Aww. What's the matter Jack? Hate people expressing their own opinion on a forumfor the exchange of ideas? Some defender of the first amendment you are. I'd love nothing more than to see you in jail myself. Get over it.

Your pitiful little suit against Cler Channel happened 10 years ago. Since then you've been on a sour losing streak. Almost every case you've tried to levy against the industry since has failed.

And your precious win over Manhunt 2? You don't suppose the people at the ESRB have the ability to think for themselves? *gasp* Heaven's no. That would mean somebody accomplished something without your direct, sanctimonious bullshit. The world would just stop on it's axis if people can make decisions from the Mighty Christian Crusader, now wouldn't it?

And one more thing, Jack. If you're going to take the time and effort to lower your standards so much and come talk to us on OUR level, grow up and quit using pathetic little attempts to demean us by calling us kiddies. It's really quite childish.

Tad DeMartelaere, Human Being, And You're Not.

Heads up to Dennis McCauley: You have a posting policy against the following, right?

Clyde Wyman Says:

June 30th, 2007 at 1:57 am
I seriously hope that this nutcase goes to jail for a long time. Sorry Jack, but this is for your own good.

Terrible Tom Says:

June 30th, 2007 at 2:40 am
I personally think he belongs to a correctional facility for the mentally insane. And thats from the heart.


Secondly, as to my never winning anything: Howard Stern says I got him off the air. I secured the first decency fines ever levied by the FCC. I got Clear Channel fined $495,000 for the Howard Stern Show.

I successfully argued the First Amendment issues before the GTA trial court in Alabama, and we are set for trial this coming January, as the Alabama Supreme Court agreed with me.

I defeated Dennis McCauley's bar complaint against me that he filed and never told you all about.

And finally, I set out a year ago to stop the distribution of Manhunt 2. I predicted it would not be released, and my efforts helped assure that result. Any subsequent release of the game will not be of Manhunt 2. Call the reconfigured game Cowardice 2.

I never win? I almost never lose, kiddies. Why? Because God, not Hal Halpin, is superintending my efforts.

Jack Thompson, Attorney, and You're Not

I seriously hope that this nutcase goes to jail for a long time. Sorry Jack, but this is for your own good.

Man-Bear-Pig does exist! I'm Super, Super Cereal!

Terrible Tom wins!

Fatality.

The t-shirt contestants are going to be up for voting today right? Maybe we can all chip in and send a few of them to JT...

I think JT just has some dopplegangers who are the kind of people who try to piss people off just to see what happens. I would think he lacks the moral capacity to use a computer anyway, as they can be used to play those evil video games that turn our kids into communists.

In this case, and I hate to say it, Thompson is well within his side of the agreement. Unless he makes a legal or commercial attack against TT, there is nothing they can do. Unless there is something that we don't know about, Thompson is just going to get an extra bullet against TT for this one and he will gloat about it until he actualy does something wrong. My advice to TT is just drop this one. Focus on your game and wait until Thompson makes a real error. You are just going to give him points on this one.

(Keep in mind that this is only my opinion on the facts that I have seen. If TT would be open about this and tell us what he did and how it violates the settlement then I would probably be saying "Get the bastard!" Alas, I do not have all the answers I want.)

@Jack Thompson

"I sign agreements and honor them. That is what I have done here."

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!

No no, Jack, don't stop, you got my in stitches!!! That is one of the funniest things you've said.

I mean, you broke the LJ TOS more than 60 times, then you say that you sign and agree to everything. Man, you should do stand up

Interesting. It seems as though the voice of Satan himself has thrown his two cents in. and his did it without directly insulting anybody. Jackie boy, how did you ever manage the restraint?

As for the people who contacted you, do you really think we would care in the slightest that the UK called to pat you on the back, even if it were true? Face it, Massacre Chaser, you're grandstanding, and if you had the slightest sense of self-respect you'd bow out of your fading limelight and let the real people have their credit. The ESRB had Manhunt 2 well in hand before you bothered to poke your bulbous nose into it's hindquarters.

To be short (and give you fodder for that inevitably infantile comeback): Shut your mouth and let the adults talk.

Yours in Opposition,
AgnostoTheo

The massacre chaser once said that it was his intention to flood Take2 with lawsuits until they would no longer be able to make games...wouldn't it be interesting if Take2 decided to take a page out of Jack's book and bury him up to his bad haircut in litigation until he could no longer sue anybody?
Ahh, the stuff of dreams...kind of like my envisioning of his son growing up to be the next Hal Halpin.

Jack, how is your son these days, anyway? What? Still doesn't like you? Thought so. I'd tell you to worry more about that than games, but you've already stated you don't care, like the sleaze you are.

Great. There goes the neighborhood.

