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Miami Court Orders Take Two to Hand Over Bully
Jabrwock writes "GamePolitics.com reports that a judge in Miami ruled that Take Two Interactive, makers of the controversial title Bully, must hand over a copy of the soon to be released game to the court within 24 hours. Jack Thompson, the plaintiff, called the ruling a 'huge victory against the violent video game industry', although Take Two can still appeal the order. Thompson filed a lawsuit asking the court to label Bully a 'public nuisance' and restrict its October 17 release in Florida."
Ahh Jack...
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by kypper (446750) on 20:26 Wednesday 11 October 2006 (#16402245)
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Hey, I didn't know Jack Thompson got mod points!
Can they counter sue to have Jack Thompson labelled a 'public nuisance'?
Why does this guy still have the license to practice law? He should have been disbarred years ago for the stunts he's always trying to pull.
Hell, why is this guy still alive? After what he said about the gamefaqs community, he should have been struck down by God as an agent of the devil.
It's been a long time.
Bully is a game that no children should be exposed to. Clearly, It has been crafted by the Devil it/him/her-self, or probably a lesser Demon such as Orobas or Teeraal, to make the children who play it commit acts of violence against other children, and those who don't, against Jack Thompson and his lackeys.
Jack Thompson is declared "public nuisance"?
"Foley" in which you play a Congressman and the Chairman of the "Missing and Exploited Children Commitee". In the game you pursue pages and ...
Just think of the children!!!
Yes, run into a building without checking, running down the middle of the street, and shooting everything that moves is teaching me how to use military tactics.
You mad
No one has seen the obvious... the judge is a gamer, and wants to play it pre-release!
Brilliant!
Nephilium
"I was neat, clean, shaved and sober, and I didn't care who knew it." -- The Big Sleep (Chapter 1)
to avoid paying for a game. You'd think the judge could afford to just buy it when it comes out.
Now if we could only get our soldiers to stop jumping into walls, and maybe train them to not scream over "spawn camping f4g0t wall hax"
That'a a threat. Stop Threatening me. -- Are you threatening me? I am the Great Jackholio.
Are you threatening me?
Since when was ad hominem Insightful?
Would you kindly mod me +1 insightful?
I've been training hard, but I just can't get past the flying training in San Andreas!
'Thats they exact same thing a banana wrench monkey.'
I believe the PS3 is a threat to our children and our sacred ways of life.
... REVIEW ... IT FOR POSSIBLE IMMORAL MATERIAL.
I DEMAND A PS3 SO I CAN
Non impediti ratione cogitationus.
Sorry, ran out of title length. "Judge plays game, gets ass kicked, orders Taketwo to make it easier to win"....
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After a quick demo of the cool early release (and posting a torrent copy), sonny boy says "Yeah, it's really cool! Everyone will want a copy!"
The judge will buy some Take Two stock.
Case Closed.
This issue is a bit more complicated than you think.
Since you became such a doody-head, of course.
Hail Eris, full of mischief...
E pluribus sanguinem
repeating subject as body of text?
Jack Thompson has persuaded me to become a lawyer for this very reason. All I have to do is call myself an "expert" in a field, even if I know something about it... let's say "cars." Now I just walk up to my local dealership and say "I need to test this new Jaguar for the public good! Give me a brand new Jaguar or I'll sue you!"
Then you can carry around special business cards. I'm a gourmet expert! My meal is free or I'll sue you! I'm a alcohol inspector. I'll need to sample and take away your finest wines to make sure they're safe for consumption. If you don't comply, I'll sue you for putting the public in danger!
He's a dumbass nutjob, plain and simple, but he's also shrewed enough to convince people who, like him, also have no idea what the Hell they're talking about. That's the scary part.
Insults aside, this is what your first sentence looks like:
" Nothing worse (Score:4, Insightful) by tomstdenis (446163) tomstdenisNO@SPAMiahu.ca on Wednesday October 11, @05:28PM (#16402279) (http://www.imaluser.com/ | Last Journal: Friday February 04, @02:46AM) than uninformed asshats with a cause all in the name of "saving the children."
Put titles in the title, first sentence on the first line. Not that hard.
Oh great! The judge is going to sit in front of his TV playing the game for 100 hours straight.
Then the judge, now a serial killer, is going to come into court, look Jack Thompsom in the eye, and put an ice pick through Jack's forehead.
-- I have monkeys in my pants.
Try using the comment field for your comment then, rather than the subject field?
Judge should then bill tompson for the hundred hours of gameplay nesssary to fully review the content.
Hrmm... Anvil Drop '07. How will this be improved on from Anvil Drop '06?
Regards, Ian
- The anvils will use Pixel Shader 3.0 for a more realistic metal look.
- A new "Pimp My Anvil" mode will allow extensive anvil customization.
- Iron Maiden contributed 2 exclusive songs to the heavy metal soundtrack.
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Whoever modded that up, that's not informative!
We knew that already!
*joke*
"It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him." - Tolkien
The sad part about Jack Thompson is that he makes more than you ever will by just being an asshat. And now he's demanding free video games too.
Wow, so if I start filing frivolous lawsuits against companies, does that mean I can get free advance copies of games, too?
I just figured it out. Jack is friends with that judge and the judge is a big fan of Rockstar so he got Jack to bring this lawsuit so he could get paid to sit on his ass and play Bully for 100 hours.
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