Jack Thompson to unfortunately appear on AOTS

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As if Jack Thompson wasn't already considered a total disgrace all around the planet, we now hear the man is going to appear on G4TV's Attack of the Show tomorrow night. We're going to assume Kevin Pereira himself will interview the pseudo-lawyer, and we'd like to think Kevin may do his best Bill O'Reilly impression while interviewing this attention hog.

Most pressing question we'd like answered is: Mr. Thompson, would you please go away, forever?

If the answer was yes, you just might find us jumping up and down for joy whilst naked in the streets. Guess we'll all just have to tune in tomorrow night to find out -- that is if your cable provider even gets the network.



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G4, Jack Thompson yell at each other



Tonight's episode of Attack of the Show included a roundtable discussion with attorney/activist Jack Thompson, GameDaily CEO Mark Friedler and X-Play host Adam Sessler. Of course, like any debate that includes gaming advocates and Jack Thompson, it included more bluster and yelling than actual thoughtful information. See a video of the interview below, or keep reading for an extremely condensed, schoolyard-style summary of what was said.



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Jack Thompson, whose 15 minutes of fame were up, is back yet again to try and steal some extra seconds! G4's 'Attack of the Show' featured Jack Thompson, Adam Sessler (X-Play co-host), and Mark Friedler (GameDaily CEO). The topic? The upcoming PS2 and Xbox title, Bully. Of course, it all revolved around the entire "Violence in Games" issue in general which is something relevant to every single console from the Wii to the PSP. I won't comment too much on the argument because I don't want to spoil anything. It's fairly short at just seven minutes. If G4 were smarter, they'd have dedicated the entire hour to this argument so you guys could watch some fireworks!



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Why Can't Gamers Stay Cool Around Jack Thompson?



What a collection of jackasses. Jack Thompson rants; Adam Sessler, coked out of his mind, issues blustery straw man retorts and screams at the top of his lungs. Mark Friedler says that the real source of all society's evil is this dang hip-hop music that kids today are listening to, yet at least remains calm and collected.

A lot of other sites are saying that Thompson was destroyed by Sessler and Friedler. I couldn't disagree more, unless you de facto think that people who agree with you argue well. This sort of interview, if viewed by a neutral party, would come across looking like a win for Thompson. Sessler's behavior is frankly an embarrassment; Friedler remains cool, but he doesn't escalate the argument to the larger issues.

Here are some of them: Do Jack Thompson's much referenced "irrefutable" psychological and scientific studies hold up? Why does Thompson discount psychological studies that contradict his claim? Exactly how are violent games more disruptive psychologically to children than violent movies, books or television shows? Why should we take Thompson's arguments seriously when every new form of media — from novels to rock and roll, from jazz to games — has always had a figure like Thompson, quickly forgotten by history, claiming the corruption of America's youth and pointing to scientific studies of the time to back their claim? Yet, in all of these cases, the world has become richer, not poorer, for the corruption. What sort of precedent would outlawing violent games set in regards to our First Amendment rights? And isn't the logical conclusion of outlawing one form of artistic expression total censorship of all forms?

Exactly what is it going to take for someone to put Jack Thompson up against an articulate, level-headed gamer? Not that I'm looking for the job: I'd probably just call him a cunt.



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