Jack Thompson blames Thai taxi murder on GTA 4 |
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Looks like recent troubles with the Florida bar isn't stopping lawyer Jack Thompson from trying to stop Take-Two Interactive and their sales juggernaut Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3). Thompson sent in a letter to the company in the aftermath of a murder in Thailand involving a 19-year old who allegedly killed a taxi driver after playing a GTA game.In his email sent to T2, Thompson wrote:
I warned you both that copycat killings by teens would occur upon the release of Grand Theft Auto IV. Now my prediction has come true...
In addition to multiple written warnings, I told you of this coming mayhem in a face-to-face meeting with you, Mr. Selznick, on Central Park West on May 15, 2007... I am working with authorities now... as well as other remedies against Take-Two for its reckless worldwide distribution of its murder simulation training products...
This is just the latest killing incident prompted by your murder simulators. I aim to make it the last...
There you have it, people. Yet another episode of the Thompson crusade against the evil, evil games we play. Back to your homes, nothing more to see.
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Via Gamespot
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And so it begins... stupid little man!
You realize by us reacting to his outlandish claims we're giving him the attention he wants, right? Let's just let him go have fun in his strait jacket alone, PLEASE!
Jack Thompson is no longer relevant. It's time to stop giving him publicity.
There's no mission that tells you to kill a taxi driver in GTA IV, the wanker was lying through his teeth to save his arse from going to an insane asylum. *****s like this really annoy me.
Yes stupid little man. Ah well they`ll just have to send him off to jail now for breaking his disbarment thingo.
never do they say "kill that guy and take his car". if anything he should of just stolen the car he could've escaped the wanted circle faster that way (if he was'nt using cheats)
Umm, I thought he was barred enough so if he spoke he would be smacked up side the head. I guess not. Maybe soon? I thought we had gotten rid of this fool.
Hope someone notices his "wasting the court's time" again and takes away his right to even speak.
i knew he wud jump to action once he heard about the retard who was dumb enough to kill a taxi driver
murder simulators.......priceless
who askd for his opinion? no one -.-.... the killer probably had mental problems, so if games didnt exist, he wud of done it and blamed on a movie, or being told by god lol, stupid saying no games wud of prevented it :S
I don't even know any games that tell you to "go kill everyone for no reason". Not even something like Thrill Kill would tell you to do that.
For those of you who are interested, google it.
Why didn't he blame on GTA too? Oh wait.. the dude who did it was so poor he can't afford video games!
Someone should murder Jack Thompson...
and blame it on video games.
Should QJ ban anything and everything that has to do with Jack Thompson?
OMG BRO, u are sooo RIGHT HAHAHAHAH that would be tooo good lol
i agree.. i say kidnap him,tie him up with rope then make him sit there and watch me play GTAIV . then bust some CqC on his @ss,take him outside make him plead that Video games rule and he's a white trash liar..... then simply curb him to death. :)
hes just pissed cuz he keeps getting powned by noobs on GTAIV.
One day someone will stab that man and say "This is because you banned GTA 5. If you shut up and I had somewhere to vent my anger you would still be alive"
Would someone shoot him. Just before you pop him say "I just played pacman!!!"
How funny would that be. Headline: "Jack Tompson killed by pacman"
but i LOVE CoD4, but killing middle eastern terrorists is (according to him) permittable but as soon as it has to do with GTA, its horrible. CoD4 and FPS's are much more "murder simulators" than any GTA. so he should just go f*** himself.
i read it in the paper. (im from ontario) and that is just insane.
He really annoys me, if everyone got turned into murderers by GTA, jack Thompson would be dead, but he isn't now is he!
Damn it man its because of freaking video games!
this guys does not cease to amaze me. he must have had a pretty bad child hood . . .
he is bat-***** insane, why doesn't someone lock him in a rubber room?
someone just kidnap him and force him to beat GTA4 within 2 days or something really really really really really really really really really really really really really bad will happen
It would be nice if he was actually in a strait jacket, but alas he is not.
"This is just the latest killing incident prompted by your murder simulators. I aim to make it the last..."
Sure thing Jackie boy, you go do that in that nice little imaginary world you've created where you haven't been barred from submitting any legal filings and aren't a hairs breadth away from disbarment for gross misconduct.
but see in canada we have enough sense to understand the guy must be mentally unstable.... not just blame it on murder simulators
We warned you that pursuing your current course against us would result in your disbarment since the release of Grand Theft Auto III. Now our prediction has come true...
In addition to your baseless accusations and your harassment of our company, T2 told you of this coming mayhem in a face-to-face meeting with you, Mr. Thompson, on Central Park West on May 15, 2007... We are working with authorities now to obtain a gag order... as well as other remedies against Jack Thompson for his reckless worldwide slander/harassment of our adult-orientated computer entertainment products...
This is just the latest harassment incident prompted by your ego. With your recent disbarment and our accompanying Cease and Desist Court Order against you, T2 aims to make it your last...
i don't give flying whor*****
"Jump into action."
You just gave me the funniest mental image of Jack as some lame superhero.
Jack: "Lawyer sense tingling. A juvenile delinquent with mental problems has used GTA as and excuse for committing murder. Rockstar and Take-Two must be punished!"
Jack hails a cab just outside is no so secret lair. Na-na-na-na-na-na-na.
Minutes later Jack reaches his press destination and dramatically hops out of his taxi, striking a campy dramatic pose Adam West style. The unimpressed taxi driver counts the fare and drives away.
Crickets chirp as a slight breeze musses Jack's god awful hair.
Ok... so the kid admitted to using GTA 4 as the main reason for the killing... 1 out of how many people whose played the game? 1 out of how many times this has happened?
Murder simulators my a$$. We got freaking 1st person shooters which are even endorsed by the US military, why not sue them instead. You'd get more money from them seeing how its government now, well if he wins anyway (which he doesn't).
the fact is that Thailand are developing country. So, not many people would be able to afford PS3 or XBOX360. If there is anything to blame it should be on any other game on another platform that they can afford like GTA: Vice City. Oh! really we should blame it on piracy. That's the only reason that most people can afford computer games.
If someone paid me to come over to USA I would do it. Tell him to get the "gta minuite achievement" or I kill him. Not sure if I'll let him live after getting the achievement as he's the reason games arn't as good as they could be.