theliberal
Let me put ti another way he dose not have the tact for the job,for people like JT using libel,slander and the truth to just make the stain go away,however its all in how they do it,Doug dose not use it and finding someone with a pair and a brain to match will be hard to find.

In any case whats done is done if hes gone then hes gone and I just hope someone like him or smarter than him replaces him ,because all we need is a sue happy elitist to destroy what has been made so far...

My question is who they are going to replace him with. I'm asking because I find it rather odd that this is announced conveniently around a time when Hillary Clinton is using the "protect the children from evil, violent games" bit to claw her way to a possible presidential seat as well as the battles against violent games are heating up as the bills get repeatedly shot down.

Somehow I can sense that this could be something going on behind the scenes where possibly someone of political power could encourage someone to be put into that same position of power as Doug was that is now less against game censorship.

Call me paranoid if you will, but due to the fact that more politicians are trying to use the keep-games-from-kids crap as a vote earner is heating up at coincidentally the same time as Doug Lowenstein stepping down, I can't help but think that there may be some sort of radical change in the game industry and community as a result of whomever the hell they put in his place.

Sigh.

The person who had his job because of the distant relative of my math teacher is finally stepping down.

Although he was overly dismissive of critics, we should look back on his career in a positive light.

Oh damn, I can just imagine JT saying "Huzzah! I made him quit!" Please god don't let this be true.

Terminator

It's wrong to say that I think Doug hasn't done a good job. I like that he stood firm and fought well in court. But thats not enough, we need to make the media, and losers like Jack thompson know that if they lie, we will make them pay. And Doug might have finally reached a point where the industry said "Etiher grow a spine or find someone who has one" and he chose to do the later.

We'll wait and see.

If this isn't going to happen, all's well I suppose. He HAS done a fairly decent job from what I've read. And let's face it, who of us would put up with JT and others for 10 years without punching someone?

But if this is true and he does step down; Dear GOD don't let the next president be an idiot. The last thing we need is a moron in the ESA

I'm reserving judgement on the whole thing being good or bad until I get feel for his replacement.

@Daniel

Wow once again you demonstrate a complete inability to understand the situation.

I hope that Doug Lowenstein doesn't step down, like Jack Thompson wants him to. Mr. Lowenstein, don't do what Jack Thompson wants you to do that would be giving in to the video game industry's worst enemy!!

I say good riddance. Get someone with some balls to run the ESA.

Whoa. This is big news.

It's over. Jack's sanity's finished.

Hmmm...I'm not sure how I feel about this. I think I'll have to reserve judgement until I find out if this really comes to fruition, and what the reasons behind it were. Oh, and who will succeed him if it happens.