If the ESA won't go after JT for crap like this, then the ECA should. That would be a great way to drum up the support of more gamers.

For JT to call Bully a Columbine simulator at this point is further proof the man is totally insane. JT, what about the friggin' "hidden" blood and gore you and your "hardcore gamer" accomplace found? What of your "deadline" to Patricia Vance to re-rate Bully?

On a good note, most press will ignore this as Thompson is on most reporter's spam lists. If he weren't just slightly involved in the whole controversy about video games he probably would be on Dennis'

"Thompson’s 2006 suit to stop the sale of Take-Two/Rockstar’s Columbine simulator Bully was just a practice run for what is to follow."

I'm... I'm speechless. I think that's him saying that he KNEW the Bully suit was going to fail, and was only using it to get ready for other nuisance cases. In my opinion, either he has some secret information about games coming out in '07, or we're going to see a LOT of (State) v. Spore cases, for daring to teach Evolution. If it's the first, then do you mind telling me when .hack//GU Volume 2 and 3 are coming out, Mr. Thompson?

Wow... just the wording of the press release demands ridicule. I wish someone at Take Two would just sue the ass off of him to prove how stupid his actions are. Case in point:

"...to stop the marketing and sale of certain ESRB-rated “Mature” video games to minors…"

"Thompson’s 2006 suit to stop the sale of Take-Two/Rockstar’s Columbine simulator Bully was just a practice run for what is to follow."

2 sentences, 3 gross misrepresentations of the truth. Firstly, as is well known, Bully was rated T not M, so the lawsuits are not directly to do with the issue he claims them to be. Second, quoting the Columbine simulator thing is really dumb, slanderous and an obvious attempt to get the press release printed, especially as that quote came from Thmsom himself. Thirdly, what is he actually saying with this press release? That he's going to get all games produced to courts before they are released?

The sad thing is, all this press whoring does is polarise the issue in the popular press, when we should be having an open debate as to whether the ratings board is accurately rating the games (I believe they are), and to educate parents that, yes, some games are unsuitable for under 10s, and please do your job as a parent before blindly buying them...

To Jack Thompson:
BAAAAAHAAHAHAHAAHAAAHA! You pose as much threat to the videogame industry as walking up to me and taking a swing.
In other words, you're harmless. You get on gamers about how they waste their time... it obviously hasn't hit you yet that you are wasting your time. In fact, I'd think you waste a lot more time and even more money.
MY animosity towards you isn't even about your vendetta. It's your arrogant and self ritious attitude about it all.
Jack, you don't even begin to come off as though you care about the well being of anyone. You are more like the 21 year old body building gang banger with chrome teeth and a stretch limo H3 Hummer with spinners. The ONLY thing it says is that
1: You have no taste and no class.
2: You want the world to look at you and what you want the world to believe.
You'll pardon me if I don't hold my breath waiting for you to topple the entertainment industry. You'll have croaked from congestive heart failure long before you even make a dent.
Education is what you SHOULD be focusing on. Of course, if you want to teach our nation's children how to act like a responsible and respectable human being you need to be one, perhaps that's why you resort to wasting money and time with needless and pathetic lawsuits... you friggin' hippie.

Wow, this is a lot of posts about someone who is branded here, repeatedly, as above, "irrelevant."

The reason for the gamer angst about me and more importantly about what I do, is that I pose a real and present danger to companies like Take-Two.

If you think not, then just watch the two wrongful death cases in New Mexico and Alabama against Take-Two that are up and running.

Litigation against Big Tobacco met with early defeats, but the race goes, as it did there, to the persistent.

At root, the real problem that all video game addicts have with me is that they accomplish absolutely NOTHING with their gaming other than a waste of time. When someone comes along to show what one person can do, by the grace of God, against an evil sector of an otherwise benign industry, then that discomfits the nerds who sit on couches feeling guilty about the lives they are wasting.

This coming year is going to be a great year. Just watch. Oh, and put down the controllers, step away from the consoles, and get a life.

