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GP editorial: 'Jack Thompson a curious choice for freedom award'
9:21 AM on 07.05.2008, Jim Sterling 55 comments

     Jack Thompson

Just in case you missed all the fun, GamePolitics (a site run by perhaps the only guy who could ever claim to be a "games journalist" seriously) recently ran an editorial questioning the state of Utah's funny decision to name Jack Thompson a hero at its Freedom Festival awards. Jack was honored for personifying American values of family, freedom, God and country. Most of us honor him for being "a bit of a tit."

Regardless, GP's Dennis McCauley pointed out that the so-called American hero has recently unlocked the following achievements:

  • has been recommended for a 10-year disbarment by the Florida Bar
  • has been judged guilty of 27 ethical offenses by a Florida judge, who is sending her recommendation to the Florida Supreme Court
  • the 27 offenses include things like: "Knowingly making a false statement", "Engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation" and " Engaging in conduct in connection with the practice of law that is prejudicial to the administration of justice"
  • may no longer submit filings to the Florida Supreme Court, in part because he included porn pictures in a motion (and NOT in a pornography case)
  • included gay porn pictures in a federal court filing (also not a pornography case)
  • received a cautionary visit from the U.S. Marshals following a federal court filing in which he wrote "...enemy combatants at Guantanamo are to get more due process from federal judges than what I am to have. I guess my "mistake" was not killing 3000 people to make my point..."
  • called for the impeachment of Utah's Republican Attorney General when the AG suggested that a video game bill written by Thompson would be unconstitutional

Heroic? GP thinks not, but Jack Thompson would argue otherwise. In fact, the silver-haired Lothario actually responded to GP's editorial, despite one's first thought that an American hero would have better things to do. Jack had this to say:

Dennis, you have posting up here calling me a douchebag and the like.  Nice that you enforce your posting policies--not--when it comes to me.

Further, you have up at this site the assertion that I lobbied to get myself nominated for this award.  I didn't know anything about it until these folks called.  You were told that.  The Foundation told you that, and yet this site is nothing more than an opinion toilet where gamers who have absolutely nothing better to do make up "facts" as if this were some kind of Sims game.

The Foundation knew ALL about my problems with the Bar.  I told them.  The fact is this:  Dennis McCauley and his little lemmings here were so cruel and so bigoted and such liars that what went on here confirmed their choice and made the award all that sweeter.

I sat on the back of a convertible today at the parade, riding by 200,000 or more people, with mothers of kids on their laps waving and saying "Thank you for trying to protect our kids."

You fascist immoral jerks can have your games.  I have the heart of America.  And you, Dennis, are a liar.

Jack Thompson

Personally, we here at Destructoid extend our congratulations to Jack Thompson. We're thrilled that our old friend got to watch thousands of children from the back of a car, something that I'm sure he's always wanted to do.

GamePolitics might question Utah's decision to name Jack Thompson an American hero, but we understand fully. With America gripped by fear and confusion and finding itself run by those with a lack of understanding and tolerance, one can see why Thompson is seen to reflect everything that the country stands for.


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Hitogoroshi's Avatar
Hitogoroshi at 07/05/2008 09:33
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gingerbreadben's Avatar
gingerbreadben at 07/05/2008 09:34
I don't think he has the heart of America.

I think he has the heart of Imaginationland.
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killias2 at 07/05/2008 09:37
Two points:

1. Heart of America? Last I checked, America wasn't predominantly Mormon, crazy, extreme right-wing, and all about having sex with more than one underage girl at once. Maybe he should look into that a bit more. He can be the hero of Utah for all I care. I'll lean towards the normal state's ruling that he's a nutjob.

2. Honestly, where does all this videogame = violence crap start? Shouldn't we look at historical violence levels and at least see if there's a correlation? I mean, correlation doesn't equal causation, but it's a start.

http://ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/cv2.htm - Oops, violent crime stayed pretty level up until 1993 (when Doom was released). Guess what happened after that? IT CRASHED! Violent crime is less than half of what it was before Doom was released. For Christ's sake, I can make this kind of stuff up.

Okay, well, let's look at property crime then: http://ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/house2.htm - Oops, also crashing. It's been on a slow decline since the early 70's, and is now almost ONE THIRD what it was a few decades ago. What happened to Grand Theft Auto...?
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killias2 at 07/05/2008 09:38
"For Christ's sake, I can make this kind of stuff up. " - I meant "can't" make this kind of stuff up.
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SuperD1984 at 07/05/2008 09:40
Jack Thompson - The videogame,

Well you gotta give him something to do.
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Rockefellow at 07/05/2008 09:40
Christ. He sounds like a child trying to string together an argument, with stupid insults mixed in. I don't think I'd be nearly as upset that Jack was such an advocate to the many things he was, if he wasn't clinically retarded. It makes it seem like a big joke.

