http://gamepolitics.com/Bully Hearing Scheduled in Miami
October 2nd, 2006
Bully has a date in court with Jack Thompson.
The anti-game activist attorney has forwarded GP a hearing notice from Judge Ronald Friedman of Florida’s 11th Circuit Court, which covers Miami-Dade County. In that document Judge Friedman notifies Bully publisher Take-Two Interactive and retailers Wal-Mart and GameStop that a hearing will be held on October 11th
GamePolitics readers may recall that Thompson filed suit against Bully on August 15th, saying:
“Bully will lead to increased bullying in our schools… Marketing and selling a school bullying virtual reality simulator to school children… is preparing at-risk students here and elsewhere for another Columbine.”
During next week’s proceedings, the court is expected to hear legal arguments regarding Thompson’s unprecedented request to block the game’s release on October 17th.
Thompson amended his complaint on August 31st to, among other changes, include retailer GameStop as a defendant.
The controversial Miami attorney posted the hearing notice in the comments section of a recent Joystiq article.