The Jack Thompson LOL thread [Archive] - OverClocked ReMix Forums

Bigfoot

05-09-2007, 01:31 AM

So pretty soon Wendy's will be providing Wii toys in their kid's meal, and Jack Thompson will have none of this.

Good ol' Jack Thompson doesn't like the fact that the Wii is going to have a game called Manhunt 2. He calls it a "Murder Simulator".

Manhunt 2 is what Thompson calls a “murder simulator”

Manhunt 2 will appear on the Wii (among other systems)

Wendy’s is promoting the Wii, therefore;

Wendy’s is promoting Manhunt 2, which promotes murder

http://gamepolitics.com/2007/05/08/hey-jack-you-want-fries-with-that/

"A dear friend of mine worked for Wendy’s and with Dave Thomas closely for years. From that I know that Dave Thomas never would have tolerated the use of Wendy’s good name to promote Nintendo’s Wii, not with this game available on the Wii platform."

Now, he's not suing either company(Nintendo or Wendy's), but I guess he just wants to get the word out there that since the Wii will be providing Manhunt 2 which promotes murder, so since Wendy's is promoting Nintendo, Wendy's is also promoting murder.

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/1880/wendyswiizf0.jpg

I guess you guys can't see it, but the message is very clear. It's quite obvious that the 2 puzzles are brainwashing the kids to become just like Jigsaw from the Saw movies. The baseball stadium is telling kids to beat up people with baseball bats. It may not look like it, but the disc shooter is exactly like a glock. The Mario on a turtle is pretty self-explanatory, and the Excite Truck vehicle trains kids how to run over people on the streets.

edit: YAY FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO EDIT TITLES AND YAY FOR MY STUPID TYPO :P

Shadowe

05-09-2007, 01:41 AM

I wonder what would happen if he ever saw unmod...

Evilhead

05-09-2007, 02:05 AM

Does Jack Thompson have a DVD player in his house? A TV? A bookshelf? All of these things have horrible media available for them. Kids shouldn't buy Manhunt, just like they shouldn't buy snuff films and bestiality porn. But it's out there, so it's up to parents to do their job. But anyway,

JACK THOMPSON LOL

Guy In Rubber Suit

05-09-2007, 02:11 AM

I hope Jack Thompson doesn't call for a boycott, I love Wendy's frosties too much. :(

Apparently Jack isn't much of a Burger King fan otherwise he would've sued them for promoting the murder simulator GTAIV since Burger King sold Xbox 360 games featuring the King.

Strike911

05-09-2007, 02:17 AM

Will someone just cut the crap and make some GTA themed toys for kids meals? That's what humanity really needs right now.

Shadow Wolf

05-09-2007, 02:23 AM

I still contend that it would be really trippin' if Jack Thompson was killed by a deviant Ballerina attempting to establish the thousand year reign of the My Little Pony Empire. Does anybody remember My Apocalypse Pony from Robot Chicken?

The Mutericator

05-09-2007, 02:41 AM

Just what he needs, more attention.

SwordBreaker

05-09-2007, 03:08 AM

lol...Jack can't touch Rockstar with any lawsuits after Take-Two finally stepped up against him in court. This so-called "settlement" between Jack and Take-Two is because Jack backed down like a coward. What an ass.

Unfortunately, he can still speak freely of how games are "bad" for kids...which is what he's stupidly doing now. I mean...WTF with the whole "Wii/Manhunt 2" thing...this is just sad...it would be even sadder if Nintendo abides to Jack's parading and cancels the Wii version...

If you ask me...Thompson is acting just like a kid, getting more attention than needed...

Shadow Wolf

05-09-2007, 03:19 AM

He better watch out, or he'll get Miyamotowned!

Nicole Adams

05-09-2007, 04:03 AM

Wee, there goes Jack slippin' down that slippery slope!

big giant circles

05-09-2007, 04:12 AM

i hope he sues chuck norris.

Malaki-LEGEND.sys

05-09-2007, 04:22 AM

If the sequel will be anything like the original, than I think I'll be passing.

Manhunt WAS a little over the top. I think we can all agree on that.

Dyne

05-09-2007, 04:47 AM

This is old. Jack Thompson is being Jack Thompson, a self-righteous pompous asshole, with nothing better to do than to attempt to ruin everyone else's fun because nobody bought him an Atari or a Commodore when he was a wee little Jackie boy. He needs to grow the f*** up, and get off people's backs. Games are not the problem, people like him, bleeding heart liberals, and people who don't see the forest for the trees are the problem.

