Don't worry the guys at Penny Arcade fixed his wagon by donating the amount in his stead with his name on it.

Damn, I sure hope my girlfriends-dad's-brother's-next door neigbours-dog doesnt tell him to ban Coco Pop cereal adverts on TV because in one episode of the simpsons Bart nearly dies when he eats a bowl of cereal (Krusty O's?) which is surely promoting everyone to eat free gifts & toys.

[...] Anyway, GamePolitics.com wrote a sassy article about Jack’s latest adventure. Now he’s suing Wendy’s because they’re putting Wii toys in their kids meals. He’s not suing because the toys are dangerous or suggestive, but because Manhunt 2 will be available on the Wii and Manhunt 2 promotes murder. [...]

"You see, it would be this mat that you would put on the floor... and would have different CONCLUSIONS written on it that you could JUMP TO."

"That's the worst idea I've ever heard in my life, Jack."

"Yes, this is horrible, this idea."

if you are into Pacman you shall check out this online pacman website where you can play pacman, ms.pacman and more :-)

*'s brain explodes from the sheer stupidity and madness of that man* Just when I thought there was no where else for him to go, and that he couldn't top the list of bull he has going now.

Quad9Damage. I am so about to go to Wendy's. Right now. Questions: Chicken nuggets or a hamburger for my kid's meal?

McDonald's/Burger King sold NES-related toys in the early 90s... the same console that you could play "Bubble Bath Babes" on!!

[...] The ever-antagonistic Jack Thompson is up to his usual business of publicly decrying anything remotely connected to video games. It doesn’t get much more remote than Wendy’s. According to GamePolitics, Jack sent an angry email to the CEO of the company about their association with the Wii. [...]

[...] The ever-antagonistic Jack Thompson is up to his usual business of publicly decrying anything remotely connected to video games. It doesn’t get much more remote than Wendy’s. According to GamePolitics, Jack sent an angry email to the CEO of the company about their association with the Wii. [...]

Jack's logic isn't twisted at all once you see his starting axiom: all videogames are evil. That's what he believes. From there, it requires no torturous chains of inference; he sees the Wii as intrinsicly evil because it is a videogame system.

The axiom itself is pretty head-scratching, especially when you consider the typical game for the Wii, so Jack presents a rationalization by holding up Manhunt 2 as the prototypical video game. Now it's true that the term "straw man argument" gets tossed around incorrectly (along with "ad hominem"), but here we've got a perfect example. And JT can't even manage to knock the strawman down, as the illustrious history of his legal career can attest.

And while Jack's behavior is perfectly consistent with his beliefs, the manner of his presentation does call into question his ability to actually act rationally in arguing for them. There's really not too much difference left anymore between him and the guy who screams unintelligible sermons from my street corner every few days.

maybe when jack next goes to wendys they will let him go into the kichen and get some tin foil so he can make himself a little hat

three words

1) Bat

2) Shit

3) Loco

You know, as I remember it, Jack is a "Born again" Christain right? Well guess what, he's already broken one of god's rules. "Thou shall not bear false witness." I mean come on, how many times has he lied to the public AND to the courts?

@Baine: To play Devil's Advocate for a moment: Lying is not the same as bearing false witness. Bearing false witness is lying [i]about[/i] someone - telling harmful untruths about another person, deliberately and with malicious intent.

It's arguable whether Thompson has actually born false witness... but it's pretty clear that he does lie about things.

I just thought, ive alreaady played a pretty damn violent game on the Wii - The Godfather. But that of course went under JTs radar, since it isnt by Rockstar and is based on a classic movie series.

I want to try
Manhunt 2 will be released for Wii
Wii is a games console
Wendy's promotes Wii
Wendy's founder dies

Conclusion: Wendy's owner died of the pain the release of Manhunt 2.("What-hunt?").

Seriously, MR Thompson, your logic doesn't make sense. If I wear a Wii t-shirt, am I asking children to play Manhunt 2, wich in your dreamland,m instantly turns them into ruthless killers? I know you already know this, but for the record THE MACHINE ITSELF WON'T BUY THE GAME UNSUPERVISED, WON'T FORGET TO EXPLAIN CHILDREN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REAL LIFE AND GAMES, AND THEN WON'T SELL THEM A GUN. Nuff said.

