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Was there going to be a jack thompson Debate at PAX?

atrayatray Registered User regular
edited August 2007 in PAX Archive
I found this article online and it mentions about a Jack Thompson debate. Can anyone confirm what the current news is on this?

http://gamepolitics.com/2007/06/02/jack-thompson-declines-pax-debate-offer/

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  • GeeCeeGeeCee Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Can you imagine how bad that would go down?

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  • MagicallyStupidMagicallyStupid Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I wanted to hear Jack Thompson's no doubt awesome rebuttals....

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  • ViscountalphaViscountalpha The pen is mightier than the sword http://youtu.be/G_sBOsh-vyIRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    GeeCee wrote: »
    Can you imagine how bad that would go down?


    he is on our turf. This wouldn't be a good thing. I don't want jack(PSYCHO) thompson anywhere near pax. He does not deserve the luxury of our audience. He is a small minded individual that does not deserve any news mention or invitation. He is someone that should be ignored and treated like the ignorance that he is.

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  • leafleaf Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Hey I know they could have a dead horse outside infront and we could beat it with complimentary sticks from our goodie bags.

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  • Moe FwackyMoe Fwacky Right Here, Right Now Drives a BuickModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited August 2007
    Yeah, he would have needed an army of Enforcers to keep himself safe from the masses, and I don't think even they could protect him from the sheer mass of nerd rage that event would have brought on.

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  • Sl1pstreamSl1pstream [E] BelgiumRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I would've liked this. While he's an arrogant dick, his televised shit never has people who are involved with games (CNN, Fox, Adam Sessler, etc.). A debate at PAX would mean that he'd actually have to respond directly, instead of sending childish emails about how he's superior and unlike him, we aren't lawyers.

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  • tr0tskytr0tsky Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Sl1pstream wrote: »
    A debate at PAX would mean that he'd actually have to respond directly, instead of sending childish emails about how he's superior and unlike him, we aren't lawyers.

    How do you figure? He'd just have more people to insult. I don't think he'd hesitate to say the same crap in a theatre full of gmers.

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  • skwisgaar Skwigelfskwisgaar Skwigelf Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    If he decided to start some shit we would kick his ass back to whatever pit he came from.

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  • DocDoc Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2007
    Why give him more attention? Whatever happened (good or bad for him), he would have it spun all over the news and we'd have to see his face again.

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  • RomulasRomulas Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Doc wrote: »
    Why give him more attention? Whatever happened (good or bad for him), he would have it spun all over the news and we'd have to see his face again.

    yeah hes just an attention whore, it would have just empowered him

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  • IncenjucarIncenjucar VChatter Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    skwisgaar Skwigelf wrote: »
    If he decided to start some shit we would kick his ass back to whatever pit he came from.

    This is sort of the danger.

    I've seen preachers use the same methods. They WANT to be assaulted, so they can make you look bad, sue you into destitution and/or make you make statements against your activities, etc etc etc.

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  • BloodywednesdayBloodywednesday regular
    edited August 2007
    Sometimes I think he is actually a lot smarter then he looks and doesn't actually believe the filth that spews from his mouth but just does it for attention. If this is the case (Or if he is actually a moron but still does it for attention) I think we really should just pretend he doesn't exist. If he ever actually DOES anything concerning banning video games then that would be the time to act but untill then I think everyone would just be happier if no one mentioned his name ever again.

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  • ViscountalphaViscountalpha The pen is mightier than the sword http://youtu.be/G_sBOsh-vyIRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Bloodywednesday wrote: »
    Sometimes I think he is actually a lot smarter then he looks and doesn't actually believe the filth that spews from his mouth but just does it for attention. If this is the case (Or if he is actually a moron but still does it for attention) I think we really should just pretend he doesn't exist. If he ever actually DOES anything concerning banning video games then that would be the time to act but untill then I think everyone would just be happier if no one mentioned his name ever again.

    I don't believe for a second that he is smarter then he looks/sounds. I'm glad he didn't do it. The day he is no longer spoken of will be a holiday for me.

