What is Jack Thompson (activist)?
{{infobox person |name = Jack Thompson |image = JackThompsonAttorney crop.jpg |image_size = 235px |caption = Thompson at a debate at [[California University of Pennsylvania]] |birth_name = John Bruce Thompson |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|7|25}} |birth_place = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], USA |alma_mater = [[Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio|Cuyahoga Falls H.S]]<br />[[Denison University]]<br />[[Vanderbilt University]] |spouse = Patricia Thompson }} '''Jack Thompson''' (born July 25, 1951) is an [[Americans|American]] [[activism|activist]] and former [[lawyer]]. He is known for being an activist against [[sex]] and [[violence]] in [[video game]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Blame the Video Games|publisher=Washington Post|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/04/va_tech_dr_phil_jack_thompson.html|accessdate=January 12, 2015|archive-date=June 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616210039/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/04/va_tech_dr_phil_jack_thompson.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has also fought against [[hip hop|rap music]], mainly because of its [[obscenity]]. In July 2008, Thompson was permanently disbarred, meaning his [[license]] to be a lawyer was taken away. That was done because of bad behavior and saying things that were not true to [[tribunal]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jack Thompson Disbarred Permanently|publisher=Kotaku|url=http://kotaku.com/5054772/jack-thompson-disbarred|accessdate=Jan 12, 2015}}</ref> Thompson was born in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]]. ==References== <references/> {{us-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Jack}} [[Category:Lawyers from Cleveland]] [[Category:American activists]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Cleveland]] [[Category:1951 births]] [[Category:Living people]]