Jack Thompson Threatens Utah Legislature

[JordanMillward_1]

......It is something that is done in a half arsed manner in the UK, if a game has a BBFC symbol then it is illegal to sell to a person under that age.

So they get their mother, father, older bro/sis or even a cat to buy it for them.
It's only illegal to buy something cert. whatever, but not to buy it for someone else even if they are underage.

Actually... it is. If you are buying it with the intent to give it to someone underage, it's against the law.

Anyway, I love Jack Thompson. Just when I get bored and can't find anything to laugh at, he opens his mouth...

 

[scotth266]

*Gets down on knees*
G_d...I know we don't talk much anymore, I could be a better Jew than I am now, I have tried.
Really, I have.
Please..if you are really there....Drop a bus on this man.

I would like to add my voice to Danzorz... and petition you for a second bus if at all possible. I'd even settle for a TV falling on him sir.

I think Nilcypher summed it up well: Every generation needs a Skeletor.

 

[Woe Is You]

You know, as long as the anti-videogame side is represented by guys like him... well, let's just say I don't want anyone more competent taking his place. He's basically a living joke.

 

[Magugag]

EEE! Jackie's back!!

You know guys, I love seeing this dude in the news. Every time I think he might be gone for good, he pops back up, and honestly he's better than a lot of professional entertainment.

Hehe. Gotta love him.

 

[Vondrakenhof]

What i find hilarious in that article is him threatening to bring the FBI in for them "violating his civil rights". Civil rights to what? Violate other peoples civil rights?

 

[IrrelevantTangent]

There really needs to be a footnote in international law that says "Jack Thompson is a fucking idiot and a sociopathic nutcase, and anything and everything he does is to be disregarded unless his actions are criminal, in which case throw the loony in jail."

 

[Halfbreed13]

The ongoing adventures of ex-lawyer Jack Thompson

That sounds like a epic game someone should make it!

No one would get past the first level, they would just keep murdering the main character.

 

[The Great JT]

He's threatening the state legislature with the FBI.

Can we just stone Jacko to death please? The world would be a better place without him. Or here's a better idea: tiger pit at a gaming convention. Preferrably PAX, SGC or TGC. E3 just doesn't have the power it did before.

 

[Trivun]

The guy's an idiot. It's as simple as that. He obviously wants to get arrested, after all, back in 2007 he added gay porn to legal files just to demonstrate a point that a website were promoting pornography even though it wasn't even from their site. Honestly, the guy is crazy.

EDIT: I started laughing at this story when I read it about 20 minutes ago, reading through the other replies I still can't stop laughing

 

[IrrelevantTangent]

Can we just stone Jacko to death please? The world would be a better place without him.

Thought #1. In the old days we just stoned people to death who won the lottery, and those who were determined to be witches.

Thought #2. Jack Thompson could easily be branded as a witch.

Thought #3. The old days were better.

Thought #4. Let's bring them back.

 

[Booze Zombie]

This daft bastard is still making news?
Ignore him and he can't do anything.

 

[AceDiamond]

So I'm confused here, how does Jack Thompson, a disbarred lawyer, have the power to summon the entire FBI? Did he somehow manage to channel the spirit of J. Edgar Hoover? And isn't harassing people by email illegal in some fashion?

You know for a guy who hates videogames he seems to think he's in one a whole lot of the time, at least in terms of what he's capable of.

And seriously man, when Utah of all places tells you your ideas suck and that you're a nutcase, it's time to pack it in.

 

[sumanoskae]

Okay Thompson THATS IT! You have gone bat shit. What they really need to do is pass a bill signifying video games as an art form to help protect them from this ignorant bullshit, also a bill that will force jack to shut the fuck up would be nice!, the man clearly has an obsession over this hole thing, something personal must of happened to him to piss him off so much

 

[keyton777]

damn, this guy is an idiot.....serioulsy, he is nucking futz, he needs to be striken blind deaf and dumb......and mute so we wont have to listen to him yap anymore...or i could just hit the mute button.



also a serious question, has anyone ever told him to shut the hell up
works for me when someone doesnt realize no one is listening to him and he is annoying me emmensely.

after that i just put head phones on and drown out his constant bitching

 

[Jursa]

I wonder if he ever thinks that if he got hit by a car or died from a heart attack, less people would go to his grave than throw a big celebration. THAT'S CLEARLY A SIGN THAT YOU HAVE TO STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING!

 

[AceDiamond]

I wonder if he ever thinks that if he got hit by a car or died from a heart attack, less people would go to his grave than throw a big celebration. THAT'S CLEARLY A SIGN THAT YOU HAVE TO STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING!

Maybe he's hoping it'll happen in New Orleans, where death is celebrated that way regardless.

 

[Volucer]

How is he still allowed to do anything!? Surely he's been locked up in a mental institution by now?

 

[keyton777]

Can we just stone Jacko to death please? The world would be a better place without him.

Thought #1. In the old days we just stoned people to death who won the lottery, and those who were determined to be witches.

Thought #2. Jack Thompson could easily be branded as a witch.

Thought #3. The old days were better.

Thought #4. Let's bring them back.

adn just burn him, i dont need some zelous jerk burning my mom and me for having red hair.

 

[keyton777]

How is he still allowed to do anything!? Surely he's been locked up in a mental institution by now?

apparently not

 

[Gamer137]

So not only does he have inaccurate views, he is also batshit crazy. I mean, he lost his license and he still can't stop. What Frankinstein is this man?