Could Jack Thompson Be Jailed Over "Bully" Case?
Could Jack Thompson Be Jailed Over "Bully" Case?
October 23, 2006
GamePolitics has confirmed that lawyers representing Take-Two Interactive, publisher of Bully, are seeking to have Jack Thompson declared in contempt of court.Although we haven't yet seen the motion, the request would appear to relate to Thompson's angry comments in the wake of Miami District Court Judge Ronald Friedman's refusal to block sales of Bully.
In a worst-case scenario for Thompson, the outspoken attorney could be jailed by Judge Friedman if he were ruled in contempt.
However, a knowledgeable legal source has told GamePolitics that options such as fines, judicial admonishment or censure are more likely.
Attorneys for Philadelphia law firm Blank-Rome, long a target of Thompson's ire, filed what is known as a "Petition for Order to Show Cause." The motion requests that Judge Friedman order Thompson to appear in court and show cause as to why he should not be held in contempt.
For his part, Thompson has reacted to the motion with typical bluster, directing his comments towards opposing counsel as well as the judge. Here are excerpts from recent e-mails cc'd to GamePolitics:
'You want to play hardball...? You want to try to throw me in jail? You have no idea what you are unleashing in doing this. You're at the brink..."
"If this court in any fashion proceeds toward issuing a show cause order, given its utter baselessness and the bad faith goo in which it slithers, then Thompson will add whatever judge should do so as a defendant in the aforementioned federal civil rights action..."
UPDATE: A number of sites have linked to this story today, but not all of them have gotten it right. Thompson has NOT been found in contempt. Take-Two's attorneys are requesting that Judge Friedman hold a hearing on the matter to see whether he should be held in contempt.
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I could be missing something here, but that's the way to go, for now at least.
Besides, it so much fun watching him make a fool of himself, and then fall face first into the pavement.
An interesting point that was brought up about this case is that 'Bully' is not that violent of a game (no shooting up of schools, sorry JT), but is instead has a positive message about standing up to Bullys. So why would JT want such a thing stopped?
The answer is that JT is on the side of the bullies, because he is one himself. He uses threats of legal action instead of a broken nose, but the principle is the same.
And like most bullies, when someone stands up to him he blusters, and then backs down. And if he chooses to fight someone who can actually fight back, he gets his butt kicked.
It's another question entirely if Friedman will actually find in favour of BR on this one; surely if he thought JBT was in contempt during the hearing, he'd have done something already rather than wait for the opposing counsel to file an Order to Show Cause.
and btw. *MORE DANCING*
We're not just starting to vote, we ARE voting age now (24 and loving it).
It's about bloody time, JBT needs to have the wind taken out of his sails with some time in the cooler, to think about what an arse he'd made of himself.
The way that he's questioning the judg's ruling is ridiculous. It seems clear that when he walked into that court room he was going to accept only one kind of ruling. I remember when he said that if the judge ruled against him he'd "let it all go". That's funny as hell. I'm not surprised he called shenanigans on the judge when things didn't go his way. He's completely delusional about the content of this game.
I might have to pick it up too, I've heard nothing but good things. People are throwing around "best game in years" and a "triumph". Have to check it out.
For the past few years and more Jack Thompson has tried to make a name for himself disparaging video games, a topic which he is sadly misinformed about. It is the primary responsibilty of the parent to educate and nurture their children in such a manner where even if their children are exposed to popular media, they make the right decisions, regardless of the media. Jack wanders from court to court, trying to wedge his way into every case against video game manufacturers that he can, using bluster and aggravation to have his way. He is not only in contempt of court, he's in contempt of most people. But also in contempt of several courts where his ironic Bully tactics are concerned.
He probably won't go to jail, but it would be a refreshing change of pace. What Jack, Hillary, Joe, Bayh, and a score of others fail to realize is that the the generation that grew up on video games is getting older... and we're starting to vote.
How many times has he said that he would destroy Take Two/ESRB/Doug Lowestein/etc. He tried, and failed to even "destroy" two webcomic producers.
