those homes with kids under 16 playing these games.
Contrary to what you and others seem to think, this is the fault of
the parent, not the gaming or movie industries. Not once have I seen a parent say "Wow, that game's bad, stop playing it guys!" How many
underage kids play with dildos and watch XXX pornos? That's right, not many because parents know better than to let them (and having been a kid, I know the excuse "well they can't get their hands on that stuff" is all but useless). Seems to me we as a country need to stop wasting money on litigation and wasted resources over these issues, and educate the PARENTS. I must say, when my 3 year old starts trying to play these games, he will not be allowed to at my house, or anyone elses, until he's 15 or 16 and knows the difference between right and wrong.
Thanks for your time,
Michael Hess
-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Thompson [mailto:jackpeace@comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 3:33 AM
To: Michael Hess
Subject: Re: I have a comment about Grand Theft Auto. Nothing bad, just a comment.
Why the Hell do you think I'm trying to get the message out about the games?
My Response:
That's cool, getting the message out, but why attack the companies and industries involved? Granted they should do their part about rating the games properly, which I believe they do, but law suites against these companies is only hurting us, it makes complacent parents think the government will simply ban this stuff so they don't have to do anything. It feeds the problem.
Thanks for the response by the way, I expected a generic automated answer, good to know someone listens!
And then silence.....What an ass.
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