His conversation with Take-two via email:
From: Jack Thompson
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 4:55 PM
Subject: Letter to Take-Two?s Strauss Zelnick, Ben Feder Re Manhunt 2
Dear Mr. Zelnick and Mr. Feder:
Congratulations on receiving a ?Mature? rating for Manhunt 2. You?ll live to regret it (trust me), so enjoy it while you can.
I want to bring to your attention the fact that at www.rockstargames.com anyone of any age can order Manhunt 2 and receive it, with no age verification whatsoever. Asking a 14-year-old if he?s 17 is not age verification, now is it?
You also know that the use of a bank card as an age verifier is a violation of all bank card agreements, right?
Govern yourselves accordingly, if you can.
Regards, Jack Thompson
From: Gena Feist
To: Jack Thompson
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 2:47 PM
Subject: FW: Letter to Take-Two?s Strauss Zelnick, Ben Feder Re Manhunt 2
Mr. Thompson,Your statements regarding our practices are false, as you know or should have known.
The Take Two website verifies age in two ways. First, consumers who purchase M or RP rated games certify that they are at least 17 years of age. Numerous websites use the same method for verifying age in connection with sales of movies and games. Second, we verify age through the use of a credit card number in connection with a transaction. Such transaction based verification is acceptable to both credit card companies and the FTC (see, e.g. http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/coppa.shtm).
We demand that you cease making these false statements about our online sales practices. Your dissemination of knowingly false statements for the purpose of adversely affecting Take-Two?s business is actionable and we reserve all of our rights under the settlement agreement and state and federal law.
Not only are your statements clearly false, but they were made in an email publicly disseminated to both the FTC and the press. Please be assured that I am happy to answer any questions you have concerning our practices in a private communications. It is for this very reason that our settlement agreement designates a legal contact for you at Take Two.
If you continue to make false statements to an audience of press and public officials, however, we will have no choice but to take action against you.
Sincerely,
Gena
From: Jack Thompson
To: Gena Feist (T2 NY)
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: Letter to Take-Two?s Strauss Zelnick, Ben Feder Re Manhunt 2
As you should be aware, credit cards cannot be used to verify the age of buyers. Kids have credit cards, and they use parents? credit cards. You have then got to be kidding me.
Take-Two is welcome to use age verification software that is available for on-line alcohol, firearm and other purchases of adult material. Stop lying.
Thanks
Jack Thompson, Attorney
From: ?Gena Feist (T2 NY)?
To: ?Jack Thompson?
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 5:30 PM
Subject: RE: Letter to Take-Two?s Strauss Zelnick, Ben Feder Re Manhunt 2
Jack, give it a break. I am happy to answer your questions and correct any misapprehensions that you have but I will not engage in this type of discussion with you. I am not a liar, I didn?t threaten you, and I wont get roped into this type of dialogue. Don?t bother writing back because I will not answer any further communications along these lines.
From: Jack Thompson
To: Gena Feist
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: Letter to Take-Two?s Strauss Zelnick, Ben Feder Re Manhunt 2
Surely you are not taking the position that I am not allowed to communicate with the government about Take-Two?s actions, are you? If you are, then please know that that position renders the agreement unenforceable as a matter of public policy, since the law is settled that no agreement that restricts a citizen?s petition rights to the government is enforceable.
Are you seriously suggesting that an agreement that does not restrict me in that fashion does restrict me? Becasue [sic] if you are, then I have a new civil rights claim agains [sic] Take-Two.
Jack Thompson
From: Gena Feist
To: ?Jack Thompson?
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: Letter to Take-Two?s Strauss Zelnick, Ben Feder Re Manhunt 2
Jack,
I appreciate that you directed this message to me alone. In regards to your comments below, I understand that you disagree with the use of a credit card transaction as age verification but it is accepted by the FTC and the retail industry as verification of age.
You are on notice that we use two industry and government accepted forms of age verification. Please do not repeat your false claims publicly or make claims that I/the company are lying about this matter.
