A 21 year old man played Everquest minutes before he committed suicide. Now his mom and her lawyers are trying to sue the publisher, Sony, and says online games should come with warning labels. I feel bad that the guy was addicted and depressed, but this is ridiculous.
“I’ve seen a lot of wreckage because of EverQuest,” Parker said. “But they are all the same. It’s like cigarettes. They need to come with a warning label. ‘Warning, extensive playing could be hazardous to your health.’ ”
Warning labels are exactly what Jack Thompson, a Miami attorney and vocal critic of the entertainment industry, wants to result from a lawsuit he plans to file against Sony Online Entertainment for Elizabeth Woolley.
“We’re trying to whack them with a verdict significantly large so that they, out of fiscal self-interest, will put warning labels on,” he said. “We’re trying to get them to act responsibly. They know this is an addictive game.”
“I am sure we are going to find things akin to the tobacco industry memos where they say nicotine is addictive,” he said. “There is a possibility of a class-action lawsuit.”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
He should have played scrabble instead.
The label should read:
WARNING!! Video games are NOT RL.
Only a n00b would kill himself over that game.