@Conejo:

Other than the mime on which it fell?

@ Tenshigami.

Well done and well called. Often interesting when the higher authority one uses in vain comes back to bite them in the.... anyways

As the saying goes.

If you cannot dazzle them with brillance; baffle them with Bullshit. Jack is using an old highschool debate team delaying (and derailing) tact. Pitiful. This is what 31 years of law teaches?

Might I call for a show of support and respect for Judge Jordan? He has weathered Jacks storm of BS and came out this his robes nice and pressed :) I stand impressed. Salute

You would have thought with all that practising he might have developed some ability after 31 years, but he still hasn't got a clue.

@Iniquus

Who in their right mind would represent him, he'd be a jinx on their career, and that's not to say Judges will just toss out his cases.

Oh yeah, one more thing Jack - I read that you were going to try to file a libel suit against Mnementh2230 for his comments on jaablog (comments that he justified and sourced) despite the fact that he had told you several times in that comment thread that he did not live in the US. How's that working out for you, hmm? Any luck, or was that just like your "cease & desist" email to the creator of Extra Life a while ago, an empty threat generated by an addled mind?

I find it quite humorous how Jack Thompson, attorney (for now), comes up with these quick, seemingly witty responses to just a couple of people's comments. Anything he doesn't know the answer to, or can't come up with a smart ass response to, he ignores. It's really easy to feel like a winner if you ignore everyone else's points. JT is like a bratty little kid who won't admit he pissed himself, and won't sit in the corner like he's been told.

@JT - I'm still waiting on that libel suit. Please, sue me. I want to see you try to sue me for telling the truth about your lies. Its not my problem that you can't be arsed to do your own research or fact checking. When you make claims (tell lies) like that, you're fair game when proven wrong. I called you a liar, and you threw a temper tantrum and wanted to sue. I think your reaction clearly did more to damage your reputation than my presentation of fact.

Please, sue me! I don't even live in the US!

In retrospect, I wonder if JT is taking his whole 'God Warrior' guise too close to heart?

He kind of sees himself as a modern day Leonidas, believing that having a 'strong moral belief' and being outnumbered in opinion by hundreds to one is somehow more of a weapon than things like facts, common sense and intelligence. From a historical view. Jacks' belief tate 'right will win in the end' are honorable enough, the problem is that Jack's idea of what is 'right' is more about him than about the law or about the children, so right may well win in the end, the problem is that won't be as convenient for Thompson as he thinks it will be, because Right is not synonymous with 'What Jack Thompson thinks is right'.

@ GoodRobotUs:

Thanks for clearing that up, what I meant by "I'm no lawyer..." was that I wasn't willing to analyse the legalese you were willing to & just assume Jack knew something I didn't & that maybe there was a method to his [(libel lawyer's edit) - method]. I get the impression he has acted rashly here, his only out might be to back down & humbly admit he misunderstood, but I think that's as likely as Bill O'reilly doing same. Could this be the end for him?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is our generation the only generation that sees this man for being what he is? a raving lunatic who is extremely paranoid?

Why bother asking Thompson? He won't outright admit to being a manipulative bastard.

But yeah, this seems like a tactic of 'gumming up' the legal process and retain his license just a little longer.

Is there any way the Florida Bar / the Courts could stop this? Isn't this what the main problem with our legal system? It's abused, bloated and such that getting anything meaningful done takes months, if not years?

GP: I believe that everyone there is wise to his tactics and that the legal community has had it with him. I anticipate that he will be disbarred by year's end.

"Therefore, since this court has now insinuated itself into an expanded use of “discipline” to try to silence and punish Thompson for clearly First Amendment speech… "

Since when does free speech apply to court filings? Maybe I should post some gay porn on the servers at work and claim free speech when they fire me!

For gods' sake, enough is enough. This is nothing but a stalling tactic to delay the showdown between him and the Florida bar. Somebody down in your bloated and abused legal system needs to put their foot down. Why does this man still have a license to practice law when he so obviously abuses it? If I was a Florida resident, I'd be petitioning my courts to have him disbarred.

"Therefore, since this court has now insinuated itself into an expanded use of “discipline” to try to silence and punish Thompson for clearly First Amendment speech…"

Correct me if I am wrong but hasn't Jack always been one of those people who have said that Violent Video Games are a form of pornography and thus are not protected by free speech? So wouldn't that mean that by his thought process that those gay porn pics he gave to the judge are not protected by free speech? Or is this another case of "It is ok if I do it"?

I thought Jack was a lawyer? He should know the judge cannot be both the defendant and judge in this case. Yet I suspect he thinks this is another brilliant legal ploy of his to get the Judge thrown off the case for conflict of interest. Like I said yesterday, one more shovel full of dirt out of the hole that is already too deep to get out of. Anyone think he will lose his license before the year is done?

Mr. Thompson, Judge Jordan is not Bugs Bunny. He can't play as the entire baseball team, or in your case, the entire trial.

And you're saying WE'RE the ones who can't distinguish fantasy from reality?

You think with 31 years of "practicing" law he'd get it right occasionally.

Instead it's a litany of failure and childish temper tantrums.

This guy is self destructing faster than Britanny Spears.

Hey, Jack,

I might not have a fancy lawyerin' degree like you got from that box of Cracker Jax, but I am able to read and comprehend the english language pretty well. From what the judge wrote, and from I do know about our legal system, I'd say you're screwed.

