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12:46 AM on 03.17.2007
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 David and Goliath. He-Man and Skeletor. Jack Thompson and Take Two. These famous rivalries have entertained us, thrilled us, and, in the case of the last one, infuriated us to no end. The infuriating thing about Jack Thompson's constant lawsuits toward Take Two (producers of Grand Theft Auto and Bully) was that, for all his misplaced rage and failed attempts to block distribution of harmless entertainment, Take Two never fought back. Take Two defended themselves, and remained dignified -- as dignified as a company can be, when that company manufactures entertainment where one can pay a hooker for sex and then run her over with a scooter. But this time, things are different. This time, Jack Thompson is in the other box in The People's Court. This time, Jack Thompson is the one getting sued. Hit the jump to see the specifics of Take Two's lawsuit against everyone's favorite Video Game Villain. Update: Now with Jack's response to the lawsuit! Yes, after Jack's failed attempts to restrict distribution of Bully and his promise to follow suit when Take Two releases Manhunt 2 and GTA IV later in the year, Take Two has decided to file a federal court case against Mr. Thompson. They claim that Thompson has flagrantly abused Florida's "nuisance" law in his single-minded crusade to ban violent video games. Take Two's official complaint states that Thompson's penchant for bringing up threats and lawsuits before retracting and dismissing is irritating: that his lawsuits come at "unpredictable times and under unpredictable circumstances," in addition to harming retailers who do business with Take Two. Take Two also complains that Thompson's lawsuits represent an infringement of their first amendment rights, which may or may not be the very first thing every gamer in the world thought the moment we first heard about Thompson's war on gaming. Well, maybe the second thing we thought. The first thing was likely something along the lines of, "What a doucheface." This is awesome, in so many indescribable ways. Destructoid's first birthday, Niero's 29th, and the filing of a lawsuit against Jack Thompson happened within three days of one another? Without a doubt, this has been one of the best single weekends in video game history. UPDATE: Mxyzptlk was kind enough to provide a link to Jack's insanely religious response to the lawsuit. It's worth reading in full, but suffice it to say that he quotes Psalm 35 (which he describes as brilliant, "since God Himself wrote it") and ends his letter by saying "Praise be to God Almighty." I'll be the first to say that Jack Thompson seems like a somewhat reasonable guy in person, but he sure knows how to be creepy as fuck in print. [Via ars technica] |
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Gold.
Bwahaha
HOORAY!
Im drunk and i LOVE IT!
oh man. clash of the titans.
They should use the money they receive from the lawsuit to create a game where players beat lawyers senseless with copies of the Bill of Rights
Oh yea, mad props to whoever drew the kid from Bully kissing Jack
is there a link to contribute to Take Two's legal funds to help finally shut Cotton Top's gaping maw?
bout damn time.
kick ass!!
jack Thompson take that!
here's hoping take two wins!
sweet
Thank...fucking....GOD.
ABOUT F'N TIME !!!
he is such a scumbag.
GREAT PIC !!!
Its about fucking time... go for it Take Two!
Sw33t pic by the way
Seriously that guy is a serious douchebag and needs a taste of his own god damn medicine
Hopefully between this and the possible disbarment he's already facing we can finally be rid of this douchebag.
w00t! Finally TT takes some action on Jack"ass" Thompson.....With that said....I wonder if I can finally win the lotto >_>.
Damn, I hope this works. Honestly, I think the violence in games like Manhunt goes too far, but who the fuck cares... they might finally shut Jacko's ever-widening maw - GO GO TAKE TWO RANGERS!
Oh, look at that, Freedom of Expression? Jeez, Mr. Thompson, that Bill of Rights we have sure does let us be individuals with independent thought, huh? Now go back to your hole you ambulance-chaser.
This is what i think take two have been planning for all this time, i think they knew That old JT was mentlly deranged and wouldn't give up so they played the smart game and made themselves the victims.
Plus i think that JT's constant harassment should be taken into consideration, cos that's what he's doing, harassing and BULLYING take two until they give up and stop making games.
How funny is it that one man can be so against Violence and Bullying but then turn into a Bully himself.
TUT TUT TUT JT you were supposed to be a role model for the youth of today, teaching us what was right and wrong.
but maybe you have,
Maybe through your constant bullying of take two you will be brought to justice and then we will all learn that bullying is wrong and is something we should only do in video games.
All I can say is it couldn't of happened to a nicer guy.
Has he not realised that if video games really did incite violence, and make people want rape, pillage and torture, that he most certainly wouldnt be alive anymore
To the person that drew the picture above, be warned.
I'm sure jack will try to sue you.
You know, to recoup the costs of the take two law suit.
EPIC!
This will have the funniest pictures from a court case ever!
Example
Jack Thompson is just an attention whore. He's been a big thorn in everybody's side. The best we can hope for is for him to be humbled in the courtroom.
Maybe then, and only then, will he move on to something else and leave us alone to enjoy our hobby.
Maybe in prison he'll turn to gang life and start jacks cars and killing hookers.... and making out with boys.
My name is Tino, and I approve of this article.
300%
one word: FINALLY!!!!
i got three words for ya: suprise butt secks
Karma's a bitch;)
teehee
"Maybe in prison he'll turn to gang life and start jacks cars and killing hookers.... and making out with boys."