They seem to think that everything else is to blame, but you don't dare blame the parents of the child, or adult. No, no, you musn't ever blame the parents, that would be cruel. It's not the parents fault they weren't there for little Timmy's school play. It's not the parents fault that little Suzy was abused by an adult. Oh no! That would be the easy fix for the situation.

Yeah... You know what. I want five minutes with Jack Thompson. Just five minutes. All I want to do is talk to the man, and get an understanding of what the hell it is he think he's trying to prove. I'd also like to know why the hell he doesn't get what the last judge told him. Personally, I hope the next judge he sits before hits him with contempt, and sends him to jail. Then he can re-enact that episode of The Boondocks where the lawyer is so afraid to go to prison because he doesn't want to get raped.

Yeah, I think that might wake his ass up to what's REALLY wrong with the world.

Ninja-san

05-09-2007, 04:56 AM

Dammit I thought Wendys was selling manhunt games...

maestermatt

05-09-2007, 05:00 AM

Jack Thompson is such an attention whore. He should just die now.

BlueMage

05-09-2007, 05:03 AM

If the sequel will be anything like the original, than I think I'll be passing.

Manhunt WAS a little over the top. I think we can all agree on that.

It was, but an enjoyable over-the-top. Still, not something I'd replay, really. The Wii though, as it does with all first/third person shooters, offers a unique (console) experience, I'd imagine.

big giant circles

05-09-2007, 05:06 AM

manhunt would sell better if they made chuck norris the final boss.

...that is until people realized that there's no way to beat the game...

:<

Evilhead

05-09-2007, 07:13 AM

:<

Whoa, I didn't realize this smiley was implemented in the forums! And with the name I came up with to boot! Sweet!

:< :waka waka:

The Author

05-09-2007, 02:34 PM

If the sequel will be anything like the original, than I think I'll be passing.

Manhunt WAS a little over the top. I think we can all agree on that.

No, I would not.

If you buy a game in which the goal is to kill in horrible ways, you have to expect that people are gonna die in horrible ways in the game. Don't want to see people die? Don't buy the game.

Its that simple. No one is forcing someone to play violent videogames. Parents are just idiots who fail to do actual parenting by not showing any interest in what their kids are doing. Every game I got as a kid, my parents knew what it was. When I rented games, they would ask me what the game was and would look at me playing, even just for 5 minutes. Even today, when I buy a new game, they like to see it in action (although my parents, in their 50s, have developped a love for videogames that was rather surprising at first.)

Jack Thompson should be suing parents who fail to do their jobs as parents. You don't sue car manufacturers for making cars that go faster than 100 kph when some dies due to a car crash at 150kph. You see the person as irresponsible.

Raenok

05-09-2007, 06:00 PM

Someone should sue Jack Thompson for slander and libel. Why? For the lulz.

The Orichalcon

05-09-2007, 06:06 PM

I would like to see Jack Thompson murdered by someone who has never played a video game.

I sort of assume his spirit would just refuse to die out of principle.

Bigfoot

05-09-2007, 06:14 PM

I would like to see Jack Thompson murdered by someone who has never played a video game.

I sort of assume his spirit would just refuse to die out of principle.

Careful, this may happen to you (http://kotaku.com/gaming/original/thompson-calls-for-fbi-investigation-of-kotaku-254631.php) if JT somehow sees this :p lol

megadave

05-09-2007, 06:16 PM

I say murder him with a video game. A PS3's pretty heavy. That might do the trick.

The Orichalcon

05-09-2007, 06:18 PM

Careful, this may happen to you (http://kotaku.com/gaming/original/thompson-calls-for-fbi-investigation-of-kotaku-254631.php) if JT somehow sees this :p lol

I live in Australia. I challenge Jackoff Thompson to try sticking his obviously inadequate vendetta into international law.

So just to clarify: If there was a God, Jackoff Thompson would die and the 31 victims of VT would be revived.

RealFolkBlues

05-09-2007, 06:29 PM

A few things; first, did anyone else find it funny that the WiiMote is shooting discs? Shouldn't this be a PSP toy? Man that was an old joke.

