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Jack Thompson Calls Cops on Penny-Arcade

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'm-gonna-tell dept.

Anon1001 sent us the latest developments in the ongoing saga between Miami Attorney Jack Thompson and Penny-Arcade. So far the story goes that Jack has filed a wrongful death suit against Rock Star, claiming that GTA is a cop killing training simulator responsible for the murder of a pair of cops. He also offered $10k to charity if anyone who would develop some ridiculous murder spree game. When someone did it, and he changed his mind and Penny-Arcade donated the cash instead. All of this is being documented on the Penny Arcade website, in phone calls, rants and comics, as well as an 'I Hate Jack Thompson' T-Shirt. (Note, Slashdot's parent company owns ThinkGeek). He has now called the cops claiming harassment. Update: 10/18 17:40 GMT by Z : It seems like this confrontation has been brewing all summer. The most recent altercation is just another link in the chain made by Thompson's reaction to Hot Coffee and his crusade against the Sims 2. Further, PA has put up the scan of the letter to the cops, and a photo of the check.

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  1. Disbarrment by Gojira+Shipi-Taro · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's going to happen very soon now, as Jack is getting loonier and loonier. He keeps dancing around direct legal threats, because he knows what will happen. Soon he will slip, and soon after that he won't be a lawyer anymore, and won't THAT be a shame?

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  2. Eh.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    He also offered $10k to charity if anyone who would develop some ridiculous murder spree game.

    What the fuck does that even mean?!

    1. Re:Eh.... by lrucker · · Score: 5, Funny
      It also means you don't read Slashdot all that often.

      Well, the editors don't, so why should he?

    2. Re:Eh.... by Mondoz · · Score: 5, Funny

      Clearly original the book was intended purely as a simulator for baby-eating, so we can either use that as instructional material, or offer to donate $10k to charity if someone writes a book about burning books.
      Wait, someone already wrote a book about that.
      I guess we skip directly to the step about retracting our offer and suing anyone who mocks us.

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  3. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  4. What an idiot. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    IAAL, and I gotta say, Jack Thompson, YOU SUCK.

  5. Beautiful... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "These idiots have been so careless as to post on their www.pennyarcade.com web site what they are doing regarding the harassment of me."

    In the same sentence he's call them idiots he gives the wrong web address.

  6. Re:Thank god someone is doing something... by FidelCatsro · · Score: 5, Funny

    I will offer 10K* to the first person who makes a game involving running Jack Thompson over with an 18-wheeler .**

    *10k meaning a 10k text file composed of the words "Jack Thompson is a twit" , as opposed to 10,000 in money
    **This is satire , a parody of Jack Thompsons Parody ***
    *** This , like J. Thompsons Satire is poor Satire .

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  7. Re:Rockstar Bites Back by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did anyone else realize.... Citizens United Negating Technology For Life Aand People's Safety

  8. Re:Rockstar Bites Back by daeley · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not Obvious, So Happy I Told. Somebody Has Easily Ruined Laughter Over Coward Kibosh

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  9. Re:But he'd make a GREAT politician... by UncleFluffy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Your argument implies corruption at every level of government. On what facts are you basing this assertion?

    My guess would be the last ~10,000 years of human history.

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