Guess bad mouthing a judge for not giving you what you want is AOK in his book then.
We wouldn't know; I don't think anyone has actually bought his book ;)
A lawyer that was thrown in jail for contempt? His lawyering career\crusade would be over, I'd think.
I do wonder exactly what effect a contempt of court conviction would have on the issue or drafting laws though. While you would hope it would awaken politicians eyes to what sort of person JT is, I can't help but feel it will be ignored much like all the previous attempts at such laws being blocked were :/
I'd like to be able to shout "Booyah!" about this, but for some reason even after all he's done to irritate and anger me, schadenfreude about this leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
I guess I'd rather see Thompson utterly defested in court, than watch him go to prison, painting himself as the defiant martyr of parental concern taken out by an evil entertainment industry and corrupt judges.
Aw crap. Logic ruins my fun again. Cursed thinking, how you haunt me.
Wow, the court doesn't stand a chance, No, really, it's doomed, because clearly their up against a tactical genious here.
Lets look at things for a moment - you're facing 2 possible charges of contempt of court. You're being investigated for multiple ethics violations by your own BAR association. The law you said would stand up to a constitutional challenge... didn't. Is it perhaps possible that the rest of the world is right, and you really ARE a crazy mofo? I know it's difficult to comprehend, but your arguments really are ill-concieved piles that any five-year-old could (and has, ask my nephew) see are wrong.
Seriously, John... I'm telling you this one man to another - it's time to throw in the towel and seek some professional mental help. Just because you were certified sane quite a few years ago doesn't not mean that it's still true today, and sanity doesn't preclude ALL mental illness.
Just think about it - we know you read this stuff, one way or another. And remember, the first step to getting better is admitting you have a problem. Everyone else sees it, why can't you?
If he loses either of these, even if he doesn't do a minute in jail, he's done.
The moment he loses one of these, the Flordia Bar will pounce on him like hyenas on a wounded antelope and rip his law licence away. They'll have plenty of good reason to.
And Jack will simply ramble off into the sunset, never to be heard from again.
Bye Jack!
Like the Bully at school who threatens to punch you whenever you don't get your own way, he threatens to sue you, and the true irony is, he doesn't even comprehend the comparison.
Look at it this way, if a lawyer in the public eye can lose his grip and start attacking people verbally and legally at every occasion, why is the establishment so surprised that unknown teenagers slip through the cracks and start doing it physically?
I don't think he'll be thrown in. But it would be a brief sigh of relief if he does. (But that won't shut him up. Maybe he'll go mad and write a anti-gamer version of Mien Kampf.)
"Jack Thompson, the enemy of freedom of speech, was defeated."
Odd... Jack wants it to be a "Mature" game for having homosexuality in it, but he's being anything but regarding the subject.
Pardon me, Jack, but your ignorance is showing.
Those are the descriptors on the label of Bully.
There is nothing there that can't be found in a Rated-PG movie, on prime time television, on radio, or in a variety of books that can all be purchased, watched or listened to by a teenager.
2. it's just like jack to say "anyone that tries to stop me from being an egomaniac is breaking the law and I will punish them in a lawsuit!"
"I'm going to huff, and puff, and blow your Take Two brick house in..."
If there's a motion to find you in contempt of court, is it wise to spew even more blustery rhetoric and insults at the judge and opposing cousel?
If Jack does go to jail I'll be contacting The Smoking Gun to give them the heads-up on this. We'll need pictures of Jack Thompson's mug shots for posterity.
I'm beginning to believe he is mentally unstable and perhaps lacked caring attention in his youth, and now seeks it in an unhealthy way.
Opinions?
Its cute that he does not see how much of a failure he is. What is been unleashed? This from a man who gets wipped in court time after time and is pretty much a laughing stock with anyone who knows anything about him.
If he was capable of unleashing anything maybe he would have taken Take 2 down by now, like he promised he would years and years ago.
