Everyone's favorite Miami attorney, Jack Thompson (suck my balls, Gilbert & Smallman!!), has set his sights on a new target. In case you missed it, this article on gamepolitics.com about Dr. Phil asking Jack Thompson to come on his show for a "debate" on video game violence contains a comment from Jack-o. And Dr. Phil, that's like inviting Pamela Anderson to a barbecue.

Referring to the television ads for Take-Two's upcoming game Bioshock, Mr. Thompson says "big trouble is on the way for Take-Two re BioShock," followed by a Howard Dean like "Hooah!" Yesterday morning, Jack sent off his love letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about TV ads running during Friday night's WWE Smackdown. Said letter contained such classics as "aggressively marketing its newest Mature-rated video game to kids under 17" and a dandy comparison of Take-Two to big tobacco, that rapist of all that is sanctified and combustible.

As gamepolitics.com reports, the FTC found in April that the video game industry adheres to its own voluntary standards on ratings placement, while movies, TV, and music industries continue to market questionable material to young viewers and listeners. Mr. Thompson, foiled yet again!

I'm really tired of the video game industry receiving all the heat over this crap. According to harpies like Thompson, video games are the leading cause of young violence, they make all our kids fat, and make my wife really mean sometimes. How about being real and blaming the culture. America was a violent place LONG before video games were ever thought of. And come on, these BioShock ads were on during a WRESTLING program! I remember when wrestling was considered violent and hated...it's family entertainment now???

I do believe retailers should be stricter about enforcing the ESRB, and they may be, I don't know, I'm of age. However, nothing should be the replacement of a parent to moniter what these kids play. I see 10 year olds with their own cell phones, wearing crotch cuttin'shorts and "He thinks he was my first" shirts. Parenting is a lost art, and I think the culture has lured parents into a false sense of security. These industries want you to trust that this content is safe and wholesome, but the parents have to take the time to check it out. If you don't think it's a problem, go ahead, let little Billy get the Scarface special edition, but know it was YOUR DECISION, and not the production company's.