Jack Thompson thread #4

[cyn1c42]

-follow forum rules this time

Well, what will happen at the diciplinary hearing?

[BSG]

I haven't been around that long, but you guys don't make a very strong case for gamers with your bickering and assholery.

Anyway, I don't think this will stop him. He uses the law as his personal defense against the world, and if he can't bend the law himself, he'll find some lawyer he can act through. Or he'll just get a license elsewhere.

[Theory?]

Wow, sorry, are you guys still on this guy? Four threads? Seriously? I don't get it! How many different ways can you say "moron"?

[cyn1c42]

Everytime we think he's hit rock bottom, his drill upgrades.

And new events keep popping up

[kurisu7885]

Everytime we think he's hit rock bottom, his drill upgrades.

And new events keep popping up
True enough.

[Kincyr]

I considered starting the fourth thread, but was under the assumption that there was a three-strike rule in this regard. In any case, unless I'm told otherwise by a mod, I'll report anything that even remotely breaks the forum rules in this thread.

[Thefremen]

I haven't been around that long, but you guys don't make a very strong case for gamers with your bickering and assholery.

Anyway, I don't think this will stop him. He uses the law as his personal defense against the world, and if he can't bend the law himself, he'll find some lawyer he can act through. Or he'll just get a license elsewhere.

What are you on about? We're murderers and crack addicts because we enjoy spirited debate in the /OT/ section?

You'd think someone named after Battle Star Gallactica would have the wisdom of Edward James Olmos.

[Boffo97]

Let me try this again, hopefully without the thread being locked...

Something I put on the main site, but probably will get overlooked due to many responses on that item already...

IIRC, Fred Phelps had to be disbarred twice before he was banned from the practice of the law, once by his state, and once federally.

Does anyone know if that's the case for Jack too? Or is he done if he's disbarred here?

[Soldat_Louis]

Oh my ! Last night I DREAMT of Jack Thompson !!! :eek:

Yeah, in my dream, Jack was coming to France for lobbying reasons, and I managed to talk with him a little bit. I remember I was intimidated because he seemed to act like such a gentleman and a charming nice guy (in my dreams !). In the same dream, I was also suppose to meet Dave Grossman for an interview.

I can hardly believe I was DREAMING of these guys. See, one week without playing video games, and look at what happens ! :eek:

[nightwng2000]

This is the link to the current case FL Bar vs. John Bruce:

http://jweb.flcourts.org/pls/docket/ds_docket?p_caseyear=2007&p_casenumber=80&psCourt=FSC&psSearchType=

Oh my, there's a letter. Drat! No way to view documents! :: grumble ::

[Yukimura]

Hey all, Kotaku had a killer feature about jacks run in with the bar, including a PDf of the entire complain, you really should take a look.

It's scary some of the stuff he's said. I mean, when dennis said the man was busy during the alabama case, i had no idea he'd slipped into a realm of paranoia and mental delusion that is on display here.

http://kotaku.com/gaming/jack-thompson/feature-the-florida-bars-many-jack-thompson-imbroglios-233783.php

I can't help but thin upon seeing this, the Florida Supreme court will have to put him on ice just to keep him from embaressing them further.

Personally, I just hope they are smart enough to see just how quickly he's degenerating.

.:confused:

[Grahamr]

Nice song, too bad it has lyrics that are inappropriate. Have a nice day off. -Toll

[IanCharles@gmail.com]

http://kotaku.com/gaming/jack-thompson/feature-the-florida-bars-many-jack-thompson-imbroglios-233783.php

Jack responded to this, saying one of them is a lie and threated to sue the writer (as per usual)

http://kotaku.com/gaming/harassment/the-definition-of-harassment-234268.php

Sounds like he really has a problem with Brian.

[Tollwutig]

Let me set this straight. There is to be no discussing Jack Thompson's mental state. There is to be no wishing something were to happen to him. There is to be no stating what you wish Jack would do with any part of his body.


Discuss his current or past actions; do not discuss the man himself.
Several of you are WAY too obsessed with the Jack and cannot talk achieve talking about him without crossing the line.


Grahamr is taking the day off for his little song, and I am going to keep a close eye on this thread, if it even smells like it crosses the above lines then it'll get closed and so will any subsequent threads unless opened by a Mod.

-Toll

[ZippyDSMlee]

Let me set this straight. There is to be no discussing Jack Thompson's mental state. There is to be no wishing something were to happen to him. There is to be no stating what you wish Jack would do with any part of his body.


Discuss his current or past actions; do not discuss the man himself.
Several of you are WAY too obsessed with the Jack and cannot talk achieve talking about him without crossing the line.


Grahamr is taking the day off for his little song, and I am going to keep a close eye on this thread, if it even smells like it crosses the above lines then it'll get closed and so will any subsequent threads unless opened by a Mod.

-Toll

Temp ban good call,I was ban hammered a week ago at AD for being annoyed at a troll,rudeness is unforgivable there how else to manage the flaming 13 year olds *L*
Temp ban is a good way to knock a bit of sense into some members I soon shall be having Office 03 just need soemthign to fix it so it stops talking to MS >> I refuse to call in when it has a hissy.

[SidewaysDownSidewalks]

I work as a paralegal in the Oil Industry in canada, so I'm certainly no expert in a) Law or b) the evil machinations of the American Legal System. :P

However, I do believe the citations JT has received in this recent complaint filed agains him constitute a definate go-forward. He'll have his day in court and he will have a very tough time of it. It would seem his inappropriate actions could very well cost him his law license.

First of all; any time you are called before a legal governing/licensing committee (like the Florida Bar for instance) it is simply not a good thing.

Secondly; the litany of reasons for his having been put in this recent situation... it's not as though the man had overstepped the bounds afforded him a mere few times, or even in a defendable way... he all but declared one Judge as being 'bought', slandered another attorney both in court and in the press and lost the right to represent out-of-state parties in litigation.

Things look bad for Mr. Thompson. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out.

[PyroHazard]

I like this part...

In March, 2005, an Adams County, Ohio Special Assistant Prosecuting Attorney filed a complaint with the Florida Bar alleging that Thompson tried to inject himself in a case there despite not having an Ohio-license and being told by the judge he couldn't. He also continued to tell people he was representing the family in the case, despite the order, according to the allegation.
The Ohio attorney goes on to detail a laundry list of accusations including seeking publicity in the trial, lying, being disrespectful, being unprofessional and sending improper letters to others involved in the case.
Despite the fact that the Ohio State Supreme Court, and the judge presiding over the case, found that Thompson never practiced any law in the case, many publications, including Game Politics, Gamespot and the Columbus Dispatch reported that he would represent the family of Gail Knisley, shot and killed in November 2003 by Charles A. McCoy Jr., an avid gamer, while she drove on an interstate in the Columbus area.

The burden of proof is that he sent out letters implying he was on that Ohio case 2 years ago even though we have evidence that he wasn't.

Hard proof he is actually exploiting tradgedies for personal gain and notoriety. :eek:

[Soldat_Louis]

Discuss his current or past actions; do not discuss the man himself.
Several of you are WAY too obsessed with the Jack and cannot talk achieve talking about him without crossing the line.

And about, um, my dream of Thompson ?... Except the fact I should see a head doctor, could I share it with you all ? :o

[RaZor]

I think that you're in the clear, since you were positing an anecdote of a personal experience that was in no way threatening Jack. If you had written about a violent dream wherein Jack was the subject of said violent action, that'd be something else. :)

[SidewaysDownSidewalks]

I don't understand why anyone would want to threaten the man anyway. He's doing a fine job of ruining his own credibility AND career, he doesn't need any help.

[kurisu7885]

I don't understand why anyone would want to threaten the man anyway. He's doing a fine job of ruining his own credibility AND career, he doesn't need any help.

True enough.That's why I never post anything that, vulgar, or at least not anymore.

[Yukimura]

For all the hatred I have towards the man, I can't see a reason to threaten him.

Fact is, he's finished anyway, this whole bar thing will be his final hurray and then it's over.

I spent an hour the other night reading the complaint lists. It's horrifing. Dennis had said once that jack wa a one man Press release machine ,but I had no idea how far he'd taken it.

Kotaku. apparently got threated over it despite the fact that it's all PUBLIC RECORD! I mean really, do we even need to try any more, the mans career is self destructing all on it's own.

All we do now, we have to celbrate when he's finished.

[Kincyr]

didn't someone make a JT Press Release mad-lib template? If you saw the Drawn Together episode "Captain Girl", you know where I'm going with this...
I got your verb right here. (points to his groin)

[PyroHazard]

didn't someone make a JT Press Release mad-lib template? If you saw the Drawn Together episode "Captain Girl", you know where I'm going with this...

I could do that. I have fooled people in the past with my faux press releases. :)

[Grahamr]

(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
What you say?
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)

old Woman, old woman, don't treat me so mean,
You're the meanest old woman that I've ever seen.
I guess if you said so
I'd have to pack my things and go. (That's right)

(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
What you say?
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)

Now baby, listen baby, don't ya treat me this-a way
Cause I'll be back on my feet some day.
(Don't care if you do 'cause it's understood)
(you ain't got no money and you just ain't no good)
Well, I guess if you say so
I'd have to pack my things and go. (That's right)

(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
What you say?
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.)
Well

[nightwng2000]

Here's a nice, very long article on John Bruce's situation:

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1170928966137

From the sounds of it, there aren't just s few pieces of evidence either.

"Tew Cardenas lawyer Lawrence Kellogg said in an interview that the letters were only a sample of nearly 500 communications that Thompson distributed about the firm. "

Ouch.