Second, I wonder if we could get Jack Thompson into a charity boxing event like they did with Uwe Boll. Naturally, I'm far too dainty for the ring, and thus elect Chuck Norris as my champion.

Third, that Pac-man smiley is off the chain. :< Awesome.

The Unsung Plumber

05-09-2007, 06:30 PM

I say murder him with a video game. A PS3's pretty heavy. That might do the trick.

That right there would be the definition of OWNED

Faustt

05-09-2007, 07:32 PM

this has to be the faultiest logic ever. you can string anything together to make that kind of connection with little to no effort.

Guns kill people (or bullets, whatever)
Walmart sells guns
Therefore walmart promotes murder! *gasp!*

Malaki-LEGEND.sys

05-09-2007, 07:36 PM

No, I would not.

If you buy a game in which the goal is to kill in horrible ways, you have to expect that people are gonna die in horrible ways in the game. Don't want to see people die? Don't buy the game.

It's that simple. No one is forcing someone to play violent video games. Parents are just idiots who fail to do actual parenting by not showing any interest in what their kids are doing. Every game I got as a kid, my parents knew what it was. When I rented games, they would ask me what the game was and would look at me playing, even just for 5 minutes. Even today, when I buy a new game, they like to see it in action (although my parents, in their 50s, have developed a love for video games that was rather surprising at first.)

Jack Thompson should be suing parents who fail to do their jobs as parents. You don't sue car manufacturers for making cars that go faster than 100 kph when some dies due to a car crash at 150kph. You see the person as irresponsible.

How is this relevant to anything I said? I simply said that Manhunt was over the top, or did you feel that you needed to take the tried and true RD stance yet again?

I think Manhunt is over the top, and that's all. I didn't go out and buy it. A friend of mine who was with me at the Blockbuster rented it. I just saw him play it, and while it was interesting for awhile, the shock factor gave out soon later and I never touched it since.

What out of this entire statement did you interpret as "OMG! I want this game to be teh banned?"

Effector

05-09-2007, 08:03 PM

Wee, there goes Jack slippin' down that slippery slope!

Too true. He has the same problems as anyone who deals in absolutes - there are no exceptions. I like Evilhead's counter-argument.

Anyway, that GP article is kinda lacking in sources, but I guess that doesn't matter as long as we get to bash JT. :whatevaa: Not that I'm defending him, he's an asshole, it's just that I despise bad reporting almost as much. Almost.

Bahamut

05-09-2007, 08:25 PM

Too true. He has the same problems as anyone who deals in absolutes - there are no exceptions.

What? That statement sounds like a slippery slope too :???:

EdgeCrusher

05-09-2007, 08:42 PM

Wendys is a grease pit anyway, and never gets my order right. Serves them right.

Zup

05-09-2007, 08:52 PM

Wendys is a grease pit anyway, and never gets my order right. Serves them right.

But they have Frostys, so that makes up for it.

And Spicy Chicken Sandwiches that are actually somewhat spicy.

Kanthos

05-09-2007, 09:12 PM

Anyway, that GP article is kinda lacking in sources, but I guess that doesn't matter as long as we get to bash JT.

GP doesn't always print their sources, but they make it pretty clear that Jack Thompson himself is one of their best sources for informing them of his actions. He e-mails GP regularly. The possible legal action against Wendy's was probably e-mailed to GP.

Effector

05-09-2007, 09:25 PM

What? That statement sounds like a slippery slope too :???:

Hah, I guess I did kind of fall into my own fallacy. But I think I could've made it more clear. Let's rephrase that:

"He has the same problems as anyone who deals in absolutes - they can't allow any exceptions to their rule." Basically, he has to go on a tirade against anything that could possibly be linked to violent video games, since he doesn't believe in an grey area.

megadave

05-09-2007, 09:26 PM

But they have Frostys, so that makes up for it.

And Spicy Chicken Sandwiches that are actually somewhat spicy.

He's so bitter that he can't even enjoy "hot eats" and "cool treats"... har har.. Oh, wait... That's Dairy Queen. Yeah, I like Dairy Queen.

Penfold

05-09-2007, 09:50 PM

But they have Frostys, so that makes up for it.

And Spicy Chicken Sandwiches that are actually somewhat spicy.

Meh, I dunno when I last encountered fast food that was actually spicy...maybe cuz I hardly ever eat fast food...but anyway, not so spicy :-P.

...

