@Ashkihyena: Irony doesn't work very well on the internet.

Even then, there's the Leisure Suit Larry series, all the Japanese hentai games... there's lots of AO stuff out there.

Clemenceau

@Clemenceau: He's not a deranged maniac, though. I love Jack Thompson-- truly I do, I may not like his habit of trying to trade on horrible events, but I love him as a person-- and he reminds me a lot of The Fonz. He's just so goofy. Like a bumbling oaf-- there's no malevolence there, just pretty friendly ineptitude. His "picture book for adults" is the kind of thing that would've made our weekly hyper multi-tap. He's like a Bond villain-- more interested in being a larger-than-life figure than in being a serious antagonist. Did you see the photo he willingly sent in to Kotaku of himself after he bought GTAIV? He looks like my goofy uncle. I love Jack Thompson completely.

So: Henry Winkler, all the way.

wild homes 5: no disassemble!

Can we send him to Guantanamo? Please?

Captain Impulse

Well, he made a ton of money from suing video game companies on behalf of society, guess the karma has finally come full circle and will have to sell hamburgers now...

VakeroRokero

@Clemenceau: Yeah, but that was way back in the Atari days. You know what though, there should be those kinda games. Well, not that kinda game since it pissed everyone off, but AO games, cause its stupid having a rating and when a game gets it, it recives the kiss of death for the reasons FeatherNET said "teh kiddiez."

Ashkihyena

@solacecomes:
The thing is, he's better off losing his license. For himself and others.

He is obviously not 100% there. Look at the videos, the transcripts. Look at everything. He is is not fully sane at this point. Maybe he used to be, but not now.

He can only hurt while he remains a lawer, and I find it hard to sympathize for someone who obviously poses a threat should he remain where he is.

Besides...from the way he's acted in the past year+, he doesn't deserve sympathy. When you go out of your way to blatantly insul gamers, at a level that makes a forum troll seem sophisticated (The incident with VGCats' owner comes to mind), you don't deserve sympathy when getting bit by that behavior.

Coquiton

@plantationace: Nice.

Wouldn't it be ironic if Thompson opened fire on the marshals? I could see him doing that. I also see him in 20 years becoming one of those guys that always thinks that the government is watching him, and that we live in a society where the government uses video games to control society and create the perfect soldiers. Hmmm....

Captain_Goober

I feel bad every time a laugh at the mentally ill. Get help Jack. Get help.

Nedge

He should be thankful that they only send U.S. Marshall's
It would be amusing to see these men in the picture below go all 'Casino' and 'Goodfellas' on old Jackie boy.

[img][www.ukuleleman.net]]

Vanguarde

@Ashkihyena:

Well, there IS Custer's revenge.

Clemenceau

@FeatherNET: Short of porn, video game creators should be able to put in most anything, most anything like the GTA games, or even the Postal games, the game, not the movie.

Besides, there are these things on current consoles called parental controls that the parents seem to have forgotton about, and honestly, its not up to the lawyers or the government to parent children, its up to the parents, the ones that should be parenting their children.

Ashkihyena

He's just doing it in hopes of getting more Marshalls into his house. Then they will have a giant orgy. They owe him for saving their lives after all.

MetaKz

@Ashkihyena: That would work too. Interesting fact: Chuck Norris would not shoot Jack, the bullits would simply fire themselves at J.T. for getting in Chuck's way.

hk458

@solacecomes: Seriously, if the guy wasn't such an opininated, vain asshole, we would pity him.

However, the above poster pretty much said it, Jacks tried to make gamer lives a living Hell, and he's pretty much reaping what he sowed now.

Ashkihyena

@Ashkihyena: ESRB begs to differ. I guess I wasn't clear, so I'll specify: Some lawyers are against video game CONTENT, and make sense of what they are against. It's important to note that putting limits on games don't necessary make them lose their charm, may it be by making the game rating go up (from E to RP) or simply by removing stuff that just go too far.

Not all anti video-game lawyers are out to get video gamers. Most do it for the kids whom the parents want to protect. Thinking that lawyers only defend against some video game content because they don't "do anything except for people who have mental problems and the sort" is a crappy argument, childish at best.

