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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: aldo_14 on October 17, 2005, 11:13:19 am
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http://hellfish.gtajunkies.com/Jt.html
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You've gotta love the guys at Penny Arcade (http://www.penny-arcade.com/news.php?date=2005-10-17).
It was only a matter of time until a mod team took Jack Thompson's disgusting revenge fantasy and made it flesh - and, just as I suggested, it was deemed insufficient.
Thompson now claims that his repellent suggestion was "satire," and we must conclude that his financial offer was also satire, some new breed of satire apparently that I'm sure is just hilarious to people in need.
You know what, Jack? We're going to be the men you're not. You said that your insulting, illusory ten thousand dollars would go to the charity of Paul Eibeler's choice. We've got a good guess that he'd direct your nonexistant largesse toward The Entertainment Software Association Foundation, a body that has raised over six point seven million dollars over the last eight years. We've just made the donation you never would, and never meant to. Ten thousand dollars' worth. And we made it in your name.
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Cool.
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Wow! My hat goes off to the guys at penny arcade! :)
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(http://ctrlaltdel-online.com/images/comics/20051012.jpg)
Incidentally, I e-mailed him. Still waiting for a response.
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linky no worky.
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http://www.vgcats.com/jack.php
Just found this interesting tidbit. Does this guy remind anyone with a name that starts with a D and ends with a K and isn't very SMART?
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(http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2005/20051014l.jpg)
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Originally posted by Swantz
Just found this interesting tidbit. Does this guy remind anyone with a name that starts with a D and ends with a K and isn't very SMART?
Jack-ass Thompson has Monsieur Smart beaten by a vast margin. At least to my knowledge DS never proposed a challenge with the reward of $10,000 to charity, then backed out when people actually fulfilled the terms.
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Nor compared the head of a large business selling games to Hitler. Or threatened to sue the publisher of a game, for the developer launching a parody site. Or accused the head of another (EA games) of being in league with pornographers and conspiring to release nude skins for the Sims.
Derek Smarts still a bit of an arse, but he's a low key one who mostly keeps it personal and small scale. Makes it easier to ignore.
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YOU CANNOT be _insulting_ the DOCTOR of GAMING Derek SMART.
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YOU forgot the bold [size=10]BIG[/size] text that _EMPHASISES_ DEREK SMART PHD 50%GAMES POBS the ALPHA LEADERs' supremacy over _all_ HUMANITY.
(Seriously; he actually called people asking for support 'mere mortals' on the BluesNews boards)
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Jack Thompson quote
[q]God is in this battle, and I am privileged to be a foot soldier[/q]
Bring this (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,35840.0.html) to mind, anyone?
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Seriously, this dude seems to have some issues...
That video was funny :lol:
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Robot Jesus hates god.
Robot Jesus killed god.
Robot Jesus then killed god's meatbag footsoldiers with his laser eyes.
(http://www.savant-online.net/graphics/robo_j_sad.png)
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Ah, so that's what Benders' up to nowadays.
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Originally posted by aldo_14
Jack Thompson quote
[q]God is in this battle, and I am privileged to be a foot soldier[/q]
Actually, I rather agree. Though I think a certain ambulance chaser picked the wrong side, or rather he is the wrong side.
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Originally posted by aldo_14
Ah, so that's what Benders' up to nowadays.
No, he deserted the Church of Robotology.
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http://www.penny-arcade.com/
http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000627063759
http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000193063914/
Muahahaha! Penny Arcade makes the 10,000 dollar donation in his name, and he's actually trying to get them arrested!
When will his stupidity end?
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"God is in this battle, and I am privileged to be a foot soldier. You all should be concerned, not about me, but about Him."
This is from the main page of http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/
Now, I don't know about you guys, but the first thing I think of when I hear "foot soldier" is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Remember the ninjas? The foot clan? Hehe, I couldn't resist.
(http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/images/jackt.jpg)
:D
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Frankly, I think it's Jack Thompson who should be worried about God...'cuz he's going to hell for sure for his hypocripsy.
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Did you just draw that? :eek2:
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No. Read his post; it's from CAD.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20051019-5458.html
[q]ack Thompson, a Florida lawyer who became infamous in 1988 for accusing Janet Reno of being a closeted lesbian with a drinking problem and a strong candidate for blackmail, has recently been making waves with his crusade against the video game industry. Earlier this year, he launched a wrongful death lawsuit against Take Two Interactive and Rockstar Games, makers of the Grand Theft Auto series, claiming that the video game was directly responsible for 18 year-old Devin Moore's shooting of three police officers in 2003.
Jack recently appeared on CBS's 60 Minutes trying to drum up support for his efforts. However, this publicity was apparently not satisfying enough for him, as he went on to try and create more outrage on his own. Attempting to emulate Jonathan Swift, he issued a "Modest Proposal" that offered a US$10,000 reward to anyone who would create a video game featuring Osaki Kim, a father whose son was beaten to death with a baseball bat by a 14-year-old gamer. The game would feature Kim extracting brutal revenge on the video game industry itself, including beating game company executives to death, removing their heads and urinating on their brain stems.
What Jack did not expect was that the enterprising PC gaming mod community would turn around and make this mod a reality. Jack then reneged on his promise of a US$10,000 donation to the charity of the modder's choice, saying that his original bounty had been "satire", and therefore not a legitimate promise.
This is where Penny Arcade, the popular video game-themed online comic strip, entered the story. One of the co-creators of the strip, Mike "Gabe" Krahulik, emailed Jack Thompson and informed him that he thought his proposed US$10,000 charitable donation was pretty small in light of Penny Arcade's more than half a million dollars, raised as part of their "Child's Play" charity event. Unfortunately for Gabe, his email contained his phone number as part of the signature, and Jack took advantage of this to phone him directly. The phone call included a threat of a lawsuit if Gabe emailed him again. In response, Gabe sent a check to the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) in the amount of US$10,000 with the note "For Jack Thompson Because Jack Thompson Won't" on the bottom.
The threats then escalated. Jack then faxed a letter to the Seattle Police Department claiming that Penny Arcade was "criminally harassing" him, and urging the arrest of "this little extortion factory".
At this point, the nerds swung into action. Penny Arcade forum members wrote, edited and sent letters and faxes to the Florida Bar Association detailing Thompson's activities and urging the review of his license to practice law. Jack Thompson has already received a reprimand by the FBA for his antics in 1998, and according to a spokesperson, the letters and faxes have been received and forwarded to the disciplinary committee.
Already, other activists against video game violence are starting to distance themselves from Jack Thompson. Earlier this month, the National Institute on Media and the Family wrote a letter to Jack, asking him to remove the link to their organization from his web site. While Mr. Thompson's fifteen minutes of fame may be waning, the issue of violence in video games remains a hot topic.[/q]
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I'd hardly consider getting 2 emails (The 2nd AFTER him having phoned up the person responsible) a campaign of harrassment.
I wonder if he sends legal threats to the herbal viagra spam people too?
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Nah, he sends them money.