Sad little man out of his league that just got caught. I pity him.
In the end, he will probably get a fine and generally stray away from actual lawsuits in favor of lecturing, etc. His potty mouth will continue unabated, unfortunately.
If he is convicted, him going to jaik is a "worst-case" scenario. Like it was said, "a knowledgeable legal source has told GamePolitics that options such as fines, judicial admonishment or censure are more likely." But it's still something.
Instead, what I'm hoping for in the end, is more people, whether they be judicial or corporate, but preferably both, sees this and takes more action against him for his childish tantrums. It doesn't necessarily have to be legal actions, but just standing up agains him publicly. I think the companies especially should try it, perhaps by saying what exactly is in the game, and proving him wrong on his over-the-top accusations (like him referring to Bully as a "columbine simulator"), or if not prove them wrong, then at least dampen his strategy. While, of course, he'll say something along the lines of that they're choosing to hide the most violent material, I think the companies should start to challenge him. Give him a copy, tell him to play it, show evidence (perhaps, preferably, by video) of just how "violent" it is. If the companies show the most violent stuff publicly beforehand, then there would be nothing more to hide, and JT wouldn't have his claims of them hiding things to rely on, or rely on it at a much lesser strength.
Basically, they should try to predict his actions, and make public moves beforehand, or just come out on straight away, before they are brought into the court. They should fight him with their own strategies, not just with lawyers. I think that could be more of a pain in his ass, than fines or the likes
Obviously, it would be to find him in contempt of court... as many times as he could get away with it. And then publicly slander his "good" name by calling him a closet homosexual and a tool of the "evil corperations."
But then again, he's Jack, so he's expecting to get off scott-free with another name to add to his hitlis... I mean... lawsuit.
Possibly learning the most basic of communication skills would have avoided this, but always assumed we were the ones who were 'disgusting', always had his head buried in the sand to his own nature.
Hopefully something like this would open his eyes.
As long as games are continually being used as a scapegoat, the gamers and gaming companies have no real chance to do much about this, so in many ways Jack and his ilk are adding to the problem, not dealing with it.
So he's threatening the judge? Is that how that's supposed to read?
Black's Pocket Dictionary defines Contempt as "2. Conduct that defies the authority or dignity of a court or legislature * Because such conduct interferes with the administration of justice, it is punishable, usu. by fine or imprisonment"
"direct contempt. A contempt committed in the immediate vicinity of a court; esp., a contempt committed in a judge's presence"
"indirect contempt. Contempt that is committed outside of court, as when a party disobeys a court order."
Anyways, I'd like to see JT in jail but I can't really see it happening. Because he is a lawyer and thus bad one, a real corrupt, mentally challenged, ambulance chasing snake-in-the-grass, I can't see him being put in jail considering he'll more than likely find a way out of a jail sentence anyways as he'll know the right aspects of the law to get out. That is unless there is enough evidence to keep him from getting out of it. To tell you the truth I can see him at maximum getting hefty fines, counter-suits for harassment, with possible stern warnings about future actions. I can't wait to see him lose out in his anti-game crusade and bid to fake himself into looking like he's with the moral majority when he is not.
I can't wait to see what they are going to do Jackie Boy!
http://dwb.bakersfield.com/24hour/weird/story/3399251p-12496336c.html
‘You want to play hardball…? You want to try to throw me in jail? You have no idea what you are unleashing in doing this. You’re at the brink…”
Correct me if I'm wrong... THIS is the thing that finally unleashes the whirlwind? No it's not the indecency that Thompson claims is in video games or the "rising death toll" due to violent video games that finally turns him into the legal terminator. It's not even the rampant sexual crimes that we now face due to pixelated porn. Nope what finally gets Thompson serious is a threat to his person?
I thought Jack was supposed to be some great crusader protecting us all from the harm that violent and sexual video games could cause? What happened to that? I mean isn't he supposed to be a hero to the many who have had the misfortune of having their families torn apart by pong? Isn't this the defender of decency for those who countless lives that have been destroyed by a Pac-attack?
