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Jack Thompson's most outrageous statement yet

by rawmeatcowboy
18 March 2008
GN 1.0 / 2.0

This is a conversation between D-toid editor Jim Sterling, and Jack Thompson. While I don’t approve of the badgering nature of Mr. Sterling’s messages, Mr. Thompson’s response is simply sickening.

Jim Sterling: The BBFC has been overruled by the Video Appeals Committee and Manhunt 2 will go on sale in the UK. Isn’t that awesome, Jack? Censorship is never good, and now we’ve seen a huge victory for freedom of market decision. I’m so happy!

Jack Thompson: Keeping adult products from children is not censorship. Also, censorship is a ban on material, prohibiting its sale to anyone. Don’t you own a dictionary? What are you , a moron?

Sterling: Um, you DO realize the game’s sale was prevented from everyone in the UK by the BBFC, right? It WAS banned, not just from children. So yes, it was censorship. Now it’s unbanned, rated 18, like it should be. HOORAAAAAY!

Thompson: Why don’t you just molest children directly rather than through Rockstar. It would be more personal that way.

Jack Thompson has been a thorn in the side of gamers for a long time now, and his statements have outraged many a person. This statement in particular is far worse than anything else he has come out with, in my opinion. I seriously cannot believe he would go that far to get his point across.

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