FeatherNET

Way to waste our tax dollars Jack. Is it true Uwe Boll is doing a film of Jack's life? Look how crazy Jack acts, yet he is featured as an expert on Fox News to inform the country about how videogames are responsible for all of society's problems. Ya, let's forget all the other things that cause shit, because only 1 thing is responsible for everything.

Gam3r

@solacecomes:

Uh... no?

Seeing as he has systematically tried to ruin the life of every gamer, I cannot and will not show any sympathy to a man who brought on his own demise.

Clemenceau

@wild homes

No way. Only Anthony Hopkins could play that kind of deranged maniac.

Clemenceau

I think Jack Thomposon's downfall should be a cautionary tale to every fanboy troll on the internet.

See what happens when you complain too much?

Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic

C'mon guys. This guy's life is coming apart. It may well be his due and own doing, but at least show a modicum of sympathy.

solacecomes

Jack suX LOLOLOLOL!!!!!11, but c'mon.

You gotta have balls to send stuff like that to a Federal Judge.

hoezee

Hoo boy....

It seems that ol' Jackie is gonna end his saga with a bang!

Stay tuned for the thrilling conclusion of "Jack Thompson: Attorney at WAR!"

Coquiton

@slomo788: in that case!!! "SOMEONE SHOULD CUT HIS SHRIBBLED BALLS OFF" go ahead thompson, sue me!

Grimmjow Jeagerjaques

BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!! What a Douche!

Shifty203

Jack Thompson and Uwe Boll need to combine powers. It would take a several seasons of Power Rangers to topple that beast.

expansionsss

Not too much longer until they make a biopic of Thompson. The team behind The Aviator bring you... The Litigator. Starring Henry Winkler as Jack Thompson, Steven the Dell guy as Adam Sessler, Pierce Brosnan as Morgan Webb, the 2007-08 Detroit Pistons as 2 Live Crew, Warwick Davis as Anderson Cooper, and Shawn Bradley as Janet Reno.

Opens Christmas 2008.

wild homes 5: no disassemble!

@Mr.Sad: Mawahah, seriuosly, even though I'm sure he's going to get disbarred, you think that he'll just shut up?

Naw, not Jack Thompson. I'm sure if he gets disbarred, we'll continue to see articles on him.

Ashkihyena

as strongly as i dislike this man, i have to say that the way he's going about all of this is pretty bad-ass. he's ruining his public perception, which is good, but man is he going out with a bang. "if you don't think this will happen, then A: you don't understand the lawsuit and B: you don't know jack thompson." that's pretty badass!

ReconToaster

well, i hope that hearing comes soon.

so we can say byebye to JT and hello to more important news

Mr.Sad

He's such a turd-burgular.

This is like some sitcom, but, real life. HMMMMmmmm.

impreza

Poor guy... the heights he fell from probably isn't that high but the fact that it seems he's falling into madness should be addressed. I'm actually legitimately afraid he may become unstable enough to decide to take a few dozen demon seeds (aka gamers) by strapping C4 to his person and going to a launch party or something. The guy isn't right and all these events that he's bought on himself is going to seem like persecution to him. What do you think mad persecuted men do at the edge? Sadly, they try to get even.

okenny :)

@Arelan: comment of the week

frostcircus

@Eltigro: unfortunately yes, yes he does.

warpped655

@FeatherNET: Haha, cause he's fun to read about, thats why, and why be against video games at all, its not been proven that they do anything except for people who have mental problems and the sort.

Ashkihyena

god this guy is insane.

deathtastic

My name is Jack Thompson. I have 37 hours to save the world... from videogames. The clock isticking down.

MOP88

@hk458: Someone on GamePolitics said that Walker, Texas Ranger should've went after him.

Heh, Chuck Norris really needs to give Jack a good roundhouse kick to the head.