Priorities Jack, you egomaniac.
I haven't seen the contempt order either, but we did get a copy of his filing to show cause. I don't want to spam this site, but you know where to find me :)
You mean the white-collar resort jail or Federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison?
The Crusader is really uping his game. I mean, it went from threatening a bunch of webcomic developers to someone who actually holds a lot of power. The realistic scenario in all of this is that he'll probaly be temporarily suspended from practicing law, or heavy fines will be dished out.
For once I am surprised that Take-Two bit back after all of this time.
By the way, did any of you guys hear about being able to kiss guys in Bully? Oh man, if Jacky gets wind of that, press releases and angry emails will be everywhere like carpet bombs.
3. In fact, the understanding on plaintiff’s side of this case was that the purported gag rule was not to disclose anything substantial he might learn about the content of the game prior to the game’s commercial release from this séance in chambers. Plaintiff violated that order not a wit.
Ummm... hate to go Grammar Inquisition, but it's 'whit', the current wording almost suggests he brainlessly violated the order :)
Yes, I know it's only context, but I always find this funny in legal documents ;)
So he responds to being threated with being in contempt of court by being even more contemptible of the court and threatening the court? I think Jack really really needs anger management counseling.
He's loing it, he really is.
That's not the sort of thing that's considered "contempt of court". There are two -basic- ways of being in contempt: A) ignoring/breaking a court order of some kind (which is how Thompson lost his pro hac vice in AL) and/or B) disrupting the function of the justice system, either by cutting up rough -in- court or by engaging in tactics the judge feels are trying to "game the system" (or rather, trying to game the system more than lawyers are -expected- to game it ;) ).
The volatile attorney is also facing yet another “show cause” contempt hearing on an unrelated, non-video game case in a different Florida courtroom on December 15th.
So what does Thompson do besides Harrasing video games? Is he an ambulance chaser, does he work with frivolous lawsuits? Those anyone have any info on this?
yeah, I knew that, i just thought it was odd that thompson always responds with threats. he's so crazy!
And speaking of Jack:
Thompson addressed ESRB president Patricia Vance in an e-mail he claimed to have sent to "every major news organization in America and the UK," as well as a host of lawmakers and industry representatives.
"Dear Ms. Vance," Thompson wrote, "We just found gay sexual content in Bully, as Jimmy Hopkins makes out with another male student. Good luck with your 'Teen' rating now, Patty."
What scares me is Thompson as a judge. I hope this outburst severely maims his chance to go through with that.
Just who does thompson think he's kidding? trying to make a game rated Mature on the basis it has homosexuality is extremely discriminatory and I do believe (at least in canada) would be ruled unconstitutional as a reason.
So we've gone from "Bully will inspire a rash of slingshot injuries" to "Bully will lead to kissing!"
Unfortunately for Jack, kissing is not illegal.
That's the END OF CIVILIZATION right there.
Cool, so now Jack's a gay basher too. That's going to work out super good for him. When he was running for office against Janet Reno some 20 years ago, he accused her of being a closet homosexual. He tried to spin it like he wasn't homophobic though, he said that this information was relevant because the mafia had access to this information as well and they were blackmailing her.
I'm sure Jack was jumping for joy when he discovered that
Jack Thompson is completely insane.
I agree, and a bit of me thinks he is really in a rut & stuck in the past if he thinks this is really that much of an issue. Might have gotten people like him some mileage in the past, but I don't think something equivalent to a PG 13 rated movie should be R due to something like that.
Unless this fit is really more about "hidden content" ....
Re: GoodRobotUs @ 6:57 pm
But Jack doesn't care too much unless it is a big name game by Rockstar, or something the media is making a current fuss over. I think he sort of learned his lesson over the Sims not being the "pedophile's paradise" he thought it was....
I think the Gods Of War prostitute mini game has been pointed out, but most people only care about GTA's Hot Coffee and the EVIL hidden stuff that can lurk in games.
