Turns Out Bully Isn't A Public Nuisance After All...
from the no-one's-shooting-up-schools-because-of-it dept
Yesterday we wrote about how a Miami judge ordered Take Two to run through their new game Bully to see if it was "a public nuisance", as claimed by Jack Thompson. Apparently, it didn't take long to realize that (as every single reviewer has stated), the game is just a fun, amusing social satire, rather than anything really violent. With that in mind, the game has been cleared for release. Thompson is not happy. Even though he had said that if it turned out that the game really wasn't bad he would admit he was wrong, he's apparently now complaining that he didn't get enough of a chance to see the game himself. Either way, it looks like Jack Thompson continues to do his work at Take Two's best marketing executive. The game is getting plenty of publicity heading into its US release date on Tuesday.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Jack Thompson marketing executive
Don't complain about Thjompson and his ilk while giving him exactly what he wants - media exposure (and free in your case).
If you don't approve of his tactics, as I don't, stop help making him successful.
I don't want to believe you keep doing it to crank up some cheap traffic - so stop with the Thompson already.
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Keep 'em comin'.
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Jack Thompson conspiracy theory
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joystiq.com
just to name 2.
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Thompson needs to retire
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to sohab
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Actually, if you RTFA, they don't.
As long as Jack keeps making a buffoon for himself, I say keep the spotlight on him. He's leaking credibility.
His whiny rant against the judge in the case is the best part.
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Out of respect for Jack and his hard work he should be offered a copy of the game for purchase at a discount.
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only if...
"Maybe at that point they’d start using their time and energy to write letters about things that matter, like genocide victims in the Sudan, the false “war on terror”, or hell, something more “selfish” like their rights as American citizens being taken away in the name of “protecting freedom”." -- American McGee
The quote isn't about Jack Thompson, but it can apply to him. Wasting his time on trivial things when he could be using his time to try to change things that really do need to be changed. But what's the point in that... at least gamers, like the people behind Penny Arcade, try to make this world a better place by giving to charities... what has Jack Thompson done for anybody?
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Media STUNT
Great PR stunt Take 2! I bet that guy is getting paid under the table.
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Stomped!
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Ok, if its not video games
One news source says that it is increased gang activity and younger members. Maybe so, but one cannot discount the pressures of inflation, taxes, unemployment, and fear-mongering of our government. I have witnessed very heated exchanges over gas pumps. I have family recently laid off, I have friends struggling due to the housing industry's roller-coaster joy rides.
A gang didn't shoot up the Amish schoolhouse. A gang didn't take hostages in a Colorado high school. A gang did not shoot two kittens at a Minnesota high school. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15266666/)
Gangs are real and they are a problem. However, it seems that people are just snapping. Maybe money's tight. Maybe they felt the end of the world was near. But one thing is certain; Jack Thompson is not the answer and he needs to be satirized until he goes away.
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He makes me laugh and laugh
Just try to read his letter to the judge without laughing:
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/jack-thompson/thompson-verbally-attacks-judge-207578.php
Did you know that video games are the same as nuclear weapons in Iran?
"What you conducted in your chambers, Judge, was the equivalent of Iran leading UN weapons inspectors around the country taking them to places where the illegal activity was not occurring."
This guy should get his own show on Comedy Central. Although I'd probably become homicidal if I had to be exposed to him on a regular basis...
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jack thompson is an ambulance chaser
you want thompson and his ilk to disappear? get a judge to take a real stand in a case.
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Is This Really the Message We Want Sent to Kids?
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