Ashkihyena

I read Jackie boy and I immediately thought of Sin City. I guess my hopes were up for nothing =(

I hate articles on Jack Thompson. There's some lawyers out there who are actually against video games AND manage to make sense, reach even the video gaming world, and don't go on a crusade for media attention. "Jackie Boy" here makes them all look like fools by taking them down with him.

Point being, why the hell do we even pay attention to that guy. We need more video game cleavage and violence, less comedy-drama.

FeatherNET

I'm glad that me and the same judge that "called" for him share the same name.

figlesiase

(US Marshalls approach Jack Thompsons house)

Marshall 1: So hows the wife?

Marshall 2: Things are getting pretty good. Babies startin' to look like me more everyday. Hows it going with your girl?

Marshall 1: Oh. Well. Let's just say, I'm getting more action from my vaccum than from her!

(Marshalls knock on door. There's a loud commotion with lots of witless, dry cursing and commentary violence in videogames.)

(Jack Thompson answers door in the nude)

Marshall 1: ....Excuse me...Mr...Thompson?

Wacko Jacko: GOOD GOD THEY'VE FINALLY HIRED ASSASINS!

Marshall 2: Excuse me? We're here to speak with you about your let...

(Thompson begins to scream)

Thompson: THEY WILL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE! NEVER!

Marshall 1 & 2: We're here to remind you, sincerly, that you are an IDIOT!

plantationace

DipShit.

yashichi8bit

Jesus fucking Christ. Really? And I thought Boumedienne was a step forward. What a fucking asshole. I'm sorry, but this is just disgusting on his part.

InsidiousTuna

If ever there was a way for one to dig oneself a deeper hole, this would be the way

goboard117

Next on Kotaku: Jack Thompson claims he has "Maximum wanted level", baffled at no helicopter sighting

Arelan

Do we... do we rub his face in it?!?

ChaoticInfinityX

HEY, ALL YOU INFERIOR AND MORALLY BANKRUPT PEOPLE I DON'T KNOW! STOP HARASSING ME!

justhesh

See this is why I love JT, hes good for a great laugh ever few weeks

fusionc

Does he have kids?

Eltigro

THey should have just sent Tommy Lee Jones after him, make him jump off a waterfall and save us the trouble. *I do not advocate that Jack jump of a waterfall*

hk458

@Savage505: Oh dude you're so getting sued by him. Your sn will be in most newspapers this week I assure you.

slomo788

Ouch, bet Rockstar will finally open the champagne!

VakeroRokero

JT is truly a bonehead for writing that letter, and in this day and age should feel lucky that he didn't get more than a "visit".

BTW Luke...I'm sure you can come up with a better graphic than that! :)

Spoony Bard

That's a bad JT! Bad!

slomo788

KILLLLLLLLLLL HIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

Savage505

i hope he pissed himself a little

Zombie_Moogle

Just hand him the straight jacket already. Better yet, send him over to Iraq.

VixDiesel

Ah, Wacko Jacko, what will you think of next?

Skitzoap

This is getting ridiculous.

Shakezula84

Oh Jackie boy, when are you going to learn...tsk tsk

Hearts_Are_1

Yeah, I read that at GameFAQs. Good going Jack, way to make yourself look like a bigger ass then you already are, though thats not hard to do for you.

Ashkihyena

Jack always brings a smile to my face.

darthsidious_7

@FeatherNET:
Its pretty sad when you'd need laws, or when you even THINKG you need laws in place of parenting.

Tora

What was he thinking sending a letter like that? and why does he always write or talk with words that I cant understand?

HELLSRIDER

Tragically, Jack Thomson's letter to the House Judiciary Committee, meant to calm matters in his case, began with, "While I haven't killed 3,000 people yet, 435 seems a much more achievable number, doesn't it?"

Trai_Dep

@wild homes 5: no disassemble!: Nice of you to point it out twice. Thanks!

Does Not Equal

I'm not up on the Jingoism Act, but wouldn't that qualify as terroristic threatening? Jack might actually get his wish, and end up in Gitmo, with all the due process he wants.

