Jack Thompson Sanctioned, Neutered

GamePolitics brings news that the Florida Supreme Court has sanctioned everybody’s favorite Miami lawyer, Jack Thompson. Thompson spent the last week fulfilling a show cause order explaining why they shouldn’t sanction him, but apparently the court doesn’t think his reasons were good enough. (more…)

Jack Thompson Defends Mass Effect, Also: Hell Freezes Over

Many gamers, myself included, would never have even imagined a day like this in a thousand years. The man who crusaded against the infamous Hot Coffee mod in 2005, who blamed Virgina Tech on video games, and who was vocal about Manhunt 2, has defended Mass Effect in an email conversation with a reporter from Kotaku. Perhaps he has more pressing matters to worry about? I’m not sure, but either way, this is quite stunning from someone who is so bent on getting rid of any scrap of violence found in video games. The conversation can be seen by clicking on the link.

http://kotaku.com/349423/jack-thompson-defends-mass-effect