[Beacon]

Thompson "seeks to be left alone to serve God in the fashion that God has chosen, not in the fashion that two liberal bars would choose,"

Wow, that's just too funny. He basically said that since he's a Christian, he should be able to do whatever he want, right? Someone needs to explain separation of Church and State to him (and to a few other people, for that matter).

[Tollwutig]

Here's a nice, very long article on John Bruce's situation:

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1170928966137

From the sounds of it, there aren't just s few pieces of evidence either.

"Tew Cardenas lawyer Lawrence Kellogg said in an interview that the letters were only a sample of nearly 500 communications that Thompson distributed about the firm. "

Ouch.

Very interesting read and they cover it rather unbiased. My take on this is that the Bar should just seek to have him Disbarred stating that Thompson has every right to make statements and to promote his Christian Faith, only not as a member of the Florida Bar.

[Jabrwock]

My take on this is that the Bar should just seek to have him Disbarred stating that Thompson has every right to make statements and to promote his Christian Faith, only not as a member of the Florida Bar.Ditto. I wonder why they're not clarifying that? By staying quiet, they are letting him make it sound like they are trying to muzzle him, wheras in reality they just want to take away his license to practice law.

Maybe he's so scared of not being able to threaten companies directly. I doubt he'd find another lawyer who'd be willing to sue on his behalf, and lawsuit threats pack much more punch than "I'll protest a lot!!!"

[kurisu7885]

Ditto. I wonder why they're not clarifying that? By staying quiet, they are letting him make it sound like they are trying to muzzle him, wheras in reality they just want to take away his license to practice law.

Maybe he's so scared of not being able to threaten companies directly. I doubt he'd find another lawyer who'd be willing to sue on his behalf, and lawsuit threats pack much more punch than "I'll protest a lot!!!"

Not likely. If it has to come out of his own pocket, then odds are he'll find something to do without spending money.

[Kincyr]

Thompson "seeks to be left alone to serve God in the fashion that God has chosen, not in the fashion that two liberal bars would choose," his pleadings state.
If Jack were truly Christian, he would be liberal.
The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.
churl - noun - a bad-tempered person [syn: grouch]

[KN]

Bible-speak is hard on the brain.

What does it say? :S

[Kincyr]

something along the lines of "Bad people are not liberal, just like grouches are not good for anything"

[nightwng2000]

It may be that the Bar is acting within procedures. I seem to recall something along those lines when we were discussing the complaint Dennis filed. Someone pointed out that it was against policy for participants to comment on active complaints. It may be that the Bar is following this line of thinking while John Bruce... is being John Bruce.

Yeah, it makes it seem odd that the Bar doesn't speak up, but it is equally possible that a good strategy would be to let John Bruce rant and rave (which we've seen him do quite often) and let him get himself into further trouble with no help from the Bar.

That bit about 500 communications still gets me. I mean, it's one thing if they are saying multiple copies of emails sent to various people. But 500 unique commincations, in addition to time to create Press Releases, draft bills, and so on and so forth. It's just mind boggling.

[BearDogg-X]

500 seperate communications just shows that Jacky Boy has way too much time on his hands.

[nightwng2000]

Here are two more articles regarding John Bruce and his Bar issues.
The first is a far more generalized article but does refer to John Bruce's case.
The second is zeroed in on John Bruce and his issues.
Both make for a rather interesting legal read. Though, a feel of a slight lean in favor of the attorneys rather than in the middle or towards the Bar is there.

http://www.northcountrygazette.org/articles/2007/021107TwistedJustice.html
http://www.northcountrygazette.org/articles/2007/021007CriticizingJudge.html

A few recent events have been added to his case.

http://jweb.flcourts.org/pls/docket/ds_docket?p_caseyear=2007&p_casenumber=80&psCourt=FSC&psSearchType=

Case#SC07-80

Still wishing for documents to be viewable.

I can't find that Orange County case that he's supposedly filed against the Bar on Constitutional issues.

[Tollwutig]

I read the second link:
With the lack of an Author it sounds like Thompson wrote it himself. In fact analyzing the sentence and paragraph structure I am almost certain that Thompson is the author of the article. He even used some of his own copy-pasta:D

In 2005, Thompson had filed a case in Alabama on behalf of the families of two police officers and a dispatcher, all of whom were killed by Devin Moore in 2003. Moore was convicted and sentenced to death. Moore is no relation to Judge Moore who heard the case.

He's only used those exact same lines in just about every press release since 2005.

For a paraphrase they certainly got it close Thompson says that the Bar's action is just another example of the organization flexing its muscle to infringe on his First Amendment rights and activism.

So either someone is copy-pasting from Thompson's press releases or else he is the author.

[nightwng2000]

I read the second link:
With the lack of an Author it sounds like Thompson wrote it himself. In fact analyzing the sentence and paragraph structure I am almost certain that Thompson is the author of the article. He even used some of his own copy-pasta:D



He's only used those exact same lines in just about every press release since 2005.

For a paraphrase they certainly got it close

So either someone is copy-pasting from Thompson's press releases or else he is the author.

I felt the same thing. But I've read a couple of articles in the Gazette in the past and it looks like it's a pro-Attorney/Anti-Bar paper. So while some of the material may have originated from John Bruce, it's still possible it's staff writing.

[Tim Bickley]

Apparantly (http://www.playfuls.com/news_9461_Jack_Thompson_vs_Manhunt_2_From_UK_With_ Love.html), Jack is going to attempt to prevent Manhunt 2 from being released at all here in the UK.

So much for only wanting to keep violent games out of the hands of children.

[kurisu7885]

Apparantly (http://www.playfuls.com/news_9461_Jack_Thompson_vs_Manhunt_2_From_UK_With_ Love.html), Jack is going to attempt to prevent Manhunt 2 from being released at all here in the UK.

So much for only wanting to keep violent games out of the hands of children.

Er, what problem is it of Jack's if Manhunt 2 is released in the UK, unless you meant Us, in which case it'll be Bully all over again.

[kurisu7885]

Ok, what the hell kinda business does he have stopping a UK release, unless it's releasing there first and he intends to stop it at the source this time. I personally think it might be a scare tactic. IE a lie.

[voodooKobra]

How the heck is a (hypocritical) Miami lawyer supposed to stop a game from being released in a different country with different laws and mandates? Ugh! *headdesk* *repeats until this makes some kind of sense*

[Thefremen]

How the heck is a (hypocritical) Miami lawyer supposed to stop a game from being released in a different country with different laws and mandates? Ugh! *headdesk* *repeats until this makes some kind of sense*

Using his Staff of Game Banning +1.

[beemoh]

How the heck is a (hypocritical) Miami lawyer supposed to stop a game from being released in a different country with different laws and mandates? Ugh! *headdesk* *repeats until this makes some kind of sense*

*dials number on phone*

"..um, hello? IKEA? Yeah, we're going to need a job lot of desks, pronto..."

[Kincyr]

Apparantly (http://www.playfuls.com/news_9461_Jack_Thompson_vs_Manhunt_2_From_UK_With_ Love.html), Jack is going to attempt to prevent Manhunt 2 from being released at all here in the UK.

So much for only wanting to keep violent games out of the hands of children.
He's got more inconsistencies than the Bible itself. But Manhunt 2 is a Take-Two game, so I'm not surprised in the least.
Ok, what the hell kinda business does he have stopping a UK release, unless it's releasing there first and he intends to stop it at the source this time. I personally think it might be a scare tactic. IE a lie.
I just checked GameFAQs. Manhunt 2 is scheduled for a July 2007 release in Europe and a Q3 2007 release in the States. I'd say it's being released there first.
Using his Staff of Game Banning +1.
Quick, get the Axe of Common Sense +2. It will provide a +3 bonus against him.

[kurisu7885]

I just checked GameFAQs. Manhunt 2 is scheduled for a July 2007 release in Europe and a Q3 2007 release in the States. I'd say it's being released there first.

I didn't mean the release date, I meant him being "asked" to assist in helping them stop the release. With a few keystrokes the officials would see what happened when Thompson tried to do the same thing to bully.

[beemoh]

I just checked GameFAQs. Manhunt 2 is scheduled for a July 2007 release in Europe and a Q3 2007 release in the States. I'd say it's being released there first.

That's unusual, a game getting a European release before it gets a US one.

Then again, July *is* in Q3...

[Tim Bickley]

Kuri: Jack said he was asked by "individuals" in the UK, not anyone official - I'm guessing that it will be some parents group, I am also fairly certain that Jack will have contacted them first.

I can't see him having any success over here - video games are rated by the BBFC (the same ratings board as for movies) and those ratings are enforced by law (not that it stops kids getting the games or seeing the movies). It's a system which Jack has praised on several occasions in the past as being what he would like to see introduced in the US. What will happen is he will make some noise, maybe get himself on some daytime chat programs (Richard & Judy etc) and then the game will be released, classified 18 and that will be the end of it.

[kurisu7885]

Kuri: Jack said he was asked by "individuals" in the UK, not anyone official - I'm guessing that it will be some parents group, I am also fairly certain that Jack will have contacted them first.

I can't see him having any success over here - video games are rated by the BBFC (the same ratings board as for movies) and those ratings are enforced by law (not that it stops kids getting the games or seeing the movies). It's a system which Jack has praised on several occasions in the past as being what he would like to see introduced in the US. What will happen is he will make some noise, maybe get himself on some daytime chat programs (Richard & Judy etc) and then the game will be released, classified 18 and that will be the end of it.