Here's another thought. If the kid gave a girl a little kiss, that deserves a Teen rating right? That makes sense, you can't say that's sexually explicit. But Jack's saying that if he kisses a boy it's a very VERY different thing. I suppose it would be a problem if you don't like gay people. Are you saying you don't like gay people Jack? Because people that don't like gay people are called bigots. You're not a bigot are you Jack?
According to thing guy on 1up.com who claims to have read "Out of Harm's Way", there is quite a bit of anti-gay bashing in there.
*According to [some] thing [a] guy
Judge Friedman did demand Take Two produce excerpts of Bully before its release, but Take Two asked for and received a gag order on Thompson as a compensation for that. It's a reasonable request on their part. They wouldn't want Thompson being able to ruin their game by spoiling it all over the Internet.
Thompson, once he didn't get his way, proceeded to file emergency appeals wherein he directly cited things that occurred during the viewing, according to Destructoid. This would seem to violate the gag order, and thus construe indirect contempt of court (as defined by Wikipedia), which seems to be exactly what Take Two is alleging.
Jail time seems less likely because, in this case, violation has already occurred rather than it be some violation that Jack can stop doing. Jack can be ordered again to immediately cease any discussion forbidden by the gag order, and if he refuses, then he can go to jail until he agrees to comply. That seems unlikely, but Jack would probably at least face a nominal fine and some censure for the "letting the genie out of the bottle" damage he already did.
A threat to sue any involved people for breach of civil rights is ludicrous. Getting to breach gag orders at will is not a civil right.
And Jack says that gamers are uneducated, pimple-faced morons. lol
in it he, of course, mentions the boogieman aka Blank Rome as being behind it.
He also calls what happened in the chamber a "séance." Then he goes on to say, "If the Court and the defendants do not understand the nature and appropriateness of that remedy, then they need to research the law, read Thompson’s lawsuit, and then stop."
He concludes, "Plaintiff has seen arbitrariness from judges before in his thirty years of practicing law, but nothing close to this"
A finding of contempt of court may result from a failure to obey a lawful order of a court, showing disrespect for the judge, disruption of the proceedings through poor behavior, or publication of material deemed likely to jeopardize a fair trial.
Given your behaviour on numerous occasions both in and out of court, in your letters to judges, politicians, and your CCing to media outlets, I am very surprised you have not been found in contempt before this time.
Your response to Take Two is yet another example of your unprofessionalism, and I hope you actually learn how to conduct yourself in a court of law befitting someone who holds a law degree.
You're statement made me shudder as I imagined being contained in a cell with those three characters.
Brrrrr.....
http://dwb.bakersfield.com/24hour/weird/story/3399251p-12496336c.html
Also, I read somewhere that there maybe a conflict of interests here as JT has stated that he plans to run against the very Judge that will be presiding over the case. Honestly, I doubt there's a conflict of interests in the case, at this moment. If for no other reason, then that Judge Friedman hasn't said he plans to run for re-election in '08. But I guarantee that Wacky-Jacky will claim a conspiracy is forming against him. I kinda hope he does, so that we can continue laughing at this guy (you can't find comedians THIS good).
Jack has said that the "gay sexual content" should make the T rated Bully a M rated game? He's a bigot and homophobic? What was your first clue? I don't really care if Jimmy can kiss a guy. I knew I could do the same, worse actually, in Fable and i never even attempted it. Why? Because I dont wanna watch guys kiss! Geez Jack let people decide what they want to see. If someone thinks that kind of thing is offensive, they won't try to see it!
One last thing. If Jack has cited Bill Gates as one of these horrible people contributing to teenage delinquency, I swear someone said that, why doesn't Bill, the richest man on the face of Earth, sue him? That would get some serious attention and might make some of these other Anti-game idiots think twice.
"The moment he loses one of these, the Flordia Bar will pounce on him like hyenas on a wounded antelope and rip his law licence away. They’ll have plenty of good reason to."
