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'''John Bruce "Jack" Thompson''' is a Florida attorney famous in the media for attacking video games, among other forms of media, as responsible for inciting violence among children. Thompson is known for using personal attacks and inflammatory tactics, rather than hard data, to support his cause. Thompson is under investigation from the Florida Bar for inappropriate conduct.<ref>Ostrovsky, Daniel. [http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1170928966137 Fla. Bar Seeks Sanctions Against Morality Watchdog Jack Thompson]. February 9, 2007 (accessed July 13, 2007), ''New York Law Journal''</ref> He resides in Coral Gables, [[Florida]]. Thompson is a [[Presbyterian]] and politically [[conservative]].<ref>Eugene F. Provenzo Jr., Jack Thompson. [http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1019/p09s01-coop.html A political odd couple's advice on finding common ground]. October 19, 2004 (accessed July 13, 2007), ''Christian Science Monitor''</ref>
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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>
  
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Thompson is particularly well-known among the video game industry for his controversial "A Modest Video Game Proposal", where Jack wrote a letter to leaders of the video game industry; Jack stated that he would donate $10,000 to a charity of Paul Eibeler's (CEO of Take-Two Interactive) choosing, if any video game-creating entity would create and publish a video game based on his criteria; He wanted the main character of the game (a father whose son was killed by a boy who played violent video games) to kill several high-ranking video game industry executives at the [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] (E3).<ref>Saunderson, Matt. [http://gc.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=5883 Attorney Proposes Violent Game]. October 10, 2005 (accessed July 13, 2007), ''Gamecube Advanced Media Network''</ref>  The game was soon released (titled ''I'm O.K - A Murder Simulator''), though Thompson claimed his letter was satirical, and has not yet donated the promised $10,000. Mike Kralhulik and Jerry Holkins of the [[Penny Arcade]] webcomic, avid critics of Thompson and his methods, later donated a $10,000 check to the [[ESA]], in Jack Thompson's name, believing that the [[ESA]] would have been Eibler's charity of choice. Thompson responded by attempting to file legal charges against Kralhulik and Holkins for harrasment after Thompson had received death threats from people inspired by Kralhulik and Holkins.<ref>http://www.penny-arcade.com/2005/10/17</ref> <ref>http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/news/2005/11/69404</ref>
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In 2005, Thompson challenged the video game industry with a satirical offer to donate money to any specified charity if a developer created a game he described. The game would involve a father, whose son has been murdered by a violent video game addict, getting his own back on the makers of violent video games. He called this his "Modest Proposal". A small group of independent video game programmers created a game fitting the criteria to within Thompson's specifications, at which point he refused to donate the promised ten thousand dollars and claimed he was not serious in his initial offer. The two bloggers behind the video game-focused webcomic Penny Arcade donated the promised sum to a children's charity in lieu of Thompson. The video game created for Thompson's "Modest Proposal," created with faux-retro graphics and titled ''I'm OK,'' is available for free download online.
  
 
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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.[1] 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.[2]

In 2005, Thompson challenged the video game industry with a satirical offer to donate money to any specified charity if a developer created a game he described. The game would involve a father, whose son has been murdered by a violent video game addict, getting his own back on the makers of violent video games. He called this his "Modest Proposal". A small group of independent video game programmers created a game fitting the criteria to within Thompson's specifications, at which point he refused to donate the promised ten thousand dollars and claimed he was not serious in his initial offer. The two bloggers behind the video game-focused webcomic Penny Arcade donated the promised sum to a children's charity in lieu of Thompson. The video game created for Thompson's "Modest Proposal," created with faux-retro graphics and titled I'm OK, is available for free download online.

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  1. ↑ Kotaku.com; Thompson disbarred
  2. ↑ https://archive.is/rZ1qi
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