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Jack Thompson Bullies Bully

Submitted by Posh

Edited by Rahodeb

Tags: rockstar, violence, jack thompson, insanity, take-two, walmart

Jack Thompson, the Gamers' arch-nemesis and favorite foe has returned to the forefront once again. This time his target is Rockstar Vancouver's upcoming release of Bully. Tightlipped for about a year, Rockstar recently began flashing bits and pieces of their new game, which focuses on an abandoned Jimmy Hopkins and his year of adventures at Bullworth Academy. Developed as a tongue-in-cheek game, not everyone sees Bully as quite so amusing.

Always looking to attract more publicity for his painfully misdirected cause (and yes, here’s some more, Mr. Thompson) Bit-tech was sent an unintentionally humorous fax from the Attorney himself. Is it just me, or is the irony inherent, here? Jack Thompson is a Bully!

Subject: Bully will never be released

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
XXX XXXXXXX
New York, New York
C/o Blank Rome

S. Robson Walton, Chairman
Wal-Mart
Bentonville, Arkansas

Via Fax to XXX-XXX-XXXX

Re: Bully

Dear Mr. Eibeler, Take-Two Directors, and Mr. Walton:

Take-Two has until five o’clock p.m., Eastern time, Monday, August 14, 2006, to inform me in writing that it will forthwith provide me with a copy of Bully so that I and others can analyze it to determine whether it still poses a threat of copycat violence in our schools (See Miami-Dade School Board’s unanimous Resolution), or the following will occur:

I shall file a lawsuit against your respective companies to stop the game’s October 1 release.

Regards, Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson, Attorney
Land line: XXX-XXX-XXXX, Cell: XXX-XXX-XXXX
XXXX South Dixie Hwy, Suite XXX
Coral Gables, FL USA XXXXX



I do hate giving the man more outlets for his insanity, but it’s all so funny that it needs to be shared. The topic of violent video games and their impact on children is definitely worth discussion but please, Mr. Thompson—try to be logical and rational. How can you expect anyone of sound mind to take you seriously when you’re spouting "facts" like:

10. Bully is a video game that will allow the player to rehearse violence upon his classmates and teachers in retribution for their bullying. This is the unfortunate scenario known to have occurred in violent school incidents known as “Columbine,” “Paducah,” “Jonesboro,” and may others. The role of violent video game play in training the perpetrators in these and other incidents, including the school massacre in Efurt, Germany, and at Columbine is well known.?The Bully game will also train school-age kids how to become bullies after themselves being bullied.



Jack Thompson recently appeared on G4's Attack of the Show (yeah, yeah) in (an attempted) debate with the always-on-the-verge-of-exploding Adam Sessler.



I, for one, cannot wait to get my tiny hands on a copy of Bully. Hopefully it won't make me run to the closest schoolyard to live out my youthful dreams of ruling the school through fear and making out with girls in uniforms...

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BlueLionSven

BlueLionSven

White Lake, MI
July 2006

AUG 16, 2006 01:16 PM

Didn't care about the game until that G4 bit got me interested shortly after it originally aired. Eventually, I found a trailer for the game, and now I'm kind of interested.

So, yeah. Thompson's not doing so well, is he?

Megalomatthew

MegaloMatthew

San Francisco, CA
September 2005

AUG 16, 2006 01:32 PM

What a twat....dammit why did they have to censor his cell number?!

plastictrees

plastictrees

Canada
February 2005

AUG 16, 2006 01:36 PM

Kids don't require any training to be bullies, little assholes do fine on their own.

BiXbYGrendel

BixbyGrendel

Saskatoon, SK
August 2005

AUG 16, 2006 01:47 PM

That's the first I've heard of it. And I've been into counter violence against bullies since WAY before this game since I'm now 26 and that was 12 years ago. That guy just needs to be on a crusade of cash. You have to know it's all about him making money. So let him. He's advertising while he's at it.

ThisIsWhoWeAre

ThisIsWhoWeAre

Oakland, CA
July 2004

AUG 16, 2006 01:56 PM

The moral of the story: Hey jocks, stop tormenting the weird little smart kids. Eventually they'll snap and beat you to death with a lunchbox.

mydogfarted

mydogfarted

Oakland, NJ
June 2003

AUG 16, 2006 02:00 PM

What the fuck does WalMart have to do with this? surreal

theseeman

theseeman

Asheville, NC
December 2002

AUG 16, 2006 03:36 PM

Jack Thompson is a poor debater. He was smart enough to pass the bar but I think he shot his wad doing that.

Short

Short

Sacramento, CA
September 2005

AUG 16, 2006 05:03 PM

i like adam sesslar but they both looked like idiots on that debate

MschfMayhemSoap

MschfMayhemSoap

Phoenix, AZ
April 2006

AUG 16, 2006 05:32 PM

mydogfarted said:
What the fuck does WalMart have to do with this? surreal



they sell PS2 games.... and they have quite a few politicians in their pocket. Can have a much bigg hired gun than that.

*edit* I wrote up a little rant a couple months ago regarding Parental Responsibility and Video Game Violence. I feel it may have some relevance in this case. I double that relevance if the MPAA decides to give it a "Mature" rating rather than a "Teen".

MC_Dove

MC_Dove

Cincinnati, OH
November 2004

AUG 16, 2006 05:49 PM

Dear Mr. Thompson:

You have until five o' clock p.m., Eastern time, Monday, August 17, 2006, to inform me in writing that it will forthwith stop being such a douche bag, or the following will occur:

I shall kick you right in the balls.

Regards, Dove

MschfMayhemSoap

MschfMayhemSoap

Phoenix, AZ
April 2006

AUG 16, 2006 05:50 PM

MschfMayhemSoap said:

mydogfarted said:
What the fuck does WalMart have to do with this? surreal



they sell PS2 games.... and they have quite a few politicians in their pocket. Can have a much bigg hired gun than that.

*edit* I wrote up a little rant a couple months ago regarding Parental Responsibility and Video Game Violence. I feel it may have some relevance in this case. I double that relevance if the ESRB decides to give it a "Mature" rating rather than a "Teen".



whoops... wrong button.

malkav11

malkav11

Saint Paul, MN
July 2003

AUG 17, 2006 12:42 AM

I expect to read of his crusade against the terrible white-plastic-ball violence contained in that devil-spawn game Table Tennis any day now.

MschfMayhemSoap

MschfMayhemSoap

Phoenix, AZ
April 2006

AUG 17, 2006 05:05 AM

malkav11 said:
I expect to read of his crusade against the terrible white-plastic-ball violence contained in that devil-spawn game Table Tennis any day now.



its not the potential for white ball violence, but the potential for teens to go out in droves the purchase the breezy short-shorts by the thousands that he will rally against.

Wren

Wren

SUICIDEGIRL

Minnesota, USA

AUG 17, 2006 06:06 AM

OOOH Jack Thompson. Nobody cares. Go away.

spamtwo

spamtwo

United Kingdom
April 2006

AUG 17, 2006 06:17 AM

children will not learn any new bullying techniques from this game as they are far more inventive and cruel than any game designer will ever be.

Also the game will have an 18 rating so in all theory no children should be playing it anyway.

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