As for the ignoring...why? He hasn't hit a single one, and he provides good entertainment value. Unlike the "seduction of the innocent" author. Beeyatch.

I'll go with that, Gameboy.

Kincyr, why bother? You really think they're going to go, "Hey guys we've produced millions of these toys but let's throw them all away because this confused old man says they're promoting murder somehow"?

[...] Manhunt 2 will be released for Wii. Wendy’s has a promotional tie-in with Wii toys. Therefore, Wendy’s is promoting “murder simulators.”read more | digg story Share: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

haha oh well i guess murdering cows,pigs,chickens and what ever else wendy's cooks up is cool. maybe they should have asked this ass clown if he ever ate a cheeseburger or a freakin steak. what a moron,

BTW, Did Bill Gates ever get back to Jack or did his email just get labeled as spam just like every new version of the Nigerian scam being sent out?

According to Jack Thompson

1. Spider Man is movie
2. Everything is promoting spider man
3. Everything is promoting movies
4. Porn are movies
5. Everything is promoting porn
6. Sue everybody and get in news more for being an ass

Video games must have killed Jack Thompsons father, and raped his mother. Why else would he have such a large personal vendetta against video games?

Hm. There are violent games released for PC. Therefore, Jack should stop using a computer.

Hey Jackie boy, try comin to my Wendys. I'll lose my job there but by damn it'll be worth it.

Also: I'm pretty sure almost any wendys manager would beat the snot out of you if you told them your logic.

@ Al Wesker

Reading over the e-mail, I can say that Jack did not state his logic in bullet point form. However, he did say as much in the letter. The GP article was paraphrasing really, and probably shouldn't have been posted as though it was a quote. That being said, I don't see in wrong doing on Dennis' part as Jack did essentially say that in his e-mail.

As said by multiple people, he is still playing Six degrees of Kevin Bacon, the Take Two/Rockstar version.

JT needs one of those giant cork pushpin boards to stick his conspiracy pictures on and then use string to show how they're all connected. This would probably make more sense than Wendy's is promoting murder deal.

[...] Jack Thompson. The psychopath lawyer in Florida who interferes with peoples lives, “in the interests of protecting children,” turns his wrath on Wendy’s. Apparently they are marketing the Wii, and the Wii happens to be the game console that will soon offer Manhunt 2. So by Jack’s reasoning Wendy’s is to blame for degenrate children. Watch out Ol’ Jack says it’s bad for you therefore it must be! [...]

Isn't he supposed to not have any involvment with Rockstar??? I thought thats what that case was about a while back... by him doing this he could no longer be consider a lawyer.

[...] Källa: här [...]

Defined biased judgement: JT going all out on Manhunt 2, and ignoring the fact that there are Godfather and Scarface games coming out for the console as well.

*tsk* *tsk*, I expected him to be thorough

Jack Thompson mental thinking

Violence -> video games
video games -> children
children -> McDonalds
Mcdonalds -> Hamburgers
Hamburgers -> Hamburgler

Conclusion: Oh my God. The Hamburgler is going to shoot up the local McDonalds! ALL 15 OF THEM!

I didn't even know they were doing a sequel. Thanks Jack, for keeping me informed. I'll be getting a copy as soon as I can :)

JT needs to find a new hobby to pick at

Isn't this against the terms with his agreement with Rockstar to avoid that lawsuit from a couple weeks ago? After all, it is a roundabout way, but he is making noise about a Rockstar product which I thought he wasn't supposed to do anymore?

BWAHAHAHAHA! *Choke* *Gasp!* *WHEEZE!* ... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! Oh my GOD!! I haven't laughed this hard in MONTHS! Ol' Jack has finally left the Edge of Senile and lept into the vast chasm that is flat out Crazy.

SOMEONE forward this to the Florida Bar. PLEASE. I'm sure they'd find this to be enlightening as to the nature of the man they want to suspend. This is too goddamn great! Wendy's. Promoting murder through TOYS! For ages 5-12. That's too freaking funny.

