John B. Thompson, Attorney at Law
1172 South Dixie Hwy., Suite 111
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
305-666-4366
January 16, 2006
Paul Eibeler, CEO
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and Rockstar Games
622 Broadway
New York, New York 10012 C/o Blank Rome
Dear Mr. Eibeler:
As you may know, three homeless men in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, were beaten with baseball bats last week by two teenagers. One of the victims, an African American gentleman, died because of the attacks. This has made headlines around the globe, as has discussion of a likely video game connection to these baseball bat beatings.
Your company has made and distributed the most popular violent video game series of all time—the Grand Theft Auto games. In these GTA games, beating innocent people to death with baseball bats is a featured entertainment activity. Your company has also distributed Manhunt which features the same kind of virtual reality baseball bat beatings. This game is so sociopathic that it has been banned from certain countries. Additionally, your company, during this past holiday buying season, launched the incredibly brutal “brawler” game called The Warriors, which also features death by baseball bat. The Warriors is based upon the 1979 movie of the same name that was yanked, in effect, by Paramount Pictures because of all the copycat violence it was spawning.
You also know, Mr. Eibeler, that huge numbers of academic, scientific, and medical studies prove that violent video games like this, when played by teens, lead to specific acts of teen violence. There are no studies that rebut these findings. You also know that your company has designed and marketed the aforementioned violent games for sale to minors. Your company even went so far as to embed explicit sex scenes in the GTA: San Andreas game which criminal deception resulted in a vote of 355-21 by the US House of Representatives to condemn your company’s acts. That also garnered you the “Worst American CEO of 2005 Award” by MediaWatch.
Finally, you need to know, Mr. Eibeler, that there have been many, many killings linked by law enforcement officials and others to your company’s violent murder simulation games sold to teens. Most significantly, Mr Eibeler, there have been killings of homeless people directly linked to your company’s Grand Theft Auto games. Baseball bats have been used in some of them.
You have until five o’clock p.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2006, to announce a recall from all retailers of all of the aforementioned three game titles—The Warriors, Manhunt, and all versions of the Grand Theft Auto games—or I and others shall proceed to secure appropriate remedies against your company in these regards.
Please govern yourself accordingly—for a change.
Regards, Jack Thompson
You have until five o’clock p.m
You have until five o’clock p.m
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heh
that's kinda funny. i like the part about scientific studies with no sources cited.
lol, it would be excessively easy to do a study showing how playing GTA leads in (probably) 99.99% of cases to no acts of copycat violence whatsoeverYou also know, Mr. Eibeler, that huge numbers of academic, scientific, and medical studies prove that violent video games like this, when played by teens, lead to specific acts of teen violence.
p.s.
The moron can't even write up a decent letter.
btw, anyone here played the warriors game? was a fan of the book and the movie but hadn't gotten round to picking the game up yet.
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While I was googling to make sure that was right, found this:
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The Warriors was never 'yanked'. Paramount decided to change the posters for it a couple of times because it was felt that they might incite violence outside cinemas showing the film. Is 'in effect' jack thompson speak for 'actually never happened at all'? e.g. until the age of 24, kracus was, in effect, smoking a pound of weed a day with his stable of bitches.The Warriors is based upon the 1979 movie of the same name that was yanked, in effect, by Paramount Pictures because of all the copycat violence it was spawning.
While I was googling to make sure that was right, found this:
The Baseball Furies were created due to Walter Hill's love of baseball and the music group Kiss.
Never played Warriors but watched a friend play it for about 5 or 6 hours total. It actually looks like a semi-decent game. It's violent as fuck, yes, but it still seems to have some good substance. I wonder when these morons will ever drop this shit. 99% of people know that games are just that: games. They are fake and don't really mean anything in the real world. Sure, once in a while, some nut job kills a fuckin bunch of hobos.. banning games won't stop that. They'll just find a new scapegoat. Waste of fucking time...