Seems like there's been enough JT threads lately that we may as well make an all-encompassing thread called "Jack Thompson fucks up again," where each week people can post his latest crazy antics.

EDIT: Hmm...Jack Thompson LOL thread...that works. ;-)

linkspast

05-09-2007, 10:01 PM

Jack Thompson LOL
Finally he has his own thread... LOL

BlueMage

05-09-2007, 11:06 PM

And if he does actually just google himself constantly, guaranteed our very own djpretzel will be receiving a cease-and-desist email from Mr Thompson some time soon.

Oh, the lulz that can come of this.

mecca

06-19-2007, 07:41 PM

Manhunt 2 has been banned in the UK and Ireland. (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/06/19/manhunt_2_banned/)

You go Jack!

Darth Lime

06-20-2007, 02:28 AM

eternal Zero

06-20-2007, 02:58 AM

A similar thing happened with Postal 2...so I don't think you can chalk that one up for thompson.

hamburglar

06-20-2007, 03:27 AM

Manhunt 2 has been banned in the UK and Ireland. (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/06/19/manhunt_2_banned/)

You go Jack!

So far it has an AO rating here in the states by the ESRB.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6172743.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0

Effef

06-20-2007, 03:53 AM

So far it has an AO rating here in the states by the ESRB.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6172743.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0

Thats a first too isn't it?

hamburglar

06-20-2007, 04:19 AM

Thats a first too isn't it?

What do you mean? It's not the first console game to get an AO. I don't think Jack Thompson had anything to do with its rating. San Andreas was temporarily rated AO. That's the only other console game I know of to get that rating. Other AO games are only on the PC to my knowledge.

Effef

06-20-2007, 04:41 AM

What do you mean? It's not the first console game to get an AO. I don't think Jack Thompson had anything to do with its rating. San Andreas was temporarily rated AO. That's the only other console game I know of to get that rating. Other AO games are only on the PC to my knowledge.

I thought that it would be the first that was rated AO for consoles, forgot that they changed San Andreas' rating.

Maco70

06-21-2007, 04:10 AM

Thats a first too isn't it?

http://www.esrb.org

Do a search for AO rating.
I see 23.

PS:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Maco70/JT3A.gif

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Maco70/JT2A.gif

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Maco70/JT4A.gif

hamburglar

06-21-2007, 06:23 AM

http://www.esrb.org

Do a search for AO rating.
I see 23.

PS:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Maco70/JT3A.gif

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Maco70/JT2A.gif

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Maco70/JT4A.gif

As I said, most AO games are PC or Mac only. Thrill Kill was canceled by EA, but it's found its way onto the net via file sharing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrill_Kill

The only other non PC or Mac game is some sexual game for the cdi. Anyway, it seems that Manhunt is being forced to be toned down:

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6172830.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0

SetzerGabbiani

06-21-2007, 06:47 AM

Wait... this game hasn't even been released and its banned? Or has it been released and I have no knowledge of this?

If it hasn't bee released, I'm impressed. His evil is so vast, that he can block games that haven't even been on the shelf. Bravo.

Hasn't been released yet DL. It'll be out sometime in the beginning of July if im not mistaken.

But damn, the majority of the old people generation is getting on my nerves.. so f***ing out of touch with video games ><

Imagist

06-21-2007, 06:07 PM

Hasn't been released yet DL. It'll be out sometime in the beginning of July if im not mistaken.

Wrong. Check the post above yours. Sony and Nintendo are refusing to publish the game so long as it remains rated AO, and an appeal would be unlikely to faze the ESRB, so Rockstar will either have to change the game or can it. There's no way it'll be able to keep its original release date (July 10).

megadave

06-21-2007, 08:06 PM

This is ridiculous. Seriously, I can't stand censorship. They finally make a game in which you can rip someone's testicles off, and it's getting banned, blocked, and or watered down. Hey, Nintendo and Sony. Man up and let this game be released. Hey ESRB, light yourself on fire and choke on gopher turds.

Edit: This is a really immature post, but I'm a bit angry, so whatever.

atmuh

06-21-2007, 10:02 PM

Drack

06-21-2007, 10:06 PM

What's wrong with an AO game that's clearly marked as such?

