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Jack Thompson's done it again!


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I don't know what he did.. so I wont pass judgement.

Well, he's sued the most idiotic of things.

 

He sued Rockstar for the Hot Coffee mod, which he had a few good points, but if you mod a game for it, it isnt supposed to be viewed.

 

He blamed Halo as the cause of 9/11 saying it was a sniper simulator..

 

And to make it worse, he's obviously in it for the money due to the fact he bought shares from Take-two, which have worked with rockstar to make the violent games he sues..

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He blamed Halo as the cause of 9/11 saying it was a sniper simulator..

 

You have to be joking!

Thompson is some evangelical (sp?) bull shitter. He says things about games and gamers that just aren't true. Someone will kill him eventually when he goes too far.

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Well, he's sued the most idiotic of things.

 

He sued Rockstar for the Hot Coffee mod, which he had a few good points, but if you mod a game for it, it isnt supposed to be viewed.

 

He blamed Halo as the cause of 9/11 saying it was a sniper simulator..

 

And to make it worse, he's obviously in it for the money due to the fact he bought shares from Take-two, which have worked with rockstar to make the violent games he sues..

Who used a sniper on 9/11? please tell me

 

If he bought shares in one of the companies that made the game, then why did he sue them as sueing them would drop share prices.

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Didn't Konami make a game called "Silent Scope"? Now that is a sniper simulator (its also an awesome game if you play it right!)

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Who used a sniper on 9/11? please tell me

 

If he bought shares in one of the companies that made the game, then why did he sue them as sueing them would drop share prices.

 

Exactly what i was thinking, i think he originally accused it of being a sniper simulator and thought the terrorist attacks would boost support for his accusations.

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If anyone here visits metalgearsolid.org, there was a visitor there who killed himself because of certain things, then Jack steps in and says the people on the website made him kill himself or something stupid. Bottom line, Jack thompson = fucking pervert.

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Yes, I saw that when it was reported on CtrlAltDel. Apparently the guy who commited suicide was suffering from severe family problems. When he killed himself Jack wrote a letter to the grieving forum, declaring that he had obviously done because of all the "soulless action games" he played. That's when Jack Thompson crossed the line from just being a bit of an ass to be being genuinly very evil.

 

I feel sad. Sad for you Mr Thompson.

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Technically, key figureheads of the gaming community (I'm talking Will Wright and co, for example, as well as the webcomicers like Scott Ramsoomair, Mike Krahulik, Jerry Holkins, and Tim Buckley), along with the general populous of gamers, could easily sue him for defamation.

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Technically, key figureheads of the gaming community (I'm talking Will Wright and co, for example, as well as the webcomicers like Scott Ramsoomair, Mike Krahulik, Jerry Holkins, and Tim Buckley), along with the general populous of gamers, could easily sue him for defamation.

Rather ironically, the only way that could happen would be if Jack Thompson ever actually seccesfully sued someone for "defamation of character" - I don't think it would work without some kind of precident. Also, our case would be a lot easier if we represented ourselves not as the industry (which would mean involving actual major corperations) but simply as an independent group, say, "The Video Gamers Union" or something. That way, we can represent our thoughts and arguments, in a court of law if need be, while others don't have to get involved if they don't want to.

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Has this guy not seen South Pak the Movie...I guess he hasn't otherwise he'd sue them for trying to make Americans kill Canadians or something....but anyway, maybe he should stop being a dick and blame the actual people that do these things, and the people that made them that way (the parents) before pointing the finger at someone else....If it was a games fault then every, or the majority of people that played the game would be phycos and shit!!!

 

He'll be trying to blame Mario & PacMan for kids doing so many drugs soon...

Or Starfox for 9/11 and 'hate crimes'

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Nobody actually cares about what he has to say

 

if only that we're true. If the guy didn't get so much press coverage and cause so much agro, he would have disappeared by now. He just like an attention seeker or school bully, they only do it for the reaction. If hes ignored, he'll go away.

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And to make it worse, he's obviously in it for the money due to the fact he bought shares from Take-two, which have worked with rockstar to make the violent games he sues..

 

Actually if he is a shareholder, whether small or not, he has the right to vote, although his vote wouldn't hold much power but more importantly he gains some insight in the company and is allowed to make suggestions and such things during conferences.

I guess he tries to influence Take2.

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