And highly likely he'll throw an tantrum and pull out the second he realizes he isn't in charge.

[IanCharles@gmail.com]

Apparantly (http://www.playfuls.com/news_9461_Jack_Thompson_vs_Manhunt_2_From_UK_With_ Love.html), Jack is going to attempt to prevent Manhunt 2 from being released at all here in the UK.

"The original Manhunt was responsible for the bludgeoning death of a British youth by his friend who obsessively played the game. The killer used a hammer just as in the game he played. Take-Two / Rockstar, anticipating the firestorm of criticism with the release of the murder simulator sequel, is lying to the public on both sides of the pond in stating this week that the game had nothing to do with the murder.

The Police said it had nothing to do with the murder. The freakin' police. Jeez!!!

This seemed a rather odd thing to say -
Take-Two is also stating that the sun does not rise in the east because Take-Two makes no money from its rising in the east.
:confused:

That's unusual, a game getting a European release before it gets a US one.
Happens plenty of times. Heck, we got Wario Ware on the Wii before the US ;) (most recent example i could think of)

[Tim Bickley]

Ian: Jack likes to use metaphors, presumeably because he thinks they make him sound smart and sophisticated. Unfortunately for him he isnt very good at them.

[Michael James Nock]

Can someone PLEASE remind EVERYONE that the victim was the one who had the game?

[Kincyr]

Take-Two is also stating that the sun does not rise in the east because Take-Two makes no money from its rising in the east.
(added to his Wikiquote page)
Wait a minute. Is Jack implying that we live in a geocentric universe (http://www.gamepoliticsforums.com/showthread.php?t=1495)?
Can someone PLEASE remind EVERYONE that the victim was the one who had the game?
the site that reported his open letter pointed that out. Or do you mean telling the "individuals" who "contacted" him about this?

[Dagrak]

If he comes here I imagine the best he can hope for is a 5 minute slot on Richard and Judy...thats about it. I can't see him making it onto any of the serious programs or for his efforts to have any real effect.

[nightwng2000]

This is, obviously, old news, but was last updated yesterday.

http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_5270424

But I think this is something we were looking for:

" The Utah Eagle Forum has cited several video games it considers overly violent, but is particularly targeting the Grand Theft Auto series. One scenario, Christensen says, includes a mall shooting.
Although Christensen allowed that there is no evidence that Trolley Square shooter Sulejman Talovic played violent video games at any time prior to slaying five people a week ago, she says the massacre played out similarly to the Grand Theft Auto mall segment. "

Perhaps this was the reference in the Rebecca Walsh piece about the issue having been brought up on "Capitol Hill".

So now it's not just a causal or correlation between playing a violent video game and commiting a violent act. If a violent act merely LOOKS like a scene in a video game, even if the person who commited the violent act didn't play violent games, then the game is still to blame for the act.
(She didn't know about the "acquaintance", so he doesn't play in her claim.)

[PyroHazard]

So if a bunch of white supermacists put a gay man on a crucifix, can we blame that on the bible?

Oh yeah, that's right, it's religious persecution if we do that. :rolleyes:

[kurisu7885]

This is, obviously, old news, but was last updated yesterday.

http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_5270424

But I think this is something we were looking for:

" The Utah Eagle Forum has cited several video games it considers overly violent, but is particularly targeting the Grand Theft Auto series. One scenario, Christensen says, includes a mall shooting.
Although Christensen allowed that there is no evidence that Trolley Square shooter Sulejman Talovic played violent video games at any time prior to slaying five people a week ago, she says the massacre played out similarly to the Grand Theft Auto mall segment. "

Perhaps this was the reference in the Rebecca Walsh piece about the issue having been brought up on "Capitol Hill".

So now it's not just a causal or correlation between playing a violent video game and commiting a violent act. If a violent act merely LOOKS like a scene in a video game, even if the person who commited the violent act didn't play violent games, then the game is still to blame for the act.
(She didn't know about the "acquaintance", so he doesn't play in her claim.)

well, the argument is still damned weak, as if they had done ANY research at all, said mall "shooting" was just breaking windows to scare shop owners into paying protection money.

[Hank the Tank]

God knows how many of you guys are going to post something about this immediately in the Thompson thread.


Hay guyz!
read Gabe's post!

www.penny-arcade.com

lololololololololololz

[kurisu7885]

Hay guyz!
read Gabe's post!

www.penny-arcade.com

lololololololololololz

Sad, just ****ing sad. Sad part is, if Jack sees it, "the letter was fabricated by the villains at Rockstar to derail this investigation." As for the kid, may he rot.

[Thefremen]

Hay guyz!
read Gabe's post!

www.penny-arcade.com

lololololololololololz

I don't get it, why was this supposed to be posted here?

[Beacon]

Yeah, this doesn't seem like the right thread for it, and the string of lol seems particularly heartless.
On the subject though, I can't imagine what these people must have gone through. To try everything they could and simply have none of it work.

[Tim Bickley]

More bizarre Thompson news - he has filed a complaint with the Judicial Qualifications Commission against the judge in the case over custody of Anna Nicole Smith's body (he awarded custody to her daughter's court appointed guardian who decided she should be buried with her son in the Bahamas).

Jack isnt representing either side in the dispute and (presumeably) isnt even a friend of anyone involved...but he still felt the need to poke his nose in and get a couple fo column inches:

Coral Gables attorney Jack Thompson filed a complaint against Seidlin with the Judicial Qualifications Commission on Wednesday.

Thompson, who is controversial for filing complaints about what he says is obscene in the entertainment industry, said he thinks Seidlin's conduct in the Smith case violates nearly every judicial canon. The complaint will have no legal standing unless the commission finds sufficient evidence to file formal charges against Seidlin.

link (http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-cseidlin23feb23,0,3083996.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines).

[Grahamr]

Hopefully he'll get involved in that stuff instead.

[PyroHazard]

More bizarre Thompson news
link (http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-cseidlin23feb23,0,3083996.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines).

This is probaly one of the most bizarre things he has done. Then again, since it's such a high-profile case, I am not the damndest surprised he is trying to latch himself to this like a publicity leech.

[Tollwutig]

This is probaly one of the most bizarre things he has done. Then again, since it's such a high-profile case, I am not the damndest surprised he is trying to latch himself to this like a publicity leech.

A publicity leech he is for sure

[nightwng2000]

A publicity leech he is for sure

You have a PhD in understatement, don't you?

[Yukimura]

Has anyone else been thinking about this fact.
1. Crackdown, a new game recently released was created by the man responsible for the GTA series design. It features large amounts of violence, deals with highly adult content, and makes refrences to genetic modification and enchancement. Knowing all this, one would think JBT would be on it's case already. But not a peep.

Can you say, Hypocrite?

Thompson shows in his actions that he's never been about the "children", but that he's always been about himself, and his personal agenda. Thankfully ,the games out and availble already, so he can't stop it's release.

Personally, I'm glad he's now facing the music down in florida, which is likely why he's been so quiet on the game front lately, but in the end, disbarment would take the teeth from him, but wouldn't shut his mouth. Just, without his law degree, he'd have to be a lot more careful about what he says, cause now, his words can't be cited as "expert" opinion since they cost him his license.:D

[kurisu7885]

Has anyone else been thinking about this fact.
1. Crackdown, a new game recently released was created by the man responsible for the GTA series design. It features large amounts of violence, deals with highly adult content, and makes refrences to genetic modification and enchancement. Knowing all this, one would think JBT would be on it's case already. But not a peep.

Can you say, Hypocrite?

Thompson shows in his actions that he's never been about the "children", but that he's always been about himself, and his personal agenda. Thankfully ,the games out and availble already, so he can't stop it's release.

Personally, I'm glad he's now facing the music down in florida, which is likely why he's been so quiet on the game front lately, but in the end, disbarment would take the teeth from him, but wouldn't shut his mouth. Just, without his law degree, he'd have to be a lot more careful about what he says, cause now, his words can't be cited as "expert" opinion since they cost him his license.:D
Not like he needs anymore bar complaints.

[Cecil475]

Has anyone else been thinking about this fact.
1. Crackdown, a new game recently released was created by the man responsible for the GTA series design. It features large amounts of violence, deals with highly adult content, and makes refrences to genetic modification and enchancement. Knowing all this, one would think JBT would be on it's case already. But not a peep.

I don't know for a fact but someone at one of my local EB Games said it was.

- Warren Lewis

[Tim Bickley]

JT probably has sent press releases about Crackdown - he sends a press release if his mail gets delivered late. Its just that noone bothers publishing them unless they are particularly interesting.

[nightwng2000]

Direct links don't seem to work, so:
www.floridasupremecourt.org (http://www.floridasupremecourt.org)

Docket Search
Search by Party/attorney name
Choose Party
Last name Thompson
First name John

Click the 7 on the far right for John Bruce.

Case SC07-80 is Active and that's the one we knew about with the 5 counts and having a referee assigned.
There is a Letter referred to on 2/21/07. No viewable documents. Blast!

But, there is a new case as well.

Case SC07-354 is Active and was filed 2/23/07.
It just indicates a Complaint and in the Notes is "O&1".
No clue what that is.

Anyone have a clue as to what this new case is about and what the letter referred to in the other case would be?

[nightwng2000]

Ah, and now an article that was expected:

http://www.planetxbox360.com/index.php/articledetails/show/1456

BTW, notice near the end:

"Let's see how this one plays out, as with previous occassions surely this one will have just as much drama and bring just as much entertainment. Attorney at law and blogger at GamePolitics.com had this to say of Thompson:

"Jack Thompson is all hype and puffery, a lawyer who has not tried a case in this century or won one in the last two. The only thing he does when he goes to court is get himself thrown out, admonished or censured.""

