Jack Thompson Projects Drug Cartel Dirty Tricks onto Game Biz
Jack Thompson Projects Drug Cartel Dirty Tricks onto Game Biz
July 24, 2007
In a Federal District Court filing in Florida, controversial attorney Jack Thompson has likened the video game industry to the notorious Medellin drug cartel.Thompson, facing a disciplinary hearing before the Florida Supreme Court in September which could see him disbarred, filed an expedited request for a preliminary injunction to block any further proceedings against him by the Bar. The request was filed before U.S. District Court Judge Paul Huck.
In the document Thompson claims that the Bar's "designated reviewer" of his case, who stepped aside recently, is under investigation by Justice Department officials for alleged money laundering on behalf of the Medellin Cartel. He writes:
Here is a man who is alleged... to have taken money from a drug cartel. Are we not to be suspicious as to whether he may have been influenced by a video game industry which has even more money than the thugs of Medellin? If the video game industry wanted to assure the outcome of a Bar disciplinary against its chief critic, then the one person it would want to "get to" is the designated reviewer.
GP: That's a pretty outrageous comparison. Also of note in the preliminary injunction request is Thompson's claim that he is facing a permanent disbarment
The deal the Bar has offered [Thompson] is that he will be disbarred permanently from the practice of law unless he agrees to a forced psychiatric evaluation by the Florida Lawyers Assistance Program...
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lol, yeah I know. It was a joke. I just find it funny picturing him in front of a webcam in his suit and tie, ranting about devil games on Youtube.
"Paranoia, paranoia, everybody's comin' to get me..."
"a video game industry which has even more money than the thugs of Medellin?"
There you have it folks, anyone who is successful and has a lot of money is a criminal. Bill Gates is possibly the most corrupt man on earth.
"The deal the Bar has offered [Thompson] is that he will be disbarred permanently from the practice of law unless he agrees to a forced psychiatric evaluation by the Florida Lawyers Assistance Program…"
That is a pretty generous deal also. Sit and talk to the doctors in the white coats for a while, lie and pander to what they want to here (like he must have done during the FIRST psych exam), then get back to irritating everyone. He is lucky they even allowed him that opportunity to make himself appear less crazy.
When someone wants to find out if you are sane or not, the last thing you want to do is refuse to cooperate and respond with a crazy court filing full of crazy allegations :)
If Jacl gets disbarred, it will be a perfect end to the chapter on him in the book I'm writing ("Blame the Game").
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July 25, 2007
Mark D. Killian, Managing Editor
The Florida Bar News
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Tallahassee, Florida Via Fax to 850-861-3859 and e-mail to mkillian@flabar.org
[This is a Letter to the Editor that I strenuously request and insist be published asap. It contains 270 words, fewer than your stated limit of 350]
Dear Mr. Killian:
I have read in your publication the following words of Frank Angones upon becoming Bar President from our mutual hometown of Miami:
“We must raise the expectations that we all have of each other as lawyers and professionals. In doing so, we will automatically raise the integrity and esteem of our profession.”
Mr. Angones should start with raising the “expectations” of integrity by the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar, to-wit: Does the general membership of our Bar know what Frank and all the Governors know, namely that Bar Governor Ben Kuehne of Miami has received a “target letter” from the United States Department of Justice for allegedly laundering Medellin cocaine cartel money?
Having received that “target letter” from “Main Justice” in Washington, why is Kuehne not suspended from the Board of Governors until that ethical cloud is lifted or confirmed? Further, why has Kuehne, after having received that “target letter,” been allowed by the rest of the Governors to serve as “designated reviewer” on Bar ethics grievance committees? The federal judicial system requires Kuehne, through a “McLain hearing” to disclose to all tribunals and to all litigants therein his receipt of the DOJ “target letter” so that they are apprised of his “target” status. Nobody in these grievance proceedings has been afforded their rights under the logic of US v. McLain, now have they?
When Frank Angones and the rest of the Bar Governors deal with the Kuehne scandal, then the rest of us will be interested in what Frank Angones has to say about “integrity.”
