Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB Bandwagon

November 28, 2008 -

When gamers last heard from Bill McCollum, the Florida Attorney General was fretting that the motion-controlled Wii version of Manhunt 2 would have a generation of kids practicing to be killers. As GamePolitics reported in June of 2007, McCollum apparently got that idea from Jack Thompson.

These days, McCollum is, like many political colleagues in other states, urging parents to follow ESRB content ratings while shopping for holiday gifts. A press release on his official website quotes the Republican A.G.:

Though the holiday season is one of the busiest times of year, it is also perhaps the most important time of the year for consumers to make sure they know what they're buying for their loved ones. The ESRB rating system provides parents and others with age and content information which can be informative tools when purchasing games for family and friends.

McCollum's press release also quotes ESRB head Patricia Vance as well as ESA CEO Michael Gallagher.

But not Jack Thompson.


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Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

Nah, I figure he got beaten up by a "nerd" and has been on a vengance kick ever since.

Let it go Jackie boi, you will never succeed.

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Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

Yet you've repeatedly tried to stop such games from even being released. Such actions show, objectively, that you don't want anyone to even own them regardless of their age. So far you keep losing because we have the First Ammendment in this country.

You don't seem to understand that the very limitations that you seek can, and would, be turned around against you.

As has been repeatedly stated before, and repeatedly misunderstood by you, none of us want to see little kids playing games like GTA or Manhunt it's just that we feel parental involvement is what should be emphasized and not govenmental involvement.

We've caught you in lies, bullying and other reprehensible behaviour only to have you claim that anything you do is right because you're on a "moral crusade". That sounds disturbingly familiar to other tyrants and villains from history don't you think?

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

No, wrong again, gamer idiot. Sorry to be redundant. I have tried to stop the sale of Mature-rated games to kids under 17.  You understand the difference, right?  You haven't played so many games that all of your frontal lobes are gone, are they, or are they? 

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Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

So you didn't try to stop the sales of GTA games, Halo sequels, and that infamous Bully incident? Jack, I think genuinely believe your lies now. It is hard to believe after someone would get into that much trouble with lying and slander, that they would continue. Signs of a dellusional mind, an idiot, or just a compulsive liar.

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

Utterly B.S., big time.

In the past, you have tried to pull from shelves games like Bully, GTA San Andreas and Halo 3. Stop lying, jobless person...

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Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

Public nuisance claims do more than that, Mr. Thompson. It stops them from being sold AT ALL. Or do you not read the fine print of anything? Hell, you can't even read the miniscule comments policy here to follow it, yet call out others who don't. Hypocrite.

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

right, i'm sure haveing bully declared a public nuisance would have just kept it away from minors and not prevented its sale entirely...

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

Um, no.

When Bully was getting read to be released, you tried ot make sure the game didn't come out, period, even going so far as to threaten the current CEO of Take Two interactive.

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

Your disbarment isn't temporary, it's FOR LIFE, PERMANENT, and ruining the life of the juidge who ruled it will not get it overturned. Get over it.

And claling Mr. Halpin anti-free speech is ironic, since you have actively and repeatedly tried to have speech(and yes, despite your pathetic attempts to prove otherwise, video games are speech) and have wanted the ESRB destroyed so a rating system controleld by you could be put in place.

As for parents not being present when a game is being sold, you have yet ot answer two things, where did the minor get the 60 dollars for a game, and how is it Take Two's and not the retailer's or parent's fault IF the game is sold to a child?

As for your little "bill", it will be no more than a bird cage liner.

AS for the young man you're supposedly working with, regardless of what he did, you now endorse it, just like you endorse bullying, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, murder, and terrorism. Very anti-patriotic of you.

Enjoy prison if you keep it up.

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

This is such an utterly pathetic attempt, yet again, by Dennis McCauley and this site's owner, Hal Halpin of the ECA, to turn a news story into yet another lame excuse to trash me.

You love attention. You are getting attention. Stop whinning.

 

Read the above, gamers, and tell me what McCollum has done now that is inconsistent with what he did before, and that is somehow some sort of backing away from his concerns because I was not involved in this?  Dennis, we're waiting for you to explain to the readers here why you would suggest that McCollum has back down one iota.  All he is now saying, which he said previously a year and one-half ago, is that parents should not allow their kids to play these Mature games and to use the ESRB rating system.

Anything concerning to you is inconcistent with almost any reality. You can´t blame Collum (even if he is still as retarded as you) to not use the same tactic you used. The same stunt that at the end destroyed your law career.

 

Instead of reporting the truth, Dennis McCauley, as he always does, misrepresents what I do and have done on these game issues.  My only issue is very simple:  Mature games should not be sold to kids under 17 when their parents are not there to participate in the purchase.  That is what the freaking ESRB label is there for--to warn both parents and retailers.  Period.

