14 DAY TRIAL // Almost all of the domains of entertainment have a few figures that stand out, some for the best of reasons, but others for some very bad rationales, or thanks to their weird behavior. Such is the case with Jack Thompson, the now disbarred lawyer who went on a rampage against the Grand Theft Auto franchise, because he believed it taught children to behave violently and rebel against society.
The attorney has been somewhat silent for quite some time after he was disbarred, but now he seems to be back, with more accusations aimed at the publisher of Grand Theft Auto, Take Two Interactive. If usual arguments couldn't be found, it appears that the Californian lawyer is now claiming that the recent financial troubles of the company come from none other than God.
That's right, it seems that Jack Thompson believes that the Supreme Divinity is responsible for the recent low price of Take Two's stocks at the NASDAQ exchange. The lawyer talked to GamePolitics about this subject, and said that because the CEO of Take Two, Strauss Zelnick, didn't have a firm belief in God, the stocks of his company had been subject to a divine punishment. While the statements made by Thompson are a bit amusing, some people might not find them very tolerant of other beliefs.
“God strikes Take Two down. Take-Two dropped $2.35 to $9.72 in extended trading after the announcement, and fell as low as $9.60. The shares... have declined 35 percent this year. The results contrast with comments Zelnick made in an interview on Nov. 3, when he said sales of the company’s video games hadn’t been hurt by the recession. There is no blessing for Zelnick, who is not a Christian, when he gets what he deserves.”
It seems that the Californian lawyer is in desperate need for some attention, and nothing is too outrageous for him to try. Although the price of the stocks of Take Two have fallen after the refusal to the takeover offer made by Electronic Arts, almost everyone can agree that it wasn't divine punishment. Let's hope that the attorney won't make any other discriminatory accusation from now on.