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  • SamyelSamyel Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Next week, on Jerry Springer...

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  • eelektrikeelektrik Southern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Moe_Fwacky wrote: »
    Yeah, he would have needed an army of Enforcers to keep himself safe from the masses, and I don't think even they could protect him from the sheer mass of nerd rage that event would have brought on.

    What? And justify is raving lunacy? I'd like to think we're above that.

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  • TrainwreckXTrainwreckX Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    eelektrik wrote: »
    Moe_Fwacky wrote: »
    Yeah, he would have needed an army of Enforcers to keep himself safe from the masses, and I don't think even they could protect him from the sheer mass of nerd rage that event would have brought on.

    What? And justify is raving lunacy? I'd like to think we're above that.

    Yeah, really. Beating him up is exactly what he wants to have happen, to prove all of his points. The fact that you guys even would consider laying a finger on him makes me wonder if he is so crazy after all...

    and then I come to the realization that he is, but I would never think of hurting him to justify all of his points.

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  • QuizMasterQuizMaster Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Hmmm....I also remember hearing about this a while ago. I also seem to recall there being a reason as to why the debate was put off. It was something along the lines of that since the event wouldn't be televised, or there wasn't going to be enough media coverage, Jack wouldn't do it.

    And I guess that makes sense. I mean, even if Jack could do well in the debate, if the only press are the press attendees at PAX, Jack'll be nothing but flamed no matter what he says/does.

    Mind you, that's just what I heard. And who am I?

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  • TNTrooperTNTrooper Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    It would be a bad event. 5 minutes in JT is refusing to answer the questions and threating to sue people for saying mean things. On the plus side enforcers will get to throw him out.

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  • JaidenJaiden Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    TNTrooper wrote: »
    It would be a bad event. 5 minutes in JT is refusing to answer the questions and threating to sue people for saying mean things. On the plus side enforcers will get to throw him out.

    I wouldn't even be caught touching him, and I'm one of the security leads for the Enforcers. Anyone even putting a hand within a foot of him will probably be on his list of people to sue once he gets out of Seattle.

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  • NorthNorth Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Never going to happen

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  • LigerLiger Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Jaiden wrote: »
    TNTrooper wrote: »
    It would be a bad event. 5 minutes in JT is refusing to answer the questions and threating to sue people for saying mean things. On the plus side enforcers will get to throw him out.

    I wouldn't even be caught touching him, and I'm one of the security leads for the Enforcers. Anyone even putting a hand within a foot of him will probably be on his list of people to sue once he gets out of Seattle.

    Give me a 10-ft. pole. :D

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2007
    This would be such a pointless stunt. It wouldn't accomplish anything except to perhaps give Thompson credibility he doesn't deserve. By inviting him to debate you imply he has anything credible to say and I also suspect you would hear plenty of stupidity from the nerd contingent as well.

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  • OfficerOfficer Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Druhim wrote: »
    This would be such a pointless stunt. It wouldn't accomplish anything except to perhaps give Thompson credibility he doesn't deserve. By inviting him to debate you imply he has anything credible to say and I also suspect you would hear plenty of stupidity from the nerd contingent as well.

    I couldn't imagine anything short of Thompson criticizing the audience and his opponent. Along that same vein, the audience would be jeering him at every turn and just cement in his mind that gamers are animal heathens. The debate would be about as pointless as carving a crooked jag into a cliff. Sure, you did something, but it still looks the same, but with more of a point.

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  • leafleaf Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Recruit wrote: »
    Druhim wrote: »
    This would be such a pointless stunt. It wouldn't accomplish anything except to perhaps give Thompson credibility he doesn't deserve. By inviting him to debate you imply he has anything credible to say and I also suspect you would hear plenty of stupidity from the nerd contingent as well.

    I couldn't imagine anything short of Thompson criticizing the audience and his opponent. Along that same vein, the audience would be jeering him at every turn and just cement in his mind that gamers are animal heathens. The debate would be about as pointless as carving a crooked jag into a cliff. Sure, you did something, but it still looks the same, but with more of a point.

    This.

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