Bad laws do not fix bad parenting.

megadave

06-21-2007, 10:21 PM

fyi all i agree with jack thompson
not exactly to his level but i pretty much hate violence in games and i think that if you really WANT to play a game like manhunt 2 there really is something wrong with you
seriously find a better way to have fun

Okay, lets play some more half-ass mini-game comp or go on a picnic with Mary Poppins.

I normally laugh at all of these violent games (especially with RockStar's cheap approach to recycling things for most of their games), but it looks like they had good plans for this game and that it effectively utilizes the abilities of the Wii controller.

Oh well.

atmuh

06-21-2007, 10:23 PM

i just find it troubling that people actually want to play something like that
and enjoy it

if its in the stores tons of people will buy it

i used to work in a game store and when people wanted to buy gta i would have to tell them all the content
i hated after saying everything having a parent say "i know its ok" and go ahead and buy it for their 10 year old

if the game not being in stores will prevent the masses to get their hands on it than so be it

edit hahahaha i love how your counter argument is lets play some baby game
you cant tell me you have no problem playing what is basically a murder sim
while were at it lets go to japan and play a rape sim

megadave

06-21-2007, 10:54 PM

Hey man, no offense really. I agree with you to some degree - The violence is getting a bit old- My real point is that (from what I've heard) is that the game is going to be really cool and stand out amongst Wii games because it actually implements the controls in unique (and very violent) ways. So yeah, I'm just ruffling your feathers while I have the chance.

And for your other comment - I definitely wouldn't want to play a rape game, but I wouldn't mind something like the Dead or Alive on the Wii console.

Effector

06-22-2007, 12:08 AM

What's wrong with an AO game that's clearly marked as such?

Bad laws do not fix bad parenting.

Yeah, I don't get it either. Gamers protest when the ESRB doesn't do their job properly, but then when they mark a clearly AO games as such they go apeshit (http://www.petitiononline.com/4manhunt/petition.html) anyway. It's not censorship, people. MS, Sony, and Nintendo don't want AO games on their systems.

Because the public would try and sue them to smithereens if they did allow AO games on their system (hell, people have tried to do it for some M games, even), they have to protect their own asses.

Meteo Xavier

06-22-2007, 02:18 AM

Can we do a Jack Johnson LOL thread next? That guy's a joke, seriously.

atmuh

06-22-2007, 03:05 AM

Can we do a Jack Johnson LOL thread next? That guy's a joke, seriously.

this makes as much sense as this whole thread

SetzerGabbiani

06-22-2007, 03:29 AM

Wrong. Check the post above yours. Sony and Nintendo are refusing to publish the game so long as it remains rated AO, and an appeal would be unlikely to faze the ESRB, so Rockstar will either have to change the game or can it. There's no way it'll be able to keep its original release date (July 10).

Ah, i see. Thanks for the correcton; I was too lazy to check for the intended release date =D

atmuh

06-22-2007, 03:36 AM

Ah, i see. Thanks for the correcton; I was too lazy to check for the intended release date =D

hence this
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6172931.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0

anthonium

06-22-2007, 04:20 AM

hence this
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6172931.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0

Pwnt

Wonder how they'll change the game now. Plush weapons?

Raziellink

07-05-2007, 05:08 PM

Sorry for reviving this thread, but i found something you guys might enjoy...IF it's real, and not a hoax. Something i found on the Gametrailers forums:

"An official of the Florida Bar proposed late last week that controversial Miami attorney Jack Thompson submit to psychological testing and accept a 91-day suspension of his law license, according to an e-mail GamePolitics received from Thompson himself.

The claim has not been verified by the Florida Bar, which did not respond to our request for comment.

As GP has previously reported, Thompson is currently embroiled in a pair of federal lawsuits against the Bar.

The Bar has moved to hold a disciplinary hearing against Thompson based on several complaints about the anti-game attorney’s professional conduct, including video game cases involving Grand Theft Auto and Bully. A scheduled June 25th hearing was postponed."

The poster claims this information comes from ign.com, but i haven't been able to find it there...

SetzerGabbiani

07-05-2007, 05:49 PM

Bigfoot

09-14-2007, 12:13 AM

He's at it again, and this time he sent in his son to purchase BioShock at Best Buy. His son is 15, and the cashier didn't card him or anything. As crazy as JT is, Best Buy is at fault here. Isn't it a pretty serious deal if you sell an M rated game to a minor, or does it depend on the state?

