Jack Thompson Threatens Gabe Newell Over School Shooter Mod

[Ellen of Kitten]

even if the mod creators are moral cretins for being so stupid as to create a massacre mod, there is still a thing called freedom of expression... jack thompson is an idiot.

I agree 100%, esspecially with that last line.

Jack is an odd duck. He comes from a legal background, but I highly suspect he just enjoys the attention, and saw one day how easy it is to get a rise out of gamers.

That aside, I bet Jack doesn't think of games as speech, and so not entitled to freedom of speech laws. I seem to recall there is some controversy in that matter going on right now. Nevertheless, every generation has a Thompson. Books were once burned because their content was to disturbing for those in power. Jack wants to ban certain (if not all) games because they don't jive with his moral code.

 

[Wicky_42]

Speaking for myself alone (for now), you have until five o'clock pm Eastern standard time this Friday, March 18, 2011, to shut down this public safety hazard I predicted years ago this school massacre game would arrive. I hate being right all the time.

GOVERN YOURSELF ACCORDINGLY.

Regards, Jack Thompson"

Grammar fail ^_^ way to go on a "legal" document... man, this guy's a douche

And factually incorrect...

 

[MrNickster]

We don't need to worry about Jack. He has absoloutley no authority over anything anymore and this threat is just him trying to get some attention and maybe an appearance on Fox News.

Besides, he really only has 3 drawcards for his 'murder simulator' arguement-Counter Strike, Doom and GTA. That's it, I don't think he knows any others. He has no idea what he's talking about and he is no longer a threat.

 

[TopBadge]

rise and shine Mr.Thompson... rise and, shine...

 

[Singularly Datarific]

Nobody threatens the Gaben. Destroy him!!

If he's anything like Critical Miss makes him out to be, this oughta be good.
Also:
"I hate being right all the time" is the most smug yet incorrect statement I've EVER heard. Also, "Training Aid" does not at all do a thing, unless real guns are aimed with thumbs.

Though, to be honest, I hate both these people. The maker of the mod is an insensitive DICK, and Jack Thomson is an idiot.

 

[Sporky111]

Oh, and I just had to make this:

This could be the start of a meme

I hope so. Jack Thompson says plenty of stuff like that that's just begging to be exploited. I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet.

 

[Buizel91]

Here we go again...

LOL! XD

Can the escapist have a new rule...never mention the name Jack Thompson? And never mention FOX news?...actually FOX news are funny...scrap that.

Honestly, didn't he like get fired or something? who is honestly going to listen to him -.-

He should fine a nice little corner and sit there sucking his thumb

 

[Polyg0n]

Wow, he used caps on the last sentence. Must be really serious about this.

...He just doesn't learn does he. He'll keep on doing this until he dies or until someday the gaming community will stop giving him the attention he seeks.

 

[MrDarkling]

If there was a day Gabe fell of his chair in laughter...it was that very day he read that.

 

[SenseOfTumour]

So is Jack tho

I did a tiny bit of research for a change, and this 'mod' isn't on steam or being supported by Valve, there's no midweek deal - 'buy the Orange Box and get a free mod where you can shoot innocent children and teachers in the face!', so I'd have to say, no, Valve are not officially supporting it.

In fact it's as likely as Thompson suing himself for the use of Thompson machine guns in 'Mafia', how dare he encourage the use of tommy guns on innocent fictional 1950s virtual bystanders? He's essentially saying it's fine to time travel and shoot people from 60 years ago by using his own name.

 

[FalloutJack]

Whee! More free advertising! Thanks, Jack!

*Hums the "Weasly Is Our King" song*

 

[RN7]

Granted, I hate Jacky and all of his kind, but he does have some modicum of a fraction of a shard of...logic in his arguement. The mod is pretty fucked up and was made simply to be fucked up. Then again, caving here would make a pretty big statement, even if it's being headed by a discredited quack.

It's Hell or high water, really.

 

[Geo Da Sponge]

Oh, and I just had to make this:

This could be the start of a meme

I hope so. Jack Thompson says plenty of stuff like that that's just begging to be exploited. I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet.

Jack Thompson: You are on your way to destruction!
Valve: What you say?
Jack Thompson: You have no chance for survival. Govern yourselves accordingly.

 

[Tucker154]

"I hate being right all the time."

Dude,I know how you feel,I hate being right all the time,too. But its both a gift, and a curse.

 

[Nyrad01]

I know he's trying to get himself some publicity, but seriously? I give him that anything that simulates a school shooting should be removed, but why blame valve, they didn't release it... Fingers crossed this will be the last of Thompson's anti gaming rampage, but I guess that would be too much to ask for.