Well, that's just great. It'll be LJ all over again at this rate.

JT, there's a reason you were banned from here, and it isn't because we're afraid of you. It's because we were tired of you turning Gamepolitics into your dumping ground for "press releases" and general lies and misinformation.

What in the world is JT doing here? Wasn't he banned?

update: Tornado kills 60, videogames are to blame, attorney Jack Thompson sues cloud for 4.5 million dollars.

Jack Thompson,

I stress for you to understand that you will not win this war. Even if you somehow manage to convince people to prohibit violent games in either the USA or UK I promise you it will be short lived. I'd give it 2 years, 5 tops, in which the law will be struck down as unconstitutional and all your efforts to prohibit violent video games will be nothing more than a headache that we will had to deal with. You, sir, are nothing more than a bump in the road.

So ask your self, is this war really worth fighting? There is NO WAY IN HELL that any lasting law prohibiting any form of media or art will be passed. It failed with art, literature, music and film and it will fail with video games as well. You are fighting a hopeless war that you are destined to lose. You are only treading the same exact path others have before you. I’m sorry to inform you that they all failed in the end and your outcome will not be any different. You’re speeding down a dead-end without any brakes.

Jack Thompson will go down in history as the insane lawyer blaming violent actions on video games without any solid statistics or logic to back it up. Remembered as a delusional fool that would prey upon vulnerable parents, which have lost their children due to tragic violent actions of others, to crusade against the video game industry. You will not be looked upon as responsible, wise or correct. You will certainly not be an individual people will respect. Jack Thompson, I guarantee this with all certainty; you will not win this war. You can choose to accept this or you can choose to blindly march forward. Failure is patiently waiting, try not to keep it waiting.

Terrible Tom

First Amendment? Isn't that what you have been trying to circumvent all these years?

I'm thinking that the spirit of the agreement was for Thompson to quit harassing Take Two. Since he appears to be wrapping himself in legal loopholes, they should do the same ... and find grounds to sue his sorry not-quite-yet-disbarred butt to the moon for harassment.

And as a conciliatory gesture, we should be willing to set up a scholarship fund for his child so he can afford to go to college after dad has blown his school funds on legal fees ... providing the boy chooses to study game development as a career.

Your only annoyed because the faulty XBox thread got more posts than you did.

Notice that nowhere can it be found that TakeTwo is performing any sort of legal actions against Thompson, nor is there proof without the content of the letter they are threatening legal action. All it could be is a "Dear sir you are frightfully close to breaching the contract we made in good fate."

Also, let us not forget, as Thompson proven time and time again, baseless threats of suing someone to try and get them to back down is quite legal.

Finally, the fact that the complaints on record are Thompson's own, I wonder if he is not trying to prove the contract has loopholes for the future, or get it ruled nullified on his side for being stifling to his speech if the exploitation of the loopholes is seriously brought to question

...

Or he does not think that far ahead and just decided to whine publicly about a letter he got.

Time might tell.

Jack Thompson-

You are the last individual I would ever want defending the first amendment because you are so willing to abuse it. I don't think you read this the first time, here....

"Jack Thompson,

I stress for you to understand that you will not win this war. Even if you somehow manage to convince people to prohibit violent games in either the USA or UK I promise you it will be short lived. I’d give it 2 years, 5 tops, in which the law will be struck down as unconstitutional and all your efforts to prohibit violent video games will be nothing more than a headache that we will had to deal with. You, sir, are nothing more than a bump in the road.

So ask your self, is this war really worth fighting? There is NO WAY IN HELL that any lasting law prohibiting any form of media or art will be passed. It failed with art, literature, music and film and it will fail with video games as well. You are fighting a hopeless war that you are destined to lose. You are only treading the same exact path others have before you. I’m sorry to inform you that they all failed in the end and your outcome will not be any different. You’re speeding down a dead-end without any brakes.

Jack Thompson will go down in history as the insane lawyer blaming violent actions on video games without any solid statistics or logic to back it up. Remembered as a delusional fool that would prey upon vulnerable parents, which have lost their children due to tragic violent actions of others, to crusade against the video game industry. You will not be looked upon as responsible, wise or correct. You will certainly not be an individual people will respect. Jack Thompson, I guarantee this with all certainty; you will not win this war. You can choose to accept this or you can choose to blindly march forward. Failure is patiently waiting, try not to keep it waiting.

Terrible Tom "

I also recommend reading other people's posts. You don't seem to understand the message they convey... Its alright little man, sometimes you have to read things a few times and put some good time reflecting to understand it. Some times people like you just don't get things the first time around so there is no shame in reading it 3-4 more times to get a good start on grasping the concept of their arguement. The first step for you is to not be in denial any longer and just throw caution into the wind. Read things twice because obviously your not fully understanding our statements. Maybe if you ask your God nicely enough he can grant you the power to reason logically and to properly comprehend what your tiny little brain attempts to read. Judging by every word I've read that came out of your mouth those abilities are some of your biggest flaws you have.

