Jack Thompson Files Take-Two, Rockstar Lawsuit

rtt writes "Jack Thompson is back on the video game scene and has followed through with his threat to file a law suit against Rockstar, Take-Two and Walmart for Rockstar's upcoming "Bully" title. bit-tech was sent a copy by the man himself which started as follows "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.""

Comments

Ban his use in the license...

[bokmann]

If Oracle, Microsoft, and others can craft end user licenses that ban people from comparing their product against others and publishing those metrics, how about crafting a license that prevents people from reviewing and publishing information in context of copycat crimes?

Methinks?

[bigtallmofo]

A not so clever ploy for a free game methinks

Please tell me that you don't use the word "methinks" in everyday conversation. Do you wear a plumed hat and walk around in chain mail as well?

Ye art a dork.

Re:Parenting philosophy

[NormalVisual]

The problem with the argument of asking for being raped by wearing "sexy" clothes is that you can take the clothes out of the picture, and people will still get abused

Go back and read what I wrote again - I didn't say that wearing sexy clothes was "asking to be raped". Also read where I said I wasn't blaming the victim - the rape is not the victim's fault. However, to say that the victim's dress and behavior could not possibly have been a contributing factor that aggravated the situation is to ignore reality. Well, theoretical reality, since this isn't a real situation to begin with. :-) An attractive girl all made up and in a skin-tight midriff top and short-shorts is going to attract more attention (some unwanted) than the same girl in sweats with no make-up and hair going everywhere.

It's rather like a white guy walking into South Central LA with a shirt on that says "I Hate Niggers". The beating he's likely to receive is not his fault, but it certainly was not the wisest course of action for him to wear such a shirt in such an environment regardless of whether he had a perfect right to do so. All I'm saying is that people need to critically evaluate the potential consequences of their actions and accept that sometimes those actions, though harmless in and of themselves, can be like putting gas on a fire.