Jack Thompson seeks TRO for Halo 3’s release

Staying true to his promise of filing more public nuisance suits against violent video games, anti-gaming activist Jack Thompson has now set his eyes on Bungie Studio’s Halo 3, a popular FPS game for Microsoft‘s Xbox 360. Thompson today filed a complaint asking the Florida court to declare Halo 3 as a public nuisance, in effect banning the game’s distribution in the said state.

GamePolitics reports that it was Thompson himself who released the full copy of his complaint to the public. The seven-page document calls for the banning of the game’s release in the state of Florida, with the lawyer claiming that Halo 3 being “a video game that allows the virtual reality player to rehearse violent acts resulting in the death of one’s virtual victims” qualifies it as a public nuisance.

The recent event involving his 15-year-old son being able to purchase an M-rated video game in a local Best Buy was also mentioned in the report, with Thompson stating that “there is no question that this is not an isolated incident and it will occur as to Halo 3 sales” adding that Best Buy is currently pre-selling the game online “to anyone of any age with no verification.”

Having stated these arguments, Thompson is asking the 11th judicial circuit to issue a “temporary restraining order, to be followed by a permanent injunction, prohibiting both defendants from selling this Mature-rated video game.” It should be noted though, that the 11th circuit is the same entity that junked a similar complaint also filed by Thompson. The junked complaint was directed towards RockStar’s video game Bully for the PlayStation 2, released last year.

Via Gamepolitics

Staying true to his promise of filing more public nuisance suits against violent video games, anti-gaming activist Jack Thompson has now set his eyes on Bungie Studio’s Halo 3, a popular FPS game for Microsoft‘s Xbox 360. Thompson today filed a complaint asking the Florida court to declare Halo 3 as a public nuisance, in effect banning the game’s distribution in the said state.

GamePolitics reports that it was Thompson himself who released the full copy of his complaint to the public. The seven-page document calls for the banning of the game’s release in the state of Florida, with the lawyer claiming that Halo 3 being “a video game that allows the virtual reality player to rehearse violent acts resulting in the death of one’s virtual victims” qualifies it as a public nuisance.

The recent event involving his 15-year-old son being able to purchase an M-rated video game in a local Best Buy was also mentioned in the report, with Thompson stating that “there is no question that this is not an isolated incident and it will occur as to Halo 3 sales” adding that Best Buy is currently pre-selling the game online “to anyone of any age with no verification.”

Having stated these arguments, Thompson is asking the 11th judicial circuit to issue a “temporary restraining order, to be followed by a permanent injunction, prohibiting both defendants from selling this Mature-rated video game.” It should be noted though, that the 11th circuit is the same entity that junked a similar complaint also filed by Thompson. The junked complaint was directed towards RockStar’s video game Bully for the PlayStation 2, released last year.

Via Gamepolitics