So who would that "Attorney at law and blogger at GamePolitics.com" be?

[markdstandridge]

Direct links don't seem to work, so:
www.floridasupremecourt.org (http://www.floridasupremecourt.org)
Case SC07-354 is Active and was filed 2/23/07.
It just indicates a Complaint and in the Notes is "O&1".
No clue what that is.

Anyone have a clue as to what this new case is about and what the letter referred to in the other case would be?

The new Complaint might stem from Judge Friedman's emergency bar complaint that he said he'd file following the Bully hearing--I thought it might be an Amended Complaint, but that should probably be filed under 07-80.

As for Laddy Jack's 2/21 letter, it's probably some more blustering on his part (only this letter violates the Florida Supreme Court's direct order of 2/14 stating that everything in this case must be filed with the Referee and not the Court).

[markdstandridge]

Ah, and now an article that was expected:

http://www.planetxbox360.com/index.php/articledetails/show/1456
"Jack Thompson is all hype and puffery, a lawyer who has not tried a case in this century or won one in the last two. The only thing he does when he goes to court is get himself thrown out, admonished or censured.""

So who would that "Attorney at law and blogger at GamePolitics.com" be?

:confused: I wish I could take credit for that one, but it wasn't me.

[Thefremen]

JT probably has sent press releases about Crackdown - he sends a press release if his mail gets delivered late. Its just that noone bothers publishing them unless they are particularly interesting.

Omg that's awesome. Also, he sends press releases about his press releases.

[nightwng2000]

Omg that's awesome. Also, he sends press releases about his press releases.

Well, he does hype up a lot about the press he does get. 60 Minutes and all that crap.

[PyroHazard]

Ah, and now an article that was expected:
http://www.planetxbox360.com/index.php/articledetails/show/1456


Nothing but air and vague threats coming from him. I swear, if you replace "Grand Theft Auto IV" with any other game, no doubt it would have the same effect...

[Tim Bickley]

nightwing: according to the list of abbreviations on the bar website "O&1" means "Original and 1 copy" - so it isnt an important note.

I think that this complaint is most likely in relation to the Bully case.

[BearDogg-X]

http://biz.yahoo.com/law/070228/3211a069be4c855e462ee3d8c078b504.html?.v=1

This article was linked in a thread on the main page by someone else.

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dava Tunis has been appointed the referee in the Bar's disciplinary case against Thompson.

The article has nothing to do with Thompson, just someone he's representing against the same law firm that filed one of the ethics complaints involving Howard Stern.

[nightwng2000]

Here's a PodCast that refers to the GTA 4 lawsuit. Nothing new, no interview, still it's interesting. I think it's the 2nd or 3rd story.

http://www.planetxbox360.com/index.php/articledetails/show/1481

[IanCharles@gmail.com]

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/10/jack-thompson-suing-take-two-2007-edition/

Thompson says he is going forward with the lawsuit because he "still has his testicles, both literally and figuratively" despite Take-Two's efforts to have him disbarred.

ewww on the literally part. Ewww.

[kurisu7885]

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/10/jack-thompson-suing-take-two-2007-edition/



ewww on the literally part. Ewww.

He still acts like it's ALL Take Two's fault that he's on the verge of losing his license

[Kincyr]

Jack's press release with corrections added. (http://www.gamingtarget.com/article.php?artid=6673)

[Michael James Nock]

This is bizzare. I'm about to admit JT was right, and a gamer group was wrong (shivers). Quite a lot, maybe 25/30% of the games sold on the high street in the UK are restricted by law, certainly all the GTA's and Manhunt.

(Upon realising what he had just done, the author of this post screamed, and was found curled up in a tree three hours later, singing "Daisy"

[Thefremen]

This is bizzare. I'm about to admit JT was right, and a gamer group was wrong (shivers). Quite a lot, maybe 25/30% of the games sold on the high street in the UK are restricted by law, certainly all the GTA's and Manhunt.

(Upon realising what he had just done, the author of this post screamed, and was found curled up in a tree three hours later, singing "Daisy"

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

[kurisu7885]

Message for Jack.


NO ADS HAVE RUN FOR GTA4 OR MANHUNT 2 YET, SO THEY AREN'T BEING MARKETED TO KIDS!!!!

[IanCharles@gmail.com]

Jack's press release with corrections added. (http://www.gamingtarget.com/article.php?artid=6673)

I cannot comment on the state of Jack Thompson's testicles as this sentence just disturbs me.


Hehehe :D Im truley flummoxed by him mentioning that

[nightwng2000]

And he is still claiming the APA found a "causal" link.

[BearDogg-X]

Figuratively, he never had testicles to begin with. Literally, nobody cares.

Anyway, more whining from a man who's on the verge of losing his law license, and all because he didn't practice what he preached about growing up and getting a life.

And he is still claiming the APA found a "causal" link.

Which is a lie. Not to mention he's still claiming that the Louisiana AG chickened out of defending his bull**** law because of some threat. Which is another lie.

[kurisu7885]

Which is a lie. Not to mention he's still claiming that the Louisiana AG chickened out of defending his bull**** law because of some threat. Which is another lie.

What truth has he told since his whole crusade started?

[Yukimura]

What truth has he told since his whole crusade started?

Little if any, which is why I've been constantly harping on the fact that someone needs to keep on him and keep him under threat of lawsuits to get that crap to stop.

[kurisu7885]

Little if any, which is why I've been constantly harping on the fact that someone needs to keep on him and keep him under threat of lawsuits to get that crap to stop.

Only for him to try to go public with more slander.

[beemoh]

What truth has he told since his whole crusade started?

He has stated his surname. It is "Thompson".

[Anjin-San]

Little if any, which is why I've been constantly harping on the fact that someone needs to keep on him and keep him under threat of lawsuits to get that crap to stop.

That's anti-logic. You can't enforce him to not have a stupid opinion by way of law.

[Yukimura]

That's anti-logic. You can't enforce him to not have a stupid opinion by way of law.

But you could bankrupt him with the use of slander lawsuits :)

[Neverknowsbest]

I don't know if anyone would actually go that far though. It would probably silence Thompson in the long run(no money=no publicity) but it would also bring whichever company that sued him a ton of bad press in the short term.

I can see it now "Take Two is trying to stop me from protecting our children, want your children to buy more murder simulators..." and so on.

[Yukimura]

I don't know if anyone would actually go that far though. It would probably silence Thompson in the long run(no money=no publicity) but it would also bring whichever company that sued him a ton of bad press in the short term.

I can see it now "Take Two is trying to stop me from protecting our children, want your children to buy more murder simulators..." and so on.

How is he already not trying to do that? Regardless of the press, silience thompson once and for all would only help improve relations in the end. Cause without his caustic bull**** all the time, maybe an actuall dialouge would be possible.

[kurisu7885]

How is he already not trying to do that? Regardless of the press, silience thompson once and for all would only help improve relations in the end. Cause without his caustic bull**** all the time, maybe an actuall dialouge would be possible.

And a peaceful dialogue with him had been tried, but he spat is the gaming community's face metaphorically speaking.

[Yukimura]

And a peaceful dialogue with him had been tried, but he spat is the gaming community's face metaphorically speaking.

Who said I wanted a peacefull dialouge with him?

[kurisu7885]

Who said I wanted a peacefull dialouge with him?

Just sayin is all.

[Yukimura]

Just sayin is all.

It's the goverments, legislatiors, and so forth. If jack is removed from the debate, it woudl sudden'y get a lot more civil wouldn't it?

[kurisu7885]

It's the goverments, legislatiors, and so forth. If jack is removed from the debate, it woudl sudden'y get a lot more civil wouldn't it?

I would think so, what without him tossing blame where none belongs, or tryign to influence politicians into wasting tax money.

[Darth_Toxic]

Here's an idiotic press release that Manhuntuncut.com recently reported on.

"Miami attorney and anti-violent video game activist Jack Thompson has been asked by individuals in the United Kingdom to help stop the distribution of Take-Two / Rockstar's hyperviolent video game Manhunt 2 in that country due out this summer. The game will feature stealth murder and torture. The last version allowed suffocation of victims with plastic bags.

The original Manhunt was responsible for the bludgeoning death of a British youth by his friend who obsessively played the game. The killer used a hammer just as in the game he played. Take-Two / Rockstar, anticipating the firestorm of criticism with the release of the murder simulator sequel, is lying to the public on both sides of the pond in stating this week that the game had nothing to do with the murder.

Take-Two is also stating that the sun does not rise in the east because Take-Two makes no money from its rising in the east. Take-Two has been repeatedly found in the U.S. by the federal government to be guilty of fraud, so what would one expect it to say.

Jack Thompson has agreed to this request from the U.K. Look for this effort to begin shortly given the summer of 2007 release date."

[kurisu7885]

Here's an idiotic press release that Manhuntuncut.com recently reported on.

"Miami attorney and anti-violent video game activist Jack Thompson has been asked by individuals in the United Kingdom to help stop the distribution of Take-Two / Rockstar's hyperviolent video game Manhunt 2 in that country due out this summer. The game will feature stealth murder and torture. The last version allowed suffocation of victims with plastic bags.

The original Manhunt was responsible for the bludgeoning death of a British youth by his friend who obsessively played the game. The killer used a hammer just as in the game he played. Take-Two / Rockstar, anticipating the firestorm of criticism with the release of the murder simulator sequel, is lying to the public on both sides of the pond in stating this week that the game had nothing to do with the murder.

