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	Jack Thompson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Bruce "Jack" Thompson (born 1951) is a Miami, Florida-based attorney at law and is often cited in the media for his views on the effects of obscenity and violence in popular media.
		Jack Thompson had already received a reprimand by the Bar for his actions in 1998, and is still under investigation from two previous complaints, both of which relate to Thompson's fight with Howard Stern.
		In February, 2006 Thompson claimed that the "Nut Case" gang in Oakland, California had "trained on Grand Theft Auto III to do carjackings and murders." [31] The primary shooter of the gang was on trial for a rampage of murders and thefts dating from 2002 to 2003, mostly targetting illegal immigrants and fellow drug dealers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jack_Thompson_(attorney) (8510 words)

	Jack Thompson:
		JACK THOMPSON: Working with Russell Crowe on 'The Sum of Us', it was just a joy to work with Russell, because Russell as a six-year-old had a part in a 'Spyforce' episode in which he gets his first line onscreen ever.
		JACK THOMPSON: One of the most exciting indications that I had been accepted as an actor of some kind of international credibility was the invitation from Clint Eastwood to work in 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'.
		JACK THOMPSON: The tale of Sam Byck, it's a real-life tale of a man who in 1974 attempted to hijack a plane in order to ram it into the White House because he felt Nixon was betraying the American dream.
	www.abc.net.au /gnt/profiles/Transcripts/s1247172.htm (3930 words)

	Chat Transcript: Jack Thompson
		Jack Thompson: US filmmakers can only receive benefit from 10BA if their film is substantially Australian crewed and has a substantial amount of filmmakers involved and I feel that if that is the case, then they are benefiting the industry as a whole.
		Jack Thompson: I was honoured because of the importance of the poem as an icon of Australian literature, and because of the importance of the character of Clancy -- who is presented as an icon of Australian horsemanship -- I made certain that I was working with one of the best horsemen ever known.
		Jack Thompson: I was once asked for an autograph as I was stepping onto a tram in Melbourne and the person who wanted to the autograph had to run alongside the tram to get the autograph.
	sunday.ninemsn.com.au /sunday/feature_stories/article_499.asp (2783 words)

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		Jack Thompson, a Florida lawyer who became infamous in 1988 for accusing Janet Reno of being a closeted lesbian with a drinking problem and a strong candidate for flmail, has recently been making waves with his crusade against the video game industry.
		Jack then faxed a letter to the Seattle Police Department claiming that Penny Arcade was "criminally harassing" him, and urging the arrest of "this little extortion factory".
		Jack Thompson has already received a reprimand by the FBA for his antics in 1998, and according to a spokesperson, the letters and faxes have been received and forwarded to the disciplinary committee.
	arstechnica.com /news.ars/post/20051019-5458.html (616 words)

	Reason
		Miami attorney Jack Thompson is at it again, this time suing the maker of Grand Theft Auto because the video game supposedly drove some dopey kids in Tennessee to go out and shoot up passing cars.
		Any down time saw Thompson lend his talents to hounding Ice T over "Cop Killa," and he was also a primary force behind 2-Live Crew's obscenity woes.
		Thompson's reference to The Manchurian Candidate tells us he believes in the idea that individuals can be conditioned or brainwashed to do things they would not otherwise do.
	www.reason.com /links/links091003.shtml (890 words)

	Jack Thompson Tried To Arrest My Boss - Game Revolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Jack burst onto the free-speech scene back in 1990, when he took up the case against the rap group 2 Live Crew and attempted to ban their record, As Nasty As They Wanna Be, for explicit lyrics.
		In one of his many recent open letters to the world, Jack wants the gaming press to report that he is receiving death threats, which he insists is “proof” that gamers are violent.
		Thompson for who he is: a litigious, headline-hungry lunatic who routinely exhibits a startling lack of common sense.
	www.gamerevolution.com /oldsite/articles/jack/jack.htm (1359 words)