But thinking about the situation, Jack Thompson just let his own son purchase an M-rated game... haha That's bad parenting there Jack Thompson.

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/13/thompson-sends-own-son-on-personal-sting-operation-against-best/

Antipode

09-14-2007, 12:23 AM

Annoying/bad as he is, I do wish we wouldn't keep bumping this thread every couple months.

The Damned

09-14-2007, 01:33 AM

I view Jack Thompson like I would view a chimpanzee with a tazer. Yeah, most of the time it's kind of funny, and sometimes he shocks himself, but one day, that fucking monkey is going to zap you when you aren't looking. When we're all laughing at his jackassery, he'll somehow manage to actually pull off an actual victory, and it will be a bad one. Only be keeping an eye on the lawyer chimp can we prevent that.

Besides, if someone cool-headed and rational took over, that person could get a lot more of the whole "regulate video games 'cause they're dangerous and I don't understand how any of it works" agenda done than Jacko ever could.

We need him to be out there making an ass of himself, so people outside of the situation associate his antics with his agenda. They will see a foolish old man doing foolish things.

megadave

09-14-2007, 02:50 PM

I would like to shoryuken Thompson's head off. "Shoryuken!!!!" and then his head falls off. "Plop". Okay, I wouldn't really do that, but yet I can't do a shoryuken either, so the point of this has effectively been defeated. Next.

BardicKnowledge

09-14-2007, 04:07 PM

Besides, if someone cool-headed and rational took over, that person could get a lot more of the whole "regulate video games 'cause they're dangerous and I don't understand how any of it works" agenda done than Jacko ever could.

Agreed -- the biggest threat he causes is that someone legitimate gets on board. Jack right now is just seen as an idiot...a fresh new face that isn't an obvious ambulance chaser would be much more worrisome.

shikigami

09-14-2007, 04:52 PM

does anyone even take this guy seriously anymore? have they ever?

Kusabi

09-14-2007, 05:11 PM

I view Jack Thompson like I would view a chimpanzee with a tazer. Yeah, most of the time it's kind of funny, and sometimes he shocks himself, but one day, that fucking monkey is going to zap you when you aren't looking. When we're all laughing at his jackassery, he'll somehow manage to actually pull off an actual victory, and it will be a bad one.

Heh....a chimp with a tazer.

That has made my day.

I think he also has a "zOMG!!1!!1oneone!! TEH CHILDRENS!!1!11!!!" banner somewhere. Whenever he brings that out, then all the other sheeple go "oooOOOOOooooo!!!!!1! Teh Childrens!!11!!1!" and will do pretty much anything.

Whatever happened to parenting your children? Oh right, "It Takes A Village" nowadays.

But then again, this is par for the course when you have people like Thompson (or those with equivalent mental capacity) in positions of power/influence/access to TV cameras. If you need more proof, see Mr. Series of Tubes himself.

Bigfoot

09-26-2007, 05:17 PM

I think he's finally lost it.

Jack Thompson submits gay porn to court -- judge not amused (http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/26/jack-thompson-submits-gay-porn-to-court-judge-not-amused/)

Maco70

09-26-2007, 05:22 PM

The Author

09-26-2007, 05:29 PM

BUT HE'S RIGHTS!!!!

I mean, if he gets disbarred, it'll be because of the gay drug dealing murdering conspiracy...

Solid Krono

09-26-2007, 05:31 PM

Fritz the Cat

09-26-2007, 05:39 PM

BUT HE'S RIGHTS!!!!

I mean, if he gets disbarred, it'll be because of the gay drug dealing murdering conspiracy...

And the aliens sending him messages via his tooth fillings

KakTheInfected

09-26-2007, 06:41 PM

Jack is what James Norton would call a "good egg".

Alpine Flame

09-26-2007, 07:44 PM

This guy did not get beaten enough as a child.

Sir_NutS

09-26-2007, 07:57 PM

Let's face it, the guy is smart, he found a way to turn his crappy lawyer skills into something good. He should make a book or something for people who suck at what they do but still want to succeed.

DuskyFerret

09-27-2007, 03:04 AM

I think he's finally lost it.

