Thompson Blasted By Fellow Game Critic
Thompson Asked to Stop Using NIMF and Walsh's Name
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Game Politics has managed to get a hold of an open letter from Dr. David Walsh of the National Institute on Media and the Family to Jack Thompson, the Florida attorney turned anti-game activist. Walsh himself has been an active critic of video games, recently backing Senator Hillary Clinton during her Hot Coffee press conference in July, but seems to have had enough of Thompson.
Instead of Walsh praising Thompson's efforts and antics he has instead blasted him for claiming that he, Thompson, has the full support of Dr. Walsh and his organization. Walsh states in his letter that "over the past few months, I and members of my board have a growing concern that your use of our name, without our permission, has had a negative influence as we try to educate the public on this important issue.
Your commentary has included extreme hyperbole and your tactics have included personally attacking individuals for whom I have a great deal of respect. I believe that respect is essential in all our dealings, including respect for those with whom we disagree. Some of the people that you have publicly criticized are not only people of integrity, but are people who have worked to improve the lives of children.
Even though we have no formal relationship your use of my name and your inclusion of my name in correspondence have created the impression that we condone these tactics. We do not. The result is that our position and reputation as a research based, non-partisan, solution-focused organization has been jeopardized. Consequently, I ask that you cease using the Institute's or my name in any way that would give the impression that we support your efforts. I also ask that you remove the link to our website that appears on your site."
Ouch.
Source: Game Politics Post
Instead of Walsh praising Thompson's efforts and antics he has instead blasted him for claiming that he, Thompson, has the full support of Dr. Walsh and his organization. Walsh states in his letter that "over the past few months, I and members of my board have a growing concern that your use of our name, without our permission, has had a negative influence as we try to educate the public on this important issue.
Your commentary has included extreme hyperbole and your tactics have included personally attacking individuals for whom I have a great deal of respect. I believe that respect is essential in all our dealings, including respect for those with whom we disagree. Some of the people that you have publicly criticized are not only people of integrity, but are people who have worked to improve the lives of children.
Even though we have no formal relationship your use of my name and your inclusion of my name in correspondence have created the impression that we condone these tactics. We do not. The result is that our position and reputation as a research based, non-partisan, solution-focused organization has been jeopardized. Consequently, I ask that you cease using the Institute's or my name in any way that would give the impression that we support your efforts. I also ask that you remove the link to our website that appears on your site."
Ouch.
Source: Game Politics Post