Post by: Flames_of_chaos on October 12, 2005, 04:17:24 AM
As of now I'm officially speachless, Jack must be begging for attention now but this one is the icing on the cake.
Post by: KDR_11k on October 12, 2005, 04:54:56 AM
Post by: TMW on October 12, 2005, 09:17:02 AM
I think Jack Thompson just went mad.
Post by: stevey on October 12, 2005, 10:17:26 AM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on October 12, 2005, 10:23:59 AM
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Originally posted by: stevey
Did weed just become legal?
no stevey, it was crack. crack just became legal.
Post by: KnowsNothing on October 12, 2005, 11:32:22 AM
Post by: vudu on October 12, 2005, 11:37:03 AM
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stuff - 10.12.2005 at 02:26:29 PM
Sounds good, then at the end, when he is captured, they can show how there was never a son. At least not a son that was killed. Instead, his son had commited suicide because as a teenager, he was going thru a lot of changes and things that seemed mayor for him.
But his father was never around, he was always at work. His father was a Lawyer and spent all the time in the office. So slowly the son fell into a deep depression that resulted with him taking his own life.
The kid left a note. The note read "By the time you find this, I'll probably be dead. When mom had to leave us, I needed you more than ever, but you locked yourself in your work and left me here to die. Well, I hope you are happy. I'll be with mom now"
The man then started to loose it. While looking around the room he saw a few video games. In his pain and despair, his mind locked video games with his sons death. He started going crazy, playing the games his kid had. Until finally he lost it.
Post by: Artimus on October 12, 2005, 12:05:16 PM
Post by: nickmitch on October 12, 2005, 02:35:53 PM
Now let's see who has the balls to make it.
EDIT: Not because I want to take down the industry, but because I love the sound of my own laughter.
Post by: PaLaDiN on October 12, 2005, 04:15:18 PM
Not really, he'd just use it as another example. He just wants a videogame where "even the videogame developers themselves admit to its effects! What more proof do you need?"
Post by: Artimus on October 12, 2005, 05:31:39 PM
Post by: Djunknown on October 12, 2005, 07:08:14 PM
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Hello Jack. My name is Richard Brownell, the owner of this site. It has come to my attention that you have threatened legal action against Ash, the author of this article. While I'm sure Ash is pleased as peach about this, you probably know as you are a lawyer that this is not the proper way to go about this. Ash is a freelance volunteer who does not work for GAF and is under no contract for his work here. As such, he really doesn't bear any legal responsibility for anything posted here. Plus, even if he was an employee, the appropriate action would still be against the sole proprietor, partner, or corporation before an individual employee.
Looks like Mr.Thompson can't take a good ribbing...
Post by: UncleBob on October 12, 2005, 09:08:26 PM
jackpeace@comcast.net
Post by: KDR_11k on October 13, 2005, 12:22:17 AM
Post by: Berto2K on October 13, 2005, 11:58:04 AM
Post by: Djunknown on October 13, 2005, 05:24:54 PM
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So, as far as I can tell, there is no longer anything even questionably illegal. Unlike actual GAF articles that the staff has written, I'm not willing to risk getting fired from my "real job" to take time out of work to fight Jack in court over somebody's comment about killing him. So do try to keep the killing comments to a minimum. Remember, you're proving Jack right by expressing a desire to kill him. Just express your distaste for him and move on.
Its a shame its come down to this, but the Admin's gotta do what the Admin's gotta do. Is Mr.Thompson really that scared that some nerd is going to do a drive-by on his house? C'mon now...
Any one try Berto's link? Impressions? Anybody?
Post by: odifiend on October 13, 2005, 06:59:32 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on October 13, 2005, 09:21:17 PM
Post by: vudu on October 14, 2005, 08:31:57 AM
Post by: Djunknown on October 14, 2005, 06:23:00 PM
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It may be that because you raise money for your organization you understand the needs of fundraising, but to take money from the ESA is to take blood money.