Gouki4u

Seriously, this is getting kind of absurd. It was all hilarious at first, but now I'm just wondering what the hell is wrong with this guy. Does he not realize that by picking a fight with everyone who doesn't agree with him he's going to alienate everyone and render all the "work" he's done null and void? (Not that that would be a bad thing, mind you).

Destrado

@FeatherNET: Yeah, the only problem there though tends to be when kids can't get ahold of games, adults can't either.

Granted, some of the time it doesn't happen, but a majority of the time, if someone doesn't want sold to kids, they don't want it sold to anyone.

Take San Andreas for example, when the Hot Coffee thing was exposed, Hillary Clinton freaked out and went "what about the children?!" even when it was an M rated game to begin with.

Ashkihyena

@Does Not Equal: Actually, after re-reading your post I'd say, do a lot of research. That was almost insulting. I'm not a fan of Thompson, although I do love his goofy ways, but ANY person deserves better than what you wrote. You just made up the whole thing-- you didn't bother to report any of his history accurately, pulled inane and unsupported conclusions from mid-air, and attempted to present the whole steaming pile of BS as fact-- see I know exactly why. That was insulting.

wild homes 5: no disassemble!

If it had been Jay and Silent Bob, they would have kicked the crap out of him.....

ShaggyB

**Bleh, I meant to say, not all of them are on their own secret agendas. Of course some, if not most of them are. But not necessarily against video games themselves.

FeatherNET

@Ashkihyena: I understand what you're getting at, but real lawyers (not freelance crusaders like Jackie Boy) are hired, not on their own secret agenda.

I do agree, developpers do have their own liberties, porn included. The point of being against video games is not necessarily to shut them up, but to limit who they reach. Parenting plays a great role (when played, mind you), but they also hire lawyers to protect other kids.

Going against what medias seem to push people to think, not all lawyers are evil people who want to make the video game industry die an unsettling death. Some of them do, and those are the ones talked about. Alot of them don't. But then that's not interesting news, now is it.

Going back to my original point, Johnny boy here is nothing like a lawyer, hell he's more an actor / comedian than what his bloody badge tells us. For gods sake, he's expecting to go after a judge because two guys doing their job knocked at his door in the morning and told him to cool down.

FeatherNET

@Does Not Equal: But you're wrong, my friend. Jack Thompson has, for better or for worse, been fighting these kinds of battles for a great many years. He ran against Janet Reno in a public election in the early nineties, called her a lesbian, and pressed charges against her for assault. He was also the one who led the charge against 2 Live Crew that wound up with them being dropped from many stores for being obscene. He really believes in what he does, and feels it's his religious obligation to defend us from abhorrent material as he defines it-- he just happens to be awfully inept. But he isn't in it for some dubious fame. Do a bit of research.

wild homes 5: no disassemble!

This doesn't shock me in the least, and yet I'm so baffled that I don't know what to think.

@okenny :): It's disturbing, but yeah. The more he demonstrates this kind of behavior, the more it seems he might ultimately be willing to try something that violent. For an anti-violence crusader, it's bitterly ironic, but if he isn't put away, he could ultimately end up going down that path.

Lezard

@Clemenceau @Coquiton: Hm, yeah I'm fully aware that this guy completely deserves what he's getting as he's the closest thing to a real-life troll the gamer community has ever had the misfortune to meet. And you're right that everyone is better off this way. But sympathy is something that shouldn't be too dependent on whether or not someone deserves it. That's my opinion anyway. Feel free to carry on the hatin', of course. =)

solacecomes

Jack Thompson is bat shit crazy.

Diesel_Power

His mom needs to put him in a time out or some shit, his actions remind me of a little kid complaining to every parent around if someone even so much as looks at him wrong while hes trying to break down some other kids sand castle...

TheExiledLeader

I took a moment to wonder exactly why Thompson lasted this long if he was such a reactionary lawyer -- why he hadn't gotten himself disbarred or jailed years ago.

I know exactly why. Fame.

