Jack Thompson, Video Game Legislation Make Next Gen's "Gaffes & Blunders" List
Jack Thompson, Video Game Legislation Make Next Gen's "Gaffes & Blunders" List
December 21, 2006
They certainly like publishing lists over at Next Generation, and we enjoy reading them.A feature listing Gaffes and Blunders in 2006 includes a section on Miami attorney Jack Thompson's failed legislative effort in Louisiana. From the article, penned by Matt Matthews:
It just wouldn't be the same business without perennial clown Jack Thompson to provide the tragicomic relief. This year, Jack can claim three spectacular achievements. First, he wrote legislation for the state of Louisiana to ban the sale of violent videogames. This stinker of a law... (was) killed with a permanent injunction in late November.
The Next Gen article reminds readers of Thompson's well-publicized failed to block the release of Bully as well:
Jack's second assault on the Gulf states took place in Florida where he waged a battle against the release of Rockstar's schoolyard game for the Sony PlayStation 2, Bully. Thompson filed a suit in Miami-Dade circuit court... A patient Judge Ronald Friedman watched Bully being played and subsequently deemed it no worse than nightly television...
Matthews also laments the continuing run of video game legislation, which saw 2006 laws passed - and defeated - in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Minnesota.
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Posted 11/07/09 at 04:27pm
ZippyDSMlee: man I got alot of junk and dup files too >< god I need orginization...and no not the knee capping media mafia kind :P
ZippyDSMlee: man I got alot of junk and dup files too >< god I need orginization...and no not the knee capping media mafia kind :P
Posted 11/07/09 at 04:26pm
ZippyDSMlee: replaced :P
ZippyDSMlee: replaced :P
Posted 11/07/09 at 04:23pm
ZippyDSMlee: beemoh:hey its like 60GB porn,400GB anime 100GB games and crap I have took from all my DVDs, I hate waiting on dvds to install stuff..... oh and 40GB of my porn was in the found.000 folder...mostly corrupted.... least I got names of wut needs to be repa
ZippyDSMlee: beemoh:hey its like 60GB porn,400GB anime 100GB games and crap I have took from all my DVDs, I hate waiting on dvds to install stuff..... oh and 40GB of my porn was in the found.000 folder...mostly corrupted.... least I got names of wut needs to be repa
Posted 11/07/09 at 04:18pm
beemoh: @Zip: ...and you'd have to spend all that time re-downloading that porn?
beemoh: @Zip: ...and you'd have to spend all that time re-downloading that porn?
Posted 11/07/09 at 03:34pm
ZippyDSMlee: ggrrrrr......vista lost one of my hard drives and I had a heart attack thinking I lost 1TB of data....
ZippyDSMlee: ggrrrrr......vista lost one of my hard drives and I had a heart attack thinking I lost 1TB of data....
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:58am
JDKJ: Which could be explained by both (a) and (b).
JDKJ: Which could be explained by both (a) and (b).
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:56am
Austin_Lewis: JDKJ: You forgot C) the fact that, for some reason, every time he did something that would suggest he shouldn't be in the military, let alone an officer, higher ups ignored it or let it slide.
Austin_Lewis: JDKJ: You forgot C) the fact that, for some reason, every time he did something that would suggest he shouldn't be in the military, let alone an officer, higher ups ignored it or let it slide.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:51am
JDKJ: Part of the problem is, I believe, that (a) the Army had a lot of time and money already invested in him and which they were unwilling to simply write-off and (b) an increasing need for the type of skills and services he provided.
JDKJ: Part of the problem is, I believe, that (a) the Army had a lot of time and money already invested in him and which they were unwilling to simply write-off and (b) an increasing need for the type of skills and services he provided.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:48am
JDKJ: And that even if he was begging not to get cut loose, he was apparently a real good candidate for being cut loose, anyway.
JDKJ: And that even if he was begging not to get cut loose, he was apparently a real good candidate for being cut loose, anyway.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:11am
JDKJ: @chada: And while Kennedy once noted that there's usually more than enough blame for everyone to get a slice, the possibility that the Army was unwilling to cut loose someone who was asking to get cut loose could be a factor.
JDKJ: @chada: And while Kennedy once noted that there's usually more than enough blame for everyone to get a slice, the possibility that the Army was unwilling to cut loose someone who was asking to get cut loose could be a factor.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:07am
ZippyDSMlee: *noms on his feet*..nomnomnomnom*droooll* ...wuuutttttt uuu looking at?
ZippyDSMlee: *noms on his feet*..nomnomnomnom*droooll* ...wuuutttttt uuu looking at?
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:05am
JDKJ: I'm no psychologist, but I'm told that crazy people have a tendency to do crazy things.
JDKJ: I'm no psychologist, but I'm told that crazy people have a tendency to do crazy things.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:03am
chadachada321: Whoops, was out of the convo for awhile. I do wonder what type of ammo he used etc, but the real issue is WHY he did it, not HOW
chadachada321: Whoops, was out of the convo for awhile. I do wonder what type of ammo he used etc, but the real issue is WHY he did it, not HOW
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:56am
JDKJ: But if it turns out that they actually did, they'll have Hell to pay.
JDKJ: But if it turns out that they actually did, they'll have Hell to pay.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:45am
JDKJ: And I'd tend to rule out the possibilty of FN Herstal supplying restricted ammunition to someone merely because they're ordering it from a military base.
JDKJ: And I'd tend to rule out the possibilty of FN Herstal supplying restricted ammunition to someone merely because they're ordering it from a military base.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:37am
JDKJ: I know you don't leave your gated community and get around much in dark alleys, so you may be surprised to learn that there's this thing called "the black market" where, if you've got enough money, ain't too much of anything which can't be bought.
