Thompson includes Gawker Media, Kotaku in Florida suit |
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Hot off the heels of Jack Thompson's request to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to do something about Kotaku, Jack Thompson amended an earlier lawsuit filed against the Florida Bar and the Florida Supreme Court dated March 13th and April 11th respectively. The amendment seeks the inclusion of game blog Kotaku and parent company Gawker Media in the case.The suit is in relation to an article published by the blog on its site which blasted away at Thompson for commenting on national television that the tragic events at Virginia Tech were related to violent video games.
Thompson also seems to have taken offense in one comment posted by a reader that accused the activist lawyer of using the Virginia Tech tragedy to feed off his cause and run his own agendas.
Via Kotaku
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ugh... wow.. he's getting a good 15 min of FAME..
this guy needs to Grow Some BALLS and not to take things soo seriously.. and what the guy commented is his own Freedom of Speech .. so there's nothing he Can do..
this guy Moans more then a hooker...
Jack thompson...
You SUCK>>!!! GAMES ARE HERE FOREVER>> GET USED TO IT!!!
Jack Thompson seriously needs to STFU. You want crude, undeniable inhuman behavior, how about focus on low income areas? Maybe turn your view to improving those in poverty! Perhaps some focus into reforming people leaving our prison system. These individuals need the attention that you so irrefutably send to young adults who enjoy the few minutes of the day they have playing consoles.
Thompson attacks video games, arguing that the violence within them brings violence to the forefront of our minds. It simply isn't true. We are naturally inclined to be violent, look at our evolution. MOST OF US CHOOSE TO BE KIND. It's those of us with psychological problems who cause the worst problems. It's like attacking people in the 60's who took BB Guns and attacked squirrels in the neighborhood. Or singling out kids who put salt on slugs. Get over it, some people are naturally pre-disposed to be cruel, long before a kid could ever pick up a controller and run over Grandma...
sorry you can't handle the truth Mr. Thompson.
Just because someone says something you don't agree with doesn't mean it's time to file a lawsuit. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution...read into it.
^^ I am emailing this to him.
This is the type of person that would do anything to get attention... he should just be shunned and forgotten.
ATTENTION JAKE THOMPSON NO ONE CARES ABOUT WHAT YOU SAY, GO DO SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE LIKE GET RID OF POVERTY YOU...F...... NM HE WILL JUST SUE ME.
Damn.. soo true...
He is just a moron. If he wants to have control on these things, he needs to run for office. That is who controls it, not jack ass lawyers, but he knows he could never get elected into anything, becuase the only person who loves him is his poor family, and they probably would leave him if they werent scarred of loosing everything in the divorce suit!
His face is annoying... seriously.
I think Jack 'Ass' Thompson is a good name for him. Notice how he only attacks people who speak the truth on this issue. He has a hidden agenda. What it is I don't particularly care - I wish he would disappear.
Thompson just needs to grow up. He's acting foolish and childish. "Oh wow, lookie me I'll sue Square because it's bringing gamers down the wrong path of videogame violence". Well, have news for you buddy SO FREAKIN WHAT?
Square loves the fans and they'll do anything to make the fans happy (be it Final Fantasy sequals, live game concerts y'name it). Both in Japan in the U.S. Same goes with the rest of the other game companies.
why is he mad? that's what he is doing, using everything, even not realted thing s to games... next thing he'll say is that charles manson played pong to simulate his killings!
>Thompson also seems to have taken offense in one comment posted by a reader that accused the activist lawyer of using the Virginia Tech tragedy to feed off his cause and run his own agendas.
actually, he took offence in that the reader posted that he wanted to kill Thompson and that he should probably commit suicide.
It looks like someone(*cough* QJ*cough*) is trying to hide info from its readers.
This is what's wrong with America. We get all of these Christians in the law/government who think we should run the country by the Bible, regardless of what the constitution says. Then they work to change the laws to fit their bull***** visions. Jack Thompson is an ass. I really hate such severe stupidity and ignorance.
Actually, we have already reported what the incriminating comment was. Just hover over to the last paragraph of the article and click on the link on the "taken offense" phrase. That should lead you to one of our reports about this issue.
Damn it Jack Tomphson PLEASE stop this!!!!!
he's trying hard to make a name of himself! we hate him!
he can go on national TV and call people "jackass and idiot" but heaven forbid some one actually catches him "spinning a situation to benefit his agenda . jack Thompson ... you may think you have a rightious agenda in your own mind ... but there are alot of us gamers who dissagree with the whole video game induced violence .
the person has to be mentally defected to think the result of shotting a person on a game is anywhere near shooting a person in life .....
you want to save a life ? go to compton or some other deprived area , and fight for the people being manipulated every day out of money they cant even afford to pay the cost of living in thier communities ....
I would normally wish harm upon people like you JT ... but in this case , I just hope you have a heart attack ... that way you cannot be a martyr
First it's odd that QJ is letting us comment on JT. Normally they just let us digg the articles.
None the less, after reading what Jack Thompson is for over the last few months i've come to the conclusion that MOST of his ideas seem reasonable.