	Jack Thompson says Rockstar is bullying him
		MIAMI anti-videogames lawyer Jack Thompson, who we thought was a bit quiet of late, has sprung out of nowhere in order to make not one, but five accusations of all sorts of bold goings on in the games industry.
		Thompson sent out was about what he termed an "obscene assault" on his character by Grand Theft Auto developers Rockstar.
		Thompson claims that in the upcoming Liberty City Stories version of the best-selling, car-jacking series for the PSP Rockstar has inserted an easter egg into the promotional site which is inflammatory against his person.
	www.theinquirer.net /?article=26182 (329 words)

	The Cyber Boxing Zone
		Thompson was said to be, "The greatest little fl man since the days of Joe Gans." In volume 5 of Black Dynamite, Nat Fleischer described Thompson "as one of the finest performers the ring had known.
		Thompson solidified his status as a top contender when he kayoed the reigning welterweight champion, Joe Dundee, in the second round on August 30, 1928.
		Thompson was clearly beaten -- he was dropped in the sixth, tenth, and thirteenth rounds -- and his days as a top contender were suddenly over.
	www.cyberboxingzone.com /boxing/yjthom.htm (688 words)

	Jack Thompson on film :: ABC Tasmania
		Jack Thompson is as ubiquitous a face as you'll see on Australian cinema and television screens.
		Thompson has also been a strong, long-term advocate for the Australian cinema industry and is critical of how few films are currently being made here...
		Jack is married to Leona King and has a son Billy to her, yet for many years he was part of a ménage a trois with Leona and her sister Bunkie.
	www.abc.net.au /tasmania/stories/s1391344.htm (345 words)

	Jack Thompson… Straw Man - Aelon.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Thompson’s letter, I believe it illustrates my point that, in the end, it IS the parents’ responsibility to make this kind of decision for their minor children.
		Thompson’s letter is, while quite long and citing some accurate sources, is largely an extended version of what many on the internet would consider a flame letter.
		Yet what jack tompson is pushinf for seems more like a hatred against games, A topic that may not even intrest him makes a perfect debate to get noticed without getting a strong hate back at him for his plain stupidity and single mind paterns he seems so pleased to follow.
	www.aelon.net /2005/07/jack-thompson-straw-man (10361 words)

	Jack Thompson makes a modest proposal… - Joystiq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Jack Thompson is not Jonathan Swift – not nearly as clever.
		If Jack Thompson is going to abuse the transitive property then we might as well make a game about Bambi causing a kid to avenge the death of his mother.
		Thompson for the donation he promised and there will be loads of juicy press for him and you alike.
	www.joystiq.com /2005/10/10/jack-thompson-makes-a-modest-proposal (5431 words)

	Impact of forest devastation 'greater than September 11' - smh.com.au
		Veteran Australian film star Jack Thompson today compared the social impact of clear-felling old-growth forests to that of the September 11 tragedy.
		Mr Thompson said if the impact of old-growth forest was ''projected" into future generations, the consequences would be ''far greater" than those of the September 11 attacks.
		He was in Melbourne to release the results of a poll commissioned by green groups which showed 67 per cent of East Gippsland residents opposed clear-felling of old-growth forests in their area.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/05/08/1019441515237.html (297 words)

	Rockstar takes a potshot at GTA critic // GamesIndustry.biz
		Miami-based lawyer Jack Thompson has responded angrily to what he claims is an attempt by Rockstar to brand him a "sexual pervert".
		For several years Thompson has slammed the developer's Grand Theft Auto games for their violent and sexual content, and recently he was a vocal critic of the GTA: San Andreas 'Hot Coffee' mod.
		Thompson goes on to accuse Rockstar of adopting "The oldest dodge used by the porn industry, first used on Jack Thompson by radio pornographers whom Thompson got fined by the FCC in 1989.
	www.gamesindustry.biz /content_page.php?aid=11598 (620 words)