JDKJ: I know you don't leave your gated community and get around much in dark alleys, so you may be surprised to learn that there's this thing called "the black market" where, if you've got enough money, ain't too much of anything which can't be bought.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:36am
Austin_Lewis: Or, maybe he or someone else at the base ordered the SS190 from FN Herstal.
Austin_Lewis: Or, maybe he or someone else at the base ordered the SS190 from FN Herstal.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:32am
Austin_Lewis: the hands of private owners. They run about 300 dollars minimum for a box of 50, and boxes of AP 5.7 are extremely scarce, mainly residing in the hands of Class III stores or individuals who for one reason or another got a demo box of it.
Austin_Lewis: the hands of private owners. They run about 300 dollars minimum for a box of 50, and boxes of AP 5.7 are extremely scarce, mainly residing in the hands of Class III stores or individuals who for one reason or another got a demo box of it.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:30am
Austin_Lewis: There are other firearms that fire the 5.7. However, I too would like to know where he got the ammo and what kind was used. Maybe Hasan, planning not to live through this, went out and bought one the boxes of SS190 that are floating around in
Austin_Lewis: There are other firearms that fire the 5.7. However, I too would like to know where he got the ammo and what kind was used. Maybe Hasan, planning not to live through this, went out and bought one the boxes of SS190 that are floating around in
Posted 11/07/09 at 08:44am
JDKJ: And it isn't yet clear what type of ammunition Hasan used. It's strange that he purchased a gun but didn't purchase ammunition for it at the same place and time. Especially because the calibre required is peculiar to the actual gun.
JDKJ: And it isn't yet clear what type of ammunition Hasan used. It's strange that he purchased a gun but didn't purchase ammunition for it at the same place and time. Especially because the calibre required is peculiar to the actual gun.
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Bashing "He who doesn't DESERVE to be named" is pointless. It's been said and is worth saying again that there are problems within the video game industry that need to be examined, dissected and dealt with. This is absolutely true. Daniel; your comment on another thread that the video game industry is innocent smacks of a short attention span. The video game industry is not "totally" innocent. Granted, they are not the monsters that mr lawyer says they are but they are far from innocent. They look at their profit margin and dollars vs customer. All bigger companies do. To say they are totally blameless in everything is absolutely wrong. His methods are deplorable but I can understand where he's coming from. The first generation of gamers (mine) IS older, these games ARE targeted at us but younger people will always get their hands on them. Everyone seems to be focusing on where they should now. ESRB ratings and PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. If we can stick with that and stop this foolish wasting of taxpayer money on failed laws we'll all get over it.
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You laugh yourself to sleep at night, me too!
To Daniel sir,
I agree with you good sir, Jack Thompson has been blowing lies on video games since I am a newcomer to this gamepolitics. Why does people still want to support this nincompoop lawyer who spreads lies day by day and night by night?
And Jotun, yeah, those PS3 commercials are screwy. "Oh wow! It makes eggs roll, toss 'em into a wall, and turn 'em into ravens!!" Put simply, WTF?
uh-oh typo I think you mean well-publicized failure not well publicized failed.
Yes, it is sad. It's so sad I have to laugh myself to sleep every night.
@MastedPixelante
But I don't want my rubix cube to 'xplode!
And I honestly don't get why a creepy baby doll crying is supposed to make me want to buy their system.
Avtually, the ESRB is and has always been industry run and funded. It was made to avoid government regulation, some people in government seem to want it gone so they can have total control.
Thank you for your comment. As to the last thing you said about why people listen to him, I have no answer to that. No one should ever listen to him and you're totally right.
@ Eville
I guess you're right. The video game industry has made mistakes in their taxes, if that's what you're trying to say. However, I am only saying that violent content in video games is totally innocent. That's what I'm defending. I know that video games don't make people violent.
@ hayabusa75
I know that the ESRB was formed to keep violent games away from young people. I think that's wrong because I don't think that violent content in games, makes anybody violent. I renounce the idea that it does completely. I started playing violent video games many years ago, in the 90's. I haven't been effected at all, so I know it's not true that these games make people violent. I mean they're just images on a screen.
How can that effect anybody? The ESRB was created for conservative old people, who wanted to be re-elected and be at ease with their accomplishments in D. C., made a fuss about video game violence. They made the video game industry create the ESRB because they believed the lies of anti-game fanatics.
I'll end this with a complete refutation of the lies of anti-game activists. They claim that violent video games make people unaware of the world around them. I've been playing for a very long time and I am fully aware of the world around me. They claim that video games make people violent and want to kill. I don't want to kill anybody and have never even thought about it. They claim that video gamers are losers with fried frontal lobes. I'm in college. That's why they're all lies and liars. Please tell me, why should violent video games be restricted? In light of all this, why should they be regulated by the ESRB? They don't cause harm and all the arguments against video game violence are complete lies. Please tell me how their lies are true.
Yeah, the PS3 launch was bad... almost laughable. I don't get the joke, Sony.
Mr. Jack Thompson sir, is not only a crusader against video games but also a crusader against freedom. But sadly he failed miserably in all the cases and lawsuits in attempt to ban freedom and video games. Sad isn't?
One word of advice to this simpleton lawyer, "When a case can't be argued, shut up and work on your closing."
You're wasting your time and breath; Daniel thinks that the ESRB should be abolished and that it's ok for little kids to play Manhunt, Scarface, etc.
If I can remember clearly though, the PS3 commercials (not only the launch like you said) were also laughable, especially the baby commercial, it has the creepy feel, if you ask me though.
wonderful post...