Jack Thompson Prefers Burger King

 

Jack Thompson is a very confused guy. He recently sent an e-mail to Wendy’s CEO, Kerri Anderson, wagging his finger at the company for their most recent business dealings. Why is he going after a fast food chain of all things? Well, it has to do with a line of Kids’ Meal toys featuring Wii-related products. Do any of these products represent violent video games? Well no, but since Rockstar is releasing a version of Manhunt 2 for the Wii, that means the popular burger franchise is guilty of promoting a “murder simulator,” as he puts it.

To summarize:

- A example of a violent game is Manhunt 2.
- Manhunt 2 will be released on the Nintendo Wii.
- Nintendo made a deal to distribute Wii toys through Wendy’s.
-Wendy’s received a “shame on you” e-mail from Jack Thompson.

Since you can connect Manhunt 2 to Wendy’s, the only logical conclusion is that Wendy’s is giving away bloody butcher knives and snuff films as part of their newest promotion to children. That’s pretty much the only way I could see Jack Thompson having more than a slight issue with the fast food company.

Look, if they release a game where the main objective is to eat Wendy’s for every meal, I could see a respectable person of the law community (Jack, sit down) having some issues with the fast food chain. But attacking a company because they decide to sell toys for a product that is also aimed at children makes no sense. I could also connect Manhunt 2 to my toaster, but I don’t think my toaster is going to corrupt my mind. I already threw away the toaster that did that…

Man, I could go for a Frosty right about now.