The strategy of "I'll sue anyone who doesn't agree with me on 1st Amendment grounds" strategy isn't going to work.

You're not going to be an attorney for much longer.

....dude....weak....

You know, I'm getting a little Thompson fatigue myself, but this... (words elude me)

I wish he would grow a Yosemite Sam moustache and get it over with.

I think we should thank Jacko for exposing just how corrupt the legal process is. After all it can't be a coincidence that every single judge and lawyer that opposes Thompson is corrupt and unsuitable for their office. Clearly Jacko is doing us a favor by exposing all this corruption and ineptitude.

I mean if everyone who opposed Jacko wasn't corrupt and inept that would mean that Jacko himself was. We all know that's umpossible!

Who is paying for these protracted proceedings?

It always amazes me when this bastard that regularly tramples the First Amendment, denies that children have ANY constitutional rights, and acts like a general ass attempts to hide behind the First Amendment.

So what is it, Jack? Are you the only one that has First Amendment rights? I notice that video game corporations can't advertise M rated games on shows with older audiences for fear that children can access them. Yet, you can submit gay porn to the public record (which is not protected by the First Amendment) and that's OK?

It almost sounds like Jack is doing our job for us. Think about it. IF he wins this struggle, we win. If you can submit gay porn to the public record, then nothing can stop you from advertising or selling violent video games. We can use this as evidence against anti-game laws (you know how people like to compare selling violent games to selling porn). Eventually, Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft will allow AO rated games on their consoles as public opinion and precedent has swung the other way.
Go, Jack, GO!

What an idiot, though. NOW he's attempting to have the Judge declared a defendant in the very case he’s presiding over? WTF, mate? It's obvious that he wants the Judge to recluse himself and this is just another means to that end. But, why? The only reason the Judge is angry at Jack is because he Jack has been making a mockery out of the court. Spamming the court with filings that are completely meaningless. Attempting to subpoena President Bush and his brother. Challenging the Judge. Can they submit events that happened during and in the trial as evidence against Thompson? If so, the grave for Thompson's career looks to be about 14 feet deep, now.

Yay, a Jack Attack! I was getting worried. Oh, and Dennis, ba-zing!

Did... did Jack just call Dennis "sweetie" AGAIN!?

Okay... more that a little creeped out now.

thats several times JT's used the term "Sweetie" to refer to Dennis. i wonder if he's as worried about this as i am!?!

I'm beginning to think that JT thinks the law doesn't apply to him. Yes trying to divert the judges attention might look good on paper but you are just wasting the courts time which they will see as worse that the initial cause of their attention as it is now a direct affront to the bar.
Oh and Jack anyone can hold a job for 31yrs if they wanted to but it takes either someone really smart or incredibly stupid to stand out in the publics mind at anypoint in their time at work.

@ Jack Thompson

Did you just call another man.... "sweetie"? So.... now we know why you had gay porn on hand. Admit it, you had those pictures in your briefcase for your personal pleasure and they accidentally slipped in with that court filing.

And please define "Good Standing". I'm genuinely curious. After all, this isn't the first time you've come under fire from the bar. Nor is it the first time you've sued them. If that's good standing, OJ Simpson has good standing with the courts, too.

This worries me a bit agian. He's trying to weasel out of the hot seat again. How long is he going to get away with all this stuff. I hope GP is right.

He's like a cockroach.

Sweetie, when you get your law degree and have practiced law for 31 continuous years in good standing with The Florida Bar, as I have, I ‘ll be interested in your legal opinions.

Did you just copy paste your comments from one article to the next? What, too busy looking up more gay porn to submit?

Are you coming on to Dennis?

to try to silence and punish Thompson for clearly First Amendment speech…

Ironic to the last. 1st Amendment applies 100% to him, and only partially applies to anyone else.

From the court order:

This is why Mr. Thompson is wrong in alluding to Judge Gonzalez’s 2 public filing of the sexually explicit lyrics from a 2 Live Crew album. In that case, the critical issue was whether the lyrics were obscene. The lyrics, therefore, were relevant to the litigation. This case is not about pornographic websites, no matter how much Mr. Thompson would like to make it so.

*spank*

Also of note is Mr. Thompson’s inaccurate characterization of the show cause order as a judicial determination of obscenity. The show cause order did not purport to be a ruling on whether the images have any First Amendment protection.

Denied!

Seriously, this has just become silly and repetitive. Jack, you can't stop the inevitable from happening. You WILL be disbarred. At the very least bow out while you still have SOME dignity, no matter how subatomic in size at the moment.

Judge is under obligation to comply with Jackie why?

..............what?

and @ JT:

Anyone with half a brain can tell you're flushing away your legal career. Oh. but that would require youto have at least half a functioning human brain, now wouldn't it, Jack? that tiny little requirement is prohibiting ou from self-restraint and common sense.

Even if gamers were as stupid as you would like to insinuate, we'd still have double the thinking capacity that you seem to have.

Remember Jack: "If at first you don't succeed, you fail."

"Whose next Jesus?"

That's much funnier if you've read in the news that a senator attempted to sue God.

I think there's nothing else we can say about this guy. He's Fred Phelps's understudy; that's all anyone needs to know.