Here's to the Massacre Chaser, Internet Troll, pissant lawyer and all around MORON, Jack Thompson. May the nice men with white lab coats pump him full of the meds he needs so desoerately. They have a nice straightjacket for him to try on, I'm sure.

Ok, even he should realize that there's no case here.

The way things are going, he's probably going to end up working at Wendy's.

Well, JT obviously can't "Do What Tastes Right."

You know, I can almost hear the capacity crowd of WWE fans repeatedly chanting the word ASSHOLE.

well im sure jack will use the whole usual "all gamers are only children" crap

[...] Previously, we showed off Wendy’s new Wii-based toys, part of their kid’s meal and, as GamePolitics shows us, this is the last thing we would have seen coming. Turns out Jack Thompson doesn’t like Wendy’s working with Nintendo because Manhunt 2 will be distributed on the Wii console. Thompson says, “A dear friend of mine worked for Wendy’s and with Dave Thomas closely for years. From that I know that Dave Thomas never would have tolerated the use of Wendy’s good name to promote Nintendo’s Wii, not with this game available on the Wii platform.” [...]

Sounds to GP as though Thompson and British Parliamentarian Keith Vaz, another Manhunt critic, will be teaming up.


Anybody heard of the Ambiguously Gay Duo?

Wow, and I thought Bush was dumb.

I'm speechless, absolutely speechless. There's nothing left to say except that Jack has completely lost it. Temporary disbarment? Not good enough. Permanent disbarment and time in a mental asylum? Possibly.

Nintendo is spreading a good message with Mario and it is all E rated, how do young kids learn of Manhunt from this?

@Kajax

"Again, he’s perfectly allowed to protest against ANYTHING, or else they’d be limiting his 1st amendment, and even HE has a right to say what he wants. The settlement you’re referring to, which involves Take-Two, not Rockstar, only prohibits him from suing, or threatening to sue, T2 and its subsidiaries (which includes Rockstar) in a manner that would block the sale of its products. "

Actually, i think the lawsuits thing was only part of the seetlement...
"2.) will not communicate to Take Two or anyone doing business with T2 (like, say Wal-Mart) any accusation that the company committed any wrongdoing by selling its games. Thompson is not restricted from criticizing the content of T2 games, nor is he prevented from acting as counsel in lawsuits brought against Take Two by other parties"

Bascially, Jack agreed that if a company was selling a Take two game, he could not claim they are commited anykind of wrongdoing (like he is doing to Wendy's)... he can still critize the games in general, but he can't directly tell a company that they are evil for selling the game... in a sense, Jack legally agree to give up a bit of 1st amendment rights, by agreeing he wouldn't attack those comanies in such a way

Grant it, i think Jack actually slides just under the radar on this one... one, the way the agreement is stated, it only counts those who SELLS Take-two games, not just promoting them (loophole)... and second, Wnedy's is in no way doing business with Take-two or actually promoting Manhunt, they are doing Business with Nintendo and promoting the Wii... because they are not working with Take-two or promoting their products, they would be considered fair game for Jack

So, Jack Thompson thinks by advertising the Wii, it is also advertising Manhunt 2 because Manhunt 2 will soon be available for the Wii? LOL. That's exactly like saying somebody is against advertising a DVD player at a burger joint because R-rated movies are also being advertised since they are available for it too.

@ Kuros
Apparently, nobody paid attention when I said 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon earlier, either.

Incorrect, Jack contacted GP, not the opposite, the person stirring shit is Jack Thompson, GP is reporting it.

@ Moo

Well of course he is. He's targeted:

Sony
Microsoft
Take Two
Bethesda
Penny Arcade
Kotaku
Gamepolitics
Rockstar
The FBA
Janet Reno
Florida Supreme Court
2 Live Crew
Midway Games
The ESRB
EA
ESA
Bungie
Valve
Joystiq
Howard Stern
Blank Rome
South Park
Larry Seidlin

...
Sooo... which one did he supposedly succeed against? I'm pretty sure the 2 Live Crew ruling was reversed.

I firmly believe that if Jack Thompson and Uwe Boll combined forces, they could make the most comedic movie ever. It would run for 100 years to sold out crowds every night.

damn thompson. attack the frosty not the freaking wii crap.

ill hire jack to defend me in a case of me getting a straw stuck in the back of my throat because of oversucking it with the frosty.