Jack Thompson submits gay porn to court -- judge not amused (http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/26/jack-thompson-submits-gay-porn-to-court-judge-not-amused/)

Hehe, I'm guessing you found this on Digg yea? I think you'll find this entry even more amusing though. Jack Thompson Says GTA 4 Mission Target is Him; Threatens to Block Release (http://gamepolitics.com/2007/09/18/jack-thompson-says-gta-4-mission-target-is-him-threatens-to-block-release/). Nuff said from me. Discuss pplz...:razz:

Maco70

09-27-2007, 03:20 AM

Hehe, I'm guessing you found this on Digg yea? I think you'll find this entry even more amusing though. Jack Thompson Says GTA 4 Mission Target is Him; Threatens to Block Release (http://gamepolitics.com/2007/09/18/jack-thompson-says-gta-4-mission-target-is-him-threatens-to-block-release/). Nuff said from me. Discuss pplz...:razz:

Wow, twice in the same week.
I can understand his not appreciating the humor of GTA4, but he must also agree he had it comming.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Maco70/JT4A.gif

Fritz the Cat

09-27-2007, 04:33 AM

He's like one of those yappy little dogs. You know the ones that stand in the middle of the street and ferociously bark at the bus coming towards them?

Alpine Flame

09-27-2007, 07:16 PM

He's like one of those yappy little dogs. You know the ones that stand in the middle of the street and ferociously bark at the bus coming towards them?

I've seen a few of those. In the before and after stages also.

ZeroBass.Exe

09-29-2007, 02:56 PM

Oh God, another JT page. Great, I thought the old bastard was finally dead, since I haven't heard his BS in a while. Now I'm sad again.

SilverStar

10-01-2007, 05:51 AM

DarkeSword

10-01-2007, 03:27 PM

Don't forget. He's been using his own son in "stings" against stores, trying to "prove" that kids can go in and buy M-rated games(BioShock and Halo 3).

Of course, he's giving his kid the money, and the permission, to go buy the games. So there's honestly nothing at all wrong with it.

No, you're missing the point. His son is going into a store and buying the game with no adult supervision in sight. The cashier is selling M-rated game to a minor without asking for any kind of age verification. The cashier has no idea if permission was given or where the money came from. That's the point Thompson is trying to prove; that retailers don't really care that much about carding kids for video games. In my experience (working as a cashier at Target many many years ago), such a thing was not far from the truth back in the day. Might be different now.

Real issue is, look at it from a statistics point of view. Sample size of 1? Kind of a worthless "sting" if you ask me. If he had hundreds of kids all over the country doing secret shopper type stuff, it'd be a bit more substantial.

BardicKnowledge

10-01-2007, 03:57 PM

The link about him supposedly being in GTA4 had a really funny response that needs to be posted here:

E. Zachary Knight Says:
September 18th, 2007 at 10:01 am
Wow! Just Wow! Jack reads Game Informer. I thought he only trolled the internet...

ZeroBass.Exe

10-04-2007, 10:39 AM

No, you're missing the point. His son is going into a store and buying the game with no adult supervision in sight. The cashier is selling M-rated game to a minor without asking for any kind of age verification. The cashier has no idea if permission was given or where the money came from. That's the point Thompson is trying to prove; that retailers don't really care that much about carding kids for video games. In my experience (working as a cashier at Target many many years ago), such a thing was not far from the truth back in the day. Might be different now.

Real issue is, look at it from a statistics point of view. Sample size of 1? Kind of a worthless "sting" if you ask me. If he had hundreds of kids all over the country doing secret shopper type stuff, it'd be a bit more substantial.

Either way, it's ridiculous. Selling an M-rated game to 17&- is not illegal. It's just "Recommended" that they not purchase or play them. Most stores try to keep with that for consumer image, but nothing is really there requiring them to.

Maco70

10-04-2007, 06:09 PM

Either way, it's ridiculous. Selling an M-rated game to 17&- is not illegal. It's just "Recommended" that they not purchase or play them. Most stores try to keep with that for consumer image, but nothing is really there requiring them to.

Is that a state law thing? Because I am carded quite often when buying games/movies.

SilverStar

10-04-2007, 06:15 PM

Is that a state law thing? Because I am carded quite often when buying games/movies.

It's a guideline and nothing more. MPAA and ESRB are unable to make them into laws, because that would break some sort of constitutional right or something.

However, the individual stores have the right to refuse, as part of their terms of service.

DarkeSword

10-04-2007, 06:20 PM

Neo Samus

10-04-2007, 07:48 PM

I agree that underage kids should not be buying Violent materal (games , movies, etc.), but I have been a strong believer in Parents should control what their kids play. I understand why Jack did what he did, but the guy as gone fucking mad.

