flowersforjack (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} flowersforjack) wrote,@ 2006-02-12 22:24:00 |
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Wow Jack, just wow...
Mr. Thompson,
First off, my name is Alyson Burch and I'm the cofounder of
'Flowers for Jack'. I would also like to state that my partner
(George) and I have no affiliation what-so-ever with Take Two or
Joystiq. George and I take full responsibility. Also, I emailed this
to you a few days ago and never received a response. My partner,
George, gave me your email so I could do my half of the explaining.
Now that all the formal stuff is taken care of, let me explain how
and why this is, because, you deserve to know! Our original intent was
to apologize for all the heinous acts or fellow gamers have done and
to show you that gamers can be anybody and everybody. Hate mail only
causes more hate! So instead of taking the easy way and sending some
boring letter, we decided to put a little 'zest' in our creation. We
added beautiful flowers of all colors to prove an act of non-violence,
and just because your views are unpopular, doesn't mean we should be
belligerent and cruel. I, personally, would like to talk to you some
time just to hear how your ideas work (just a fascination of mine as a
curious mind) and converse on my views. But, our point is not to make
you mad, but to get your attention. I mean this in all sincerity. I
admire how you stick to your beliefs, however, being stubborn and
sometimes arrogant is a serious downfall in winning people over. Yes,
I agree that minors shouldn't have access to rated R movies, M rated
games and graphic novels, but to damn the whole industry? Thats going
a bit to the extreme, no? Understand where we are coming from. I might
not be very old, but I know my fair share of strife (in the form of
rods holding my left leg together, thank the Army^^) and I've seen a
lot, too. I'm going to keep this brief so I don't take too much more
of your time. Please, don't just disregard us!
-SPC Alyson L Burch
In response, he wrote....
----- Response Message -----
To: "alyson burch" <intergral810@mac.com>
From:
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: Flowers for Jack Thompson- Why didn't I get a response?...
not interested. email me again and you'll regret it
----- Original Message -----
To: "alyson burch" <intergral810@mac.com>
From:
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: Flowers for Jack Thompson- Why didn't I get a response?...
Mr. Thompson,
First off, my name is Alyson Burch and I'm the cofounder of
'Flowers for Jack'. I would also like to state that my partner
(George) and I have no affiliation what-so-ever with Take Two or
Joystiq. George and I take full responsibility. Also, I emailed this
to you a few days ago and never received a response. My partner,
George, gave me your email so I could do my half of the explaining.
Now that all the formal stuff is taken care of, let me explain how
and why this is, because, you deserve to know! Our original intent was
to apologize for all the heinous acts or fellow gamers have done and
to show you that gamers can be anybody and everybody. Hate mail only
causes more hate! So instead of taking the easy way and sending some
boring letter, we decided to put a little 'zest' in our creation. We
added beautiful flowers of all colors to prove an act of non-violence,
and just because your views are unpopular, doesn't mean we should be
belligerent and cruel. I, personally, would like to talk to you some
time just to hear how your ideas work (just a fascination of mine as a
curious mind) and converse on my views. But, our point is not to make
you mad, but to get your attention. I mean this in all sincerity. I
admire how you stick to your beliefs, however, being stubborn and
sometimes arrogant is a serious downfall in winning people over. Yes,
I agree that minors shouldn't have access to rated R movies, M rated
games and graphic novels, but to damn the whole industry? Thats going
a bit to the extreme, no? Understand where we are coming from. I might
not be very old, but I know my fair share of strife (in the form of
rods holding my left leg together, thank the Army^^) and I've seen a
lot, too. I'm going to keep this brief so I don't take too much more
of your time. Please, don't just disregard us!
-SPC Alyson L Burch
In response, he wrote....
----- Response Message -----
To: "alyson burch" <intergral810@mac.com>
From:
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: Flowers for Jack Thompson- Why didn't I get a response?...
not interested. email me again and you'll regret it
----- Original Message -----
To: "alyson burch" <intergral810@mac.com>
From:
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: Flowers for Jack Thompson- Why didn't I get a response?...
