http://www.motivatedphotos.com/?id=9107Malygris said:Jack Thompson Threatens a Comeback
It's the one-year anniversary of Jack Thompson's permanent disbarment [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/86463-Jack-Thompson-Disbarred-UPDATED] and to celebrate the occasion, the disgraced former attorney has announced his imminent return to the practice of law.
It's been awhile since we've had any news from Thompson, the game-hating ex-lawyer who was permanently disbarred by the Florida Supreme Court for his crazy antics and gross misconduct both in and out of the courtroom. While he fought loud and long against the decision, he was ultimately forced to throw in the towel. Or so we thought.
But now, after several months of relative silence, he's back! Thompson sent an email to GamePolitics [http://gamepolitics.com/2009/09/25/one-year-ago-today] last week in which he claimed that, thanks to a technical error, he was never actually disbarred at all. "The Florida Supreme Court, in violation of the laws of Florida assigned to Thompson's case a referee from Florida's Eleventh Judicial Circuit, rather than from the state's Second Judicial Circuit, where he would have received a fair trial. Bar counsel hid this fatal defect not only from Thompson but from the Florida Supreme Court as well," he wrote. "What this means is that Thompson literally was never disbarred."
As a result, Thompson said he's going to re-hang his shingle on October 1 and has actually dared Mary Ellen Bateman, who's responsible for prosecuting the "unlicensed practice of law" on behalf of the Florida Supreme Court, to try to stop him. "Unless she acts, he's back in business," he continued, "and the children of this country will have returned to them the lawyerly labors of a man who... forced Grand Theft Auto: Vice City [http://www.take2games.com/], which cost Take-Two tens of millions of dollars."
I have absolutely no idea if Thompson's argument has any merit to it, but given his near-delusional behavior as his law career went up in smoke, I rather doubt it. Furthermore, GamePolitics said it asked "a few members of the legal community" to have a look at his argument and the general consensus is that Thompson "doesn't really have a leg to stand on."
It's less a question of the merits of his argument, then, and more a bet on whether Thompson just goes ahead and starts playing lawyer again anyway - and what will happen if he does. My inclination, based on his many past promises to rain down fire and destruction which ultimately came to naught, is that October 1 will pass quietly; but you better believe I'll be watching, just in case.
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So, just for giggles I went and did what you said and Holy shit! This dude is batshit crazy!The_Oracle said:
For the rest: I give you these quotes.
"The 'video game community' surely seems exercised about someone who is a 'joke' and who is accomplishing nothing. You all seem rather bothered and worried about a nonentity. God is in this battle, and I am privileged to be a foot soldier. You all should be concerned, not about me, but about Him."
Um? Fairly sure if I don't believe in Him, I'm not going to feel his wrath. Can we apply that logic to Thompson and others?
"That's not the debate junior. That's a retail stat. You don't know the difference, huh? Gosh, I forgot. You're a gamer. You can't think for yourself. Sony and Microsoft and Take-Two have to do your cerebral stimulation for you."
But Jack! You've forgotten about all the other developers: What about Bioware and Valve! Surely their fictional games will influence me too!
"That's Che Guevera, honey, and he's dead, as dead as Rockstar."
Yep, Rockstar are SO dead that they're still producing games and making profit.
And why the bloody hell does he say "Hooah!" at the end of everything? IS HE ON DRUGS!? D:
(sorry, but people like him piss me off >.>)
Don't call it a comeback
I've been here for years
Rocking my peers and putting suckers in fear
Making the tears rain down like a monsoon
Listen to the bass go boom~!
Seriously, though, yeah good luck getting your license back. I would say let me know how that works out for you, Jack, but I'm sure you'll let everyone know. Loudly.
I've been here for years
Rocking my peers and putting suckers in fear
Making the tears rain down like a monsoon
Listen to the bass go boom~!
Seriously, though, yeah good luck getting your license back. I would say let me know how that works out for you, Jack, but I'm sure you'll let everyone know. Loudly.
You know, while I was readin this the image that was goin through my mind was Jack with an axe breakin down the door of the game world and yellin in 'Here's Thompson!' (as in the seen from The Shining)
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Radelaide said:
"Right, got it hun. I'll pray you have no more children" (said to gamer parent)
Man not only is he insane he's also a dick too.
Also the Muhammad was a pirate quote.
"The Bible doesn't promote killing innocent people, Grand Theft Auto does. Islam does. Islam promotes the killing of innocent people. The Quran requires the infidel, whether Jew or Christian, to be killed. ... That's a core essence of the religion. ... Muhammad was a pirate who killed infidels and who advocated the killing of infidels. Not a nice guy. Osama bin Laden is in keeping with his fine tradition." -Sun-Sentinel [7]
Am I the only one who thinks he looks like a Californian beach hobo?
That, and that he's a very tempermental and violent man for someone who rails against the violent influences of videogames.
He's honestly laughable, I don't know why everyone treats him like a gaming-Hitler...he's just fecking Oswald (British Nazi Leader, incase you didn't know): He's meaningless and everyone forgets about him in the history books
That, and that he's a very tempermental and violent man for someone who rails against the violent influences of videogames.
He's honestly laughable, I don't know why everyone treats him like a gaming-Hitler...he's just fecking Oswald (British Nazi Leader, incase you didn't know): He's meaningless and everyone forgets about him in the history books
I'd like to say I missed you Jack but the only thing you've done is make yourself look like an asshole and filled people with misinformation. So the only thing I'd like you to know is to shut your mouth and actually do some research because video games don't cause violence alone.
then he just ban fire saying it causes extreme acts of violence when covered with itj0z said:There is only one thing to do:
Hopefully he is just spouting steam.
I hope.