Misrepresent? You favorite tactic, I said.

 

Instead, we have this site, yet again, suggesting that I have some agenda other than that, that McCollum has backed away because I have been temporarily disbarred, blah, blah, blah, blah.

You don´t have any agenda? Temporaly disbarrement? You are delusional, Jack.

 

The fact is that McCollum has repeatedly written me and thanked me for educating him on this subject. 

Oh, you crazy ex-lawyer. Evidence, or didn´t happened ever. And a new one.

 

He would not have been educated otherwise.  And despite the wishes here expressed to the contrary, I am all over this same issue now and until I die. 

I hope this happens some time soon. I hope a Tretris block drops on you.

 

I have been asked to submit a video game bill to a western state in a few weeks.  I am working with the people in Germany regarding EA's Godfather.  I am working with a young man in prison to get a new trial because he copycatted a violent game.  Your own anti-free speech fascist, Hal Halpin, has told you knuckleheads to get used to the idea that Jack Thompson is not going anywhere.  I'm not.  I'm in the game industry's face, and now I don't have The Bar to harass me in doing so.

You forget your medicaments again? That´s not good...

 

You all certainly are paranoid about a guy who supposedly is irrelevant and is not listened to by anyone anymore. 

Are you talking to yourself? You need help. Medical and psychiatric help.

 

Well, you ought to be afraid.  I'm on track to accomplish my goals, and there is not a freaking thing any of you nerds can do about it.  Jack Thompson

You are on track of a new Super Failure, as you always have been.

Don´t you get it? YOU HAVE LOST ALREADY. Even the guys who were really agree with you don´t want anything to do with you. You are alone, Jack, and you deserved it.

 

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Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

*Claps* Well said

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

Hey Jack, you don't get the hint very often. Your "crusade" the idea behind it we support. Your practice of it is deplorable. You are also a PERMANENTLY disbarred lawyer, and a court proven liar. If you hate us so much...go else where? You have a choice, you choose to be a despicable person who lies and harasses others. Don't blame us for your behaviour.

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

We do not have to be afraid.

We do not have to do anything.

We don't want you to go anywhere.

While amusing, you are ultimatly harmless.  Your time has passed, just as the culture warriors against things like D&D, comic books, and rock music are now footnotes of history and little else... who's only real impact was to become the next generation's joke.

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

So, you are not sending to Bill Collum a Christmas card?

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Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

''Dennis, we're waiting for you to explain''

 

err who is 'we' ?

im genuinely worried about DisbaaredGuy's sanity tbh. It is genuinely worrying.

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

ugh cant edit for some reason so sorry for the double post.

 

''Instead, we have this site, yet again, suggesting that I have some agenda other than that''

No , we have YOUR COMMENTS ON THIS SITE indicating that you have some agenda other than that. Is your memory so short that you cannot remember stating that all gamers should legally be put to death? (for which you still have NOT apologised) Hardly sounds like the opinion of somebody who is only concerned with preventing parents from buying games for underage kids. Sounds like somebody who is bitter and twisted against all gamers, and anyone who has any link to the industry, no matter how weak. You have said PLENTY of things that have shown your true agenda Mr Thompson. Regretting it now, not so nice having to backpeddle up the sh*t creek that you left behind is it? IN THIS VERY LATEST POST YOU SAID ''Well, you ought to be afraid.  I'm on track to accomplish my goals, and there is not a freaking thing any of you nerds can do about it. Jack.. this is FURTHER proof that you have a strange vendetta. There was no need for that statement.

 "I am working with a young man in prison to get a new trial because he copycatted a violent game"

ok firstly.. dont spout BS. you are not working with a man in prison jack. You compulsive liar. WHY would anyone, unless insane, want a disbarred lawyer working with them on legal matters. Its like hiring Rosie O'donnell to be your fitness coach. (no offence meant there, its the best comparison i could think of).

secondly, the only believeable aspect, is that you would be supporting the killer rather than the family of the victim, because thats the kind of low human being you are.  'working with the young man' is definitely the right way to put it, youd be working with him to make sure you concocted a BS story, that may have a chance to get him a retrial. Because you wouldnt care if you got a killer released, as long as it got your name out there for a few minutes. You are egotistical. You have severe narcissistic personality disorder (hey i have as much training as you, so its only fair can make claims ). 

You are lower than the lowest. seriously Jack.  you arent gamers 'worst nightmare'. You are humanities worst nightmare.  A selfish disgusting person, who would do anything (no matter how maorally corrupt) for personal gain, no matter what the cost. you'd backstab anyone in a heartbeat if it meant you gained something. If the whole world was dull of people like you, then i wouldnt want to be a part of it.

