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20 August 2005, 02:28 UTC#1
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Jack Thompson has made crusades recently against Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, The Sims 2, and Killer 7. While the latter two of his suits are questionable in validity, it's safe to say that his attacks are relegated only to the video games, and then only to those that have supposed 'offensive content,' right?
Wrong.
Apparently, in between his fight against violent video games, he fights against the likes of AIM Buddy Icons. Yes, you read that right. AIM Buddy Icons. Amidst the multiple amusing, laugh-inducing, and sometimes plain strange buddy icons wisely available around the internet, Jack Thompson somehow found the one that featured himself (take a gander at it here). It was posted at a site, BadassBuddy, which is an affiliate of Bolt.com itself. Well, obviously a Buddy Icon is something to be totally terrified of, so Thompson wasted no time in calling the New York offices of Bolt.com, asking to speak to their legal counsel. Instead, the president of Bolt.com returned Thompson's call, and promised to tell the people who run BadassBuddy to remove the buddy icon; and removed it was, in a prompt fashion. Clearly, this should signal the end of such a ridiculous case, right?
Wrong again.
Before BadassBuddy removed the Buddy Icon, Thompson had already called the NYPD to investigate and arrest the ones responsible for the heinous act. Even after it was removed (which should have marked the conclusion of this claim), Thompson continued to press the NYPD into arresting these 'criminals.' Let me reiterate that these supposed 'criminals' did nothing but make an AIM Buddy Icon.
Can you even be charged for a "crime" like that?
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Jack Thompson has made crusades recently against Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, The Sims 2, and Killer 7. While the latter two of his suits are questionable in validity, it's safe to say that his attacks are relegated only to the video games, and then only to those that have supposed 'offensive content,' right?
Wrong.
Apparently, in between his fight against violent video games, he fights against the likes of AIM Buddy Icons. Yes, you read that right. AIM Buddy Icons. Amidst the multiple amusing, laugh-inducing, and sometimes plain strange buddy icons wisely available around the internet, Jack Thompson somehow found the one that featured himself (take a gander at it here). It was posted at a site, BadassBuddy, which is an affiliate of Bolt.com itself. Well, obviously a Buddy Icon is something to be totally terrified of, so Thompson wasted no time in calling the New York offices of Bolt.com, asking to speak to their legal counsel. Instead, the president of Bolt.com returned Thompson's call, and promised to tell the people who run BadassBuddy to remove the buddy icon; and removed it was, in a prompt fashion. Clearly, this should signal the end of such a ridiculous case, right?
Wrong again.
Before BadassBuddy removed the Buddy Icon, Thompson had already called the NYPD to investigate and arrest the ones responsible for the heinous act. Even after it was removed (which should have marked the conclusion of this claim), Thompson continued to press the NYPD into arresting these 'criminals.' Let me reiterate that these supposed 'criminals' did nothing but make an AIM Buddy Icon.
Can you even be charged for a "crime" like that?
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The links weren't pasted so if you wanna click anywhere it says "HERE" go to the source page.
I have it set as my icon on aim now