Wow, ESA has some mob connections? You learn something new everyday...
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I know you get money from people connected with these folks, David, but you do know that Best Buy is presently pre-selling, to adults and to children, the Columbine simulator game, Bully?
So Rockstar changed their entire game design to re-create a gruesome day in Littleton, Colorado? Where's Gamespot and IGN on this?..
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While you have been giving report cards on a bunch of sociopaths, the violent games have been getting more violent.
Mr.Thompson is a clinical Psychiatrist? He's diagnosed that the ESA and Co. are mentally unstable? I should start calling him Dr.Thompson!
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It would be better if we had no system, and then parents would not have been fooled for more than a decade into thinking that the system was actually protecting their kids.
So some protection is worse than no protection? Hey lets all not wear sunscreen since its not strong enough!
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Liberals, like you, love to label things and then think that the labeling has accomplished something. If that had been the case, then Churchill's calling Hitler a Nazi would have ended the war. But no, people like me had to get into the trenches and stop the Nazis. And there were always those tut-tutting back home about what a nasty business it is to stop the bad people, and can't we all just "get along."
Now he starts sticking labels to people. He's talking about combating inappropiateness, yet this paragraph can be interpreted as very offensive.
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I have been dismayed by your being on both sides of the fence, because it undercuts your credibility.
If you're not with me, you're against me?
I wonder if other organizations and politicians will start to isolate themselves from 'Dr.'Thompson?
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on October 15, 2005, 04:42:24 AM
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10 grand is pretty weak man.
Post by: Mario on October 15, 2005, 08:44:50 AM
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Rockstar is probably considering it, too.
I highly doubt that, but in the next GTA game I think we can expect a subtle slash at him, like they do for some games. Like the "True Grime: Street Cleaners" billboard.
Post by: KDR_11k on October 15, 2005, 09:20:22 AM
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on October 17, 2005, 12:47:31 PM
Post by: Renny on October 17, 2005, 12:57:06 PM
Post by: PaLaDiN on October 17, 2005, 01:16:26 PM
Post by: TMW on October 17, 2005, 03:59:57 PM
My esteem for the PA guys just shot through the frellin' roof.
How awesome is that?
Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on October 17, 2005, 04:10:57 PM
Post by: PaLaDiN on October 17, 2005, 04:46:33 PM
Plus it's like the moral equivalent of raping Jack Thompson.
Post by: joshnickerson on October 18, 2005, 08:21:56 AM
http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=5680
Post by: BigJim on October 18, 2005, 09:12:47 AM
I'm donating more to Child's Play this year. I'd like to say that I would donate more anyway, but I can't help but be compelled to make a statement of my own by giving the F-you to Jacko. Child's Play is going to do awesome this year. Lots of good will come out of this.
Post by: Pale on October 18, 2005, 09:53:50 AM
Khoo is flying down to San Fran to donate the check virtually as we speak.
They have a scan of the check and everything... man.. i really think if this can hit some national press, it could be Jacks official downfall.
Post by: PaLaDiN on October 18, 2005, 09:59:38 AM
Because damn. The guy is scared.
Post by: Pale on October 18, 2005, 10:25:34 AM
Edit: Here's the link...
http://gr.bolt.com/articles/jack/jack.htm
Post by: stevey on October 18, 2005, 12:36:49 PM
Post by: KnowsNothing on October 18, 2005, 12:54:15 PM
Hey Jack, I don't like you and I will find out where you live and I will step on your foot and spit in your coffee.
I hope he tries to sue me for saying that
Post by: Djunknown on October 18, 2005, 05:29:49 PM
Anyways, this is pathetic. The boys at PA called him out and made him look stupid. Jacko Wacko shouldn't be joking about giving money to charity, even if he says its 'satire.' What about the kids man? What about the kids?
for PA, for standing up to him.
Post by: TMW on October 18, 2005, 09:15:19 PM
As much as it angers me, I don't see it happening.
Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on October 19, 2005, 03:10:17 AM
To Jack Thompson stubbing his toe when he gets out of bed tomorrow! EDIT: WTF!? I was looking at his wikipedia entry to find a picture of him (which btw, he looks very stoned), and apparently his views on Islam are the same as video games.
Post by: couchmonkey on October 19, 2005, 05:23:21 AM
Of course, Thompson is still a jerkass.
Post by: Artimus on October 19, 2005, 09:12:53 AM
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In all seriousness, Jack didn't issue his ridiculous challenge to some smartass who took five minutes to throw together a sarcastic text adventure with only one choice, one of the options of which was to kill Jack Thompson. I think the way the gaming community is dealing with this is only slightly more mature than Thompson himself (although it is awfully nice of Penny Arcade to donate $10,000 to charity).
Of course, Thompson is still a jerkass.
I thought the game Penny Arcade is referring to was a mod of Half-Life, not that text joke?
Post by: TMW on October 19, 2005, 09:37:23 AM
Post by: couchmonkey on October 19, 2005, 12:31:09 PM
Yeah, you're right. I take it all back.
Post by: Djunknown on October 20, 2005, 05:46:45 PM
The story so far...
Some clips:
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"Penny Arcade forum members wrote, edited and sent letters and faxes to the FBA detailing Thompson's activities and urging the review of his license to practice law." The article does not say specifically that an investigation had been launched.
But...
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Representatives of the FBA's disciplinary division said that despite "many complaints" filed over the past week, no new investigation into Thompson's activities had been launched as of this morning. However, the reps would not rule out the possibility of any future action being taken.
WTF?!...
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"They're brought by the lawyers who represented Howard Stern's station, because I got him off the air down here," he said, referring to his wider campaign against profanity in the media. "This is a very old strategy that I'm used to. Penny Arcade needs to be very careful, because I've been down this road, and they have not. They've now put themselves even more in harm's way."
Instead of going after the people directly involved (who are just Penny Arcade forum users), he goes after Tycho and Gabe. Where's the logic? Guilty by association? BS...
Someone take this guys's legal license. Then he's just a nut-job, for he's about fresh out of powerful friends...
Post by: Artimus on October 20, 2005, 06:16:11 PM
Post by: Pale on October 20, 2005, 06:48:30 PM
oh wait.. he's a lawyer.
Anyway, Gabe and Tycho have plenty of legal experience and they have lawyer(s) to back them up. They have proven themselves very good at knowing when they are beat and when they aren't. Of all of their legal issues, the only time they were beat is in the American Greetings / Strawberry Shortcake fiasco, and they took the proper measures to avoid a lawsuit of any kind.
No matter how hard Jack tries, nothing can be done to Penny Arcade about what the forumers are posting. The absolute worst case scenario is that they would be ordered to tell who some of the posters are, but the ones sending the letters aren't even trying to hide that to begin with.
The interesting part about the whole thing is that Gabe and Tycho basically said they aren't going to fight the fight... saying that Jack is basically harmless and its better to have an incompetent person fighting against the video game industry than a competent one. This could be because they were advised by their lawyer(s) not to mess with it, as it isn't worth it.
Post by: Djunknown on October 21, 2005, 05:17:12 PM
The plot thickens...
His main gripe?
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"Penny Arcade, by means I choose not to specify because that would be really dumb to do right now, given what will be distribution of this information, have intentionally orchestrated death threats and other harassment toward me. I'll provide the proof, some of which these folks don't know I have, to the charging authorities. That's as specific as I want to be given to whom I am ulimately[sic] speaking. I'm not as dumb as I look."
It seems he wants some proverbial blood to spill. How far will this go? The Hauge? Try them for crimes against humanity?
Post by: PaLaDiN on October 21, 2005, 05:27:39 PM
Post by: nickmitch on October 22, 2005, 04:03:03 PM