Actually, that's what it is, in a nutshell.
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The-Excel at 07/05/2008 09:50
Did he just use the word "douchebag"? That's Unamerican!
F Whipple's Avatar
F Whipple at 07/05/2008 09:57
I heard his reward was multiple wives
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Baharroth at 07/05/2008 10:05
the last sentence is so pure gold, i lod'd hard
on the other hand it's a good reason to kill myselfe now before the eu will catch the virus (london is allready there -.-)
hail paranoia and lies
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bloodylip at 07/05/2008 10:25
Nice to see Jack Thompson is up on all the latest phrases -- not!
parrothead's Avatar
parrothead at 07/05/2008 10:30
I am sure that Jack Thompson is a good guy....Not!
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SnakeDude4Life at 07/05/2008 10:35
I sat on the back of a convertible today at the parade, riding by 200,000 or more people, with mothers of kids on their laps waving and saying "Thank you for trying to protect our kids."

That's a good Fantasy, Jack.

Now, I live in Miami and I don't recall any parades for fascists or nazis.
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RonBurgandy2010 at 07/05/2008 10:35
God Bless America.
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Tehmtnlion at 07/05/2008 10:37
Comment from the original article I thought needed to be shared:

"This is MADNESS..."

"No... This is UTAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!"

* someone kicks somebody into a pit *
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar
SnakeDude4Life at 07/05/2008 10:41
If Utah wants him, let him stay there.

He's bumming the whole state of Florida.
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Alexradl at 07/05/2008 10:44
"Dennis, you have posting up here calling me a douchebag and the like."

"...riding by 200,000 or more people, with mothers of kids on their laps waving..."

Is it just me or do both of those "sentences" make absolutely no sense?

Dtoid loves ya Jakiee.
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MisterMingo at 07/05/2008 10:44
"I sat on the back of a convertible today at the parade, riding by 200,000 or more people, with mothers of kids on their laps waving and saying "Thank you for trying to protect our kids.""

Yes, all 200,000 people were cheering on you and you alone, Jack. And every mother and child said, and I quote, "Thank you, Jack Thompson, for protecting the children. You are the only one who does."

If this doesn't prove Jack Thompson has delusions of grandeur and a healthy messiah complex, I don't know what will.
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Lord_Palmerston at 07/05/2008 10:49
I'm surprised (and relieved) we don't have some JT doppelganger up here in Canada. If we do, we can be sure it doesn't generate its own press.
Also, I'm glad I watched the clip AFTER reading the article. It brought to mind Thompson standing in a spotlight yelling, "Violence!"..."Kids!"..."Bad games!"
I lol'd.
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MechaMonkey at 07/05/2008 10:53
I bet Jack Thompson didn't like Wall-E.
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frozenbabylon at 07/05/2008 10:57
Oh behalf of my state, As one of the few sane people still here, Let me apologize for having anything to do with Mr. Thompson.

Also let me apologize for not taking the opportunity afforded to me to put an end to this menace once and for all.

But in all seriousness... I'm ashamed of my state, But that's honestly nothing new. And after reading the article and finding out that it's Provo (The home of BYU and one of the churches main `strongholds`), I'm not at all surprised. Salt Lake is much much more liberal and open then anywhere south of it. Provo is full of right-wing conservative nut jobs.
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Velt at 07/05/2008 11:24
And here we go again...
No, really, more attention to this man, 200.000 people called him a hero? Really? You in the US deserve this guy.
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GuitarAtomik at 07/05/2008 11:25
"...this site is nothing more than an opinion toilet where gamers who have absolutely nothing better to do make up "facts" as if this were some kind of Sims game."

Wait. What!? Did he just accuse someone else of making up facts?! That's ironic as fuck.
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B-Radicate at 07/05/2008 11:31
I believe in my heart of hearts that, despite how much i disagree with Jack's "vision/purpose," if he simply wasn't a stupid twat when he spoke that I could at least respect him. Every time he says anything, though, it just makes him sound like an immature prick with an ego that knows no bounds.

He deserves a slap in the face and a slice of humble pie. Dude's a prick. Plain and simple.
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Mecha Jesus at 07/05/2008 11:35
Anyone else sometimes get the feeling that this really is just one big scam, and Jackyboy is pulling the wool over our eyes? Like he's intentionally trolling in real life, and we're just helping him? That he's purposely martyring himself?
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Sam Spectre at 07/05/2008 11:39
Hah oh God. Jack and Dennis duke it out in the comments!

"You fascist immoral jerks can have your games. I have the heart of America. And you, Dennis, are a liar."

WTF Jack? The heart of America is not the conservative Christian agenda...
John B's Avatar
John B at 07/05/2008 11:54
Well, I consider myself to be conservative, and I think that Jack Thompson's a dickhead.