*cue "SMB_mariodeath.wav" then "SMB_gameover.wav"* :P
I probably won't be attending his judicial funeral, but let me know how it goes.
I'd honestly like to know why people have been putting off suing his ass. They'd've been able to do it for some time now...and yet, they keep holding it off. Dennis could probably even toss in a little bit of E-Stalking to the case and LJ could easily throw in the EULA breaking (massive amounts at that). I mean, he went and called me a Nazi fer chrisssakes. I think that was one of the first times he went and got really banned.
Mind you, since I'm a Canadian, I know a dumbass when I see one...so his commentary doesn't much well bug me.
*funeral music plays*
Today we celebrate err I mean mourn the death of Jack Thompson's law career, it was a pitiful career and in its final days it strolled around as a pitiful diseased, senile wreck and god knew what was keeping it alive. And we shall always remeber how it made us laugh, and cry, and how it reached new limits (in stupidity insensitivty and hypocrisy) that we never thought possible, let us bury this career, ages to ages dust to dust, let us pray (that it will never be revived). Amen
Jack Thompson getting stopped will not change anything really...in fact it may strenthen the resolve of others who might try to do the same thing...he will be used as a example to show that the legal system won't stop the violent games from being published...then we will see public game burning and the like...oh yeah...they do it with harry potter...they will do it with games.
Parents see games as a threat to the fabric of the "young and underdeveloped" minds of youth and that will not change until we run the show.
The only way we will stop this attack on our media is to usurp the control they have and change it all around...the only way we can do that is to wait it out...till they die.
Mike
“If this court in any fashion proceeds toward issuing a show cause order, given its utter baselessness and the bad faith goo in which it slithers, then Thompson will add whatever judge should do so as a defendant in the aforementioned federal civil rights action…”
Ahh yes. Just as normal lets threaten the people that don't see things our way and force them to see it. Because after all, just like Dr. Crabblesnitch says; "It is only by becoming blinkered and seeing things how one wants to, that one can become a truly responsible adult."
So the solution to the media slandering our hobby and putting pressure on conterversial game makers is to . . . DO NOTHING???! That won't solve anything. Yes they will die, yes we will eventually be in control but until then we HAVE to fight them, if not our favorite hobby would be in jeopardy, imagine video games if you HAD to turn down the violence to sub-Mario qualities, good bye Hitamn, ta-ta Halo, See ya Ratchet and Clank, and so long Grand Theft Auto (not to mention God of war and Metal Gear Solid), yes this is an absolute worst case scenario but this is the ultimate goal of some of the anti-gamers out there. I for one refuse to just sit by and do nothing, that would make me a coward (the same applies to you).
At least in terms of Take-Two, my guess is that they don't want to look petty (at least, not as petty as Jack looks). If it were me (i.e. if I were in Take-Two's place), I'd consider suing him for trade disparagement: he's made a number of wholly unsupported claims against Take-Two's products and personnel that he knows are untrue, or with reckless disregard to their truth or falsity. For example, he persists in labeling Bully a "Columbine simulator" when even he must admit that the worst physical harm you can inflict in the game is by a baseball bat or a slingshot.
How can we defend a industry that won't defend itself in a meaningfull way?
If I could I would go to every hearing and trial and speak on behalf of the real gamers out there...I would prevent them from presenting internet flash games as evidence against retail game developers...but they won't listen to me...I am just another 23 year old who does not really know what is good for me.
If we could somehow organize a hearing on our own...something like a convention where we offer seats to those who oppose games and folks like us who really know the hobby and how to defend it properly than I would be first to offer my help (allbeit limited).
Untill then I stop every mother and father I see in stores who comments about violence when with the kid in the game section...I talk to them and tell them the real deal...but most of them just see me as a stupid 20 something who has no life and probably is high on marijuana.
We need to act in a way that beats our opposition in both wit and civility (sp?)...but I just don't know how we could go about it.
but until then...we really don't have much in the line of options.
