07.20.07
Posted in Interviews, Jack at 2:43 pm by Exick
Ahh, now that’s more like it. After the previous thing I posted about Jack, I was starting to wonder if he’d gone soft. Well, leave it to the blessed internet to reassure me. Jack’s full-tilt douchebaggery (not to mention a bit o’ the crazy) was in full bloom during an interview he did with pop culture site PopZart. I especially like the part where he pretends that all his reasonable solutions are completely ignored. Well I’m sure if he would stop running off at the mouth like a glorified message board troll, people might actually be interested in listening to him.
PopZart Interviews: Attorney Jack Thompson
GamePolitics Responds
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07.19.07
Posted in Interviews, Jack at 12:02 pm by Exick
In a response that I likely could have written for Jack based on his previous outbursts, Jack tells us that he agrees with the UK’s decision to effectively ban Rockstar Games’ Manhunt 2 by refusing to give it a rating. No surprise there. What is surprising is the fact that Jack must have been taking his meds when he wrote it because it’s (mostly) free of spitting, hissing vitriol that typically accompanies his word-vomit.
As much as I dislike the man, much of what he says is factual. I don’t agree with him that the U.S. needs to follow the lead of the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand by creating a government body to decide what games can and cannot be sold in the U.S. (and presumably other media, which is true of the BBFC). I don’t agree that we need more laws to enforce. And I don’t agree that an Adults Only rating by the ESRB should effectively act as a ban because Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo refuse to allow AO-rated games to play on their systems. All that said, those are simply philosophical disagreements. At least I don’t find myself wishing the man harm because he’s exploiting another grieving family for the purposes of political and personal gain, which may not be true in a few days when he decides to weigh in on the most recent tragedy that’s going to be blamed on video games.
He’s still a douchebag.
Jack’s Letter via MCV UK
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07.05.07
Posted in Jack, Legal at 10:22 am by Exick
Or so says the Florida Bar Association. Or should I say Jack claims the Florida Bar Association says? There hasn’t been confirmation of this from the Bar itself, but as much of a liar and spinner Jack is, there would be little reason for him to lie about this. Jack seems upset that they want him to undergo a psych evaluation. He should be glad I’m not the one making the decisions because the words “full frontal lobotomy” would be involved.
Game Politics: Jack Thompson Says FL Bar Official Demanded He Take Psych Test, Accept Suspension
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