Take-Two is also stating that the sun does not rise in the east because Take-Two makes no money from its rising in the east. Take-Two has been repeatedly found in the U.S. by the federal government to be guilty of fraud, so what would one expect it to say.

Jack Thompson has agreed to this request from the U.K. Look for this effort to begin shortly given the summer of 2007 release date."

I still either think he's lying, or the UK has gone off the deep end.

[Tim Bickley]

That press release is a few weeks old - I have yet to see his "effort" begin.

He wont be lying about the request, it will be from some parents group - not anyone with any political clout.

[Hannah]

I still either think he's lying, or the UK has gone off the deep end.

Ahh, but look at the wording: "Jack Thompson has been asked by individuals in the United Kingdom"

Anyone can be an individual. For all we know, it could be a couple of friends or relatives of his.

[kurisu7885]

Ahh, but look at the wording: "Jack Thompson has been asked by individuals in the United Kingdom"

Anyone can be an individual. For all we know, it could be a couple of friends or relatives of his.

Doesn't matter who it was or how much influence, letting him get involved with anything is political suicide.

[Anjin-San]

But you could bankrupt him with the use of slander lawsuits :)

If they had a firm basis. You can't drain his money if the fines don't have merit. And I figure repeatedly suing would eventually enter frivolous territory. Again, having a stupid opinion isn't something punishable by law.

[Yukimura]

If they had a firm basis. You can't drain his money if the fines don't have merit. And I figure repeatedly suing would eventually enter frivolous territory. Again, having a stupid opinion isn't something punishable by law.

Trust me Anji, theres piles and piles of evidance against the man. Alabama proved that much.

[nightwng2000]

"BREAKING: Take Two Sues Jack Thompson over Manhunt 2, GTA4 (http://gamepolitics.com/2007/03/16/breaking-take-two-sues-jack-thompson/)
March 16th, 2007 "

Alright, I hear that. Who's got the Stone Cold Steve Austin entrance music playing behind the T2 Logo? :)

[Dagrak]

"BREAKING: Take Two Sues Jack Thompson over Manhunt 2, GTA4 (http://gamepolitics.com/2007/03/16/breaking-take-two-sues-jack-thompson/)
March 16th, 2007 "

Alright, I hear that. Who's got the Stone Cold Steve Austin entrance music playing behind the T2 Logo? :)



Its a good start but I can't help thinking its a little too late, what with Take Two facing a company revolt.

[BearDogg-X]

"BREAKING: Take Two Sues Jack Thompson over Manhunt 2, GTA4 (http://gamepolitics.com/2007/03/16/breaking-take-two-sues-jack-thompson/)
March 16th, 2007 "

Alright, I hear that. Who's got the Stone Cold Steve Austin entrance music playing behind the T2 Logo? :)



Preferably the Disturbed version.

Thompson just got a taste of his own medicine.

Remember the WWE's lawsuit against the PTC? Same argument applies.

[kurisu7885]

Here's my take on this....

ABOUT ****ING TIME TAKE TWO!!!!!

[Yukimura]

Whats this? how long have I been advocating this exact action, for more then a year, and you people said I was crazy or that it was a bad Idea. now, Take two does exactly what I recomended and you all cheer? :p

seriously, I'm glad someone at take 2 finally got a set of brass to deal with this slime ball. maybe this will finally shut him up for good, but I doubt it.

[kurisu7885]

Whats this? how long have I been advocating this exact action, for more then a year, and you people said I was crazy or that it was a bad Idea. now, Take two does exactly what I recomended and you all cheer? :p

seriously, I'm glad someone at take 2 finally got a set of brass to deal with this slime ball. maybe this will finally shut him up for good, but I doubt it.

It'll neuter his ability to cause damage, but shutting his up is a near impossibility

[Darth_Toxic]

This shows the extent to which I have become a problem for (Take Two). Or maybe they are trying to show that I won’t be a hindrance in the sales of their upcoming products.

(Take Two’s law firm) Blank Rome… has, by this remarkable lawsuit, laid bare precisely what it is about - the silencing and destruction of Take-Two’s most abiding and most successful critic.

Excuse me for a sec....

http://www.fstdt.com/funnyimages/uploads/208.jpg

[ZippyDSMlee]

Excuse me for a sec....

http://www.fstdt.com/funnyimages/uploads/208.jpg

my teeth hurt 0_o

[Darth_Toxic]

I have been praying, literally, that Take-Two and its lawyers would do something so stupid… that such a misstep would enable me to destroy Take-Two…

The pit Take-Two has dug for itself will be patently clear next week when I strike back.

Oh, please.

[kurisu7885]

Oh, please.

Oh no, Jack is only a victim, he didn't do anything, he was only speaking out against and ebil company and now they want to silence him, but he didn'ty do anything wrong not at all [sarcasm]

Please, him saying that is the equivalent of a kid taunting a dog from behind a fence and the kid wanting the dog put down when it bites him

[KN]

Please, him saying that is the equivalent of a kid taunting a dog from behind a fence and the kid wanting the dog put down when it bites him

Hah, I saw that once. I kicked the crap out of the kid.

[kurisu7885]

Hah, I saw that once. I kicked the crap out of the kid.

Precisely. You see that happen, don't punish the dog, punish the kid for being a dumbass.

[ZippyDSMlee]

I have been praying, literally, that Take-Two and its lawyers would do something so stupid… that such a misstep would enable me to destroy Take-Two…

The pit Take-Two has dug for itself will be patently clear next week when I strike back.

Ok...if such pit exists only severe money trouble would cuase them to fall into it....not you lil man....

[Hannah]

I still think Take Two should just publicly thank JT for being the best marketing guy they've ever had. I'm pretty sure he's already made them more than enough money to cover their legal fees many times over ;)

[Yukimura]

Correct me if i'm wrong ,but where did jack post? Did I miss something? :confused: :(

[kurisu7885]

Correct me if i'm wrong ,but where did jack post? Did I miss something? :confused: :(

They were quoting Jack's claims from today's article.

[Yukimura]

Sorry, didn't make the connection :(

[ZippyDSMlee]

Sorry, didn't make the connection :(

*noogies*
fuzzy bwianed today? ^^

[Yukimura]

*noogies*
fuzzy bwianed today? ^^

Very very Fuzzy bwained today. MEW!!! ^.^ :p

[ZippyDSMlee]

Very very Fuzzy bwained today. MEW!!! ^.^ :p
Yuki-chan
*pounce noogies* I'll get rid of that brain for you it makes it harder to "think"!!


BTW check out my new long ass media mafia rant thread in the OT,
requirements:coffe,aspirin and a bottle of 90% proof you'll need it when its over :P

[IanCharles@gmail.com]

Pot calling the kettle black -
This lawsuit, filed in US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, is, without a doubt, the single dumbest thing I have ever seen any lawyers do in my thirty years of practicing law.
http://kotaku.com/gaming/jack-thompson/jack-thompson-strikes-back-245063.php

[KN]

This lolsuit should be interesting.

[ZippyDSMlee]

OMG he rambles like I do 0_o

[cyn1c42]

[QUOTE=This lawsuit, filed in US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, is, without a doubt, the single dumbest thing I have ever seen any lawyers do in my thirty years of practicing law--while in continuous good standing to do so with The Florida Bar, I might add, the shock radio and video game industry's efforts notwithstanding.[/QUOTE]

Someone needs to retake basic college writing and learn what a run-on sentence is.

Somehow I doubt that six outstanding bar complaints is "good standing"

[BearDogg-X]

Somehow I doubt that six outstanding bar complaints is "good standing"

Especially since he's going on trial for those complaints.

[Kincyr]

I find it funny that Jack idolizes King David, someone who killed tens of thousands of people.

since he takes the bible literally, someone should give him the following quote after asking for all of his money:D:
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said: "Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again." (Luke 6:30, repeated in Matthew 5:42)

[ZippyDSMlee]

I find it funny that Jack idolizes King David, someone who killed tens of thousands of people.

since he takes the bible literally, someone should give him the following quote after asking for all of his money:D:
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said: "Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again." (Luke 6:30, repeated in Matthew 5:42)

Cheery pickers will still ignore the things they dont like when they dont find it useful to them at the monument...

[Hannah]

hehehehehe....

http://kotaku.com/commenter/jackthompson/

[Thefremen]

hehehehehe....

http://kotaku.com/commenter/jackthompson/

I would say "all work and no play makes jack a dull boy" but what work has he done? All his comments are totally insane, they read like the wall in an insane asylum.

[kurisu7885]

Especially since he's going on trial for those complaints.

Don't you see, those complaints are just efforts by the violent video game industry to silence him, IT'S A CONSPIRACY I TELL YOU!!!!! [/sarcasm]:rolleyes:

[BearDogg-X]

Posted this one on the main page:

"At Bible Camp we made a flow chart. Since God created man, and man created the Transformers, the Transformers are like a gift from God, Randal!"- Elias, Clerks II

So that must mean that GTA is like a gift from God.

[cyn1c42]

doesn't he seem to resemble timecube.com (http://timecube.com) the guy at this site?

[nightwng2000]

Eh? This one slipped by I think:
http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/blogs/?p=632

"On the air Wednesday morning, NBC-6 sports anchor and Miami Dolphins color commentator Joe Rose commentated on, um, color — and what he said wasn’t pretty.

When a caller mentioned something about the difference between light-skinned and darker-skinned black women on Rose’s morning drive radio show on 790 The Ticket, Rose intoned that he preferred lighter-skinned black women, whom he termed “redbones,” than darker-skinned black women, or “chocolates.” And then he added that it is his understanding that most black men feel the same way.