So, not all conservatives are bad. It's just the vocal assholes who make the rest of us look bad.
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deiga-the-semivaliant at 07/05/2008 12:10
Mormons are freaking weird. Yesterday's Scientology, if you will.
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razerangel at 07/05/2008 12:11
I finally realise the true usage of the lostprophets t shirt "MEGALOLZ". Thank you Jack Thompson, thank you so much! YOU WANKER!
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brainderailment at 07/05/2008 12:14
I heard Castro got nominated as well.
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Eric M at 07/05/2008 12:25
Ahh those funny Mormons. I'm suprised Jack beat out Mit Romney.
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4knuckleshuffle at 07/05/2008 12:53
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DynamicSheep at 07/05/2008 13:13
Jack Thompson should become an hero. He is teh crazy lawyer and doesn't afraid of being disbarred.
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Sharpless at 07/05/2008 13:24
Honestly, Jack, you can have the heart of America. I don't fucking want the whorish thing.
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Big Z at 07/05/2008 13:35
The part of me created by spending far too much time on 4chan wonders if Jack Thompson is really just the most successful troll to ever work the interwebs.
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Raymod at 07/05/2008 13:41
FECKING HELL!! Jack-o needs to do so much research on the comments he has made,this little bit

"Dennis McCauley and his little lemmings here were so cruel and so bigoted and such liars that what went on here confirmed their choice and made the award all that sweeter."

I see what he's trying to say but his use of LEMMINGS was uneducated, lemmings do not ,as the myth claims, follow blindly or commit mass suicide to reach their goal that's just a misconception.

Note to JACK THOMSON (I hope you're reading this cos you clearly have nothing better to do that google your own name)
Educate your self before spouting tripe, I left school before getting a decent education , I've never read the bible nor had a great level of religious education, My pastimes consist of all the things that have been blamed for increased crime and suicide Eg. Heavy metal music, rap music, horror and action films, video games etc, Plus I also work in an independent video games store, and I work on Sundays which I hear is somewhat frowned upon in some religious circles, surely Mr Thomson I should be some sort of social degenerate who steals, kills, beats, rapes, and commits suicide at the end of it all, but instead I am a loving Husband and Father, I work 2 jobs so that we can have financially comfortable life.
I've been listening to Metal music and playing video games since I was about 4 or 5 years of age, now I'm 29 and I've had no urge to commit any criminal act. How can that be if by your logic just one of these thing can lead me to a life of crime.
I hope you read this JACKhammer
Kind Regards
RAZGATE
Man I'd love to have an actual chat with Jack, I think given our differences we'd get along. :D
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Soulwax at 07/05/2008 14:28
I miss Shooting Stars :(
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Mxyzptlk at 07/05/2008 14:34
I must have missed one of The Sims expansions, because I can't for the life of me remember when the point of the game was to "make up 'facts'".
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Murumasa123 at 07/05/2008 15:19
Why do we even listen to him anymore, we know he is fulla shit, we know the world is nuts and shit like this always happens. Until we get gaming more manstream the world will look down on us "Nerds"
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MechaMonkey at 07/05/2008 15:48
It's alright Mxy, there were a lot of those expansions to keep up with. The one you missed was Sims 2: On the Campaign Trail.
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TheToiletDuck at 07/05/2008 15:53
He's just a big baby
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JJ Rage at 07/05/2008 16:13
As a resident of Utah, I feel it is necessary to point out that we're not all completely insane.

Unfortunately, all the decision makers in the state are quite looney.
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JJ Rage at 07/05/2008 16:15
Also after reading the article on GP, this festival takes place in Provo, a city about an hour south of Salt Lake City. Provo is the Mormon mecca. It comes to no surprise that they would nominate JT for such a "prestigious" award.
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Kapkomi at 07/05/2008 17:54
Out of anyone they could choose, they're naming Jack Thompson an American hero? Well it's official then.

[img]http://www.gemaga.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/no-more-heroes.thumbnail.jpg[/url]

meh, congratulation to him anyway.
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Kapkomi at 07/05/2008 17:55


I'm no hero...
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braulio09 at 07/05/2008 18:43
I love how he just threw the word "fascist" out there without it even making sense.
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T045T at 07/06/2008 00:17
Heh, just saying... to get the "heart of America", wouldn't he have to slay America first?

Also, what's with the prejudices against Mormons? They should be respected as much as followers of any other flavor of religion (ie Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, Jews...), and they outlawed the polygamy thing a loong time ago afaik.
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entropyman at 07/06/2008 00:51
heh- sometimes you can't help but laugh when someone who attempts to censor people gets the freedom award and those that promote expression are fascists.....
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nintendoll at 07/06/2008 03:23
I think Jack Thompson spends entirely too much time Googling his own name.
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