Regards, Jack Thompson
I suppose we calculate it in reverse. Make a tally of every potential hit, trim it down, and then figure out what form of alcohol in that quantity wouldn't kill you.
What's the least alcoholic beverage that still contains alcohol?
Even with sips that sounds as dangerous as the Evil Dead drinking game. Basically, you watch Evil Dead II, and every time Bruce Campbell gets hit, you take a drink. (Campbell suggested that you start with a light beer.)
'Are we not to be suspicious as to whether he may have been influenced by a video game industry which has even more money than the thugs of Medellin?'
Yes, the title is sensationalistic, I'll agree to that, but when it comes to Sensationalism, don't worry, you still put on a better show, I'll grant you that, but the fact that you are convinced that the entire world is 'against' you and 'trying to destroy' you is ridiculous. Did the Game Industry make you accuse the Bully judge of being like someone who 'waved kids in front of Traffic'? Did the game Industry force you to publish hundreds of Press Releases when you were told not to discuss the case in Strickland vs Sony? Did they make you write your vitriolic hate-mails to them? Kuehne didn't 'do it to you' Jack, you did.
I'm tempted to relate you to Luke 6:31 - Treat others as you would have them treat you. Your tactics are those of destruction, 'I will Destroy Rockstar!', 'I will destroy GamePolitics!', 'I will destroy the Florida Bar!'. People reciprocate Jack, that's human nature, try to learn a little empathy, it'll go a long way.
The Florida Bar Governor in question is Ben Kuehne. He was the key person in The Bar's efforts against me while having received a "target letter" from the Justice Department which informs him of their concern that he laundered drug money from the Medelling drug cartel.
Thus, our federal government is concerned that Kuehne can be compromised by money from a drug cartel. He has now recused himself, Dennis, from my Bar matters, but not before doing what he did to me.
So here is Dennis McCauley suggesting that I have compared the video game industry to the Medellin cartel, when in fact I have done no such thing. I have identified the concerns that our government has about Kuehne, and that raises all sorts of red flags about the legitimacy, the fairness, the integrity of what he did to me.
Dennis, go get a refresher course in real journalism.
Just sayin'
It's ironic that you don't favour violent games, Mr. Thompson, because you might learn a few things from God of War 2. Like how the empty-headed Colossus gets back up again and changes tactics.
Look who's talking? People may think that this man is crazy, I mean really, what proof does he have that the video game industry is linked to drug cartels?
And pigs are aqua green.
Jack, STOP playing the martyr for no actual cause other than your own.
I'd like to move to America and SUE him on behalf of the video gaming community for the same reasons Rey mentined.
I say it's time for Jack to face a class action lawsuit for the damages and harm he has caused the video game community and industry.
His rebuttal will be that we are the ones that have caused harm and even death. But as the past and evidence has shown us he has been wrong each time.
JACK THOMPSON POST YOUR THOUGHTS!!!!!!!!
I just want to see him make a fool out of himself...again
Jacky Boy's beyond help at this point.
To channel Jacko himself, "Listen up junior, read your document before you print it out!"
One finger-depths for every typing error.
Two finger-depths for every accusation of being an organised crime group.
Three for every mention of the word ‘Knucklehead’
Four for bringing up subjects totally unrelated to the case in point.
I find this helps, but I rarely get beyond about halfway down page 2.
That game would kill anyone if they tried to watch the Hardball or Attack of the Show interview of him from alcohol poisoning. I doubt even Peter Griffin and Homer Simpson working together could survive it.
The impression one gets - or what he tries to give - is that the first document was written out of anger and the second is what he meant to say, and that he didn't really mean what he said in the first brief. It's hard to tell whether he does this by accident or design. Either way it's very unprofessional.
I hope this closes the italic tag you left open. :P
@x(wai)x:
I wasn't going to go there (since that's all they talked about on the news here when it happened.) but I agree there.
Considering that he’s already taken one psychiatric evaluation, WHY is he kicking and screaming about doing another?
And yes, I know it’s just to get more attention… *rolls eyes*
Because his imaginary friend won't let him copy off him anymore.
Without his Florida Bar membership, he'll be ignored as the raving loon he is.
He's madder than a hatter.