Now, this is breaking as I write this, but Coral Gables attorney Jack Thompson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(attorney)), who gained national fame fighting “obscenity” and Howard Stern, has contacted the NAACP about the comments and Broward Times’ reporter Elgin Jones is digging into the matter. Said Jones, “Apparently many of Rose’s coworkers who are black women are upset about this. You know, those words can be hurtful.” "

Any bets on that he's involving the NAACP as part of a future strategy to blame some video game company of racism through video games? I mean, kiss up and make good with them, then call in to them that they should get behind his latest "outrage". He's known for using a race card (see his racial references regarding "Bully" for example.

Knowing that he uses people, communities, and organizations as he does, it wouldn't surprise me if he has some plan to use them to attack T2 as part of his striking back.

Conspiracy theory, maybe. But I wouldn't put it past him.

[KN]

doesn't he seem to resemble timecube.com (http://timecube.com) the guy at this site?

Yes he does. Except Gene Ray makes sense sometimes. Very very rarely, but still sometimes.

[Jabrwock]

http://news.google.ca/news/url?sa=t&ct=ca/6-0&fp=46001639cf008a95&ei=JyIARuTFNpiIoQKhtI2TDA&url=http%3A//www.athensnews.com/issue/article.php3%3Fstory_id%3D27696&cid=1114598194

A Florida lawyer who's an expert at linking violent crimes to violent video games has offered to assist Athens County Prosecutor C. David Warren and Public Defender J. Michael Westfall in handling the case of a 13-year-old Nelsonville boy charged in a crime spree with more than 100 delinquent acts (break & enters)....

Thompson offers to come to Ohio at his own expense "to inform the court as to why (the Nelsonville teen) most likely did what he did."

Prosecutor Warren, however, said Sunday that it mainly will be up to the public defender to decide whether to take Thompson up on his offer to help. The Florida lawyer's input might be useful in framing a counseling program for the teen during his rehabilitation, if evidence suggests violent video games influenced his behavior, Warren said.

[KN]

A Florida lawyer who's an expert at linking violent crimes to violent video games

I lol'd... so hard.....

[nightwng2000]

http://news.google.ca/news/url?sa=t&ct=ca/6-0&fp=46001639cf008a95&ei=JyIARuTFNpiIoQKhtI2TDA&url=http%3A//www.athensnews.com/issue/article.php3%3Fstory_id%3D27696&cid=1114598194

A Florida lawyer who's an expert at linking violent crimes to violent video games has offered to assist Athens County Prosecutor C. David Warren and Public Defender J. Michael Westfall in handling the case of a 13-year-old Nelsonville boy charged in a crime spree with more than 100 delinquent acts (break & enters)....

Thompson offers to come to Ohio at his own expense "to inform the court as to why (the Nelsonville teen) most likely did what he did."

Prosecutor Warren, however, said Sunday that it mainly will be up to the public defender to decide whether to take Thompson up on his offer to help. The Florida lawyer's input might be useful in framing a counseling program for the teen during his rehabilitation, if evidence suggests violent video games influenced his behavior, Warren said.

Must... contain... anger.
Must... not... lose... control.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8K-oKgd8aE

[PyroHazard]

I lol'd... so hard.....

Maybe he should link 9/11 to video games. I mean, he's not that far off. ;-)

[kurisu7885]

Maybe he should link 9/11 to video games. I mean, he's not that far off. ;-)

Been done. He should try World War 2.

[Tim Bickley]

He has talked about the hijackers training on MS flight simulator in the past...

[beemoh]

Incidentally, Little Gamers (http://www.little-gamers.com/index.php?comicID=1563) has already pretty much rendered all other satire on the Take-Two suit obsolete...

[dutch_gamer]

And Jack's countersuit:

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/news/story.php?sid=6167843&part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6167843

As usual he is full of himself and thinks he is the second coming of Christ.

[MrKenyon]

Holy hell. This guy just thinks EVERYTHING'S a big goddamn conspiracy against him, doesn't he?

[beemoh]

Take-Two had still more help in breaking the law. The countersuit mentions a number of companies and media outlets--including the ESA, Penny Arcade, and GameSpot--as having collaborated and conspired with Take-Two to commit racketeering activities.

Ahaha. Hahaha. Haha. Ha. *wipes tear from eye*

[Brainswarm]

Wait a minute. How did Gamespot and Penny Arcade get dragged into allegations of racketeering? To quote The Princess Bride: "I do not think it means what you think it means." If it means calling Jack Thompson a clown and a moron, then just about all the regulars at Gamepolitcs.com could be in for lengthy jail sentences.

[KN]

Aww, the ECA isn't in there :(

Come on Jack, give Hal and Dennis some credit here.

[Thefremen]

KN is right, I know we may not be as good with satire as PA but damnit we try and what we lack in skill we make up with in numbers. What about Og Thompson? Or Space Thompson?

[Kincyr]

He has talked about the hijackers training on MS flight simulator in the past...
Too bad for him that since the taliban had banned all forms of recreation, they couldn't have trained on games...
...Take-Two, through its Blank Rome lawyers, sought in Alabama to tamper with a witness in a pending criminal case, according to that witness' lawyer.
That's funny, because Jack Thompson sought in New Mexico to tamper with defendant Codey Posey in a criminal case. He promised to get him a lesser sentence if he blamed videogames. Posey refused, claiming all responsibility for what he had done.

[BearDogg-X]

Wow. More braying from the biggest jackass in all of America. Big F***ing Deal.

Further proof that the Metropolitian Moron of Miami needs to practice what he preaches about growing up and getting a life.

Earl Hickey says that Karma's just starting to bite him on the ass.

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/SlntRob/th_thmy_name_is_earl_tv_200_lee.jpg

[Anjin-San]

Been done. He should try World War 2.

Been done too.

[kurisu7885]

Been done too.

Well then, it looks like the extinction of the dinosaurs would be next.

And odds are he meant Gamestop

[Dagrak]

If I'm reading the current story right then he has clearly gone mad or at least written something OTT without really thinking it through. I seriously fail to see how this can benefit him but I can see it really harming his defence. Madness.

[BearDogg-X]

Like I said on the main page, paranoia would be an understatement. Thompson needs to locked into the mental health place and the key thrown away.

To paraphrase the high school principal in “Billy Madison”:

Mr. Thompson, what you’ve just filed in court is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this world is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

Again, Karma’s completely catching up to the Metropolitian Moron of Miami who couldn’t just practice what he preaches about growing up and getting a life.

[beemoh]

That's funny, because Jack Thompson sought in New Mexico to tamper with defendant Codey Posey in a criminal case.

I can see the headline now: "Jack Thompson tampers with 16 year old boy"

[ZippyDSMlee]

I can see the headline now: "Jack Thompson tampers with 16 year old boy"

he is the "type" after all :P

[Tim Bickley]

Ive skimmed through Jack's rant (sorry, legal document) and one interesting titbit of information jumped out - the contempt of court hearing relating to the Bully case is scheduled for this Friday.

[kurisu7885]

Ive skimmed through Jack's rant (sorry, legal document) and one interesting titbit of information jumped out - the contempt of court hearing relating to the Bully case is scheduled for this Friday.

So tomorrow or Saturday another judge will be in the pocket of Take Star

[IanCharles@gmail.com]

Interesting nugget of info that.

I think Jack has gone mad, i mean really, some of the stuff hes bought up is just insanse!

[KN]

Interesting nugget of info that.

I think Jack has gone mad, i mean really, some of the stuff hes bought up is just insanse!

This suggests that there was a period in which he was NOT insane, a state of being we know him to be in since at least the 1960s.

[Darth_Toxic]

Wow. More braying from the biggest jackass in all of America. Big F***ing Deal.

Further proof that the Metropolitian Moron of Miami needs to practice what he preaches about growing up and getting a life.

Earl Hickey says that Karma's just starting to bite him on the ass.

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/SlntRob/th_thmy_name_is_earl_tv_200_lee.jpg

XD, I love that show.

It would be awesome if Jack decided that he had a large negative karma streak, and set out to make up for all of his lies and villainy? Hey, even us cynics can dream, can't we?

[Yukimura]

Jack not crazy he's ****ING PSYCHO!!

Brownie points for anyone who can identify the subtle refrence I made in my title and first line.

But seriously, the man has LOST IT!! Put him in a white jacket before he hurts someone.

[ZippyDSMlee]

Jack not crazy he's ****ING PSYCHO!!

Brownie points for anyone who can identify the subtle refrence I made in my title and first line.

But seriously, the man has LOST IT!! Put him in a white jacket before he hurts someone.

I can see it now he goes on a rampage and blames it on his secret violent video game addiction :eek:

[Yukimura]

The guy knows how terminology. Say what you will, he can sure write down a freaking legal document, regardless of how wrong it might be.

Still, that pile of garbage he calls a counter suit will bury him, it's almost more hateful and racist then I would expect a document to be.

BTW, has anyone fiqured out my subtle refrence from before yet? heres a hint.

It's from a game, based on a movie, that jack thompson bitched about!

[ZippyDSMlee]

The guy knows how terminology. Say what you will, he can sure write down a freaking legal document, regardless of how wrong it might be.

Still, that pile of garbage he calls a counter suit will bury him, it's almost more hateful and racist then I would expect a document to be.

BTW, has anyone fiqured out my subtle refrence from before yet? heres a hint.

It's from a game, based on a movie, that jack thompson bitched about!

