Interview with Jacko; still recalcitrant
You would have thought, considering the badpress that he's received in the last couple months, anti-game crusader Jack Thompson would have resolved to be better behaved this new year. In an interview with Netjak's Rick Healey, Thompson almost sounds convincing. He is not as belligerent and you are reminded that, as much as we may disagree with everything he does, he is genuine in his beliefs. He says, "I think your piece was unfair, to imply that I would deny a donation to some starving kids in Africa or the like over a technicality. Not going too deep into my personal beliefs, but my wife and I believe in a Christian obligation to tithe, and we fulfill that obligation. I believe people are dying for these games, and I made the proposal to shine light on this."
He doesn't sound so bad. Towards the end of the interview, he makes as (genuinely) modest a proposal as he's ever made. He says, "Video games are like any other technology – it’s neutral, capable of either good or evil. I don’t want to do away with video games. I just want to protect children from adult games." I think that's something most gamers could agree with, or at least understand. Now this guy is at least broadcasting from planet Earth. But not for long...
His very next response, at the end of the interview, blows any goodwill he may have been trying to earn. As a final message to gamers he unleashes, "Yes, put down the controller and get a life... It’s not healthy... It’s a masturbatory activity...." Alright ladies and gentlemen, he's back, and as unreasonable as ever!
