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Manhunt Murder Attorney Speaks

Posted by Zonk on from the i-thought-lawyers-were-supposed-to-be-mannerly dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Kotaku has an exclusive interview with game hating attorney Jack Thompson -- sort of. Actually it's a pretty funny, and telling, email back and forth between Kotaku's editor and Thompson that seems to reflect his disdain for gamers. Love the kicker - what an ass." The pleasant Mr. Thompson has been discussed previously on the site.

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  1. Real by Reapy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Is that really the guy's email address? Either way it could be that he just didn't have time for a small website he's never heard of before. The first email he sent to the guy was pretty short. If i was asking for a huge favor, and interview that would bring big hits to my site, I would at liest have drafted a few more lines to the email instead of the short thing.

    It could be the guy was just being dismissive to the guy asking for the q&a. Well either way the guy does use gaming as a spring board for publicity and obviously doesnt mind climbing over the back of dead bodies to get his name out there, so I think I can agree that the guy is an ass.

    1. Re:Real by Tanktalus · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Anyone else notice that his email address changed in the last entry? Cut-and-paste job this ain't.

    2. Re:Real by CokoBWare · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I'm kinda scratching my head on that one... interesting enough, 'c' and 'v' are next to each other on the keyboard. I doubt an e-mail program would automagically change the e-mail address. It's possible the editor who put up the exchange edited the material to make it presentable... just a thought.

  2. another ambulance chaser. by cyrax777 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    He's just Another Ambulance chaser. The only reason this is on /. is because he is blaming video games.

  3. Useless by Fizzl · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why post a link to this kind of garbage article?

    There's no content to discuss about -- Just a rudely formed 'no comment'.

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    1. Re:Useless by ET_Fleshy · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I agree, while it was mildy amusing, why was it posted on here when it was so short? When it was done I kept searching the page for a "page 2" or "next page" link, well I didn't find any.

  4. ...Duh? by Blackwulf · · Score: 2, Insightful
    no, but thanks. i'm too busy destroying best buy and rockstar

    If you haven't figured out it was fake just by looking at this one "response"...I highly doubt a lawyer would use such incriminating terminology such as "destroying".

    However, IANAL, so I may be completely wrong.

    1. Re:...Duh? by black+mariah · · Score: 0, Insightful

      I suggest you go back and read some other statements this asshat has made. This is COMPLETELY in line with his previous comments. He's a self-serving cockbite, and self-seving cockbites don't really care about things such as being professional.

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  5. Is it violence when you shoot yourself in the foot by glowimperial · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Way to alienate te most important part of the equation in your argument. The end users are the people who determine the content of their videogames. By ignoring them, you ignore the most powerful voice for change that you could harness. The companies and retailers that produce, distribute and sell these games do so because the gamers demand a certain product with a certain content. Without a dialogue with the end users, he will never advance his position.

  6. "Ad hominem" more than "ad malum" by redelm · · Score: 4, Insightful
    The last line "I couldn't care less" is extremely revealing. He seems to assume gamers are evil and will not reform themselves.

    It looks like he's more interested in punishing wrongdoers than ending wrongdoing. Kick-@$$ rather than make good. It does fit the political mood.

    1. Re:"Ad hominem" more than "ad malum" by Oliver+Wendell+Jones · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Actually, he's more interested in making a name for himself *and* making a huge amount of cash from any settlements that are brought in court.

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  7. Ignoring that this may be fake for a moment... by hackwrench · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That is socially irresponsible behavior, and can be demonstrated so in a court of law. For someone who is trying to appear socially responsible as he is(and the case is based almost entirely on social responsibility), that would be a foolhardy thing to do.

  8. Why does Thompson get any attention? by Ath · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Other than apparently being a horrible attorney who has never won one of his "it's so clear and there is so much evidence" cases, what is he good for? He is just an attention whore who is standing by himself in the middle of a field. Why is it always his name railing against the videogames? Where are all the others that have proven his "facts"?

    This guy gets way too much attention, but I guess it's easy when you are the sole voice railing against a multibillion dollar industry for its violence. The rest of the public is busy buying and playing the games he bitches about.

  9. A little out of hand... by Fade_to_Blah · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Every time a child (say 17) goes out and murders someone, they quickly go to see what video games he is playing. Well obviousely he plays video games, hes 17 years old! Why people suddenly make the correlation is beyond me. Why not just blame it on the orange he ate that morning? There are so many kids that play violent video games that are just fine, actually way more than 99% I would guess.

    It couldn't possibly be bad parenting now could it?