Judge Jordan's order is a thing of beauty.
"I find no merit in Mr. Thompson’s attempt to equate his actions with the use of Nazi concentration camp photographs to challenge those who deny the atrocities of the Holocaust. On the same note, Mr. Thompson is not the modern-day version of Paul Revere, as he suggests."

Hey Jack, when you say "in good standing with the Florida Bar", don't you mean "in goo financial standing with the Florida Bar", as in... you paid your dues to date? Because if you were legally in "good standing" with them then why would they be working toward shutting you down permanently?

I can’t believe he’s supporting himself by saying he has a good relationship with the bar?

Yeah, I know, the irony kills me every time I see that... ;)

Man, all of you clueless n00bs aren't reading the TRUTH;

He's in GOOD standing with the bar, we don't understand legal proceedings, and the case is working in his FAVOR and everyone likes him, respects him, no one thinks that he is a HUGE media whoring horse's ass, none of his "collegues" every mock him or use his name as a joke when they do something stupid ala;

"Nice work Jack Thompson",

And no one who practices law has laughingly sent a friend gay porn and signed it Jack Thompson.

You folks just don't know how close to winning he REALLY is.

Plus, in his reality, he totally gets a pony.

What is WITH him and Alaska?

Oh man, I think I understand something here. If the judge doesn't recuse himself from ruling on a motion that involves him, JT can claim conflict of interest. Then he can either force a new judge or maybe even just refile the case. So either the judge recuses himself, or Thompson's monkey wrench jams the gears.

-Mike Schwinger

@Iniquus
It's not a conflict of interest when it is an attempt to influence a judge. JT made the situation himself. It isn't a real conflict, it is artificial.

JT: Poke, poke, poke, poke, penis, are we done yet? Can you hear me now?
Judge: Stop it.
JT: Poke, poke, poke, poke, penis, are we done yet? Can you hear me now?
Judge: Mr. Thompson, stop it right now.
JT: Poke, poke, poke, poke, penis, are we done yet? Can you hear me now?
Judge: Stop it, or I'll make you stop.
JT: Poke, poke, poke, poke, penis, are we done yet? Can you hear me now?
Judge: Ok that's it, you're in trouble.
JT: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Bias!

lol. I was looking for my daily JT fix (have to start the work day off right) but gods below I was not expecting anything as... amusing (wacked out is closer) as this. "You have to be kidding me" was my first thought, but then I began to wonder if anyone here was truely surprised. Seems doubtful really as I remember reading all the way back to yesterday posts here expecting JT to do his (in)famous "My way or I sue" bit. Makes me wonder though if the mental testing he was given to prove he was "sane" (sanity is overrated and not half as much fun) covered old fashioned paranoia.

('ware the sarcarm)
Obviously the court is out to get him, the (Florida) Bar is out to get him, various websites including this one are out to get him, and apparently everyone that posts here is out to get as well... Would seem to him that the more that hate him (I don't hate him, closer to annoyance and pity) the closer he is to carrying out his holy mission. Of course they only want to drag him down because they are jealous since he is spokesman for God (and always correct). Wait someone call the Pope, I smell infringment. (Ok time to play nice again)


A drowning man is said to grab onto anything available to save themselves (including pulling down his friends which JT has proven over and again). So I am wondering if there are any helpful souls here had a largeish brick to offer Jack to help him float or better yet someone with a needle poke in a hole in his over inflated ego. Either should help him sink all the faster. Heartless you say. No. Its just that am not so inhumane (even for a gamer) to watch anyone needlessly suffer. JT its time to rest.

Wow 0-o

Jack, you seriously have a problem with authority. Among other things. But as a christian myself, there is just SO much wrong with this turn of events. Let us consult the Bible. You DO read this book, right?

"Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience." -Romans 13:1-5

The judge is a person of authority here. An authority established BY GOD.

Darn lack of an Edit button. That was from the NIV.

"Sweetie"?

I think Jack might be hot for you, Dennis...

To paraphrase from a classic TV show:

"This career will self-destruct 5 seconds..."

@Thabor

However, I would never have expected JT to claim that the distribution of gay porn falls under 1st Amendment protection.

The judge seems to have headed that one off at the pass, refusing to rule on whether it was obscene or not. So I doubt it.

Still it would have been funny.

THIS JUST IN! Noted anti-obscenity lawyer Jack Thompson has been credited with filing a Bar motion that inadvertently led to the abolishment of the government's ability to regulate the distribution of porn to minors! News @11 :P

Since JT is sue happy and is a weasel, can we file a class action lawsuit against Thompson for:

- Wasting taxpayers' money
- Menace to society
- Damage to the people and business in the video game industry, including retailers

Someone find a lawyer to sue him :)

Oww...I got headache...

I wish I was joking, but I'm not. I seriously got a headache now. I started as I as I was reading this article XD

This is verging into Phoenix Wright territory. Awesome. In the end it'll turn out the enemy lawyer was the real murderer all along.

With all the "sweetie" comments as of late, I think Jack has been letting his wife type for him lately, and she's starting to show she's a little sick of him at that.

@aresil

He used the Holocaust as a reason for posting Gay Porn?

His argument was basically that pictures of the Holocaust were necessary evidence in the case against the camp staff, and so no judge would dream of saying that they were offensive and try to censor them or remove them from the docket.