Thompson was a run-of-the-mill attorney; a face in the crowd. He was one of countless lawyers in the country, taking cases and paying the bills. One day he discovered that going after the Grand Theft Auto series -- an emerging fad in the news media -- got you famous. The more he complained, the more people paid him for interviews and television testimony. That was great, until he went too far. He crossed enough lines that corporations -- who, until then, were content to let Jack's voice join the media chorus -- got their own legal teams to address the issue. Bulletproof Jack thought he could just bluster his way through it, and he was wrong. Now he can't even file cases in his home state.

Now he's just doing it for the attention. He's no longer getting paid for the stunts he pulls -- in fact, those stunts have killed his career. He's a laughingstock, and the news programs that had him on as recently as two months ago for some quality sound bites about the Evils Of GTA IV wouldn't let him on their shows now to talk about the same subject if HE paid THEM.

He's gone from being an ethically bankrupt celebrity to a cranky old has-been. There are hundreds of those in Florida. Jack only stands out because he can still get his name in the papers.

Guess it keeps him from being a face in the crowd.

Does Not Equal

its creepy how the related link pics have 4 of him staring at you

kitsuneconundrum

@Clemenceau: Well, heh, the problem with Japanese games are that they're pretty damn expensive to import and such, but, at least they're still there. :P If you can afford them.

Never did play the Leisure Suit Larry games though.

Ashkihyena

@MOP88: I think he probably identifies more with "Heroes" than "24". :p

Future Jack: "Ban the video game, save the world."

ShaggE

Whenever I think of Jack Thompson now, I picture Michael Douglas in Falling Down in my head. I'm glad I don't live near Jack Thompson.

CaptLtrl

@Ashkihyena: I don't even see why porn should be off-limits. You either have free speech or you don't.

Dalren

Jack is really trying to get the permanent disbarment, isn't he?

For someone who got into the field of being a Lawyer by getting a Judicial Doctorate and subsequently passing the bar (unless things are done differently in Florida), one has to wonder what caused Jack to go off the deep end and never come up for air.

TraderJake

It wont be long before we hear of JT running through the woods naked, flapping his arms and screaming like a chicken.

chip5541

@wild homes 5: no disassemble!: You're right, I went off on a rant instead of doing my research.

I'm not so much offended as annoyed that you'd double-post at me to prove that your internet dick is bigger than mine. Congratulations.

Does Not Equal

@Does Not Equal: I'm sorry if it hurt your feelings. I didn't mean to offend you.

wild homes 5: no disassemble!

@Arelan: I lol'd hard!

Oh Jackie boy what has happened!? The old crazy coot of a lawyer that brought a smile to my face on slow news days is slowly winding down! Now who will we look to after some nutty kid goes on a shooting rampage to blame it on GTA 4? Well, at least according to this post, he's going down in his typical asshattery fashion! Douche on Jack! Douche on!

That'll do Jack, That'll do.

Weasel3689

The gamepolitics link has Jacko's email and phone# ...

Probably not a good idea.

Clemenceau

GTA made him do it.

NDub

I would just like to know, how much deeper of a hole can this man dig for himself? We don't encourage him, he encourages himself.

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

what a card

NoBullet

@Ashkihyena: That's a sad fact. But then, perhaps (and I have no proof whatsoever of this, less I go review cases for the sheer hell of it) there were people against the game being sold to minors before the mod.

My opinion on this is simple. Going against video games because of the mainstream media is one thing. Going against it because of family values is another. Some lawyers are actually nice people who like to play Halo and stuff, but defend clients because that's their jobs. Other lawyers go offtrack and simply act on moral outrage and misguided values to try and destroy everything that doesn't fit in their own narrow point of view.

Those are the people who make the good people look like jerks.

@Tora: I don't know. Maybe so. But then, if it didn't happen, some situations (not involving video games) would go unresolved. I mean, a parent shouldn't assault their childs, the law says so. Take that away, and some parents might just go ahead and do just that. It's stupid, but some people need excuses not to do stupid things.

FeatherNET

They should just leave Old jackie boy in Guantanamo during his ten year "vacation" or just kill him either way it's win win for everyone else. LOL

MURDERFACE

Jack Thompson and Michael Jackson belongs to the same place.

PLEASE make it happen. Before something worse happens. REALLY.