 

''Well, you ought to be afraid.  I'm on track to accomplish my goals''

WHAT... PLANET.. ARE .. YOU.. ON?

seriously , pray tell, what is this master plan you have jack..

step 1) - propose failed legislation and waste tapayer money - CHECK

step 2) - destroy any credibility you might have had by lying at every opportunity - CHECK

step 3) - further destroy any credibility, by voluntarily trolling forums, posting childish insults - CHECK

step 4) - in case a shred of credibility still remains as to my agenda, troll forums and wish death upon all gamers - CHECK

step 5) - continue to piss off the florida bar by filing gay porn and picture books - CHECK

step 6) - make sure to have more complaints filed against you by acting unprofessionally wherever possible - CHECK

step 7) - harass clients of other parties, ensuring more complaints, and destroying further credibility (double win) - CHECK

step 8) - ensure disbarrment proceedings lead to permanant disbarrment, by rejecting the offer of temporary suspension,  ignoring rules stating i cant file motions without another attorney's signature, and make wild accusations about judges and conspiracies.  - CHECK

step 9) - pay fine of $43,000- CHECK

FUTURE STEPS:

step 10) - use my remaining respect and credibility, to single handedly destroy the game industry,  with support from all those who want to be seen with a disgraced disbarred lawyer, get license back, save world. 

 

 

 

... WTF.  

 

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

He, and the 240 million of people who are "agree with him"... he is nuts...

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Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

"Instead of reporting the truth, Dennis McCauley, as he always does, misrepresents what I do and have done on these game issues.  My only issue is very simple:  Mature games should not be sold to kids under 17 when their parents are not there to participate in the purchase.  That is what the freaking ESRB label is there for--to warn both parents and retailers.  Period."

So where does having police officers take copies of "25 To Life" from stores and destroying them fit into this? While you're working with the real fascists in Germany, don't forget to give a Sieg Heil after every meeting. I don't think it will take long for them to accept a man of your credentials into their inner circle.

Seriously though, whatever you say flip-flop.

 

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

My only issue is very simple:  Mature games should not be sold to kids under 17 when their parents are not there to participate in the purchase.  That is what the freaking ESRB label is there for--to warn both parents and retailers.  Period.

your actions prove otherwise, you've been blaming videogames for things adults have been doing too. Remember VTech?

BTW jacknazi, the context of the word "freaking" you're using is technically an obscenity and therefore against the Comments Policy

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Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

You can almost hear the flipping and the flopping as he walks to his computer.

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

You are so on track to accomplishing your goals you got disbarred.

Dumbass.

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Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

I like "Looks like he's been derailed" myself

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Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

Another day, another hypocrite.

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Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

Personaly I take it as a good thing when someone changes their tune for the better.  If we didn't have people willing to change when the situation does, well, we would have nothing but JTs.

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

McCollum's unwillingness to have Numbskulls' name escape his lips may also have something to do the fact that, as Attorney General, his "client" is the State of Florida and every Monday at 5:00 p.m., regular as clockwork, Numbskull files a lawsuit against his client. And, bogus or not, his Office has to then spend time and money defending those lawsuits. I wouldn't mention his name, either, unless it was paired with " . . . is a complete idiot." 

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

Ohhh... I bet he's no longer on Jack's Christmas card list.

"I'd far rather be happy than right any day."

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

Well, he always can count on his imaginary friends... he says 240 millions of people are agree with him somehow...

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Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

Hehe, and with his liscense in a landfill no one iwll listen to Mr. I'm-still-a-lawter-despite-what-my-superiors-said

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

of course he didnt want to mention jack thompson in public.

I mean come on.. do that and kiss your career goodbye.. ''Hey, i got this from a recently disgraced, disbarred attorney, who has been proven to have knowingly made false statements with no other purpose than to decieve''. Lol JT is like a bad smell. Nobody wants to be linked to him!

Why not go on tv , wearing your pants around your ankles, a tin-foil hat, and for no apparrent reason scream loudly that you have an embarrassing skin condition in the underwear region caused by evil video game gnomes from the 32-bit dimension . Itd probably have the same effect on your career. Wait... scratch that.. if i actually had to choose between the two statements..

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

Jack Thompson tricked an uninformed politician into believing what he said although its backed up with no fact and no research, and as a result the politician said or did something stupid?  No...

Really, its funny to see his turn around now that JT is a disbarred lawyer.  Hilarious, really.

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

Funny to see that people here are smarter that a person with a book of degrees.

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

Well, that's good right?

Re: Florida A.G. Once Fretted About Wiimote, Now on ESRB

ZOMG ALL PUBLIC SERVANTS ARE LIARS ARARARARARARARAR

...er, I mean, yes that's probably a good thing. :D``

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