	keep your killing clean: Jack Thompson is a douche bag
		Thompson is quoted in a recent news article as saying, "Sims kids can also be nudified, 'much to the delight, one can be sure, of pedophiles around the globe who can rehearse, in virtual reality, for their abuse.'"
		Thompson has gained notoriety with some as an exceptionally caustic and combative individual, to some extent borne out in many examples of interchanges between him and other individuals surfacing in emails posted to the Internet, as well as interviews and media apperances.
		Any jack tompson is one man, one man against a bilionaire corporation if he tries to as mutch as sue he will probally be jailed for attacking a 14 year old supporter trying to point out that his shoelace is untied.
	keepyourkillingclean.blogspot.com /2005/02/jack-thompson-is-douche-bag.html (9176 words)

	Advanced Media Network ::: GameCube Advanced - Nintendo Revolution , Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
		Thompson today actually proposed a violent videogame, and will pay $10,000 to the favorite charity of Paul Eibeler (the Chairman of Take-Two Interactive) if any videogame company will "create, manufacture, distribute, and sell a video game in 2006" based on a scenario he created.
		Thompson's proposal is titled A Modest Video Game Proposal and has been sent to members of the press and apparantly to Douglas Lowenstein, President of the ESA.
		Jack Thompson is a Miami lawyer who has for 18 years been involved in efforts to stop the marketing of adult entertainment to minors.
	gc.advancedmn.com /article.php?artid=5883 (928 words)

	Kotaku Search Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Thompson, you might remember, is the chuckle-head who spoke out in the Manhunt murder case and the Columbine-style massacre plot.
		Attorney Jack Thompson may not be under any sort of review by the Florida Bar, but that’s because he’s been dead for the past five years or so.
		Thompson finds that few people are even logging in and that the game's economy got spoiled by the developers at the end because some "rare" items became common.
	www.kotaku.com /games/thompson (1286 words)

	Jack Thompson: Unable to shake its grip, a former great gets back in the game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Jack Thompson was one of the best quarterbacks in Washington State football history.
		Thompson is involved with high school football again, coaching quarterbacks at Ballard, where his son, Tony, is a fullback and tight end.
		Thompson changed his career to have the time to coach.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /preps/86574_samoan12.shtml (395 words)

	Jack Thompson (attorney) - Wikiquote
		John Bruce "Jack" Thompson is an American attorney often cited in the media for his views on the effects of obscenity and violence in popular media.
		Jack Valenti, as the head of the MPAA, had the grace and the courage to debate me and other critics on occasion.
		Thompson wrote a letter to Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney on October 7, 2004, warning him that the newest cop-killing Grand Theft Auto game was about to be released and that he should, as the chief law enforcement officer in Massachusetts, do what he could to discourage its sale to copycatting minors—like Jacob Robida.
	en.wikiquote.org /wiki/Jack_Thompson_(attorney) (14718 words)

	gamepolitics: Jack Thompson Watch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		And Jack, Hillary Clinton is just like you in that when it comes time to cash in the chips, you're both the very first ones at the pay window.
		Inside information made available to Thompson suggests that certain entertainment industry heavyweights have pulled Hillary’s purse strings to remind her that a run for the White House as a Democratic “culture warrior” at the expense of the “entertainment industry” will not be tolerated.
		Oh yeah, Jack should go back and look at the 2000 election and remember that the Democratic nominees Al Gore and Joe Lieberman, while criticizing the entertainment industry one minute, were accepting campaign contributions from the entertainment industry the next.
	gamepolitics.livejournal.com /66135.html (4284 words)

	GiveUpAlready.com - Jack Thompson and the game industry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Jack Thompson later on threatens to take legal action for harassment because he believes that it was scott who was the first to send an email
		Jack Thompson have received a ton of emails the last month, one of the sender emailed jack 5000 times about how he was going to kill him...
		Jack Thompson got the idea of GTA is just to kill so you could get the cops after you just so you also could kill the cops
	www.giveupalready.com /showthread.php?t=24286 (2271 words)

