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Jack Thompson claims he's in GTA IV, wants out
« on: September 18, 2007, 03:56:10 pm »
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http://gamepolitics.com/2007/09/18/jack-thompson-says-gta-4-mission-target-is-him-threatens-to-block-release/

Jack Thompson Says GTA 4 Mission Target is Him; Threatens to Block Release

Plenty of gamers would give their left arm to be included in Grand Theft Auto IV.

Miami attorney Jack Thompson, however, claims that he’s depicted in the game and wants out. And he threatens to block the release of GTA IV if Rockstar doesn’t comply.

In a document filed yesterday with a federal court in Florida, Thompson includes a letter written to Take Two Chairman Strauss Zelnick which reads in part:

    I have this morning read with interest an article on page 80 and 81 of the September 2007 issue of Game Informer magazine which was generated when, according to its author, Rockstar Games “stopped by the Game Informer offices for an impromptu hour-long gameplay session with the Xbox 360 version of the game.”

    The showcasing play of the game to Game Informer revealed that the first killing mission of the “hero” of the game, Niko, is to kill a certain lawyer. When Niko comes into this lawyer’s office, having used subterfuge to do so, Niko pulls a gun on the lawyer who says, “that the firm supports the second amendment and that ‘Guns don’t kill people. Video games do.’”

    …The fact that the lawyer, killed on Niko’s first mission, would bring up video games, makes it clearly a reference to me… This is not the first time Rockstar Games and Take Two have targeted me in this fashion. Take Two references to me as a bisexual pedophile on its corporate website…

GP: What’s he referring to here? See GamePolitics’ September, 2005 article Jack Thompson Accuses Rockstsar of… Parody. Thompson’s letter continues:

    You have until five o’clock P.M. this Friday… to inform me that you are going to delete the above references and any other references that could reasonably be construed to be references to me in Grand Theft Auto IV and any other video games that are pending release…

    Now you have descended this low - using one of your games to threaten my physical safety… Failure to comply with the deadline… will result in my having to take necessary and proper means to stop release of the game which targets me personally… given the copycatting of violent games…

Good lord, this bisexual pedophile sure is whiny isn't he?
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« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2007, 04:06:25 pm »
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Someone smother the poor !@#$%.
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« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2007, 04:31:18 pm »
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No names are mentioned which match him. For all the law cares, it's just some random lawyer that a gang wants dead.

Seriously, this will get laughed out of court. Does anyone left alive actually CARE about poor mister "My parents didn't love me so I try to overcompensate by ruining things people enjoy" any more?
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« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2007, 04:45:15 pm »
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Parody and whichever amendment parody is covered by, blah blah blah.

It's a cultural reference/parody so it's covered by various US laws.
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« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2007, 05:21:03 pm »
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Now cut off his left arm :D
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« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2007, 06:23:58 pm »
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Quote from: Sol on September 18, 2007, 05:26:34 pm
Imagine if Jack Thompson is right and Video Games do indeed cause violence in real life. Why, he'd be a dead man after the release of this game :P

That's a chance that i'm willing to take.
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« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2007, 06:31:01 pm »
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I wish that was a real gang that wanted to kill Jack Thompson.
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« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2007, 07:27:37 pm »
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Quote from: Hyrule_boy on September 18, 2007, 06:31:01 pm
I wish that was a real gang that wanted to kill Jack Thompson.

There is. It's called ZFGC or something. Zionist Fascism Gangsta Corp!

And any other gaming community.
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« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2007, 07:54:41 pm »
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Can't forget ZFGC.org
Zealous Faggots Give Crap Orgasms.

They are a right blood thirsty bunch.
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« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2007, 12:25:14 am »
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There have been lawyers in every GTA game...

It wouldn't make a difference to me if that mission was in or altered, just as long as it gets released.
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« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2007, 02:56:37 am »
  • CRUNCH! I'll add it to the heap!
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I bought a skull for practice, just so that when I meet Jack I can give him what he deserves.
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Quote from: TheDarkJay on June 25, 2009, 11:28:56 pm
And now after years of mocking him the pretending he played a massive part in our lives when really we couldn't care less just to ease our consciounse over said mocking healing can begin <_<

It's Steve Irwin all over again.

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« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2007, 03:02:44 am »
Quote from: FISSURE on September 18, 2007, 03:56:10 pm
http://gamepolitics.com/2007/09/18/jack-thompson-says-gta-4-mission-target-is-him-threatens-to-block-release/

Jack Thompson Says GTA 4 Mission Target is Him; Threatens to Block Release

Plenty of gamers would give their left arm to be included in Grand Theft Auto IV.

Miami attorney Jack Thompson, however, claims that he’s depicted in the game and wants out. And he threatens to block the release of GTA IV if Rockstar doesn’t comply.

In a document filed yesterday with a federal court in Florida, Thompson includes a letter written to Take Two Chairman Strauss Zelnick which reads in part:

    I have this morning read with interest an article on page 80 and 81 of the September 2007 issue of Game Informer magazine which was generated when, according to its author, Rockstar Games “stopped by the Game Informer offices for an impromptu hour-long gameplay session with the Xbox 360 version of the game.”

    The showcasing play of the game to Game Informer revealed that the first killing mission of the “hero” of the game, Niko, is to kill a certain lawyer. When Niko comes into this lawyer’s office, having used subterfuge to do so, Niko pulls a gun on the lawyer who says, “that the firm supports the second amendment and that ‘Guns don’t kill people. Video games do.’”

    …The fact that the lawyer, killed on Niko’s first mission, would bring up video games, makes it clearly a reference to me… This is not the first time Rockstar Games and Take Two have targeted me in this fashion. Take Two references to me as a bisexual pedophile on its corporate website…

GP: What’s he referring to here? See GamePolitics’ September, 2005 article Jack Thompson Accuses Rockstsar of… Parody. Thompson’s letter continues:

    You have until five o’clock P.M. this Friday… to inform me that you are going to delete the above references and any other references that could reasonably be construed to be references to me in Grand Theft Auto IV and any other video games that are pending release…

    Now you have descended this low - using one of your games to threaten my physical safety… Failure to comply with the deadline… will result in my having to take necessary and proper means to stop release of the game which targets me personally… given the copycatting of violent games…

Good lord, this bisexual pedophile sure is whiny isn't he?
sheesh i bet he didn't get gay sex toaday, did he?
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« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2007, 02:06:45 pm »
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I bet he is.
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« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2007, 02:36:55 pm »
  • I choose you, Zorua!
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Someone called a whaaaaaaaambulance.
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