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| − | '''John Bruce "Jack" Thompson''' is a former lawyer and an outspoken and effective critic of video games and their role in inciting violence by children. [[Liberals]] have vilified him because he has exposed the harm done by video games. He was disbarred in July 2008.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5054772/jack-thompson-disbarred Kotaku.com; Thompson disbarred]</ref> | + | '''John Bruce "Jack" Thompson''' is a former lawyer and an outspoken and effective critic of video games and their role in inciting violence by children. [[Liberals]] have vilified him because he has exposed the harm done by video games. He has frequently sought justice against videogame companies, such as Take Two Interactive, who have insisted on publishing violent, sexually explicit and/or obscene games. He was disbarred in July 2008.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5054772/jack-thompson-disbarred Kotaku.com; Thompson disbarred]</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:00, October 20, 2011
John Bruce "Jack" Thompson is a former lawyer and an outspoken and effective critic of video games and their role in inciting violence by children. Liberals have vilified him because he has exposed the harm done by video games. He has frequently sought justice against videogame companies, such as Take Two Interactive, who have insisted on publishing violent, sexually explicit and/or obscene games. He was disbarred in July 2008.[1]