You'd end up like that woman who drank three gallons or so of water for a radio contest and died because of it... :P
Doesn't help that he takes silence as an admission that he's right.
*Raises hand*
This is the first time I've seen somebody intentionally sabotage their own credibility...or natural survival instinct.
BEcause he's trying to "save the children from video game madness"
suprised moron boy hasnt posted at all??
Did dennis ban his ip?
Sessler was not always the moronic spaz he is now. I think they just pay him to portray himself that way.
The WORST part has got to be his home life right now, seeing as how his wife works for the Bar. The strain has got to be incredible, and I'd love to be a fly on the wall of that house.
@miraba:
I'll play that game.
Here's another couple:
- lies about the results of one study or another
- confuses correlation with causation
- has a "selective memory" problem (only remembers parts of a story that support him, or forgets that one of his major points has already been refuted)
yea sometimes adam comes off as a moron but he knows his stuff when it comes to gaming and this crap we deal with today
hell x play is one of my fav shows
He's a horrible lawyer, and makes most of his living from speaking engagements. Any high profile lawsuit he's been involved in the past 36 months or so has fallen flat on its face due to his incompetence.
He gains no benefit from his bar membership status. He could still speak publicly about his Moral Crusade Against All Evil, he could still advise legislators on anti-video game bills and he could still continue being a complete douche. He just couldn't represent anyone in court or give legal advice for money.
If he was disbarred, he would no longer have to adhere to the bar association rules. How liberating! No more complaints about his behavior, no more summons to see a judge, no more psych evaluations. Perfect!
Of course everyone would have the ability to point out that he was disbarred for being a douchebag, but still...anyone with half a brain already sees him as insane anyway, no need to have any proof of the fact really.
The clown just keeps outdoing himself; he couldn't do better juggling rubber chickens and pouring paint down his trousers.
What? How'd you get that out of my post? I was writing to reprimand him for his UNChristianly mannerism.
"The game industry will soon be bribing every level of local, state, and federal government in order to get rid of me, we need to stop them now!"
conspiracy theories FTW!
Oh, sorry... I was getting at the 'what would jesus do' attitude that he carries with him, that's all. Or I thought that's what he claimed, at any rate.
DT
Well isn't that how you can tell he's lying? His mouth's open, and words are coming out?
@GoodRobotUs:
"In fact, I bet that everyone who has ever disagreed with Thompson about anything, ever, is part of a huge cartel that is out to ‘get’ him."
Pretty much, yeah.
@Grey:
“A lie repeated often enough becomes the truth.” - G. Goebbels
I imagine he has that on a plaque or something on his desk or in his office somewhere...
@Soga:
If being Christian means being like Jack, then count me Atheist. :P
@Shoehorn:
Wow, you could make a 'JT Mad Libs' outta that!
@miraba:
Don't forget:
- Makes reference to historical events (9/11, WWII, etc.)
- Compares anyone in the industry to known criminal organizations (Mafia, Yakuza, etc.)
Ok, that's all I got.
DT
Yeah anyway, where is Jacko? I expected a baseless defence and a poorly thought-out insult to dennis.
He needs it for exactly what you said at the end - so we CAN'T say he was disbarred for unethical conduct. If he were disbarred for that reason when he's on a moral crusade, he'd be a hypocrite. Furthermore, he'd lose all credibility with the media, as nobody would want to bring a disbarred lawyer with questionable sanity and ethics onto a news program to talk about... anything!
hey if it gets them ratings then!!!
well i dont want to jinx it cause i really dont want the prick to post here so hopefully he's gone for good
You could shoot red wine and still die of alcohol poisoning with that one.
/b
Jack's going in the looney bin!
Take a sip every time Jack:
-makes a typo
-attempts to look "savvy" by putting "words" in "quotes"
-misuses a term that has a legal definition
-writes in a style totally inappropriate to his profession
-references himself on tv
-references his own book
-mentions unnamed "experts"
-confuses game consumers with game producers with console manufacturers
-uses a slur against someone he doesn't like
-claims that he's being persecuted for his religious beliefs
-mentions that he crafted a piece of video game legislation to "protect" minors from "illegal" materials
-fails to mention that said piece of game legislation was shot down in court
Most people say that, but in hindsight the only person it will really hurt is Jack Thompson. Sure we give him attention and that might be what he wants, but sooner or later he will misstep (some say this has already happened) and get himself in trouble. Furthermore, it will all be of his own accord. Additionally, we have already tried going the "ignore" route (several times) and it doesn't work, at least with him. Plus, there's just too much comedy to ignore.