The judge replied that it was JT on trial here, not Kent, so the images are 100% irrelevant to the case. If the case had been about Kent's behavior, then it would have been relevant. But Kent isn't on trial, no matter how much JT would like him to be.

That and JT filed them without notifying the court in advance. There are mechanisms to put "seals" on documents, usually used for stuff like sensitive information that is necessary for the case argument, but not intended for mass public viewing. Again, JT fails law class, he must have slept through the section on "how to file evidence to a docket"...

The judge also dismissed JT's argument that "because the porn is already publicly available elsewhere, it's ok". He stated that JT was a participant in the public distribution at that point, regardless of what it's current availability was. Just because some guys are handing out porn on the street doesn't mean you get to hand some out yourself...

Did Jack just call Dennis "Sweetie"?

@Jabrwock

We can always dream. =)

@Gameboy

Dead on there. I think it is a testament to the effectiveness of existing rating system that practically every game and movie actually does have a rating. I generally prefer the unrated versions when they are available, but they are relatively rare. Clearly if the rating weren't effective or valuable nobody would bother having their content rated.

JT is nothing if not inconsistent. He gives his son explicit instructions (and permission) to buy mature games, then complains that his son was able to follow his wishes. By comparison he is almost lucid in this instance.

@ Robb
I definitely concede it being artificial. But I wonder where the burden of proof would lie there. Would Jack have to prove it was justified in adding the judge and the conflict is valid, or would the judge/court have to show it's a ploy? It pretty much boils down to a "he said, he said" kind of thing. I'm not saying anything is really right, just that the bag of tricks is so vast and annoying.

I was just wondering something too. In all seriousness, does anyone else get a flash of a kid saying "Nah nah nahnah naaaa" every time Jack says "Attorney and you're not?"

-Mike Schwinger

@Iniquus

'Nah Nah NahNah naaaaa' is Jacks usual attitude to the entire planet, having conversations with him have always been like talking to a 6-year old because he only hears the parts of facts or sentences he wants to hear and ignores the rest if it doesn't suit him.

Too late. My brain already exploded.
I'm totally suing your ass, Dennis.

@orangekrush

I believe the synopsis of the various J Thompson pleadings and court conduct should be required reading in Florida law schools. Perhaps even in the first week of Trial Advocacy.

It should be required reading for that class in all law schools.

My contract law teacher back in university could have spent spent several days on this. He spent a week teaching us the "do's" and "don'ts" of filing documents in dockets, for civil suits. This entire set would definitely have fallen under the "don't" section. ;)

Maybe Jack has multiple personalities, and one of them happens to be a woman who likes to use the word "sweetie."

It's obvious that Jack is very sick and needs some serious psychological help. At this point, I'm not even mad. I just feel bad for his family.

@Matthew
Excellent rebuttal in-kind. I've said it before, JT can in no way be considered a "video game violence expert" since he's never played them.

What the... what is this moron thinking?! My brain hurts after reading this article, and honestly SWEETIE?! Ugh, I need a break from this...
Dan, Video Gamer

@ GoodRobotUs
Agreed. I think his WikiQuote page is one of the funniest things I've ever read.

@ Jabrwock
That makes sense. I would imagine this particular course ending up as him being beaten in many ways. Half of me expects his case to get thrown out because of improper use of the legal system.

@ GameClucks
He'll never be ignored. He may not be able to practice law, but he can still take actions. He can file suit in court as a regular citizen. He can still claim to be an "expert" and get on TV. He can still just yell until he gets heard. He'll never go away, just become less powerful.

This is just fun to watch. I don't mean from the point that the poor man is coming unraveled. It's like a case study. Trying to analyze these actions is riviting.

-Mike Schwinger

I'm sure we have some people here in the legal profession posting to this site - when JT gets disbarred, can those of you with law degrees respond to all Thompson posts with "YourName, Attorney and You're Not"? Or maybe "And You're Not Anymore"?

As to the nitwit above who asks about my running for judge (you seem a little obsessed with jack thompson), the election is in November 2008, moron.

I'll take the case!

All that 'in good standing' means is that he has paid his fees on time each year, it means absolutely nothing more than that, he tries to feed out that line as though it meant they thought he were wonderful, but it's just more bluster from Thompson, his usual trick of using a statement totally removed from the situation to try and prove his point, much like the comments about Monica Lewinsky or Animal House etc, irrelevant, based on gossip and the very Media he so despises, and purely a confusion technique.

Just trying to comprehend this logic is making my head hurt.

He's bringing suit against someone for allegedly "providing access to obscene material" when it's not even on the defendant's own website (Google should be part of this suit too by this logic); yet claims that his filing of said obscene material in a system which also lacks age verification is protected by the first amendment. Furthermore, it's illegal for anyone to file a complaint against him?

Wow, I wish I were a lawyer so I could totally ignore reality and make life miserable for others as a result of doing so.

Let's see here:

-Downloads gay porn.... Check

-Calls other men 'sweetie'.... Check

-Throws temper tantrums when he doesn't get his way.... Check

-An absolutely 'fabulous' fashion sense.... Check

-Married to a woman that can't keep him under control.... Check

Yep, the results are in, Jack.... YOU'RE GAY

Any nay sayers?