Mike
Yes,as a matter of fact, john bruce, we do. this will be the one case that you won't survive.....though your antics have been somewhat humorous, you have deeply offended many people, when you teased a gamer who commit suicide,and your recent adventures in albaquerqe,namely. now, it's time for you to pay.
Don't mess with football!
But in reality, no one really does that. Not even kids today who get sent into their rooms.
A hefty fine will do nicely, as he relies on money to live anyways. That or a nice combination of both.
Either way, this will put a dent into JT's credibility. How many dents is a bit of a mystery.
It's easy to hide behind 'I didn't know', that's why laws are specifically designed to not allow it as a defence. If you were caught doing 60 in a 50mph zone, would the officer care whether you knew or not?
For my part, I'd rather see Jack get chastised for his rudeness and poor manners, Lord knows he deserves it, not for a technicality.
Ofc it also is a brilliant bait for the ol' lawerin' christian (and anyone else fond of silly anti game rhetoric) to remove any of his on the fence supporters after one or two displays of blatent homophobia. I would have done a very similar thing if I was up in charge @ Rockstar I imagine.
Public discussion is a good thing and this is way more discussable than violence and drugs in T rated games. I expect it will get blown out of proportion somewhere but a more reasonable debate should be possible if people require one.
October 23rd, 2006 at 11:20 pm
“you want to play hardball?”
Yes,as a matter of fact, john bruce, we do. this will be the one case that you won’t survive…..though your antics have been somewhat humorous, you have deeply offended many people, when you teased a gamer who commit suicide,and your recent adventures in albaquerqe,namely. now, it’s time for you to pay.
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Grahamr, I think this phrase used on Doctor Who Big Finish (and probably a few other places) would work well as a response to him as well:
Come and have a go,
If you think you're hard enough.
nightwng2000
NW2K Software
Not realy you just keep pushing and pushing so we decided to take a stand.
"You want to try to throw me in jail?"
No, but one of the other options for diciplin would be good.
"You have no idea what you are unleashing in doing this."
Do you have any idea what your trying to unleash? Did you think of what will happen when you filed this suit?
"You’re at the brink…”
No, but you sound pretty nervous all of a sudden.
“If this court in any fashion proceeds toward issuing a show cause order, given its utter baselessness and the bad faith goo in which it slithers, then Thompson will add whatever judge should do so as a defendant in the aforementioned federal civil rights action…”
Your digging your-self a deeper ditch, you do know that right? Or are you trying to bully the judge?
A mod team needs to get together and make an RPG similar to Bully.
However... it will be a Prison B*tch themed RPG where our main character, "Tack Johnson," has to beat up prison guards and acquire bunkmates in order to not be "violated" or be beaten to a pulp behind bars.
I'm certain a respectable team would enjoy this idea.
~yonderboy
I say strap him in a chair, pry his eyelids open, and make him watch 24 hours of nothing but videogame footage; not from the good ones, but the udderly crappy ones that no one ever plays for fear of pink goo dripping from their ears. Then throw in footage of fatalities from every fighting game that had them in the engines.
That, or chain him inside an arcade and make him listen to fatalities from the MKII machine on his left, DDR music (make double sure that's the machine he's chained to!) blaring in his ears, the catchy jingle from Ms. Pacman from his right, and have a lil' button that would cut the power to all the machines (or make him think that, anyways) and free him...and in the rare case he SHOULD get free, make sure he has a doggie-shock collar on him and the bounderies at each exit.
In either case, set up a streamable webcam for gamers world-wide to view.
*NOTE: I DO NOT condone torture in any way/shape/or form. This is merely for entertainment purposes and should not be taken seriously! However, if he DOES end up getting punished in any of the ways mentioned above, I take full responsibility for it as long as it's done as humanely as possible...but since that'll never happen, I can still dream!!!*
Worse is that his already making allot gamers angry because of his "stupidity" to keep attacking game companies non-stop.
His legal status as a lawyer should be revoked permantly.
Regardless on the result of this, it's