April 27, 2007
So, how's that Law 101 class going?Federal District Court Judge Paul Huck has dismissed a complaint filed Wednesday against Gawker Media, parent company of the popular Kotaku game blog. In his ruling, Judge Huck wrote that controversial attorney Jack Thompson had failed to follow the proper federal court procedure for amending a complaint.
For his part, Thompson admits his mistake and pleads ignorance (we'll buy that), citing distractions he says were caused by the Florida Bar and an unnamed game website which published his home address and phone number.
Thompson vowed to the Court that he will re-file the Kotaku complaint, this time in accordance with the rules.
NOTE: Originally posted Thursday night, but bumped into Friday's coverage due to the high level of interest in this case.
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Cheers.
"I'm not responcabel fer my comuter's spleling errnors."
Hypothesis: Gamers can't possibly read or comprehend those complex documents, because their minds are so rotted and/or brainwashed by playing video games.
Conclusion: Gamers must have gotten his personal contact information from "teh intarnet".
DUH!
=D
You forgot the 'my wife is having surgery' excuse too.
Doesn't he normally put his address and contact info in all these lawsuits he files? There's a solution to your problem, stop issuing so damn many.
Once again, nothing says failure like Jack Thompson.
Actually, failing the bar the first time around is very common... there are many people who are now high-power, successful lawyers who failed the bar MORE than once before passing. It's a rough test.
Well, some versions of the Bar are. I've heard that there's a "multi-state" version of the Bar that is the minimum requirement for practice in about 20 states (hence the "multi-state" name) that is notably easier than any state-specific Bar exam.
@Kungfu-Tse: "Any how did he manage to pass law school in the first place?"
Well, Law School can be fairly easy if you have the right mindset for it. It's lots and lots of rote memorization. The hard part of it is that it's stressful, because they're cramming a LOT of information into you all at once. And it's not like you can be forcibly washed out of law school - you can, if you want, keep trying until you pass.
@ Jack Thompson, if you read this: If video games were the murder simulators you're trying to make them out to be, how come none of us pissed-off video game players has ever made an assassination attempt on your life? Give us a little credit for being rational...
Since when is his office number personal information? That's the heart of the one claim he makes that can be taken even semi seriously. It's been debated for a long, long time. It's ok for him to throw it up on every communication he has in public but then cry when someone else does it? Do we have to say "Oh, we can't post his office phone number here, but look, this document he wrote has that on it." Asinine.
Long ago, I thought Jack Thompson was a lawyer, but then I started reading GamePolitics and realized he's really just a sad little internet troll.
Thanks again, GP!
"Vengeful stalker. This type of person is angry with the victim due to some real or imagined insult or injury. Some of these stalkers are psychopaths -- a person affected with an antisocial personality disorder -- who have no conscience or remorse. They may have paranoid delusions, often feeling that they themselves are victims and are striving to get even"
"they're basically characterized by a continuing pattern of communication that the recipient considers to be offensive. Other common traits of cyberstalkers are malice, premeditation, repetition, distress to the victim, an obsession on the part of the stalker, seeking of revenge, threats that make victims fear for their physical safety and disregarded warnings to stop."
the full article can be found here:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&...
Actually, now that I think about it, martyrdom may be the closest thing to success he can achieve at this point.
He's done that numerous times before. It's called baiting. His logic is that we will call him and email him with numerous death threats and hopefully land 90% of us in jail.
Wow, Jack just turns at the end of that, doesn't he? He seems fairly civil when he thinks he's going to get three grand for the evening, but as soon as Della Rocca says he'd rather not do it for money JBT starts accusing him, almost, of murdering kids.
Hummm, someone sure wants things handled through agents and have only a pay for debate...
Funny, I think it was a year or so ago when he had no such problem with one against Tom Buscaglia being hosted at his local church, but he eventually did decided not to do it...
That makes a lot of sense, he wants to get rid of video games so he can sap precious clock cycles from PCs which currently use thier computing power for gaming, he can send 10 million emails a day because he is sending them from within the internet.
Peter Pascoal Says: [...] [...] "Debate, Mr. Thompson, debate. Stop putting your mouth where others’ money is. Stop hiding behind false accusations and misinformation. Either debate or be quiet, as quiet as the mainstream media who doesn’t bother to research you or your claims.
Contact Jack Thompson at XXX-XXX-XXXX to see if he’ll grow a backbone. "
Sounds like a likely culprit for Jack's amendment to the complaint.
Edited by GP: Don't post personal information on GamePolitics
...O RLY?
Admit it GP, you just wanted to rub it in Thompson's face a little more.
;)
Cause...
BEASTIE BOYS NEVER LET THE SUIT...
DRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROP!
:D
~Otaku-Man
"Ignorance of the law does not excuse."
Two of the most common proverbs of the legal profession. Hell, the second isn't so much a proverb as what courts will actually say to you.
I can't believe his excuse is "Oops, I was distracted." That is just too weak for words. You are a LAWYER, Laddy Jack. And you are too DISTRACTED to practice law properly? Why, pray tell, would anyone want to hire you, or work with you?
According to a News blog entry over at CNET News Jack Thompson is suing Gawker Media over comments on blog entries at Kotaku. This guy apparently has some issues with blog readers exercising their right of free expression. I really don’t see ho...
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I checked the videos
While the subject matter is serious and concerning on many levels, the
problem with JT is he's boring, hes a complainer, he seems to be getting
older and tired, I liked him better when he was more animated.
As for the statements and exchange, I think he actually did better than
the so called interviewers/journalists - Has Chris Matthews had an
original thought in the past 5 years? And the other guys, did they
really go to college to learn journalism?
I did learn something - I really never thought of POSTAL as a murder
simulator, clearly the problem is context, what would POSTAL be called
if all you seen was a hammer in a cows ass, or a cop puking from eating
a donut, or Champ running around with heads for bones???
Vince Desi
Running With Scissors
www.gopostal.com
http://www.realitypanic.com/archives/300
I'm pretty sure he's also breaking the rules, despite his ham-fisted explanation, by not attaching at least a draft of the proposed amended complaint to his motion to amend.
/devil's advocate
This was dismissed even sooner than I'd expected!
And pretty much everyone of his failures can be chalked up to 'ignorance' because he's completely ignorant regarding pretty much everything.
I'm willing to accept that there may be a legal requirement for him to include full contact details at the end of court documents, but that doesn't absolve him of the responsibilty that comes with leaving it attached to all the PDFs he feels the need to spam the games media with.
/b