@Silphion
So? Other gay couples have children from earlier marriages. Maybe he's just putting up a fight.

...have the legal blogs weighed in on this yet?

@Gryphon- c'mon dude, you're insulting gay people here. :P

"Sweetie, when you get your law degree and have practiced law for 31 continuous years in good standing with The Florida Bar, as I have, I ‘ll be interested in your legal opinions."

Well, you certainly seem to care about his opinions... in fact, you seem to care so much that you respond to almost every one of them. Every day. Obsessively.

And the "sweetie" thing isn't funny, and was never funny.

@kurisu7855 - Jeff Dunham, I believe

Jack's use of the word sweetie reminds me of the 2 gay guys from the first level of God Hand.

tax dollars are paying for this insanity.

I've got Jackie phone number.. Yippeee!

I'll copy it and send it to that hooker in Miami I just happen to know..

How does that saying go? "The truth is stranger than fiction"? well yeah this takes the cake.

hmm. Anyone a writer? I swear we can turn this into a movie. DUMBEST LAWYER EVER. How about a dramatic comedy? hmm maybe we can get Neil Patrick Harris to play "jack thompson"... I mean the lawyer. Or maybe Lance Bass. Hmm they are all too young. Maybe Elton Jon? hmm That Guy from Will and Grace or someone A gay eye for the straight guy.

Any one else u can think of to play the Lead in the Dumbest Lawyer Ever?

So, Jack, tell us, what makes you think that acting like a prick will do you any good here and now? It certainly didn't help you in Alabama - in fact, as I recall, it got your pro hac vice revoked!
One of the definitions of insanity is attempting the same thing over and over again and yet expecting different results, you know.

@jack thompson, attorney

If anyone here is obsessed, it's you. You are going to suffer for it. Deal. I like how that's all you have, too. Something off-topic and random that doesn't relate to anything being discussed. You're pathetic and I wont feel any remorse WHEN (not if, but WHEN) they tear that lawyer badge from your morally corrupted self. Have fun basking in your wife's hard earned cash while you ponder where you went wrong. No doubt you'll never actually learn a single lesson from any of this.

@Kevin H
Well, he's not calling *quite* everyone "sweetie"- I mean, he just called DeusPayne a nitwit and a moron!
I wonder if this is just some bizarre twist in his normal name-calling routine.

@ApokalypseNow

You win teh prize!!

@jack thompson, soon to be ex-attorney

Well, you won't have to waste money on a campaign after THIS November now will you?

@josh martz
~yeah well it would be hard to find someone that can play someone that moronic but as we all know JT loves the spot light. and well to do a whole movie on him in the form of a dramatic comedy, well i doubt we will get pass the first scene with JT interrupting and trying to do his own thing then spouting off a 3 hour rant about he is trying to protect America.

But I think this is a great list of actors to play Jack Thompson



I swear that Jack Thompson has seriously come up with something worst than the Chewbacca Defense. Ha it would be funny if they start teaching a class on Jack Thompson, HOW NOT BE A LAWYER 101

That's a lovely list. Very entertaining.

...

Aha! It carried over from F***ed Up's post!

Just kidding, I actually do have more. :P

I still can't fathom how that shrink declared Jack "sane" as there've been 150 posts in this thread alone (including a handful by the nutjob himself) that prove otherwise.

Jack:

Don't let the door hit you in the ass *too* hard when your career ends!

Lmao Ummm i hate to tell you this guy's but jack has been coming on to dennis ever since gp was still running LiveJournal....

I think he's already used

Honey
Sweetie
And i think Sweetheart.......

Man thats creepy....Dennis jack hasnt sent you any love emails or anything like that has he...or a video of him singing "time of my life" or whatever that song was that they played during the star wars family guy episode...

jack go play the 360 and enjoy bioshock...just ask jack jr if u can borrow it


Hooah

p.s harvest the little sister

@DarkTetsuya:

It's been pointed out before that Jack can act rational. Despite our views upon him, and his views upon the world of entertainment politics. He is a (barely) capable man of sound mind. He is, however, arrogant, creative, compulsive, rude, and downright destructive. It is the sort of danger you commonly encounter any professional world.

Doesn't know all the material, but knows enough to be dangerous.

I find the phrase rings true here. As it stands, I'm glad he was declared sane by a licensed psychiatrist. I understand that Dr. Wunderman may not have looked at the issue correctly, but this basically means that Jack Thompson may not excuse himself for his actions. He is totally responsible for every step and misstep, and will suffer the full consequences of those actions. No one will baby him or give him a light slap on the wrist when his defensive tactics totally fail.

I thought the song lyrics went,

"DON'T rock the boat."

~Otaku-Man

I just emailed this to dennis but i'll put it here too....I give it another 2 weeks before jack calls Dennis "babygirl"

OBJECTION!

That was...objectionable!

@kurisu7885

He also need a little yappy dog and stickers all over the back window.

Not to mention a Jalepeno.... on a stick.

@Tenshigami

Here's the problem with you posting that script from the Bible. You are using a logical train of thought. You are assuming that Jack Thompson, who claims to be a Christian, will read it and think, "My God! He's right!"

This will never happen because in Jackie Boy's fantasy world, he is never wrong. In his fantasy world, he is ALWAYS in the right and what he is doing is always the right course of action. If Jack is guilty of anything, it's the sin of pride because there has never been a man less willing to accept his faults and failures (and there are plenty) than Jack.