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

What is this guys problem? He keeps on acting even less professional with every news headline, I'm glad somebody is putting a stop to his stupid ways.

lantus

He really won't stop until they reopen Alcatraz just to put him in, huh?

Ashurahori

@chip5541: He did...I was mortified when I saw that in the woods out back. I went to get the shot gun, but by the time I came back, he was gone.

Amazon_Chris

This is hilarious. Jack's really got issues doesn't he.

Amazon_Chris

@Does Not Equal: That really wasn't what I aimed to do at all. Had I been able to edit my earlier post to offer the additional thoughts that occurred to me, I would've done so. As I said, I'm sorry. Cheers.

wild homes 5: no disassemble!

Why don't we just send JT to G-Bay if he's so envious? Apparently it'd be like a vacation for him.

EmTeeZ

How come my neighbors aren't this interesting?

Turtlestack

Time for a really creepy Barbra Walters special

kidko

Geez, some people are just begging for a brain transplant!

Metal_Slug_Solid

@Amazon_Chris:

LOL!!!!

You know I believe there is still room at club gitmo.

chip5541

Now why is it again he doesn't get to be an attorney in Florida anymore.....

QuasarSquirrel

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Jagzthebest

I honestly had no idea things could get this amusing. At the same time I feel genuinely bad for the guy, I really truly believe he's got some personal issues he needs to address.

elronathon

@Ashkihyena:
Even Chuck Norris can't deliver a kick hard enough to knock some sense into that man...

Purple Dave

And now a few words from Judas Priest

+ Watch video

Oh the irony

chip5541

I swear to God, he's like a small child that cries harder when his parents aren't giving him the attention he wants.

I'm done paying attention to his stories.
GROW UP, OLD MAN.

mackincheese

@CaptLtrl: Me too... So easy to picture him freaking out in the middle of a traffic jam and just going completely postal.

On a more serious note, when people under stress start to issue complaints like "my mistake was not killing 3000 people..." then you seriously have to start looking at him as a possible risk - hence the Marshall visit.

The Judge could never let him send that letter and not be seen to respond to it in some manner that goes towards preventing an 'incident' or negating its later fallout upon the Judge (for not responding/doing anything to interupt the flow of rage).

i.e. If the dude does go postal, he/she can say "Hey look, I sent some Marshalls around there, what else should I have done...?"

RogueSquid

Thats f'in awesome. Seriously I didn't really care for the man but the balls on him for that latter. You all can piss and moan about his blatant attacks on the industry but seriously that statement was awesome. Too bad nothing else he's ever attacked has been that well done.

gamedismantler

What, does Jack have an int of 1 and a cha of 10? I seriously expected an ass beating by the end of the story.

SkutSkut

*rolls up newspaper*..nnno! bad JT! baaad!

duhforce

I particularily enjoy the fact that Jack has ground himself so far into the dirt that he's no longer any real kind of threat so much as he is a total laughing stock.

Werrick

What Jack needs is an opera singer standing behind him to sing "MIS-TAAAAAAAAKE!" whenever he does something like this.

It seemed to work on Scrubs...

TRT-X

How very hyppocritical. Isn't Jackie boy the one who tried to get the FBI sent over to the boys at Penny Arcade in order to strong arm them. Now he takes offense over a similar act (although this one was justified.) I guess in Jack's mind justice should only work one way, his way.

ElMuerte

So what if teh Gitmos get more due process then you? They also get high grade health care, which the average citizen doesn't have.

Angryrider

This man needs to fall down an endless pit.

You know what, he will always be a mouth, flapping and regurgitating verbal diarrhea . . . whether he's barred from practicing law or not.

Maybe he should be thrown into Guantanamo Bay with the other terrorists.

xMindPrintsx

@FeatherNET:
Maybe so. But then, if it didn't happen, some situations (not involving video games) would go unresolved. I mean, a parent shouldn't assault their childs, the law says so. Take that away, and some parents might just go ahead and do just that. It's stupid, but some people need excuses not to do stupid things.

