Jack Thompson Bullies Bully

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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