Jack Thompson

Well, personally, I just find it funny that there are always people who will take something they personally hate, like Harry Potter or Video Games, find something that caused other people suffering, such as the Columbine shooting, and then try to further their own cause by using other people's grief to try and tell parents how to raise their families using the most spurious evidence and treating children like sheep.

That's why I always laugh when Jack calls us scum, he obviously hasn't looked in the mirror for a very long time ;)

Funny thing is, a lot of politicos and 'concerned parents' forget two things about the 'good old days' of the 50's. First, child mortality was higher, much higher, disease and abuse were far greater killers than they are now, crime was lower because beating your son with a carpet-paddle was considered discipline then, not crime. Secondly, the average age of marriage was around 14-16 years old.

Makes me wonder whether these people genuinely think that going back to the 'good old days' will actually help or whether they are simply too weak-charactered and afraid to face the present themselves.

I am so sick of this retard...

@ GoodRobotUs
I wouldn't believe anything in the British media. Right now, the media and most of the public are wanting us to return to "fifties values" in a very ker-azy way by banning everything, shipping off all foreigners and dealing with troubled young people by shipping us all off to war.

Wait, he sent this note out on Christmas Eve?

I don't know about you guys but I usually take that day off to spend with my family. I've got this image of Thompson dressed as Scrooge sitting in a cold, cold apartment, scribbling madly and cursing the carrollers outside.

Bah humbug Mr. Thompson. Bah humbug!

I couldn't care less. I suppose... Jack's idea would be the same like the past. Jack not only insults video game industries but also has hurt video gamers and the parents of the dead ones in Columbine and other school shootings with his unpleasant words, his foolishness and pride, *sigh*...

Sorry to disappoint, nobody will look up to him and bow down to worship the infamous Jack Thompson, even though he is famous, but what's the point on being famous if all of the world hates him?

'If you think not, then just watch the two wrongful death cases in New Mexico and Alabama against Take-Two that are up and running.'

Oh, I hope lots of people are watching Mr Thompson, I hope the world sees a man offering to protect a child abuser to further his own personal crusade to 'protect' children. And you can rest assured they will see through the tissue of false prophethood you wear.

Ok, I picked this up on a link on Tom Buscaglia's Blog. Everyone has to watch this! Everything you ever thought or heard about Jack is easily confirmed, and someone finally calls him out on virtually everything any of us have ever said.

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2725010

What Thompson obviously has forgotten is that his bully capade DID set a precedent, and unless thompson can prove that these games are being marketed to children, he hasn't got got a single hope.

If he insists on pushing this, the best way to deal with him would be to seek recovery of legal fees directly for him.. Also should probably file against him for lodging frivilous lawsuits once he pushes through a few more of these. Although that option may not be available in all states.

“Thompson’s 2006 suit to stop the sale of Take-Two/Rockstar’s Columbine simulator Bully was just a practice run for what is to follow.”

I’m… I’m speechless. I think that’s him saying that he KNEW the Bully suit was going to fail, and was only using it to get ready for other nuisance cases.

When I read that line, I wondered how he thinks he's going to win any suits when he lost his "practice run." No matter how you read it, though, that line is pure idiocy.

@ MaskedPixelante

Back in November(?), JT issued several statements about finding hidden blood, gore, and killing in Bully with the help of a "hardcore gamer". Around that time, he issued a warning to Patricia Vance to have the ESRB re-rate the game. The deadling passed, and JT has said nothing further of the matter.

posted from a non-Miami IP... Perhaps traveling for the holidays. Who knows?

Anyway, this new IP is banned from posting & reading GP.

@Cazza- i think he bring up a good point, Video games are NOT under regulation like cigarettes, and alcohol. the rating are JUST recommendations like the ESRB mentions. only some business, like walmart, check for age for mature products.
are movies regulated? i see kids enter r rated movies with no question, both with and without parents.

"When someone comes along to show what one person can do, by the grace of God, against an evil sector of an otherwise benign industry"

I see Jack's changed. He's gone from being a self-important egotist to being a self-delusional madman.

Pardon me for saying, but I hardly think that's an improvement.

I also see, in his references to "Columbine Simulator", he's still professing to be a Christian, while ignoring the Ninth Commandment.

He's complaining about Public Nuisances? Hypocrisy.