- Make it illegal to sell violent games to minors
This is kind of common sense seeing as how rated 'R' movies follow much of the same rules. But here is where he goes wrong.
Something inside this individual has gone wrong. It's kind of like someone with mental illness where rationality and logic are not present. His goals on the surface seem fine but his methods seem almost satirical. It's as if he just wants to sue everyone for everything knowing they won't fight back. The problem is companies and people are beginning to stand up and JT is now getting himself in trouble. Based on JT's logic it would be fine to hunt deer with a rocket launcher, or possibly butter bread with a samurai sword.
He is even going so far as to make lies about real world events. I personally watched JT on television emphasize repeatedly that Cho (VT shooter) was addicted to training on the game counter strike. Unfortunately this is not completely true. What is true is Cho was observed playing counter strike a few times in high school and never confirmed to play in College.
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/18/wapo-writer-talks-vt-shooter-counter-strike-connection-removal/
This is where JT butters his bread with a samurai sword. Just because Cho was seen playing a game a few times, the game is to blame. Thats like saying I saw a couple horror movies and it made me desensitized enough to go on a killing spree. All the studies that are valid, ALL OF THEM, have shown that violence in media only works as a desensitizing and training tool when used repeatedly in mass quantities AND you must be predisposed to the behavior. The evidence in Cho's case does not show he was grossly addicted to CounterStrike as JT repeated frequently in his interview.
JT you have a valid point, but you have ruined it with your lies.
Calling him an idiot is accurate seeing as how he is foolish to lie to the public and assume people will never see it.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/idiot
yeah, i was thinking the same thing. this dude just wants to be a martyr or something, not saying i wish harm on mr thompsons (lol, i dont want to get sued). but we got a little sayin down here in kentucky, if you poke a dog with a stick enough times its gonna eventually bite. he should really just find a better cause, something that would benefit mankind instead of inhibit...
The comment he's so furious about is true, that's why he's in such an uproar about it. I'd love to see him win his ludicrous suit against someone exercising freedom of speech. This guy seems like he's better off running for some kind of political position in north korea.
I absolutely agree.
shut the ***** up, jack.
virginia tech was caused by people like you.
indeed.
The fact is, Jackass Thompson is a big, insane ignoranimous who hates gamers, and videogaming in general. He doesn't know jack $h1t about being a good attorney, and is a total media wh0re. He's just doing all this $h1t so he can p1ss people off and get attention while he's at it. I f|_|ck1ng hate his guts.
Don't just generalize us into one big group. I disagree with most of what Jack Thompson has said. He gives a lot of us a bad name. You can't blame violence on media, we were killing long before it existed. Maybe he should go read his Bible and read about Cain and Abel...
Jeez, what an ignorant prick. Generalizing all "gamers" in a single category. Virginia Tech, decidedly, was caused by a guy with mental problems and didn't get the help that he was supposed to have gotten. It has nothing to do with games. What a *****weasel.
Why aren't we surprised how quickly Jack Thompson leeched on to this sad story. Here is a question... how many people play counter strike on the xbox published by microsoft?????? Ok.. I see 3 hands.... now how many people play it on the pc (published by Valve)....
Now why did JT attack MS instead of Valve..... oh thats right.. MS has more money.. and possibly a larger settlement for him......
Sometimes I wonder if he's just mad at gamers because he lost at pong... Life goes on, you know.
As long as he shuts down kocraptu its all good here.
so this someone - i wont name names ^^- took offense from one of the readers, so his suing kotaku.. umm.... okaay?
the unregistered dude is not me! get your own name!
Hey JT, i got something for ya. http://cairnarvon.rotahall.org/pics/violentgames.jpg
look at that. seriously.
What do you have to say now?
btw, tan darker than hair? gross. and orange.
from here on out he is the Great Pumpkin.
You stole it from my spray tag in CS:S, I've already told everybody that I created it on Jacks behalf but thanks for the complement, I'm glad you like my creativity.
Correct you are and there lies his agenda, has nothing to do with helping but more to do with trying to line his own pockets and you hit the nail on the head. Soon everybody will start to notice exactlly what you just stated as fact because it is fact. Think about it people, how many times have we heard of him trying to sue people in the last fe months, at least three to four times in a matter of 2 months. He's not being to smart about what he's doing. Filing suite, settling out of court by way of dropping charges. My GOD this guy needs to dye his shirts red and stop chasing ambulances and attempting to sue everybody over their freedom of speach's lol.
Joker Thumperson
Must of been dropped on his head repeatedly as a baby. Fell down the stupid tree hitting every retarded branch on the way down. In compton they have a name for his kind... GOLD DIGGIN PIGEON HEAD! Cuddo's to the guy that said "his own family would probably leave him if they weren't afrade to lose every thing in the devorce." Money lusting, lieing, untrustworthy, A-tipical lawyer but with a twist, his takes it alot further than anybody with half a brain would do and thats precisely why people will soon stop listening to his nonsensical rantings.
I really LOATH this guy and am really starting to have a craving to see him splashed across TV again just so he further permeates the truth about him self in the public eye.