"You're out of order! You're out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They're out of order!"
See, Jack? I can quote Al Pacino movies too!

"HOOAH!"

Hello all,

Long time, no post. I hate to do this, really I do. But JT isn't going to face sanctions for his filing of the porn. I know, I know. Let me explain...

If nearly any other attorney had filed this motion, the pictures would not have been included, however (and it's an important however) that is not to say they are irrelevant to the cause of action (as stated by Judge Jordan in the Show Cause Order). JT's point is that he is being unfairly targeted by the Florida Bar (a point I disagree with). His evidence for this is that there are other attorneys in Florida who JT believes are violating bar rules in a more egregious manner. His belief is that a Bar Member website that links to a website that links to another website where porn is available is a serious violation and should be slammed by the Bar. He included the pics in order to show that they were hardcore porn, and therefore inappropriate for the Bar to support. LETS BE CLEAR!!! - I am NOT supporting JT's position that this is true or violative! I am not saying that JT should be free to file whatever the hell he wants and say whatever the hell he wants to judges and members of the Bar of any state. I AM saying that he is not as far off base as he may seem IN THIS CASE. That being said...14 filings JT? Really? Claiming that the judge has gone so far as to open himself up to litigation in a personal capacity? You are out of your mind (regardless of what any quack may testify to). You failed to properly respond to the show cause order (which I could have done for you in one 3 page filing - but that wouldn't have generated the controversy you need, would it?), you continued to personally insult and question the impartiality of yet another Federal judge, and filed your rambling missives with bloated prose and random quotes. Regardless of whether you are disciplined for this filing (which you and I both know you won't be, leading to you pounding the table claiming victory) you will be disciplined by the Florida Bar. You conduct is an embarrassment to the entire profession.

Have a nice day JT! For the rest of GP reader's: sorry I've been gone so long, been busy. :-)

The_Attorney

I'm inclined to agree with the Attorney with regards to the filing, as I said before, that's more a case of improper filing procedure, a simple 'mistake', and one that probably wouldn't lead to sanctions, it more notably leads to embarassment for Thompson for forgetting his procedures in the first place.

As the Judge pointed out, he hasn't accused Thompson of doing anything improper, he asked for an explanation or he'd send the case for evaluation in that respect, Jack's response were insults and accusations without actually reading the body of the Judges orders.

As The Attorney says, this is about distraction and generating 'news' with Thompson's name in. I still don't think he's going to walk away with his licence, not with the current complaints against him, but I do think he's purely doing all this to get attention for his post-legal career. Jack's actions of posting the picture were silly, but not beyond forgiveness, Jack's reaction to the Judges order, however, are on a wholly different level.

@ Erik -

Again, not saying I think he has a point, just saying he has enough of a point to avoid sanctions.

The_Attorney

@The_Attorney

"His belief is that a Bar Member website that links to a website that links to another website where porn is available is a serious violation and should be slammed by the Bar."

that just seems odd... that cant really hold up in court can it? I mean if a website were to link to google, or have google ads on it, it would link that website with google, and google, effectivly links to just about any website out there, include porn websites. heck the same could be said about yahoo, ask.com and many other search engines.

point is... just about any website out there that has atleast one link to another website, chances are if you were to follow that chain far enough you can link up with just about any website out there on the net, theoritically anyway.

@ Sora-Chan -

No question that his reasoning is terrible (as always). However, the only thing he needs to do in order to avoid sanctions is provide even a semblance of reasoning for his filing. I, sadly, believe he can do this. Is that to say that he has any hope for avoiding Bar sanctions on the underlying misconduct (which has NOTHING TO DO with any other attorney in Florida or elsewhere?)? Nope. He's dead in the water, and he knows it. Therefore: 1) generate publicity, 2) slam "activist" judges, 3) claim that "they" are forcing little kids to watch gay porn, and 4) run for office. Not sure what the rules are in Florida (not my state), but not all states require sitting judges to be attorneys.

The_Attorney

@The_Attorney

Well, producing his reason for this is one thing, but a reason the judge will believe may be a different matter entirely.

@The_Attorney

The question is, can he avoid trouble for his response the to judge? He's got some tortuous logic for filing the porn in the first place, so I can see him getting just a light smack on the wrist for his blatant disregard of procedure. However, what about the excessive filings and disrespect for the judge in response to the judge's reasonable show cause order?

@ Gray17 -

I like to think that most members of my profession are reasonable people. The judge has made it clear that the number of filings made by JT were unacceptable. JT could face contempt charges going forward. However, most folks will attempt to deal with it, as opposed to fighting JT on every jackass thing he does. Think about how much time the Judge had to spend on this silliness! This is not his only case, remember. So, many will just ignore his antics unless he crosses some line (like filing the pics without seal or warning).

Keep in mind, that this suit is JT's response to, in some part, he antics in front of another Judge. :-) I imagine that Judge Jordan will attempt to keep this case as simple as possible and avoid being taken off track by JT.