-Auto
Yeah, I noticed that too. I found it interesting that he's finally admitting that his legal career is in shambles. Of course, none of that is his fault, or so he believes.
This is the usual trash, no different from any of his other filings, only this one seems a little more desperate than any others :)
It contains, as usual:
I appeared on 60 minutes; (irrelevant self-promotional boasting)
The industry peddles porn to children (lie)
Material harmful to children (has not or will ever in my opinion be proven)
Everyone is out to get Thompson (perceived persecution - paranoia)
My wife has cancer (irrelevant plea for sympathy, her illness has nothing to do with his appalling behaviour)
Anyone who is against Thompson is a criminal (allegations based on his perceived persecution)
The reason they do not like me is because of my religion (irrelevant plea for sympathy, trying to hide the fact he is being acted against because of his behaviour)
Obligatory reference to the Star Chamber and numerous historical figures (flim flam in an effort to compare himself to honourable people and his opponents to dishonourable ones)
Mentioning his book (completely irrelevant, getting into Chewbacca territory here!)
And he finishes it all up with swearing that he is telling the truth. Wow, is all I can say.
Yeah he should go with the Chewbacca defense.
It's one of things that confused me, I would have thought that, if Kuehne was being replaced, that alone would benefit Thompson, he'd be facing someone who hadn't had to deal with his behaviour before, he just had to put on the 'smiley face' for 20 minutes and he probably would have gone a long way towards easing the pressure, but instead he did this, which means that whoever steps in to replace Kuehne is going to have a very clear picture of what Thompson is like. Not to mention that including your own vanity book as evidence of your 'persecution' is...just....insane.
Of course, the funniest thing that could happen is for it to come to light that it was nothing to do with Money Laundering, whilst I don't see it happening, it would be damn funny if it did ;)
Buh-WHA? O.o; Does this man even think anymore? *taps Jack's blurry forhead, listens for echo.*
Also, judging by the letterforms and the fact this contains hand corrections and numerous spelling errors, I'd say Jack is the only person in the country still using a manual typewriter. He obviously has a computer, as I doubt he can access GamePolitics on that thing. I wonder why he doesn't type up his briefs in a word processors like every lawyer except him started doing 15+ years ago.
Somewhere in the Florida BAR HQ, I hear a shredder warming up.
"Has anyone created a Jack Thompson drinking game yet?"
Not unless you want ot die of alcohol poisoning.
I also admire how he accuses the Florida Bar of being "ideologically liberal... to punish Thompson by attempting to chill his at times successful First Amendment-protected efforts against the illegal distribution of adult and adult-rated entertainment to children," as though political ideology had ANYTHING to do with how you feel about distributing adult (mature)-rated games into the hands of children. Also, successful? Is it just me, Jack, or do we have completely opposite meanings for the term successful? Because last I checked, practically every single effort of yours has ended in shame.
I'm waiting for you to be disbarred, Jack. You not only deceive, you insult, ridicule, and just plain-out persecute others in the name of God. WWJD? NO. Jesus would NOT appreciate what you are doing. Neither would He really appreciate some of the things I do, but it still stands that you are claiming to act in the name of God. I do not claim to act in the name of God when I sin. Being saved is not a license to sin. Therefore, it seems that you are at the end of your string now, your time has come.
Game over, Jack. No continues. Do not insert any more coins, do not press start, step away from the arcade and never come back.
Considering that he's already taken one psychiatric evaluation, WHY is he kicking and screaming about doing another?
And yes, I know it's just to get more attention... *rolls eyes*
At this rate, Jack will end in one of three ways:
1) Someone - not necessarily a gamer - will get fed up and angry enough that they will kill him.
2) Contrary to what he said in the PopZartlast interview, he will have a massive mental breakdown and kill himself out of despondency.