Don't worry to much little guy... no one is perfect.

Remember, JT is a troll and (most of) you are not.

Looks like he does have a point there. If they wanted to prevent him from speaking to others (say, the government) to prevent sale of their games (as opposed to just suing), they should have negotiated that. Of course, he wouldn't have agreed if that were the case, so T2 probably crossed their fingers and hoped that he was just that stupid.

The way I see it, Jack has focused all his attention on T2 and their doings, he's made everyone else look in that direction too. This leaves other games (like, say, No More Heroes) to squeak by without even a peep.

Jack Thompson is a pain in the ass but really his messages are so out there and crazy we give him too much credit. And that makes his message seem legit to others. And yet even more gamers agree with him on Manhunt 2, at least on this website, and that really makes him legit to people. Make up your mind, stop flip flopping around, it makes us all look weak.

Wendys nearly killed me with a spicy chicken sandwich. Doctor said if I would have waited a few hours I would have probably bought the farm. Tried to sue Wendy's only got my hospitol bills paid and nothing for the near death experience and 2 and a half weeks of eating non-solid foods. Do you know how it feels to have Jell-o and pudding seem disgusting to you for a few years? Its terrible. And the week of not being able to talk right because my throat was eroded from stomach acid not wanting to stay inside my stomach. I'll never touch another Wendy's product.

Then a few months later some brat in the UK gets sick off a burger for about a day and wins like 7 million from Wendys. Son of a bitch! I hate you Wendys, rot in hell.

@Commander Toad

Nope, as that had nothing todo with Take Two.

The truly ironic part was that I was eating a McChicken burger when I made that post, so I think Ronald used his clown powers on me for thinking about Wendy's ;)

@GoodRobotUs

You mean that Wendy's dealt with Nintendo, and Take Two was not apart of it?

I don't mean to call you out, just trying to clarify.

By the way, whatever happened to the epidemic of slingshot injuries that was supposed to be caused by Bully? JT really needs to answer that one.

It's unfortunite for our country that people we certify as lawyers would take up personal crusades for selfish motives, that out right contradict the first amendment, then hide behind the first amendment to keep fighting their war. While I can agree that games as a whole have become overly violent I don't think censorship, or lawsuits get you anywhere.

Jack Thompson has nothing gain from his crusade other then going to bed at night knowing the large portion of the United States doesn't like him. In ways he's the shock jock of the gaming community, and stupidty is his primary tool.

This Just In:

Jack Thompson is still a douchebag.

Other Breaking News:

The Sky is blue!

So, Jack DOES have some skills in that respect.
Take Two could try to change the settlement, but that would mean a new lawsuit.

Thompson actually has a point (for once) here:

"no settlement agreement… that prohibits a citizen from contacting any government at any level about anything is enforceable because such a restriction on the First Amendment rights of citizens is contrary to public policy."

If all Thompson did was express concern to Florida's attorney general, that is something everyone has a constitutional right to do, regardless of how much influence they have. Like Dennis said though, this is only his side to the story... Thompson may have committed other acts that he's not forthcoming about that DO breach the settlement agreement. Either way, I'd love to see Zelnick himself issue a statement regarding what his purpose behind their meeting really was, for starters.

Personally, I doubt jack wants another tussel with Take Two or it's lawyers. Blank rome has been eating his cases for breakfast for years, tehy probably have all number of legal land mines hidden in that settlement that thompson isn't telling us about.

Either way, if they put thompson out of circulation, I'm all for it./

[i]My opinion is the agreement is not as strong as Take Two thinks, or should have been or could have been. I see gaping holes in the settlement terms. And Jack knew that all along. It is his modus operandi.[/i]

So said we all.

I am very confused. The alleged violation of the agreement is a series of emails sent to various people within Take-Two, possibly not including the legal channels provided to him, but definitely including the CEO. According to you, JT agreed to not contact Take-Two with accusations of wrong-doing except through the provided legal channels. When JT emails the CEO alleging wrong-doing on the part of the company, that is a breach of contract, according to this author who then determines that this is not a breach.

If you are personally being harassed by someone and that person signs a legal agreement to not contact you again, contacting you does not fall under his first amendment rights.

What I want to know is if the agreement also applies to subsidiaries of Take-Two, since JT is going after Take-Two's subsidiary companies now.

I feel really bad to be his son what a loser he's needs a life and stop bothering people who are trying to make art
get a life u loser