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|name=Jack Thompson
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|birth_date=July 25, 1951
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|birth_place=Ohio, United States
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'''John Bruce "Jack" Thompson''' (born July 25, 1951) is a former lawyer and an outspoken critic of video game violence.  His stance against violent video games has made him notorious among the gaming community. He has frequently sought legal action against videogame companies, such as Take Two Interactive and [[Rockstar]], who have published many violent games. He was disbarred in July 2008.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5054772/jack-thompson-disbarred Kotaku.com; Thompson disbarred]</ref> He has tried, with no success, to ban several games in franchises such as ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]''. Critics of Thompson argue that he unfairly singles out video games over other media, such as literature, television, and film, as a cause of violence, however it should be noted that he has campaigned against rap music as well as alcohol, tobacco, drugs, pornography, prostitution and gambling. In an essay, he also has strongly implied that the military was also involved in promoting video game sales specifically to increase their soldiers' kill rate.<ref>https://archive.is/rZ1qi</ref>
 
'''John Bruce "Jack" Thompson''' (born July 25, 1951) is a former lawyer and an outspoken critic of video game violence.  His stance against violent video games has made him notorious among the gaming community. He has frequently sought legal action against videogame companies, such as Take Two Interactive and [[Rockstar]], who have published many violent games. He was disbarred in July 2008.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5054772/jack-thompson-disbarred Kotaku.com; Thompson disbarred]</ref> He has tried, with no success, to ban several games in franchises such as ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]''. Critics of Thompson argue that he unfairly singles out video games over other media, such as literature, television, and film, as a cause of violence, however it should be noted that he has campaigned against rap music as well as alcohol, tobacco, drugs, pornography, prostitution and gambling. In an essay, he also has strongly implied that the military was also involved in promoting video game sales specifically to increase their soldiers' kill rate.<ref>https://archive.is/rZ1qi</ref>
  
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