09.27.07
Posted in ESA, Jack, Microsoft at 10:12 am by Exick
So Jack and his faithful sidekick, DB Jr., are at it again. The target this time? Target. And Halo 3. Jack’s 15-year-old and future-ass-kicking-recipient son was able to procure a copy of the staggeringly popular Xbox 360 game Halo 3 from a Target store in Dadeland, Florida without providing proof of age. Well stop the fucking presses. Next you’ll be telling me that teenagers all over the country are somehow able to obtain beer and cigarettes despite laws set in place to prevent that. Shocking.
He refers to these things as “sting operations” which I find amusing. What’s so sting-ey about sitting in your Toyota Tercel jamming to Kenny G while other people do your work for you? Be sure to be on the look out for these two brilliant operatives in their next assignment Operation: Go Get Daddy Some Beef Jerky.
GP: Thompson & Son At It Again
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09.21.07
Posted in Jack, Legal, Microsoft, Threats at 6:03 pm by Exick
Just to be fair, Jack has decided to stop focusing all his energy on Rockstar and GTA for a while and go after a something possibly larger: Halo 3 and Microsoft. Yes our old pal has filed a complaint in a Florida Circuit Court against Microsoft and Best Buy alleging, among other things, that Microsoft is deliberately marketing Halo 3 to teens who can’t buy the game. Of course, what he hopes to accomplish is anyone’s guess.
GameSHOUT: Jack Thompson Files Lawsuit Over Halo 3
Update: Read the full text of the complaint over at GP (Word Doc)
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05.22.07
Posted in Jack, Microsoft, Threats at 2:55 pm by Exick
Our old pal is still digging around his bag o’ tricks. This time he’s got Microsoft (and indirectly Bungie Studios) in his sights as he’s threatening legal action if Bill Gates doesn’t take “dramatic, real steps” to curb sales of Halo 3 to people under 17. More empty threats, nebulous demands, and posturing from The Baggy One. This isn’t the first time Jack has attempted to get Redmond’s attention, and it won’t be the last, but I’d venture that Jack hasn’t swindled and fearmongered enough grieving families out of their money to battle in the courts with Microsoft.
GameAlmighty: Jack Thompson Lays His Legal Sites on Halo 3
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01.04.07
Posted in Jack, Microsoft, Threats at 7:36 am by Exick
Jack must be hungry because now he’s going after the deepest pockets of them all.
I’m sure your threats are very scary to Mr. Gates, Jack.
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