@Timbo:

I'm not sure what country's public nuisance law you cited, but rest assured the United States does not have a queen. Additionally, the First Amendment trumps public nuisance laws in that "speech" can not be considered a nuisance in the USA. According to the courts, video games = speech. Ergo, video games are not a nuisance.

And since Jack can only practice law in Florida, it should be noted that the law there was pretty much designed to shut down nudie bars, but can also be applied to something with immediate negative effects on the public welfare. Video games do not qualify under this.

He’s like Team Rocket. He always loses, but he doesn’t give up, even though he will lose again and again.

I'd say another similarity is that the whole thing was funny at first, but now every time I hear about him I just feel kind of annoyed.

//Jack Thompson Vows More Public Nuisance Suits Against Games in 2007//

lol At first I thought the title meant that Jack Thompson promises to be more of a public nuisance with his silly claims in the up coming year XD

Oh well, at least we'll be able to point and laugh at his repeated failures for another year.

He's like Team Rocket. He always loses, but he doesn't give up, even though he will lose again and again.

@Derek-He's welcome to join our ranks anytime.

Those who dont learn from there mistakes are danmed to repeat them untill they learn or something happens. JBT seems to avoid the formar and he and us awate the latter. We are waiting untill the wheels fall off or his bandwaggon falls off a cliff and takes his licence with it. We know what JBT wants... I think he has changed his words and such many times.

the cycle may stop in 2007 and as far as we have seen. Anti-game bills have poped up, (1 for JBT + Anti-Gamers) but they are been challenged and shot down. (1 for Gamers), JBT and the anti-game politicans have been shown for the showboaters they are for the most part (1 for Gamers)

fremen, you'd be surprised how many Jack stories I don't print.

I thought this one relevant both for its "look into the New Year" quality as well as a way to document what goes on, what is said, etc.

I think the Kotaku letter thing gets old fast, personally.

Dang, I wish there was an edit button, I ment to say, Jack, put down the law books, step away from the lawsuits, and get a life.

What's funny to me is that Jack thinks we're really talking about HIM.

No, we're talking about how vain and out of touch with reality he is.

@Father Time - I took some chemistry in college, and usually got the same results when I did it right...

Regardless, I understand what you're saying. What I'm saying is that Jack is trying the EXACT same legal arguments that have failed on constitutional grounds before. Not all judges are the same, but almost all of them will bow to legal precedent.

@Jotun - I wasn't going to take it that far... Christians in general are OK in my book. The fundamentalists who feel it is their duty to push their warped view of reality on the rest of us are the only ones who really piss me off - I'll take reason over faith any day of the week. I really need to read that book, tho.

couldn't Mr. Thompson be considered threatening the industry? and aren't threats illegal?

Jack Thompson sucks. He needs to stop trying to ban games. What's the matter with him? Hasn't he learned his lesson with all the losses he has taken? I look forward to seeing him fail again and possibly get his license to practice law revoked. Florida, PLEASE PLEASE take away take away his license to practice law. He belongs in a mental institution, not in the Florida Bar Association. The thought of someone that retarded in a bar association is a scary thought.

Mr. Thompson, you seem to still be hanging onto the idea that gamers are brain-dead slackers out of their parent's basement.

I suggest you get a hobby like the rest of us. I'm sure you'll find life much more satisfying and rewarding. I understand there are some nice golf courses around Miami.

Is Laddy Jack going to run down every IP address possible only to be banned at every turn? Stay tuned...

As for his lil' exercises in Alabammy and here in NM--it is to laugh that the Strickland case became "up and running" once Jack was ousted. And the Posey case? Well, let's just say Laddy Jack's going to have a hell of a time vilifying the good folk at Rodey the same way he's tried to drag Blank Rome through the mud.

Speaking of Jack's vitriol, I see he's still pimping the whole "Columbine simulator" angle, a slur against the gaming industry product Bully which is now demonstrably false--if I were in charge, I'd start looking into a trade disparagement case against ol' Miami Jack, possibly as a countersuit to all of his threatened nuisance actions...but that's just me.