Most stores I go to (I live in IL) do card younger kids, or will tell them they are not old enough. Actually one time a parent walked into a gamestop with her son. Her son looked about the age of 10-12. He wanted Leisure Suit Larry, Magna Cum Laude and the gamestop employee said "oh that game is not for kids. It's very perverse". The mother didn't have a clue about games but thanked the gemtleman for helping her out. So it just goes to show you that not every employee ignores policies.

Cecilff2

12-04-2007, 06:45 PM

Just thought I'd bump this with another JT LOL update

Videogames caused 9/11 (http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/15241-Moral_Kombat_quotVideogames_caused_911quot)

Maco70

12-04-2007, 07:13 PM

Just thought I'd bump this with another JT LOL update

Videogames caused 9/11 (http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/15241-Moral_Kombat_quotVideogames_caused_911quot)

Of course, why didn't I see it before!?

-_-;;

I thought he was in jail being bum raped..

The Tiger

12-04-2007, 08:21 PM

Just thought I'd bump this with another JT LOL update

Videogames caused 9/11 (http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/15241-Moral_Kombat_quotVideogames_caused_911quot)

Please someone mix this with footage from Animal Crossing, Katamari Damacy, and Super Mario games...just thinking about how ridiculous it would be makes me laugh.

Bigfoot

12-05-2007, 01:45 AM

Just thought I'd bump this with another JT LOL update

Videogames caused 9/11 (http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/15241-Moral_Kombat_quotVideogames_caused_911quot)

Jeez, they make it sound like in the next 4 years there's going to be mass killings all over America.

Effef

12-05-2007, 03:39 AM

Videogames killed my father and raped my mother.

The Coop

12-05-2007, 03:45 AM

Actually, it was Sega that caused 9-11 with Propeller Arena. Why do you think it was "canceled", hmmm? They didn't want the US government to get a hold of the evidence.

The Damned

12-05-2007, 03:46 AM

Videogames killed my father and raped my mother.
Well, they did have it coming.

Critical Hit

12-05-2007, 04:17 AM

In my recent studies, I have discovered something that ALL criminals have in common:

They consume both food and water.

Yes, that's right. If we take these things away from our children, crime as we know it will stop completely, leading to a safe life for us all. (jack thompson lol)

FiremanJoe

12-05-2007, 05:48 AM

Just thought I'd bump this with another JT LOL update

Videogames caused 9/11 (http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/15241-Moral_Kombat_quotVideogames_caused_911quot)

That is some melodramatic bullshit right there.

Airwalker

12-05-2007, 06:15 AM

That horrifically inaccurate documentary trailer, on its Youtube video has 1 star with 2000-some votes. That made me smile.

SoloGamer

12-05-2007, 06:17 AM

That horrifically inaccurate documentary trailer, on its Youtube video has 1 star with 2000-some votes. That made me smile.

Needed more exploding vans

Raziellink

12-05-2007, 08:58 AM

In before obligatory "Life doesn't have a reset button" remark.

The Coop

12-05-2007, 09:02 AM

In before obligatory "Life doesn't have a reset button" remark.

It does if you believe in reincarnation ;-)

Neo Samus

12-05-2007, 10:14 AM

"Would someone PLEASE think of the CHILDREN!!!!!"

Raziellink

12-05-2007, 02:00 PM

It does if you believe in reincarnation ;-)

Incarnation? What is that? I call it respawning. Is it like respawning?

Maco70

12-05-2007, 06:03 PM

http://www.myextralife.com/strips/6-24-01.gif

SomeCrazyGuy

12-05-2007, 07:36 PM

Incarnation? What is that? I call it respawning. Is it like respawning?

Sort of, except you lose all your weapons, most of your exp, and there's a chance that, depending on what choices you made during cut-scenes, that you'll be spawned with some sort of polymorphic status effect. I play video games, I know things.

Kusabi

12-05-2007, 07:42 PM

Ah...

LOL comic.

I got a choice last night, either take out my rage against the idiots of society by beating on some drums, or sit around and do nothing.

I pulled out Halo 3. I am sufficiently placated now.

"Would someone PLEASE think of the CHILDREN!!!!!"

Sure would love to, but I have some aliens to destroy...