32_Footsteps: What about the reports that the proposal was a joke and a satire?
Jack Thompson: I never said the offer was not a genuine one. It is a satire, as Jonathan Swifts original A Modest Proposal is satire. However, it was a genuine offer embedded in a satire. If the game is made and if Paul Eibeler names his charity, I will donate the money.
32_Footsteps: What actions do you believe the creators of Penny Arcade have taken against you?
Jack Thompson: Well, where to begin? Theyve incited many sophomoric pranks, some really disgusting ones. One notable time, they got people to leaflet the area in which I live.
Jack Thompson: No, and I likely will never be able to prove that they were behind it. However, the pamphlet had very specific phrasings used on their site, so I know it was done by someone at least quite familiar with their site.
UHHHH. . . I MEAN SOMEONE THAT READ THEIR WEBSITE IS. THAT'S THE SAME THING RIGHT?
That has hardly been their only action against me. They have initiated complaints with the Florida Bar Association. Theyve taken to trashing me on Wikipedia. They flooded out my inbox as you know, Im no longer using my original email address. They are hypocrites about the First Amendment: they complain that Im interfering with their right to free speech, but they use terroristic tactics to deny me of mine. They dont want to get into a debate with me because they will lose; their position is bankrupt.
Well terrorists have certianly come a long way from car bombings and flying planes into buildings. Now the bastards are flooding inboxes and editing wikipedia pages! Oh the humanity!
Jack Thompson: No, and I likely will never be able to prove that they were behind it. However, the pamphlet had very specific phrasings used on their site, so I know it was done by someone at least quite familiar with their site.
I'm really tired of hearing this statement. You're either grossly overestimating the amount of media pull we have, or you're just repeating it from somewhere else because it seems like an intelligent thing to say.
Is it bad for him to be viewed as some kind hero in the media? Of course. Do we have any influence on that? Doubtful. If anything, we've had more of a negative influence on his image.
Anyway, at this point, it doesn't really make much a difference to me what he does, but I still get a laugh out of it.