The_Attorney

@ kurisu7885

I never said they'd be in their right mind. Just that He'd find ways. :-p

Has it already been noted that this isn't the first time that Jack's filed pornography with a court and been told in no uncertain terms to knock it off? He filed similar materials with the Florida Supreme Court and was ordered to knock it off or he'd be subjected to the requirement that all his future filings be signed and filed by another attorney on his behalf. But, of course, Jack never learns and like dogs return to their vomit, so does a fool to his folly.

And, in my opinion, Federal Procedural Rule 11 makes it almost too easy for a federal court to slap a litigant with sanctions (up to dismissal of their case) for filing documents without a good faith basis for doing so and I sense that Judge Jordan's just a button-push or two away from slapping Jack -- and hard. And, once slapped, it's the slapee's heavy burden to get the court's slap retracted.

The_Attorney:

Wonderful insight on what could or could not happen. That begs one question though: What about JT's blatant disrespect for His Honor? From what I understand, not only he is not using the correct honorifics for the person presiding over his federal suit (I understand the trial has not yet started, though). He has basically slammed Judge Jordan up and down, and made statement in court that he wishes the Judge to be included as a Defendant in this case [which sounds like an attempt to force a recuse], and will place a seperate suit against Judge Jordan if the motion is not accepted.

@The_Attorney

Again, not saying I think he has a point, just saying he has enough of a point to avoid sanctions.

He could still get spanked with sanctions, because however much he may believe the court "needs" to see the information, there are mechanisms for filing material that is important to the case, but not suitable for public viewing. Stuff like personal records, graphic imagery, sensitive information, etc, can be filed under "seal" (with the judge's permission). No permission was sought prior to the filing.

JT could easily have filed for permission to file the pictures under seal as "evidence" that the Bar frequently looks the other way, and then claimed bias if he had been rejected.

He isn't in trouble for filing the pictures, he's in trouble for the manner in which he filed them, which equated to publicly distributing pornographic imagery. Which he then defends by pointing at Kent and going "well HE did it first."

While I'm pretty sure the judge was not amused by the filing, he sounds more angry that JT would basically do exactly what he was accusing Kent of doing, allegedly under the Bar's nose. Which is why the judge made it clear that filing a picture of gay felatio was not needed, a mere accusation with links would have sufficed. Hardcore proof could come if Kent challenged that the pictures even existed.

A better argument would have been to show that former complaints submitted about Kent's "porn network" went uninvestigated, unlike the myriad of complaints against JT. But instead, he files the porn with the docket, as his first official complaint that Kent is "distributing" porn.

i think you can still access all the old archives from Lj on the front page cant u??

@The_Attorney:

Including gay porn in an irrelevant motion to the court? Maybe no sanction.

Responding to the referral by naming one's intent to name the judge as a defendant? Wow. And what really boggles me is, I think JT is actually trying to name Judge Jordan as a *co*-defendant. My head spins.

Ah well, he hasn't filed any paperwork, so as usual it's just hot air. Hooah.

Ugh. Can we just lay off this guy for a little while? I know it's entertaining to watch him self-destruct, and to self-righteously rail against his fascinating interpretation of the First Amendment, but I can't help but feel it's tasteless to laugh at a mentally disabled individual as he implodes in public.

Please, let's just raise some money to buy him a nice big helmet - maybe one with a cartoon bear on the front - and move on before he flies into another tantrum and hurts himself on a sharp corner. Or gives himself a paper cut on all that gay porn he's viewing. On his computer. He could do it, by God. He'd FIND a way. And then he'd sue the creators for putting out a "dangerous product."

@JDKJ

it's like the old saying:

if a tree falls in the forest, and it falls on a mime, does anyone care?

The Jack Thompson Litigation Strategy:

Step 1. File ridiculous, meritless, lawsuit.

Step 2. Upon first unfavorable ruling by court, file motion for recusal.

Step 3. Upon denial of motion for recusal, repeat Steps 1 - 3.

mwahahha....i even read the headline to my father, who is a lil bit anti-violent-game, and he started cracking up...

I don't think JT is going to be disbarred. Don't get me wrong, I hate the lunatic lawyer who now seems to be coming out of the closet to Dennis, but he's got an ace up his sleeve (and a thumb up his ass). The_Attorney is right, his contempt of court charge is not going to get him disbarred. I've seen lawyers go to jail for contempt of court before and still retain their license to practice, so it's not unprecidented.

You know with the responses that come to news posts about Jack Thompson, you would think gold came out of his mouth every time he says something.

He could walk into a comments section, say "I like to eat peanuts", and subsequently have 50-100 people easily comment on that statement alone. Furthermore, they would also go over how that statement makes him a total git.

To that end, he could go in and go "PFFT" and have everyone lambasting him and how adding two f's was highly pretentious.

He could, but he DOESN'T!

Instead he rambles on, throws insults, and denies any responsibility, mistakes, or anything. He could be civil and nice and polite, but instead he prefers to insult everyone around him, isolating himself from everyone.

I hate to say it, but he's the only person I know who deserves such insults due to the fact that he's not only an idiot who doesn't realize his own mistakes, but an idiot who refuses to realize his mistakes when his own mistakes are pointed out to him.

To this end, the nincompoop is going to lose his law license and probably never see the light of day in the game industry again.

What a MORON!

~Otaku-Man

"the election is in November 2008, moron."

How professional of you, Jack!

I wish that the judge from Phoenix Wright was the judge for the case... Five screw ups and it's game over.

