Jack Thompson, active nemesis of any video game that he believes causes real-world violence, was disbarred on September 25, 2008. Website GamePolitics notes that his disbarrment kicked in October 25, 2008, and that three years to the day later we get an announcement of GTA V. Jack hates GTA.
An effort to impose fines and even jail time for selling mature games to underage kids has reached Rhode Island’s legislature. “The bill won’t survive a court challenge, nor should it,” says a certain disbarred Florida lawyer. More »
Not sure what’s worse - the subject matter, its narration, or the fact that it is five whopping minutes of nonstop punishment. This is going to hurt you more than it hurts me. More »
In this episode of Penn & Teller’s Bullshit!, the comedy duo take on “the video game industry’s worst nightmare” Jack Thompson, and hand a 9-year-old boy an AR-15 rifle to see if anyone dies. More »
If I ever go to prison, I want this modder on the outside. That, gang, is a PlayStation 2 inside Jack Thompson’s page-turning tribute to himself. And yes, GTA III was the first game played. More »
Jack Thompson’s appeal of his enhanced disbarment from the Florida Bar hit a bit of a snag on Monday, as the Supreme Court refused to hear his case. More »
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court considered ex-lawyer-mans Jack Thompson’s request to help him get back to current lawyer-mans land. It’s not expected to get very far.
After passing through the Utah House and Senate with flying colours, Jack Thompson’s video game.movie bill has been vetoed by Utah Governor Jon Huntsman.
Remember that bill Jack Thompson’s banking his post-lawyer career on? It passed by a landslide in Utah’s House of Representatives.