3) Regardless of the results of the psychiatric evaluation (if it even takes place), he will continue his inexorable slide towards insanity and senility into his old age. He will truly become, as the PA guys put it, "The crazy old man yelling from his porch." By that time, games will have become an accepted from of entertainment and the public and the MSM will no longer pay any attention to him. However, he will go to his grave continually babbling his paranoid accusations.
As dramatic and satisfying as 1 or 2 would be, the most likely and realistic outcome however would have to be 3 I think.
Jack will definatly have to end with #3 because it would be throwing salt at a slug!
"IT WUZ A VICTORY KUZ DER JUDGE DIDN'T PUT ME IN JAIL"
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source
Main Entry: ex·tor·tion
Pronunciation: ik-'stor-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act or practice of extorting esp. money or other property; specifically : the act or practice of extorting by a public official acting under color of office
2 : the crime of extorting —ex·tor·tion·ate /-sh&-n&t/ adjective —ex·tor·tion·er noun —ex·tor·tion·ist /-sh&-nist/ noun
THERE"S NO MONEY THOMPSON. THAT'S NOT EXTORTION.
There once was a fool form Miami.
Who thought his rude conduct's quite dandy.
"I thought that's ok,
But the Bar said 'no way!'
And now they've a pink slip to hand me!"
They are starting to conclude Jacky is a little bit crazy like the rest of us have known for a long time now.
I've never seen Thompson take responsiblity for anything of his that has gone wrong, ever. He never learned from his mistakes because it got to the point where everything was done by 'Them', be it one of various groups or people (Judges, Gamers, The Bar, various 'corrupt' individuals etc), and the moment someone starts talking about 'Them' you know Paranoia isn't far away.
The thing is, some of us here were around during the days of the insults and legal threats (including writing to the FBI accusing GP of being a 'Terrorist Site' because we dared to disagree with him) and I find it very hard to feel any kind of empathy with the man, if he were willing to learn from his mistakes, and that doesn't neccesarily mean change his opinions, it means treating the rest of humanity like they have exactly the same rights and feelings as he does... but then, he won't, he's too arrogant.
I doubt that.
The guy stepped aside. Unless JT can come up with some good reason why the replacement is equally corrupt (and just shouting "they're all corrupt" doesn't cut it), then the issue is over, and he's just crying "poor me" to try to get them to back off.
He also has some of the worst penmanship I've seen. Honestly, five year olds have better handwriting than that.
Jack's propaganda machine continues to spew forth it's execrable product. He is an embarrassment of ego.
"EVIDENCE DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY! GOODNIGHT!"
-P
Two finger-depths for every accusation of being an organised crime group.
Three for every mention of the word 'Knucklehead'
Four for bringing up subjects totally unrelated to the case in point.
I find this helps, but I rarely get beyond about halfway down page 2.
In fact, I bet that everyone who has ever disagreed with Thompson about anything, ever, is part of a huge cartel that is out to 'get' him.
The man suffers from a Martyr complex of biblical proportions.
On a side note this would explain why he wants to put blame on video games rather than mental illness in tragedies such as Columbine and Virgina Tech. Because if we start focusing on the real problem and getting these people help, he himself could see the inside of a padded room!
No we aren't to be suspicious. Wealth does not equate to criminal activity. I don't expect any other company to bribe judges, so why should I expect so of all companies that make videogames? Furthermore given that the suspected reviewer has stepped aside, why should proceedings against Thompson be halted on the account of someone that's no longer involved?
He's just trying to keep what shred of credibility he can muster for his 'crusade' as a media hooer.
I just... I don't know. I can't even be surprised at what he does anymore. He's desensitizing me to stupidity, much the way he claims games desensitize us to violence.
Well, I better go back to laundering my dirty video game money, and make sure to pay the god fathers at the Take two Cartel their weekly cut.
Admittedly, that could just be me being hopeful.
How long has this man been a lawyer?
But I am not surprised that JT is accusing this man of bribery from the game industry. After all isn't this the same man who claimed that the whole of the game industry was involved in racketeering?
And if you do raise your hand, give a rational reason why.
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