It's all about the "wording" you'll notice and the freedom of speech that protects us all but you can't be dumb about your speech. I word my self very boldly yet make sure I'm not suggesting to much out of the scope of legal rights.
Just wanted to finnish up by saying, QJ is letting us all comment now because they them selves are feed up to past the limit but continues to hope that we remain intelligent about the way we word our selves here. GOOOO QJ for letting the people have a voice! After all, he's had his time to voice his opinions, now it's our turns. Be smart peeps! Word your selves wisely.
We could look at the bright side of this. Weather we are Xbox fanboys PS3 fanboys or Nintendo fanboys we can all agree on one thing Jackass Thompson is a complete waste of air and should not have a liscense to practice law, for the plan and simple fact that he will use any tradgedy to get his own personal agenda across. I think SNAKE best describes him.
Well, the 1st Amendment isn't the get-away-with-saying-whatever-I-want free pass everyone thinks it is (standing on a street corner screaming A-hole at the top of your lungs WILL get you arrested after a while), but even so there is nothing JT can do about it since the poster didn't attack him personally.
"Thompson also seems to have taken offense in one comment posted by a reader that accused the activist lawyer of using the Virginia Tech tragedy to feed off his cause and run his own agendas." Because it's too close to the truth, Jack?
It's not odd, it's great. Why should anyone have to fear bagging on Thompson? He is a public figure. If we can speak publically on Keanu Reeves' crack being a dirty jet black in Matrix 3, or on Kate Moss having a cocaine photo-op, then we can talk about Thompson lol.
The thing Jackass Tohmpson likes to do (at least in Flordia) is ban certan videogames by declaring violent videogames a public nusiance. A product that nobody is forced to view or buy and that people enjoy (hence why people pay money for it) is a public nusiance? How many states paid hundreds of thousands of dollars enacting laws that are later deemed unconstitutiona l?
It is obvious what his motivations are after appearing on fox news and blaming videogames for the Virginia Tech shooting WHEN NOTHING WAS KNOWN ABOUT THE SHOOTER. This was further driven home when the shooter had no videogames at all!
Jack Tohmpson IS the biggest public nusiance since that law was enacted and his right to practice law needs to be taken away!
Now when he has sharp criticism (which is totally deserved) he calls people names and sues them. How can any judge not immediately throw his "lawsuits" out the door? They aren't even real lawsuits, more like "I'm a big baby and these people are being mean to me." What's with suing a web site that hosts forums anyway?
I think he's just pissed he gets so much hate mail and people send his wife sex aids. I heard that and laughed my ass off! That poor woman.... The guy must have the smallest d*ck on the planet.
More and more news organizations and web sites are coming out about how he exploits violent tragedies for his own profit. It's ruining his plan so it's a desperate last ditch plan to stop the criticism. When he goes down as a disgrace, it will be an ugly affair with lawsuits everywhere.
He appeared on fox news (not that it's a real news program) immediately after the Virginia Tech tragedy blaming his self labeled "murder simulators" to set the stage for lawsuits from the victims, plain and simple. Jack, you truly are a worthless peice of sh*t, and I will enjoy seing you go down as the most desperate ambulance chaser "lawyer" ever. I really think you look forward to the next violent act performed by some psychopath to exploit your cash cow.
Give it up. Let's see how you react if somebody tries to take away something you enjoy for absolutely no reason but greed.
Reckless drivers+ video caused by games
Fighting in school+ caused by Video games
next thing for thompson
car crash+ caused by video games
Pacos just pwn'd J.T
because J.T knows nothing about games...he doesn't know who Valve is. All he's been doing is wh0ring on the mainstream popularity
and yeh lol larger money settlement
God created him with the stupid mould and added extra moron juice
he's mad because all the other lawyers laugh and call him noob
Tierd of this guys bs and from what i read most are about the same
Lets grab a few contollers and hang his ass off a large gaming statue i know there has to be a mario one somewhere
Real lawyers know he's a joke.
To te ambulance chasers, he's an idol of exploiting people and the legal system.
Jack, it's time to realise, your stereotyping video games.
Violence have already existed in mankind for years, most notably in the form of war. Remember Nanking Massacre? No video games existed at those times, yet tthis event is way bigger than the VT shooting. But probably the Jack is so ignorant that he doesn't know anything about the other side of the world. Then what about Adolf Hilter? Leader of the Nazi Party. No video games can possibly exist, yet he is racial and violent.
Games nor Guns don't create violence, only man's heart do.
All I have to say is get you a video game go sit in a corner Jack cause no matter how *****ing much you try you can't ban violent video games, because 99 out of 100 homes has at least one violent video game. So what the ***** are you gonna do? Go in everyones house and take them away. Please someone throw this guy in prison before he becomes Hitler over video games...
Jack wants to blame the gaming industry for the perils that have fallen upon society. I blame lazy parents that park their kids in front of a playstation or TV for hours upon hours because they don't want to be bothered. I grew up playing games and haven't killed anyone yet, you know why? Because my parents taught me that it was just a game. When i hit the reset button the person on the game lives again. Real life has no such buttons.