We entered into the settlement agreement because we did not want to engage in unnecessary litigation with you, but I assure you that we will enforce the terms of the agreement if necessary and that any suit will include a claim for our legal fees under paragraph 11.
Sincerely,
Gena
From: ?Jack Thompson?
To: ?Gena Feist (T2 NY)?
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 6:17 PM
Subject: Re: Letter to Take-Two?s Strauss Zelnick, Ben Feder Re Manhunt 2
What is wrong with you? You threaten me with enforcement of the agreement, and I ask you how I have violated it. Are you nuts?
Jack Thompson, Attorney
ARE YOU NUTS?
Jack Thompson needs to get his facts straight and stop shoving shit up peoples asses for absolutely nothing. :'(
That was actually pretty funny. He sounds like some little kid. "Stop lying.... What is wrong with you?... Are you nuts?" I knew he was crazy, but I didn't know he was this stupid.
Quote from: BSS on August 31, 2007, 11:36:00 AM
That was actually pretty funny. He sounds like some little kid. "Stop lying.... What is wrong with you?... Are you nuts?" I knew he was crazy, but I didn't know he was this stupid.
You didn't know he was that stupid? This is the guy who linked Wendy's kids meals selling Nintendo toys to Murder psyduck;
Quote from: Geno. on August 31, 2007, 11:40:39 AM
You didn't know he was that stupid? This is the guy who linked Wendy's kids meals selling Nintendo toys to Murder psyduck;
Oh yeah I remember that. "The Nintendo toys promote the Wii, which has Manhunt 2 coming out for it". Or some shenanigan like that.
Quote from: Geno. on August 31, 2007, 11:40:39 AM
You didn't know he was that stupid? This is the guy who linked Wendy's kids meals selling Nintendo toys to Murder psyduck;
For serious? I don't really pay attention to anything he does.
Quote from: UnagiPower on August 31, 2007, 11:42:16 AM
Oh yeah I remember that. "The Nintendo toys promote the Wii, which has Manhunt 2 coming out for it". Or some shenanigan like that.
lol he's so desperate to get people to believe what he says.
Quote from: BSS on August 31, 2007, 11:43:19 AM
For serious? I don't really pay attention to anything he does.
"Wendy's is sponsoring the Nintendo Wii.
The Nintendo Wii will have Manhunt 2 on it
Manhunt 2 is about killing people
Therefore, Wendy's is sponsoring Murder"
Fucking dumbass.
He write like a fucking 12 year old Naruto fanboy, except instead of Naruto he likes non-violence. Jesus Christ someone kick him in this dick.
Will somebody please shoot him already?
Yeah so um how do you know that's real?
Jack Thompson is right.
Did Manhunt 2 have content taken out from the Wii version to get the M rating?
Quote from: Charles A. Reiss on August 31, 2007, 01:05:24 PM
Did Manhunt 2 have content taken out from the Wii version to get the M rating?
All versions have gotten content taken out for the M rating.
also those Emails make Jack sound like a 12 year old that goes to Nsider.
Quote from: Bassir C. on August 31, 2007, 12:42:11 PM
Yeah so um how do you know that's real?
Posted on Gamepolitics.
Quote from: Scarecrow on August 31, 2007, 01:16:11 PM
All versions have gotten content taken out for the M rating.
also those Emails make Jack sound like a 12 year old that goes to Nsider.
OH GOD JACK TOMPSON USED TO PLAY VIDEO GAMES BUT HE GOT BANNED FROM NSIDER AND NOW IS PISSED OFF AND WANTS ALL VIDEO GAMES TO BE DESTROYED FOREVER I FOUND IT OUT OH GOD LOL
He's right up there with George W. Bush... ness;
Quote from: AURORA UNIT 312 MISSING on August 31, 2007, 08:48:40 PM
He's right up there with George W. Bush... ness;
Nah, a little bit lower.