Necromagus Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Those of you that have anything to do with videogames might have heard about Florida lawyer Jack Thompson, who has made it his personal goal to rid the world of the evil of videogames, armed with a plethora of lawsuits and personal attacks and with Take Two Interactive as his main target. In his latest attempt to get his name in the headlines, he has plagiarized Jonathan Swift by promising to donate $10.000 to a charity that can be chosen by anyone who will take his own idea for a videogame and produce it. What's his idea you ask? Simple. You play an angry father whose son has been brutally murdered by a kid, because that kid played a violent videogame produced by the 'fictional' software company Take This Interactive. Now, you must seek retribution by going on a killing spree, because according to mr. Thompson, that is what videogames are all about. However, now that the game has actually been made, big surprise, Thompson withdraws his offer, claiming it was all just meant as "satire." Of course, in these online days, such blatant stupidity rarely goes unchallenged. Both Control-Alt-Delete and Penny Arcade have unleashed their craft upon mr. Thompson, which has resulted, surprisingly, in a fistful of threats and harassment lawsuits. In stead of causing them to back down however, it seems that the online gaming comunity is now unified against a common enemy. The Florida Bar Association has been flooded with letters and faxes regarding Jack Thompson, all of which have been forwarded to their disciplinary comittee, which might have been harmless if it wasn't for the fact that he had already earned himself an official warning in 1998. Also, the man's most important ally, the National Institute of Media and the Family, has officially distanced themselves from him. His response? Threats of lawsuits and personal attacks, what a surprise. As target of such extensive ridicule and with his support crumbling on all sides, how long does Jack Thompson think he can carry on his private cruisade? My Tip.It Times Articles (10 and counting) || The Varrock Library Author Index projectDo you dare to dream? - Part 19 added. || The Hospital (WIP) - New story!Necromagus looks like a viking ... with glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Putter Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Hahaha, this makes me smile. The only reason there was an investigation into GTA: San Andreas was because he was backed by Hilary Clinton and had many supporters and help from Leeland Yee (or whatever his name was). Without someone who's supposedly important (Sen. Clinton) he is just some crazy guy out to get his 15 minutes of fame. He thinks he can just threaten everyone with lawsuits and harassment. In fact Rockstar themselves had something making fun of him on The Liberty City Stories website. In the e-mails at the top, find the one who's email is [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Hahaha! Great job on the post Necromagus, you've produced it perfectly to maximise this guy's idiocy. :P I'm glad he's been ridiculed in this way, nothing beats it. This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necromagus Posted October 21, 2005 Author Share Posted October 21, 2005 Oh noes! Teh feds are coming!!1! Let's hope he remembered to fax the thing to the P.D. too this time, not just the journalists like he did last time :P My Tip.It Times Articles (10 and counting) || The Varrock Library Author Index projectDo you dare to dream? - Part 19 added. || The Hospital (WIP) - New story!Necromagus looks like a viking ... with glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knives669 Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 :lol: What an idiot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 heh, ctrl alt del does make fun of him every now and then. its just so easy :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak722 Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 The sooner we ban videogames, the sooner we start eating wee babies and such. Mmmh... baby back ribs... The Enrichment Center reminds you that the weighted companion cube will never threaten to stab you and, in fact, cannot speak. In the event that the weighted companion cube does speak, the Enrichment Center urges you to disregard its advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezcake Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 I hate anti-video game activists. If you don't want your child playing "bad" video games, then don't buy them. Simple as that. :roll: ==================================Retired tip.it moderator.Teaching and inspiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yummy_kids Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 just shut up you idiots act like something will happen HAHAHAHAHA CTRALTDELETE MADE ANOTHER STUPID COMIC ABOUT HIM SO [bleep]INF FUNY HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA IDIOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak722 Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 just shut up you idiots act like something will happen HAHAHAHAHA CTRALTDELETE MADE ANOTHER STUPID COMIC ABOUT HIM SO * FUNY I'm a spammer. IDIOT Mmmh... yummy kids... *drools* The Enrichment Center reminds you that the weighted companion cube will never threaten to stab you and, in fact, cannot speak. In the event that the weighted companion cube does speak, the Enrichment Center urges you to disregard its advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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