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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.
Rockstar has just launched a new website for forthcoming PSP game GTA: Liberty City Stories, which features a spoof email from "JT@CitizensUnitedNegatingTechnology".
"The Internet is an unambiguous evil," the email reads.
"The only things worse than the Internet are computer games and liberals."
"Only last week, I was using the Internet to look up some information for my 15 year old niece, who is a keen water skier and state wide sailor," it continues.
"Trust me when I say this - searching under the subject matter "Teenage girls water sports" is not for the faint hearted."
Those who "really care about our society" are then invited to click on a lick to the Citizens United Negating Technology website, which features testimonials by people who say their lives have been ruined by the Internet, along with advice to "Turn off now before you are sucked into a vortex of shame, drugs and pornography."
Shortly after the website appeared online, US site GamePolitics received an angry email response from Thompson, in which he wrote: "Take-Two/Rockstar has created and paid for an actual Internet website for the purpose of furthering the notion that its most abiding and most effective critic, Jack Thompson, is himself a sexual pervert.
"When you click on the fake email [on the Liberty City Stories site], you will find that JT (Jack Thompson) likes to surf the Internet for pictures depicting deviant sex acts by teenage girls.
"Additionally," Thompson continues, "There is at the site an audio ad featuring a man whose name is "Jack" who is found naked by a mother in her son's room.
"Bisexual paedophile Jack Thompson is the combined message."
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.
"Jack Thompson can assure the world that the only thing to which he is "addicted" is eating entertainment industry scofflaws for breakfast - and golf."
Rockstar was unavailable for comment at the time of writing.
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Jack Thompson is doing his absolute best to perpetuate the image that he is a pompous fool! While he may even have some important points (I'm not saying I agree with him, though!), he continues to make himself look like an idiot by falling hook, line and sinker for every windup tactic R* send his way!
It's all bloody entertaining though, eh?!!! :) |
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Mr_Whacker
16/09/05 @ 14:56
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I think Rockstart are starting to take the piss. They've had their free marketing out of Hot Coffee thing and now GTA 4 will sell more than San Andreas. Now they are just being obnoxious and giving him genuine fuel for his crusade. He'd be laughed away if they just pointed at his flimsy notions but now he is the victim of a personal attack and folks will listen to that.
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Necropolis
16/09/05 @ 15:00
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A site that pokes fun at Jack and has the below anacronym certainly gets my vote... Top quality stuff...
CITIZENS UNITED NEGATING TECHNOLOGY FOR LIFE AND PEOPLE'S SAFETY |
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Necropolis
16/09/05 @ 15:05
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Now they are just being obnoxious and giving him genuine fuel for his crusade. He'd be laughed away if they just pointed at his flimsy notions but now he is the victim of a personal attack and folks will listen to that.
The thing is they haven't personally attacked him. What they are doing is a parody which is completely legal and protected by the American Constitution under the first amendment. |
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Eighthours
16/09/05 @ 15:39
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How could you write this article, and completely miss out all the good jokes?
I'm disappointed in you, EG! |
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kangarootoo
16/09/05 @ 15:51
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I have to admit to thinking this was a top move by Rockstar. Business sense aside, and whether it comes back to bite them later or not, there is nothing more amusing than mocking someone whose ego is so huge that they simply can't take a joke.
Every time Jack Thompson gets all hot and bothered and hits back, he invites further ridicule, and that kind of makes him a target. I'm not saying making fun of stupid egotistical narrow minded people is going to get you into heaven. I'm just saying its funny. |
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kangarootoo
16/09/05 @ 15:52
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"Let it be known that Shrui finds this as a sure sign to STEP BACK!"
Christ thats funny. Nice one mate. |
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kangarootoo
16/09/05 @ 16:01
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The warg cleaves Jack's skull.
Jack is dead. Jack has completed 12% of this adventure. EDIT: "Jack reads a cursed book of comebacks -5." Hehe. This thread is on form.
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rocketScience
16/09/05 @ 16:19
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er...
did he say "radio pornographers"? What is this "radio porn" and where can I get some? This just sounds fascinating! |
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GitSomE UK
16/09/05 @ 17:13
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Hey, have you seen the attachments on the mails? lots of ingame footage there I assume from the PSP... it looks the nuts!
Click on the pictures next to the mails for little clips Oh yeah take a look at the ammunation web site http://www.ammunation.net/
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mastertigurius
16/09/05 @ 17:29
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"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."
1989???!!! I'm amazed he can keep going at this rate! o_O |
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