This is a civil lawsuit in which case, Thompson will not go to jail. If this were a criminal lawsuit and Thompson lost, he'd be going to jail.
Anyone wanting to contribute to the lawsuit and help support Take Two can do so buy going out and buying their games.
Help line the pockets of Take Two so they can violate JT with fat wads of cash hewn from the countless teenagers who DIDNT kill anyone after playing GTA and who didn't make out with other men after playing Bully.
Think of all the papercuts JT will incur getting violated with a big fat roll of 100's.
$$$$ butt secks...
1st, Last night Dtoid robot had more girls than Heffner
2nd, Niero hit more 1up Jaggerbombs than MArio (btw Mario was @d party too LOL)
3rd, now I wake up with this...
I knew this was going to be a good year :D
HAAAHAHAHAHhahah, that boomerang he kept throwing finaly came back and chose his face as landing ground.
lets all get in his face and shout STFUAJPG!
@ dvddesign:
lol, I think Take Two isn't exactly hurting for money. They don't need our donations other than buying more GTA games. :)
JT will just use this to get more attention for himself and claim how he's being persecuted by the evil demonic games industry for his desire to save the children. The guy's a religious zealot. In his own mind he's a hero and doing the Lord's work.
I never understood why (that guy - I refuse to call him by name any longer) ONLY goes after Take-Two and their games. It never made any sense to me.
I'm glad they're gonna try to stick it to the guy, but this could very easily blow up in TT's face.
probably the best political cartoon i've seen all year.*chuckles*
Hallelujah?
Jack's response, with bonus scripture quotations!
It's funny how he says that god wrote the bible, even though it was written by man. He doesn't even know his own religion.
He seems quite sure of himself... I wonder what he's got tucked up his scheming sleeves. I'd like to see this fucker sued out of existence... then in an ironic twist of fate/faith, have Take 2 forgive him and return enough cash so the bastard can live out the remainder of his years humiliated, but also questioning how he's abused his faith so much to justify his hatred towards everything that doesn't fit his perfect image of existence... racist son of a bitch.
I'm going to have nightmares about that picture...
Major lollerskates at "since God Himself wrote it."
Dolt.
Not only does he fail at his own religion, his grammar sucks as well; "the maker even video games" ...Wtf?
Jack Tomphson is a nutcase when you write a letter talking about how "dumb" the person who suing you is, about this being "the single dumbest thing I have ever seen any lawyers do in my thirty years of practicing law" you sound like a stubborn child who refuses to stop using diapers. Eventually you're going to have to switch to the big-boy underwear and until then you'll still always be treated as a stubborn little kid. Hopefully suing this prick is enough punishment to knock some sense into his thick skull.
If this guy uses the same shit he's been pulling against video games to defend himself I have no doubt in my mind he is going to lose a LOT of money. Whenever a "lawyer" adds religious beliefs to their ideals it's no doubt he A) Is one sucky ass lawyer and 2) Will not win. Even the judge will probably be bored most of the time as Jack rants on and on.
Being a fallen catholic (and by that I mean I'm a rational person who relies on logic at least as much as the rhetoric of dead people), this point may be out of place, but I'll offer it anyway:
When did God come down from heaven to write passages in the Bible?
I'm pretty sure David wrote his own psalms. I'm also pretty sure that in 2000 years quite a few people have taken their own pens in hand and made a few changes the the grand ole book o' jesus stories... popes and kings and translators and the like.
You think JRPG's get a little lost in translation? Try taking something written in a dead tongue, rewrite it's context perfectly, and translate it into multiple languages that have little to nothing to do with Aramaic, while attempting to appease the socio-political powers of the day.
It wasn't until recently that just unpopular books got burned, remember. Not to long ago they'd burn the author, too. A fact that I'm sure has in no way compromised the consistency and truth of the bible.
Me? I think of the bible in the same way I view <I> Where the Sidewalk Ends <I/>. It's a cute set of stories with a bunch of good ideas about how you can be a better person and live a richer life. It is in no way, nor has it ever been, a factual account of history.
Being a fallen catholic (and by that I mean I'm a rational person who relies on logic at least as much as the rhetoric of dead people), this point may be out of place, but I'll offer it anyway:
When did God come down from heaven to write passages in the Bible?
I'm pretty sure David wrote his own psalms. I'm also pretty sure that in 2000 years quite a few people have taken their own pens in hand and made a few changes the the grand ole book o' jesus stories... popes and kings and translators and the like.
You think JRPG's get a little lost in translation? Try taking something written in a dead tongue, rewrite it's context perfectly, and translate it into multiple languages that have little to nothing to do with Aramaic, while attempting to appease the socio-political powers of the day.
It wasn't until recently that just unpopular books got burned, remember. Not to long ago they'd burn the author, too. A fact that I'm sure has in no way compromised the consistency and truth of the bible.
Me? I think of the bible in the same way I view [I] Where the Sidewalk Ends [I/]. It's a cute set of stories with a bunch of good ideas about how you can be a better person and live a richer life. It is in no way, nor has it ever been, a factual account of history.
We uesed to put "Mind your own business" right on our money in this country. Sounds like now would be a good time to start doing it again.
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