I guess I'll be sued next for owning a Wii.

I'm sure that a stint in an institution would do old Jacky boy some good. You know get him on the right meds to help him get past his delusions.

Man and to think i just wanted to get out of the house and come get a book and i get this wonderful news!

oh happy day Jack finally totally lost it

I totally didn't see that post above mine before I posted.

XD

I would love to see Wendy's sue him over this. If he loses his magical lawyer powers, all he can do is write funny shit like this.

@ Masked Pixilante

http://gamepolitics.com/2007/05/08/hey-jack-you-want-fries-with-that/#co...

Again, he's perfectly allowed to protest against ANYTHING, or else they'd be limiting his 1st amendment, and even HE has a right to say what he wants. The settlement you're referring to, which involves Take-Two, not Rockstar, only prohibits him from suing, or threatening to sue, T2 and its subsidiaries (which includes Rockstar) in a manner that would block the sale of its products. But this isn't him filing a lawsuit against either. He can say what he wants about Rockstar, Take Two or Nintendo, but he cannot sue them to block them, or accuse them of wrongdoing to it, its shareholders, subsidiaries, or any other entities that do business with them.
In other words, he can't go up to a TTWO shareholder and start accusing the company of wrongdoing, nor can he go to Nintendo for a similar reason, as they are doing business with them in the form of providing a console for their games, but he can go to the average joe and do it, even if nobody cares.
But he's doing none of these things. Again, he's playing Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, except he's putting Take-Two into the mix. Simply drawing an extremely tenuous connection to the company isn't enough to breach the settlement, since he's not suing a company affiliated or doing business with T2.

Wow. This is the most batshit insane thing i have ever, ever read.

Normally you don't read through a political news blog expecting to burst out laughing, but... well, there you have it. And again reading some of the comments, as well. Seriously, I had to take a bathroom break before I wet myself.

At any rate, this demonstrates how out there he is. Granted, he plays the "only Bar-certified sane lawyer" card now and then, but this latest spectacle is neither logical nor sane (not that I'm implying his other endeavors have been any shade of reasonable).

I'd pay real money to see the reaction of the higher-ups at Wendy's as they read this email. Pure comedy gold.

I'd like to see Jack Thompson somehow link Manhunt 2 to Kevin Bacon.

Seriously, the guy has started grasping at straws now. First it was the Florida Bar before the Florida Supreme Court, then the Florida Supreme Court before...let's see...

...has he reached the National Supreme Court yet?

Heh heh, I'd like to see that! Highest court in the land turning to Jack and going, "And you are?".

If Manhunt 2 is coming out on Nintendo's Wii, I would think he'd be after Nintendo. But noooo... he thinks, "Okay... Nintendo... too kid friendly! Wendy's is perfect! Just enough sleaze in those "Square" burgers of theirs! It's just not natural! Mua hahahahaha!"

You'd think he'd be after Burger King for releasing those BK games!

Is he going to sue McD's for releasing the Mario toys last summer?

Hey, didn't Arby's release Pac-Man glasses in the 80's? That might count!

Let's see... 6 degrees.

1) Arby's releases Pac-Man collectable glasses during the 1980's
2) The Pac-Man glasses are a tie-in with the Pac-Man video game
3) Pac-Man would go on to be a huge success providing financial gain for the video game industry.
4) With the expansion of the video game industry, Take Two Interactive becomes a part of it via companies such as Rockstar Games and 2K Sports.
5) Rockstar Games decides to release a sequel to their game Manhunt in 2007-2008 (dates pending)
6) Manhunt is partially inspired by the movie "The Running Man" based on the novel by Stephen King and starring Arnold Scwarzenegger.

Now I need to take a few more steps to link Arnold to Kevin Bacon, but anyway the point is that by following this logic, Jack Thompson can sue the following:

Arby's
Namco
Toru Iwatani (The man who made Pac-Man)
Corningware (I think they made the glasses themselves in the 80's)
2K Sports (oh wait, he already is)
Stephen King
and Arnold Schwarzenegger

Now if you think that makes sense, then I have a bridge to sell you.