GTA 3? *L*

[Yukimura]

So, was reviewing the document, and already found three confirmed lies in the text. was wondering, could any legal beagles look over it and document how many false hoods he states and end it to the ESA, Take Two, and the ECA for there use in the upcoming case.

It's gotta be stopped. Thompson has to be put out to pasture for good.

Ok, read some more, I've stopped after roughly 15 lies or falsehoods.

This man things he has a prayer of winning?

[Yukimura]

GTA 3? *L*

Nope, sorry zippy

[beemoh]

So, was reviewing the document, and already found three confirmed lies in the text. was wondering, could any legal beagles look over it and document how many false hoods he states and end it to the ESA, Take Two, and the ECA for there use in the upcoming case.

It's gotta be stopped. Thompson has to be put out to pasture for good.

Ok, read some more, I've stopped after roughly 15 lies or falsehoods.

This man things he has a prayer of winning?

Any chance you could post up the lies themselves? With context, preferably.

Oh: and is it The Warriors?

[Yukimura]

Any chance you could post up the lies themselves? With context, preferably.

Oh: and is it The Warriors?

I"m having trouble decepyhering that mish mash of legal bs. I can tell you his FTC claim, the bully claim, and his claims about the APA and NIMF were both wrong and misleading.

ANd yes, it's the warriors, from the opening level. Acutally quote from a destroyer scout.

"Tell me not to get drunk on patrol. I'm not drunk i'm ****ING WASTED"

[Hannah]

This was the most obvious lie that I found:
Take-Two was also found, after the release of Bully homosexual sex in the game, which Take-Two “forgot” to tell the ESRB and Judge Friedman about.

Also,
Take-Two placed on its official corporate web site at
www.rockstargames.com a parody description of Thompson as a bisexual pedophile.

This is not entirely true, but not as much of an outright lie as the previous statement: although character on the site was clearly intended to parody JT, they never actually implied that he liked little girls too ;)

Hmm... and was the "sex aid product" sent to the Thompson household really meant for his wife? I always assumed it was for him...

[kurisu7885]

This was the most obvious lie that I found:


Also,


This is not entirely true, but not as much of an outright lie as the previous statement: although character on the site was clearly intended to parody JT, they never actually implied that he liked little girls too ;)

Hmm... and was the "sex aid product" sent to the Thompson household really meant for his wife? I always assumed it was for him...He'd fail to see the irony if a box of douches arrived at his house.

[KN]

http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2007/20070323.jpg

[beemoh]

This has popped up on the SA forums. I only point it out, as they seem to have a Jack Thompson emoticon.

Clicky (http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2391386) and scroll to RandolphCarter's post.

[AshelyTisdaleGta]

Roflmao man that is good

[BearDogg-X]

http://news.google.ca/news/url?sa=t&ct=ca/6-0&fp=46001639cf008a95&ei=JyIARuTFNpiIoQKhtI2TDA&url=http%3A//www.athensnews.com/issue/article.php3%3Fstory_id%3D27696&cid=1114598194

A Florida lawyer who's an expert at linking violent crimes to violent video games has offered to assist Athens County Prosecutor C. David Warren and Public Defender J. Michael Westfall in handling the case of a 13-year-old Nelsonville boy charged in a crime spree with more than 100 delinquent acts (break & enters)....

Thompson offers to come to Ohio at his own expense "to inform the court as to why (the Nelsonville teen) most likely did what he did."

Prosecutor Warren, however, said Sunday that it mainly will be up to the public defender to decide whether to take Thompson up on his offer to help. The Florida lawyer's input might be useful in framing a counseling program for the teen during his rehabilitation, if evidence suggests violent video games influenced his behavior, Warren said.

Update:

http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/03/24/rileyboy.ART_ART_03-24-07_B1_5M666HU.html

Turns out Riley has 26 charges against him total, not 128.

[nightwng2000]

Update:

http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/03/24/rileyboy.ART_ART_03-24-07_B1_5M666HU.html

Turns out Riley has 26 charges against him total, not 128.

Ya know, I had been considering writing a letter to the state AG, among others, and urging for an independant investigation to take over.

Why?

From the way the situation was developing, one could almost see a potential conspiracy (not a popular word, but bear with me) between the prosecutor, John Bruce, and the defense attorney. Go over the original article, John Bruce's claims that the prosecutor and investigators contacted John Bruce, and other factors.

Look at the Robida case where DA Paul Walsh refused to allow John Bruce access and stated that if John Bruce had received information from investigators, then it would have been an illegal act.

Frankly, from the original article, and other reports, John Bruce interfered with witnesses and family members as well as investigators. The DA then claimed he was asking John Bruce for help in counseling and rehab for the kid.

I'm betting that such a consipiracy would lead to another civil suit against T2/Rockstar. Look at the Posey case. Would it really be a shock in this one?

Frankly, it's my opinion that this case has been tampered with from top to bottom. This kid, his family, the victims of this kid, and the community at large, as well as the Justice System, will be used and abused just to push John Bruce's agenda. His prior actions support this claim.

And frankly, now that the cat is out of the bag that the prosecutor misled (and I believe it was intentionally (whether John Bruce was involved I can't tell) done, not due to misjudgmental error) the public as part of the aforementioned conspiracy.

Again, "conspiracy" isn't a pleasant word. But based on prior actions and the actions of those involved in this case, it isn't hard to believe.

I'd put off writing my letter all this time. Chalk it up to laziness. Frankly, I think someone in the Judicial community should definitely write a letter filing a complaint against the prosecutor, John Bruce, the investigators, and the defense attorney. Writing to the state AG, the Bars in both FL and OH, and perhaps even the US AG.

Yeah, I know, it smacks of activism. But if these acts go unchallenged, what harm will befall those I mentioned above that will be used and abused by these acts?

[Tim Bickley]

nightwng: whether there are 128 charges or 28 the kid didnt kill anyone so any damages awarded in a civil suit would be minimal. JT's interest in this case is primarily to get a court to accept that video games were a causal factor in the crime spree. If a judge grants a more lenient sentence on those grounds then it would be the first legal ruling that JT could quote in future cases (then maybe he could stop putting parts of his autobiography and movie plots in his cour filings).

Its quite a clever strategy actually, claiming that video games are the primary cause of any given murder requires quite a leap of faith, particularly given the history of mental illness that most teen shooters seem to have. Robbery, however, is probably easier to believe - he'll establish the link in a handful of cases and then move up to car theft, then mugging and other violent crimes and, finally, with all those court rulings behind him he'll be in a much stronger position to link games with murders.

Lets hope the judge in this case is smart enough not to let it happen.

[nightwng2000]

nightwng: whether there are 128 charges or 28 the kid didnt kill anyone so any damages awarded in a civil suit would be minimal. JT's interest in this case is primarily to get a court to accept that video games were a causal factor in the crime spree. If a judge grants a more lenient sentence on those grounds then it would be the first legal ruling that JT could quote in future cases (then maybe he could stop putting parts of his autobiography and movie plots in his cour filings).

Its quite a clever strategy actually, claiming that video games are the primary cause of any given murder requires quite a leap of faith, particularly given the history of mental illness that most teen shooters seem to have. Robbery, however, is probably easier to believe - he'll establish the link in a handful of cases and then move up to car theft, then mugging and other violent crimes and, finally, with all those court rulings behind him he'll be in a much stronger position to link games with murders.

Lets hope the judge in this case is smart enough not to let it happen.

Looking at his recent countersuit, do you really think he'd consider a "reasonable" civil suit in regards to this case?

The new article lists this kid as the leader of his small criminal gang. His brother is 11 and there were two other kids 15 years old. I suspect there were a great many other influences that we haven't heard about yet (surprise, surprise). Family "activities" that he may have learned from. Exposure to other kids not in his "gang" that he learned his activities from. Probably many others. But as with the Posey case, John Bruce will do his best to keep those influences from being heard in any civil case.

While we are rather intelligent and... use common sense (ahem)... in our viewing of these cases, John Bruce himself clearly does not (as proven in Press Releases, lawsuits, and court appearances). And what role the prosecutors (remember, in the Posey case, it's claimed that the prosecutor may have had something to do with John Bruce's involvment there too) and, in this case, the defense attorney are going to have may have a legal influence on the judge, even if the judge has intelligence and "common sense". And, whereas the suing family members in the Posey case were against Cody in the suit, it could very well end up that the parents of this kid, along with this kid, that will be filing any civil suit.

In the Alabama case, it's the victims and family of the victims that filed the suit. In the Posey case, family members of both Cody and the victims. But in this case, it will be the kid and his parents. Almost as if he'd committed his original crimes, then benefits further if they win a civil suit. Civil suits have their place in the legal system. But these cases, brought or encouraged by John Bruce, do some serious damage to the honor of the Justice system, as well as do some serious abuse damage to the community as well.

Unfortunately, these suits can't simply be labeled as frivolous and thrown out immediately. They have to be taken seriously, no matter how worthless the intelligent population sees them.


(P.S. I gotta say, I'm impressed with myself. I actually spelled "frivolous" correct without checking first. :) )

[kurisu7885]

In either case, as Nightwing mentioned, when John Bruce takes the stand, any other factor that was ever considered in such a case magically vanishes, and he , and he will do anything under his "power" to have video games declared the sole, the only, the absolute factor that caused these crimes.

[nightwng2000]

Because of today's article about the "strike back" countersuit, I want to ask two GENERAL questions and I hope there are professionsals or in-the-know folks here who can answer them.

