What a stoopid asshat

Report: Take Two Files Preemptive Suit Against Jack Thompson

According to a report from gaming legislation news site GamePolitics, anti-game lawyer Jack Thompson has himself become the subject of a lawsuit by publisher Take Two, in an effort to block Thompson from trying to declare the upcoming games Grand Theft Auto 4 and Manhunt 2 as a public nuisance under Florida law.

According to the report, Thompson recently threatened to keep the upcoming games from being sold in Florida, and the move by Take Two represents a preemptive strike to prevent this from occurring, alleging that the lawyer's actions violate the publisher's First Amendment rights. Take Two is also seeking to recover any legal fees resulting from the litigation.

“Thompson has a history of making multiple threats of legal action, whether substantiated or not, both against (Take Two) as well as the retailers who purchase the video games and offer them for sale to the public. Thompson has made such threats again in connection with Manhunt 2 and GTA IV...,” wrote Take Two in a statement.

Thompson tried a similar tactic with Take Two's Bully, although a later hearing on the possible banning of the game resulted in Miami-Dade County judge Ronald Friedman handing down a decision that Bully would be allowed to be sold, explaining that the controversial title did not feature gameplay or content that warranted it from being banned from sale.

Interestingly, although not entirely unexpected, Thompson has replied to Take Two's complaint, taking credit for being the catalyst behind the recently reported impending stockholder coup at Take Two by “exposing the fraud and criminal conduct of Take-Two on the national stage.”


....and Jack Thompson -um - responds:

Dear Gamers and Gamer Publications on the Internet and Elsewhere:

I have been praying, literally, that Take-Two and its lawyers would do something so stupid, so arrogant, so dumb, even dumber than what they have to date done, that such a misstep would enable me to destroy Take-Two. With the filing of this SLAPP lawsuit last week, my prayers are finally answered.

This lawsuit, filed in US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, is, without a doubt, the single dumbest thing I have ever seen any lawyers do in my thirty years of practicing law -- while in continuous good standing to do so with The Florida Bar, I might add, the shock radio and video game industry's efforts notwithstanding.

I encourage folks to read Psalm 35, a Psalm of David, which is brilliant in its entirety (since God Himself wrote it), but for those who don't own a Bible or who think their hands will catch on fire if they touch one, here is the salient portion that applies to this lawsuit:

7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

The pit Take-Two has dug for itself will be patently clear next week when I strike back. Oh, and by the way, the entire Take-Two management and board will be gone on March 23, so this pit-digging comes at a very bad time indeed.

Amen, and Praise be to God Almighty, maker of Heaven, Earth, and yes, the maker even video games.


-Jack Thompson

I dont wanna offend anyone ...but this is not believeing in god ...this is removing freedom in the name of nothing. God understands and put things on our way so we can learn stuff ... but extremism like that are what keeps us away from our freedom more and more ... I do believe in god ... Jack Thompson believes in his Ego and his views are so unholy that i think some Evangelic extremist like that are like muslim extremist or buddhist extremist or jews extremist or any religion exteremist DANGEROUS