Your analogy is flawed. The laws prohibiting assault on a child are laws ensuring a right. They are protecting the rights of the child to be free from physical harm.

Any laws prohibiting the content of video games remove rights, namely the free speech of the developer and the right of the consumer to choose what is within his moral boundaries for himself. I am -not- harming others by playing a video game, so why should the government limit my choice of product? How far is the "too far" you mentioned. Is this one of those "I'll know it when I see it" arguments?

It is perfectly within the rights of companies to not allow games to be released on their platform. It is within the rights of parents to limit the games their kids play. It is withing the rights of stores to limit what games they choose to sell. Hell, I'm even okay with laws preventing the sale of M rated games to minors (akin to laws preventing the sale of R rated movies to minors). What I'm -not- okay with is the removal or prohibition of content produced by and purchased by consenting developers and consumers, respectively. Even if it's "for the children."

Also, don't attempt to displace ire against lawyers by saying "they're just doing their job for overzealous citizens." Correct me if I'm wrong, but unless they're a court appointed attorney, they have the right to refuse to be council for such ridiculous cases. If the choose to represent such people, they bear the responsibility of being associated with that decision.

ninjafetus

I wouldn't be surprised if 50% of the lawyers are rooting for Jack.

SigmundTheSeaMonster

I love his slow descent to hell.

IrisMR

Airport clerk: Anything to declare?
Thompson: Yeah, I'm carrying a BOMB! HAHAHAHA!
*thwack!*

fuchikoma

Oh dear, how the mighty have fallen

radiodave1102

You know what I like about Jack Thompson? Nothing.

But, if I had to say something positive, it would be that he makes all anti-gamer types look rather anti-social and irrational.

Character flaws he usually levies against us...

Nubius

News just in, Jack Thompson goes on killing spree, kills 3000, blames video games.

DarrenIndeed

@Beelzebozo: Yeah but if they find his copy of Custer's Revenge for the 2600 then it's all downhill from there.

MURDERFACE

Jack's got an Atari 2600 up in his attic that he sneaks up and plays every once in a while. Makes him feel dirty.

Beelzebozo

He's such an angry person...I can't help but feel bad for him, really. I mean, he is obviously committed to doing what he thinks is right, but not only is he wrong, but he's going about it in a very wrong way.

He actually reminds me of Vulcanus from Disgaea, but that could just be because I just beat the game >.>;

diablodevil2

@ninjafetus: You're right. I did go out of it to try and prove my point.

FeatherNET

I like that Thompson thinks that all of the Guantanamo Bay detainees are guilty of conspiring in 9/11. Shows he's got his head up his ass about more than just videogames.

Maybe he'd rather be facing a military tribunal before he's allowed due process too?

stranger

Although, I should add, that's not to say I agree with his premise, logic, or conclusion.

HonusWScruggs

This may be an unpopular position, but I have to side with Jack on this. If that's posted exactly as the letter was written (with the quotes around "mistake"), then there was nothing threatening about it, and it was a perfectly legitimate rhetorical construct.

HonusWScruggs

you can't make this stuff up!

Argyle

This guy is quickly stealing the title of "Wacko Jacko"

JustFrozen

If you put a character like this bozo in a story, no one would believe it -- he's too over the top.

With any luck he'll keep going until they either jail or institutionalize him. (most likely the latter -- he clearly has real issues).

wheezo

Yep, still crazy as a shithouse rat.

Acute Gamer

Good times with good 'ol Jack...

Talleh

@chip5541: I'm scared. I think he's stalking me because I envision every GTA enemy as him...He tried to egg my house, but he sucks at throwing stuff.

Amazon_Chris

You know, as much as I'd love to stop hearing about this guy all the time, the story just gets wilder and wilder. I guess you can't help but to watch the biggest videogame boogeyman crash and burn.

LockeEWiggin1

Well, if anyone can recognize harassment, it is Jackie Boy.

tehBIGivan

that thompson fellow is a class act, i don't know what you people are talking about

Nick Kostalas

Next time on "That's my Jack"... *laugh track plays*

TheLastSouthernGentleman