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I can't imagine what it must be like to be Jack Thompson's son...  Damn Thompson has a hate on for Take-Two, it's turning into an unhealthy obsession for him, especially when he keeps using one of his kids in his crusade against them.

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/13/thompson-sends-own-son-on-personal-sting-operation-against-best/

by Alexander Sliwinski Sep 13th 2007 6:25PM

"We have just received an email from Attorney Jack Thompson stating that his 15-year-old son purchased the Mature-rated game BioShock from a local Best Buy. Thompson informs us that BioShock is created by "the notorious Take-Two interactive," you may remember them from publishing such ultra-violent games as Grand Theft Auto. Thompson says that in using his son in a sting operation, he's proven "that Take-Two's upcoming releases of hyperviolent and sex-themed Manhunt 2 and Grand Theft Auto IV will be widely sold to kids of all ages, despite promises by Take-Two, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), and major retailers." No word if Thompson will allow his son to play the copy of BioShock he purchased.

Thompson goes on to say that retailers and the gaming industry are "engaged in a fraudulent and deceptive trade practice across the nation" by claiming to check IDs. This is exacerbated by his son purchasing the M-rated game from the same Best Buy store Thompson sent his son to buy Grand Theft Auto: Vice City at when he was 10-years-old. Thompson is demanding that Best Buy fire the store's manager and the girl with the "piercing through her right eyebrow" who sold his son the game. Thompson finishes by saying, "The entire video game age rating system is a fraud perpetrated upon American families from sea to shining sea." We should keep that in mind the next time we recruit our own child into a crusade and approve of him or her purchasing an M-rated game."



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/facepalm

"and the girl with the "piercing through her right eyebrow"

Yes, because a girl working at Best Buy happens to know a lot about this worldwide controversy.

Also, sometimes I wonder if Jack Thompson still has a job... 



 

 

What?! Jack Thompson managed to get laid? How in the world?!



MontanaHatchet said:

/facepalm

"and the girl with the "piercing through her right eyebrow"

Yes, because a girl working at Best Buy happens to know a lot about this worldwide controversy.

Also, sometimes I wonder if Jack Thompson still has a job... 


Yes... she is working undercover for Take-Two. She immediately takes her post at the cash register once the target has the product in hand for purchase. I don't know how Thompson was able to uncover this elaborate scheme to distribute $50 games to under aged customers. Now American families will know Take-Two's secret to....um...sell stuff.



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fazz said:
What?! Jack Thompson managed to get laid? How in the world?!

 He's a working stiff.

Giggity.



 

 

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I love how it's more the blame on Take-Two and the girl with the piercing rather than Best Buy for selling the game and Take-two not being involved at all.

And yeah, fire the girl. It's her own dumb fault for not checking the ID.





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This is the stores fault, not Take-Two's. Man, he needs to get a life.



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