And I think Jack Thompson could use it seeing as how he's burning all of his as we speak.

I just can't wait to see the headlines when he's finally disbarred. Not to mention his immediate words after that.

"NEXT TIME DENNIS! NEXT TIME!"

~Otaku-Man

"Is that what passes for evidence in Thompson’s world these days?"

When you're as far off your rocker as Thompson is? Absolutely.

Wow, just, wow.

So Burger King is also guilty, because they sell Xbox games, and Manhunt 2 will be out on the Xbox...

And McDonalds is guilty, because, well you need to sue all 3, just because.

And Canadians are tracking Jack's every move through special nano-tech quarters that talk to him through his teeth...

@JernejL

You mean the sound they make just before they burn out and die?

Well, I've got a nice letter in the post to Keith Vaz asking him how he can tell his constituents that the UK is not being treated like an American 'puppet' when their own MP is consering getting an Ultra Conservative, Evangelist lawyer in to preach to them about 'morals' less than a month after the BBFC report.

Basically, what he's saying is that he'd rather be told his 'facts' by a biased American source than an Impartial UK one, and I have also stated that I will be letting the papers know if Jack starts preaching his hatred and vitriol in the UK. It probably won't lead to much, but to be honest, that's 100% what I intend to do.

So, umm, why doesn't he sue Burger King for promoting Sponge Bob? After all, Sponge Bob appears on DVD, and DVD players also play Texas Chainsaw Massacre and such. Ergo, Burger King is promoting murder by chainsaw. Right?

*sigh*

Thompson's logic makes my brain cry.

A day in the life of Jack Thompson.....


That's it, I'm suing Disney... First off, they have that "The Fox & The Hound" movie. Obviously, this movie promotes Fox's, and thus promotes 20th Century Fox. 20th Century Fox has made such movies as Predator and Aliens, both very violent and very gory. I won't stand for this glorification of violence on the part of Disney studios!

Additionally, they have the Splash Mountain! ride which features Brer Rabbit. This is disgusting considering that everyone knows this is obviously acceptance of Playboy and their "Bunnies".

My college roomate's brother's ex-girlfriend's husband knew a guy that worked in the Disney mailroom and once had Walt say "Could you hold that elevator" to him, and *he* doesn't think that Walt would appreciate this shameless peddling of filth!

They offer pornography and ultra-violent content for DVD, VHS, Windows Media Player, Apple Quicktime, mobile phones, and also via email. I am fairly certain Jack uses all of these. Shame on him. He needs to boycott all of them.

Seeing as how Jack is originally from Ohio, news that I was most unhappy to hear, I bet his friend knew Dave Thomas as well as my mother and uncle. They both worked at a Wendy's in the 70's, and as they tell me Dave inspected his restaurants on a regular basis.

Most people I've met in my life that claim they "knew" Dave Thomas "knew" him in this fashion.

LOL that's awesome :D

.....

1. Jack Thompson does stupid things.
2. Jack Thompson is therefore, stupid.

I win.

while that is true hes is getting close to the line and im sure the florida bar is watching him closely (im sure they are waiting to pounce and bar him to ) he is an embarassment to the legal profession

"A dear friend of mine worked for Wendy’s and with Dave Thomas closely for years. From that I know that Dave Thomas never would have tolerated the use of Wendy’s good name to promote Nintendo’s Wii, not with this game available on the Wii platform. "

Maybe its the years in retail that has caused me to become desensitized to this but... seriously, the "I am the friend of the owner!" card? Its nothing but hearsay and would not stand up in any court... Especially with dear ol' Dave in the ground to support such a claim.

Wow, this is a bit of a stretch, even for Thompson. To think he dare uses the late Dave Thomas to try and further his goals. However, close his "friends" were to Dave Thomas, Jack Thompson cannot tell me what he would like because Jack Thompson is NOT Dave Thomas and will NEVER be anything like Dave Thomas. Personally, I think that Dave Thomas would have loved the Wii.

-Auto

@nick sorry but i honestly wonder if anyone else can see and talk to jacks "friends" the guy has lost it

as for the damage to your frontal lobe read war and peace and that ill repair itself =p