(1) From a legal standpoint, does this happen a lot? An attorney files a suit, completely... "off the wall", publicized or not, and then a mere week or so later, change it, water it down, make it sound resonable, whatever? Is this a "common" practice, or even not quite so "common" but still happens?

(2) I know the bosses here don't like it brought up, but I'm curious. From a professional standpoint, in general, does this activity seem like some sort of psychological readjustment? Yes, I know, it's not good to question along these lines. We don't know what happened behind the scenes. Someone suggested he showed his suit to another attorney and things proceeded from there. But, to me, it's more like the initial act was due to a loss of impulse control (I have an ADHD son so I'm familiar with those acts) and now a reassertion of stability. Or at least the appearance of it. Based on prior publicized acts, he's hardly ever taken a big step, then stepped back. We've seen extremes from him in one place, then denials (more through lies and deceit than anything) of those actions. But this time, it seems he's realized he's gone too far.

Again, we don't know the behind the scenes events. And we're not likely to hear the truth from him about them. But I'm curious if a professional would associate this action, in general, to any symptoms of disorder or if, due to lack of behind the scenes, they would avoid making a speculation.

I'm curious because it does seem out of step for him.

[bayushisan]

JT parody challenge:

Here's an idea. Someone take the lyrics to "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" and write a scathing parody of our old buddy JT. I think it would go over well.

[ZippyDSMlee]

JT parody challenge:

Here's an idea. Someone take the lyrics to "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" and write a scathing parody of our old buddy JT. I think it would go over well.

JT went down to Georgia, he was looking for a game to steal.
He was in a bind 'cos he was way behind: he was willin' to make a deal.
When he came across this young man play'in' on GTA and playin' it hot.
And the devil jumped upon a worn out couch and said: "Boy let me tell you what:
"I bet you didn't know it, but I'm a gamer player too.
"And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.
"Now you play a pretty good game, boy, but give the devil his due:
"I bet a console of gold against your soul, 'cos I think I'm better than you."
The boy said: "My name's Johnny and it might be a sin,
"But I'll take your bet, your gonna regret, 'cos I'm the best that's ever been."

rough pre draft 1,after food and museings I shall post a beta rough draft of it,not happy with flow of it need to hash it more to find something better.

[ZippyDSMlee]

rough draft 2


the caffine is not kicking in and muses have left me >>

JT went down to Georgia, he was looking for a law to make.
He was in a bind 'cos he was way behind: he was willin' to make a deal.
When he came across this young man in prison for kill'in cops.
And JT jumped upon a worn out cot and said: "Boy let me tell you what:
"I bet you didn't know it, but I'm a wannbe foo'.
"And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.
"Now let me plead your case, boy, and give JT his due:
"I bet a law of BAN against you MAN, 'cos I'm better than you."
The boy said: "My name's Johnny and it might be a sin,
"But I'll take your bet, your gonna regret, 'cos I'm the worst that's ever been."

Johnny you rosin up your case and play your lawyer hard.
'Cos hells broke loose in Georgia and JT deals it hard.
And if you win ,JT can ban all the games .
But if you lose, JT loses to.



I need some direction and motivation....booze and women would do but sadly booze tastes like viniger and women run away from me :P

[kurisu7885]

Since the GTA4 trailer was released, well, Jack has likely shat enough bricks to solve the homeless problem once and for all.

[nightwng2000]

www.floridasupremecourt.org (http://www.floridasupremecourt.org)

Docket Search

Search Party name: Thompson John

Case Files
SC07-80
SC07-354

These are the two Florida Bar cases, so far, against John Bruce.

He's been active again. Notice recent long notes from the Clerk's Office regarding not only letters but emails by John Bruce.

He's getting on their nerves, from the way I'm reading it.

[Demontestament]

Jack Thompson is a crazy douche. End of story.

You do know insults like that lead to threads being closed and bannings right?

[Thefremen]

You do know insults like that lead to threads being closed and bannings right?

Every time, this thread has been closed for that very reason. That and when mudkips attacked...

[markdstandridge]

www.floridasupremecourt.org (http://www.floridasupremecourt.org)

Docket Search

Search Party name: Thompson John

Case Files
SC07-80
SC07-354

These are the two Florida Bar cases, so far, against John Bruce.

He's been active again. Notice recent long notes from the Clerk's Office regarding not only letters but emails by John Bruce.

He's getting on their nerves, from the way I'm reading it.

Has anybody posted the complaint that the Bar filed in SC07-354? I can't remember if I got the SC07-80 complaint from GP or Destructoid...I'm interested to see whether or not the second case comes from Judge Friedman's complaint in the Bully case.

[markdstandridge]

Has anybody posted the complaint that the Bar filed in SC07-354? I can't remember if I got the SC07-80 complaint from GP or Destructoid...I'm interested to see whether or not the second case comes from Judge Friedman's complaint in the Bully case.

Well, I'm guessing that today's breaking story answers my question.

Laddy Jack's filed yet another federal lawsuit against the Florida Bar? Did his state court "religious persecution" suit get thrown out? I think it's high time that the Bar not only sanction him for his repeated unethical conduct, but also have the federal court in the Southern District declare him a "frivolous and vexatious litigant" to restrain him from his repeated and misguided suits (at least, that's what I would do).

[Tim Bickley]

I note that Jack yesterday filed a motion to stay proceedings in both supreme court cases.

[Yukimura]

Sorry, we are not going to allow any form of Activism against Thompson here at GPForums. The man is delusional enough to accuse GP of being in a vast racketeering conspiracy against him in court, we DO NOT need to give the man "evidence". -Toll

[Yukimura]

Sorry, we are not going to allow any form of Activism against Thompson here at GPForums. The man is delusional enough to accuse GP of being in a vast racketeering conspiracy against him in court, we DO NOT need to give the man "evidence". -Toll

Didn't know we couldn't do that. Seems silly to me, but your right, he's crazy enough as it is, doesn't need any help. :p

[ZippyDSMlee]

Didn't know we couldn't do that. Seems silly to me, but your right, he's crazy enough as it is, doesn't need any help. :p

between legal president and his personality he just another blunderbuss.

[Kincyr]

someone needs to ask him how GTA: Vice City lets you play out negative black stereotypes (I remember him saying this) when you play as a white guy. That's like the pot calling the tobacco illegal.

[ZippyDSMlee]

someone needs to ask him how GTA: Vice City lets you play out negative black stereotypes (I remember him saying this) when you play as a white guy. That's like the pot calling the tobacco illegal.

if someone told him he'd start whining about itailain degradation...

[Grahamr]

Sorry, we are not going to allow any form of Activism against Thompson here at GPForums. The man is delusional enough to accuse GP of being in a vast racketeering conspiracy against him in court, we DO NOT need to give the man "evidence". -Toll


Note that the reason behind this is not because the moderators and dennis are opposed to activism, but because they are reasonably afraid of legal action.

After thompson's licience is revoked, these threads will probably become a whole lot more lenient...but by then, activism won't be necesarry.

[Yukimura]

Note that the reason behind this is not because the moderators and dennis are opposed to activism, but because they are reasonably afraid of legal action.

After thompson's licience is revoked, these threads will probably become a whole lot more lenient...but by then, activism won't be necesarry.

Once he's out of the picture, we won't need to go after him anyway. Hell, he gets less and less sane every week.

[Tollwutig]

Note that the reason behind this is not because the moderators and dennis are opposed to activism, but because they are reasonably afraid of legal action.

After thompson's licience is revoked, these threads will probably become a whole lot more lenient...but by then, activism won't be necesarry.

Probably not considering he'll still retain a lawyer, he won't be able to file suit for others acting as an attorney but he can always file suit for himself even if he isn't a lawyer.

[nightwng2000]

Found while doing my occasional Advanced News Search for "jack thompson" on Goggle News:

http://www.411mania.com/games/columns/52949/Gaming-Trends-04.11.07:-The-Political-Game.htm

http://www.cinemablend.com/technology/PS3-Helps-Speed-Up-Medical-Imaging-3720.html

Naturally, they came up because his name was mentioned. Still, they are interesting stories. The first one rather... Well, read it and see who else is mentioned.

[Tim Bickley]

Just checked the florida supreme court website and there are a couple of updates on his cases:

The petition for writ of mandamus, "Additional Relief Sought by Petition for Writ of Mandamus," "Additional Grounds for Granting this Petition for Writ of Mandamus," "Motion for In Camera Inspection of Two Bar Documents," "Additional Support for Petition for Writ of Mandamus," and "Additional Grounds for Granting Petition for Writ of Mandamus and/or Request that Filing Fee Be Returned to Plaintiff," raise issues that should be determined by the referee and are hereby dismissed without prejudice to seek appropriate relief before the referee. See R. Regulating Fla. Bar 3-7.6(h)(2), (h)(4), (h)(8), (m)(1). By order dated February 14, 2007, respondent was specifically advised that all future pleadings should be filed with the referee until the referee's report has been filed with this Court. Respondent is reminded to comply with the orders of this Court. Additionally, the Court notes that respondent has attached inappropriate and pornographic materials to his petitions that are irrelevant to his arguments. Respondent is warned that should he continue to submit such inappropriate filings, the Court will consider imposing sanctions which may include, but are not limited to, a limitation on Respondent's ability to submit further filings without the signature of an attorney other than himself.

Respondent's Motion to Stay These Proceedings filed in the above cases is hereby stricken as it is not signed. The above cases are not consolidated and a separate motion must be filed for each case.

Jack really knows how to make a good impression, doesnt he?

[nightwng2000]

Just checked the florida supreme court website and there are a couple of updates on his cases: