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Jack Thompson uses own son in videogame sting operation

What in the world is Jack Thompson, an anti-game activist and Miami attorney, doing now? He’s not out on the streets warning parents about the evils of video games as usual or attacking the game industry. Apparently he’s trying to take down business who sell video games now according to a e-mails he’s sent to Joystiq.

Recently, Thompson arranged a stinging operation in which he sent his 15-year-old son into a Best Buy to purchase a copy of BioShock, an M-rated video game published by Take Two Interactive. When his son successfully walked out of the store with the game in his hand, Thompson was quick to…