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Jack Thompson Sets His Sights On Halo 3

Posted by Zonk on from the because-he-has-nothing-better-to-do dept.

GamePolitics is reporting that anti-game advocate Jack Thompson is seeking to have Halo 3 declared a nuisance to the public in Florida. He tried the same stunt with Bully, and failed then too. "As with Bully, Thompson clearly hopes the court will grant him a hearing. Although after last year's well-publicized Bully performance, which earned Thompson a Bar complaint from presiding Judge Ronald Friedman, that seems unlikely. More troubling by far are the long term implications of this action. Thompson apparently feels emboldened to invoke Florida's public nuisance law against any video game he desires to target. That is the essence of censorship and the video game industry cannot allow it to continue on any number of grounds - legal, moral or creative."

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  1. Re:I'm getting tired of this... by jimstapleton · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, what you are saying is...

    Jack Thompson = Family Guy?

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  2. Re:Payroll by GrayCalx · · Score: 5, Funny

    He minus well ...

    Brilliant. Truly brilliant. The best part is its not even close to the actual letters for the word(s) he meant to say. So I take that to mean he really believes thats what people are saying when they use that phrase. That cracked me up, seriously, that had me Latching Out Lard.

  3. Did you read the complaint? by strredwolf · · Score: 4, Funny

    I took a look through it, and one thing struck me odd:

    Jack says (in the lawsuit filing) that the release date for Halo 3 is: October 25th, 2007.

    Real release date? Tomorrow.

    FAIL, Jack. FAIL.

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  4. Re:Payroll by thesandtiger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or he's using voice recognition software in Vista.

    Eye yam woozy-sing hat cane clotbear.

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  5. GTA, Bully, Halo, and then... by oahazmatt · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thompson: As you can see, this so-called "game" features underlying propoganda...
    Judge: ...where?
    Thompson: ...Veiled commands of violence against others...
    Judge: What?
    Thompson: ...and subliminal messages designed to turn our children into soulless killing machines.
    Judge: I'm sorry, I don't see it. The court finds in favor of the defendent. Viva Pinata may remain on shelves.

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  6. Re:Payroll by Disseminated · · Score: 5, Funny

    For all intensive purposes your wright. Its to bad I don't have no mod point's but if I did I would of. Irregardless, you'r point is much more affective then the usual drivel around hear.