@A Gamer

Jack is currently suing Rockstar and T2 with regards to the Cody Posey case, a boy who murdered his family after years of abuse, including sexual. Evidence was given at the trial that the boy was physically, mentally and sexually abused, Incestuous pornography was found on the Fathers computer, which was the only one connected to the Internet. His parents even got his own sister to act as a spy, which often led to his beatings. No wonder he cracked, not being funny but can you imagine one of your siblings having the power to get you physically beaten at will? How de-humanifying would that be? Speaking up out of concern is one thing, simply reporting every bad grade is something else.

The boy is already serving a life sentence for what he did, he accepted responsibility on the spot, even admitting that he shot his sister twice 'to make sure'.

Basically years of abuse caused Cody to snap, not a few months of GTA (Apparently, his father played it, not Cody, judging by his family life, I don't see the boy being bought a games machine anyway).

So Jack is trying to divert responsibility away from a man who sexualy, physically and mentally abused his son for years in order to further his own cause. It's possibly the lowest I have ever seen the man sink. He is willing to put on the leash of any master, no matter how low, to achieve his goals.

That's why we pay attention to Jack, he's a Car-Wreck, people stop and look just to see the twisted mess thats left behind afterward, it's a sort of morbid curiosity to see just how much morality and integrity you are prepared to abandon on your technophobic crusade before you realise that the ends wont ever justify the means.

So Hack Jompson is going to file more public nuisance lawsuits against games in 2007. OOOOOOOOOHHHHH! I'm shaking in my boots and shitting in my pants now that JT is going to file more! Can't you tell?! Whatever...

He's more of joke now than he was since Hot Coffee and he will continue on a downward spiral until he says something so stupid that all his credit will be lost, whatever is still left of course.

Anyways, I must pose a question to GP and all the people here. Why do you keep talking about JT? Don't you realize that he WANTS you to hate him? It's kind of obvious in how he keeps sending emails to GP and used to be a scum sucking moronic troll on GP which is a major game legislation type of site, now isn't it?

He realizes the very fact that we dislike him and vigorously talk trash about him and his actions causes him and his face to get out there in the spotlight. He PURPOSELY says shit (mocking a gamer suicide, one case of cussing at a gamer in an email exchange, lying about the charity money, etc.) and WANTS you to hate him (telling gamers to WEAR THEIR "I HATE JACK THOMPSON" T-SHIRTS) because that way people start to talk about him and what he is doing, the mainstream media of radio, television, etc. realize that there is another potential outlets for ratings by having the guy on there and be viewed by people who are either curious about what he thinks or those that flat out despise his views, and they put him on. Take a look at that TV report (I forgot what it was) where that interviewer kind of grilled JT on his points and they were talking about the Mortal Kombat Armageddon character modeled in his likeness. Then just try and tell me that the old fart isn’t enjoying every minute of camera time he gets.

Let's admit it. The reason why he was even featured in Rolling Stone magazine, CNN, Fox News, yada yada yada is because people don't like him and want to watch it and have another reason to not to like him. But whether you hate him or not doesn't matter to the people who run the outlets with which he is viewed, it's still viewers and listeners to their station(s) nonetheless, no matter why you are viewing it, and JT gets attention and maybe even paid to appear. It's a matter of not caring whether it's good publicity or bad publicity, but publicity (and hopefully viewers/listeners) either way.

In other words we hate him, mainstream media realizes that, puts him on to get our attention, he gets the attention he wants, more people recognize his cause or if not his cause, at least some front that covers up his real cause (being as he is a lawyer, in that case it would be money and his own inflated ego). In the end run, there is something in it for everybody by him continuing onward and he sure as hell isn’t going to lose out.

The solution? Ignore him. Plain and simple. I know it may be hard as he is constantly trying to oppress us by telling us that we’re essentially mentally incapacitated and cultural scum as well as his spreading of anti-game pseudo-pro-parent lies/propaganda, numerous lawsuits and attempts to stop game production and, in a very familiar nazi-ish way, have games destroyed (25 or Life). But I think that law and justice will prevail over his tripe, as it already has, with perhaps just a little help from the gaming community. I’m saying that the game community as a whole shouldn’t stop talking about him altogether, but seriously tone down how much we do. As to where that line should be drawn is entirely up for debate.

