Jack Thompson Goes After Department of Defense

[Formidable]

I keep wondering if this guy is so twisted that he actually believes this garbage or if he just throws up this convoluted nonesense every few months just so his face stays in the news. Next he might as well be telling us that Area 51 was a secret violent video game testing ground where children were forced to play doom and counter-strike!

Jack Thompson: Failure

 

[NexusBlade]

If this were anyone else I would take it seriously. But this is Jack, come on.

 

[Num43]

This just in Jack Thompson needs a sex life, or some friends to play Video games with.

 

[TheMasterChef]

OMG, this idiot will not shut up!!

 

[Andy Chalk]

Didn't the Escapist just recently post an article saying they weren't going to do any more JT articles?

Sort of. The point of that article was that we'd prefer to stop talking about Jack, but as long as he stays "newsworthy" in one sense of the term or another - and you guys keep paying attention to him - we have an obligation to continue reporting on whatever crazy shit he does next. So while I think there has been a certain reluctance around here to waste time and effort on him, when something so utterly out of the blue comes along like this, we're going to put it out there.

 

[DMShade]

I swear, the man is like a disabled, attention-craved gradeschooler. This is just the adult version of dropping your pants and waving your doodle around to get people to stare.

How long before he wants to sue God for letting people grow up to be game designers?

 

[Veteran]

I think we need to get Yahtzee on his ass, that'd sort him out.

 

[Salvius]

Jack Thompson could not be any more ridiculous if he suddenly started wearing a big red rubber nose and clown shoes. I just wish all the news media outlets would realize this, and quit giving him air time.

 

[Abako]

Lol someone needs to strap jack down and force him to play grand theft auto. He has to kill X number of people each minute or hes given and electric shock. How bad would that mess him up? or would it cure him? Lets try it and see!

 

[Alex_P]

Lol someone needs to strap jack down and force him to play grand theft auto. He has to kill X number of people each minute or hes given and electric shock. How bad would that mess him up? or would it cure him? Lets try it and see!

Awesome thread necromancy there, chief.

-- Alex

 

[CatmanStu]

Considering just how unanimous the disdain for this fruit loop is I reckon either Sony or Microsoft should pay him to come out and publicly support their competitor; result - console war over.

 

[ikillchicken]

How the might have fallen. Gaming's most notorious arch nemesis has gone from a powerful adversary to one step away from a homeless man on a corner yelling about "the government". What was once perhaps a great threat to gaming is now nothing more than a joke. Over the years I feel like I've gotten to know dear old Jackie boy. Watching him slowly descend into madness, I can't help but feel sad. But then I remember that I hate him, because he is a douchebag, and I don't feel sad anymore. Then I go play GTA.

 

[Alex_P]

This thread is from last December! Stop necro-ing it already!

-- Alex

 

[unholy vagrant]

This is just beyond sad. The game industry stop taking him seriously years ago, so why would the US military.

 

[Nu-Hir]

I wonder how long until someone shoots him?

Hasn't someone killed him yet?


(Oh come on. You're all thinking the same thing...)

To kill him would only legitimize his cause. Even if it wasn't someone who was a hardcore video game fan who killed him, his supporters would claim that it was one. This would cause him to become a martyr, and he would be more powerful dead than he ever was alive.

No, it's best for him to make his stupid claims and be shot down every step of the way, than to have him put out of our misery.

 

[Abako]

Bwahaha I cant believe I revived this thread.