	Nintelligent Network \| News: Jack Thompson Proposes a 'Modest' Game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Thompson has made A Modest Video Game Proposal, as he has titled it, and requests that a video game he thought up be made a reality.
		Stay tuned for rest of this saga, as there are sure to be responses from those in the industry.
		Jack Thompson also needs to make more sense when he makes comments such as those he made in the past.
	www.nintelligent.net /news3069.php (521 words)

	Jack Thompson...is the Law - Shacknews
		Thompson "to draft and submit to him and to Florida legislators a bill that will prohibit the sale of violent and sexually explicit video games to minors".
		When queried by GameSpot for more details, [Thompson] would only say that he is the only person thus far who has been asked to submit a bill to the governor's office about M-rated game sales.
		Thompson's claims, saying that in fact he contacted the office himself, and that the governor does not have any desire to help him spearhead such a bill.
	www.shacknews.com /onearticle.x/38937 (574 words)

	Jack Thompson.org
		Jack Thompson is one of the most outspoken opponents of sexuality and violence in video games.
		Along with other notables such as Hillary Clinton, Jack Thompson has sent literally hundreds of letters, dozens of media appearances, and even several law suits, all attempting to restrict harmful video games from reaching the hands of youth.
		We are not affiliated with Jack Thompson in any way, but believe that what he says should be brought to the eyes of the public.
	www.jackthompson.org (203 words)

	The great Jack by Steve Braunias \| New Zealand Listener
		He was pure old school, by all accounts a diamond geezer, fond of a drink and a bet, hugely entertaining – and, perhaps, a troubled man. Jack Thompson, legendary piano player, died in 1979.
		A child prodigy, groomed to play the classics – but Thompson broke out, and left school knowing his future was in rinky-dink-dink, honky-tonk piano.
		All those K's tell you something about the Jack Thompson Sound: "Hello Dolly" and "Now Is the Hour" and "Moon River" – and his crowdstopper, "The Bells of St Mary's".
	www.listener.co.nz /default,1429.sm (852 words)

	Next Generation - Jack Thompson
		He goes on to claim that Hilary Clinton's remarks last week, in which she called for severe fines on retailers who sell games to minors are a demonstration of "real leadership".
		Thompson slams into Lowenstein's ability to defend the industry, alleging that his understanding of the United States Constitution make "Howard Stern's lawyers look like Alexander Hamilton".
		A spokesperson for the ESA today said, "We don't comment on anything that Jack Thompson says or does" refusing to discuss specifics of Thompson's letter, such as Thompson's curious allegation that Lowenstein "travels with his own private make-up artist".
	www.next-gen.biz /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=461&Itemid=36 (441 words)

	buzzcut.com - Jack Thompson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		What was most interesting to me was that he was persuaded by Thompson in the debate, but dissuaded later by an exchange of email he had with Thompson later.
		So, what follows is his mail to Thompson, Thompson's reply and what Joel posted on the course boards.
		Jack Thompson - Authored by: David on Wednesday, December 24 2003 @ 03:20 AM UTC
	www.buzzcut.com /article.php?story=20031122042658659 (925 words)

	Lawyer vows to prove link between video games and murder \| The Register
		Outspoken attorney Jack Thompson has said he will win the civil case brought against the publisher of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and others by the families of policemen shot dead in Fayette, Alabama in 2003, allegedly by a youth obsessed with the video game.
		Thompson represents the familes of the victims, who launched a civil action against GTA:VC publishser Take-Two Interactive, game retailers GameStop and Wal-mart, and PlayStation producer Sony in February this year.
		While their privates are discreetly out of focus, Thompson claimed it was possible to hack the game to ensure the pixellated pudenda are clearly visible, and this it was possible to do so with child characters.
	www.theregister.co.uk /2005/08/12/lawyer_videogame_murder_link (594 words)

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