But to close it up here, I better stop before I myself help take his publicity another small notch further.

/rant

Jeez. This guy's in bigger denial than Bush on victory in Iraq.


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Well look at it this way: When he goes after the games releasing in 2007 (GTA4, Halo 3, Bioshock to name a few), There's going to be a lot of articles being posted on here which will keep us entertained. I for one can't wait until he goes after GTA4 because it'll probaly be the same tripe and then some coming from him.

@Truthversusevil...

'I see Jack’s changed. He’s gone from being a self-important egotist to being a self-delusional madman.

'Pardon me for saying, but I hardly think that’s an improvement.'

I think Jack always WAS a delusional madman. Probably ever since that debate against Janet Reno, where he wanted to know about her sexual orientation.

Oh, but Jack's right on one thing: 2007 WILL be a great year.

For US. NOT him.

He says we don't do anything about it in terms of what he'll do? I say, hell, we probably don't have to do anything. Just sit back at watch him make a total embarrassment of him. Just sit back and watch him shoot himself in the foot -- no wait, scratch that... make it: blow his entire leg off to tiny bits. There, that sounds more like it.

Like others have said, if Jack wants to keep humiliating himself in front of a court then he is more than welcome to, by me. He sounds like a golfer who hooks a ball far into the woods and goes, "Um, that was just my pratice shot." They have a word for that... denial.

-Auto

I wouldn't be worried about this. Let's say he does start up a few more court cases in different states. All that will happen is that he will become the favourite person of the lawyers defending the video game industry.

Just imagine all the legal fees they are going to get from the poor politicians/groups that Jack convinces they have a case? He will become (more of) a joke that travels around, settles for a few weeks, loses the taxpayers a substantial sum of money trying to push an invalid or unconstitutional court case, then moves along and repeats.

Is there any list of the court cases he has been involved with, combined with how much legal fees have been re-imbursed? Perhaps a press kit describing this could be sent to Senators or other politicians saying "This man has so far cost the taxpayer $X, do you want to be responsible for adding to that total?".

[...] 4. Hilary Clinton will distance herself from one minion (He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named) and draw nearer to another (Sen. Leiberman). What this means for the games industry, I don’t know. Perhaps the lady will notice that gamers are (on average) intelligent, well above the voting age and gainfully employed. Perhaps then, she will appeal to them/us/me as citizens, making an effort to have us want her as our leader/ruler. I want to like her. Ball’s in your court, ma’am — that is if you ever announce your plans for the 2008 race. [...]

I want to go to court with Mr.Thompson.I will tell all the judges about how close minded Jacky is.Ive been playing mature games since i was 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!You dont see me killing people.If there is a school shooting then here comes super jack thompson always saying''Videogames did it!''Ban counter strike!''It was Halo 3''Bully was the simulator''Its your bullcrap over and over and over and over again.Are you bored?Be a police officer.''Hey im jack thompson and i save lives.''Videogames have been around since what the 80s?So your saying that i play a videogame i will go and kill someone?

For all you people who live in other states and not Florida you people are lucky.I live in Florida and i always fear him blocking videogames that we citizens want.Who said people can control our entertainment?No one!!!!!!!!!!!!!Now this badass god wannabee isnt even like god.Noway he is pro Christian!If there is a mature rated videogame that i want he might try to block it.Now hes trying to run for judge!Ide rather kill my self than listen to him talk.Everytime i listen to him i get a headache.I bet you hes gonna sue me if he sees this.Oh and Jack,dont you dare try to block anymore games and dont fuck with us gamers!!!!Its our entertainment and you never even played a game.So just fuck off and leave us with our videogames.If you have a problem with it thats just to bad you son of a bitch deal with it.You act like videogames hurt you personally.So stop your bullshit and go fuck your mother.And wheres the money you were gonna give to charity huh.I guess you will pick the smallest things so that you dont have to give your money to charity.You fucker and go drop some weight fatass!!!!!!!!!Everyone here me on this and lets hate Jack Thompson Satans son.