Jack Thompson threatens to "block" GTA 4 release

[Neil]

For those who don't know Jack Thompson is a lawyer that is trying to get rid of video game violence, he has never really liked GTA, having to deal with cases like some kid getting killed and they assume it had something to do with GTA3 (I think it did in the end though)
And Bestbuy selling GTA:VC to his 10 year old son, but anyway this guy just generally doesn't like violence in games and is trying to get GTA 4 "blocked" from being released because in an early mission they apparently have a parody were you have to kill him

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[JoeyK.]

Well, good luck Mr. Thompson, you're fighting a losing battle here tbh.

[bo$$]

Yea, there’s the right to parody covered under free speech.

And you know what, here’s some other interesting facts:
- Jack Thompson is not the only anti-gaming lawyer around (although they are rare)

Jack Thompson is going to lose.
Just because he thinks that video games like that should be banned doesn't mean its him in particular

Even if he were to get far enough in court, as the quote about says; there's a right to parody which is covered under free speech. If we couldn't then alot of things such as South Park, MAD TV, and SNL would be in trouble.

[mat64]

Geez, How long has Jack Thompson been going at this?

[Moh]

Gosh, thought u was talking about me then
Naa, my last name is scottish version - Without the P

[Neil]

Geez, How long has Jack Thompson been going at this?

Donno, I think he's only actually won once of all the times he's tried

[Aflux]

Mr.Thompson is a moron.

[velocity]

you have to be poorly brought up in the first place to copy or imitate anything in the games. blame the parents such as himself.

[jrh2002]

you have to be poorly brought up in the first place to copy or imitate anything in the games. blame the parents such as himself.

I agree.
He was sending his kid in to buy 18 rated games? not very responsible.
I bet now the young lad knows he can get served hes buying all sorts of stuff without his dad knowing.

[Neil]

Yea, my parents have always let me and my brothers play and watch anything really, obviously they wouldn't show us really scary movies when we were much younger but they'd let us watch 18s and play games with adult themes (not sex)
Us being bought up like that makes us aware that this kind of stuff is not real and we shouldn't act on it
I was playing GTA when I was 7, if I wanted a game that was an 18 I'd ask and my mum would buy it for me