@Norm Kent

Glad to see you are recovering well :)

I've worked with Homophobics before, and yes, I've found myself frustrated by their assumptions, but I must admit, Mr Thompson takes the cake when it comes to sheer cliff-vaulting assumptions and bigotry.

As I've said before, I think what makes Jack angry is the fact that, for all his accusations of conspiracy it has been his actions, and his actions alone that have landed him in this situation, and he can't fix the problem because it would mean having to admit it. I'm still trying to decide with he has a superiority complex or is trying to compensate for an inferiority complex.

why does he keep calling dennis sweetie? he's puttin the moves on you dennis.

Hey jack does your wife know you crave cock? do you tell her all the gay porn on your computer is for legal purposes? I once knew an angry guy, he mellowed once he came out mabye jack would too.

As for the legal manouvering its all cut and paste classic thompson tactics, everyone is olut to get him so he's gonna sue the world.

Hi Norm, welcome to Game Politics.

I have a question for you actually... Are Jack's antics as completely over the top and neurotic as they seem, or are there actually other such people in the legal industry(let alone in Miami)? I just can't quite believe that he's been practicing for 31 years and not been called up over this attitude before now, unless maybe it is more commonplace than I am led to believe?

I guess I just have this stereotypical view of lawyers being straightlaced and civil. Jack has been quite the culture shock...

PS. Hope you are continuing to recover well.

Mysticgamer Says:

October 3rd, 2007 at 7:57 pm
'I wish that the judge from Phoenix Wright was the judge for the case… Five screw ups and it’s game over.'

This gave me more a laugh than it probably should.

Maybe Judge Jordan said it best when he wrote “Mr. Thompson’s threat of a lawsuit is insufficient for me to recuse…if a judge were required to recuse whenever a litigant threatened to sue him, disgruntled parties would be able to forum shop………..just because he believes he did nothing wrong …does not mean I have to agree with him……”

Hey JT, you just got fucking owned by the Judge. I would think you would be used to it by now.

I think it is actually way more awesome to watch John Boy being pulled away kicking and screaming than it would if he just accepted his defeat. This is pure comedy GOLD. You simply can't make this shit up!

I can't wait for the Judge to do the legal equivalent of jamming the gavel all the way up John Boys asshole.

@Davcube

He's already compared Doug Lowenstein to Goebbels, so yes, it's a matter of time, in fact, just about everything Jack has ever written has been in comparative form 'X is like Y', just read through any one of his legal filings and count how many times he tries to pull the 'comparison stunt' where he takes two completely unrelated incidents and compares them to suit his agenda.

In truth, he's a one-trick pony, and people can see how the trick is done now.

'...Mussolini (or whoever the Italian dictator was, i forget it off the top of my head)...'

Benito Mussolini. (You had it right.)

@ WFern

OK, good. It was one of those instances where i was like "Wait a minute... that was him, right? I'm not sure anymore. DAMMIT!" XD

I felt like i was on "Are you smarter than a fifth grader" for a second there, lol.

I'm no lawyer, but Batman is & I've got this bizarre feeling he might actually know what he's doing somewhere here. He seems to be implying that the judge has broken a specific rule he isn't meant to & law has a lot of red tape so it might not technically be his place to point out what he considers inappropriate. Rather than risk culpability for a mistake, he might just quietly slink out. To be clear, I hope it's Jack who's being not as clever as he thinks he is, but Jack's escaped seeming madness plenty of times.

2 GoodRobotUs

Wait what? He once paid Norm $50K? WTH isn't this on his wiki page?

@/b/

Yup, I was as surprised as you, read up on the original article and they mentioned it on National Gay News, it was also covered in a few other places...

http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/1742/173/

'Publisher Norm Kent is presently in litigation against Jack Thompson in Broward Circuit Court for the second time in three years, suing him for libel, slander, and defamation of character. Thompson is alleged to have called Kent a “drug addict, mentally impaired, a criminal pornographer, and an extortionist.” Similar claims cost Thompson $50,000 in 2005, when his insurance company paid Kent that amount of money in order to settle the previous libel lawsuit'

I do find it kind of ironic that Thompsons claims of an over-arching conspiracy were utterly wrong, and yet, through his actions, he has actually succeeded in starting to bring together those he has wronged and insulted over the years, and got them exchanging views and information. He is, in many ways, starting to create the very thing he fears most, intelligent communication and co-operation between his 'enemies'.

That doesn't mean it's a conspiracy, but it does mean that we are starting to learn facts about Thompson that he would rather we didn't know, Thompson claimed he had 'nothing to hide' when he mentioned Best Buys donations to the NIMF, so it's interesting to note his selective amnesia when it came to this case.

@ Kira

Correction! It was a box of Cracker Jack. ;P

@JackDon'tKnowJack

Actually, the Florida Bar isn’t yet directly implicated. It’s actually the Ad Hoc Committee on Attorney Admissions, Peer Review, and Attorney Grievance for the Southern District, the federal equivalent of the Florida Bar.

Whoops! Thanks for clearing that up. I thought he was running in circles in the state courts...

And the Committee, in addition to referring the matter to the Florida Bar if they so choose, can revoke any admission to practice before the court currently granted Mr. Thompson. He’d still be a Florida-licensed attorney able to pratice in Florida state courts but he’d be unable to pratice in the Southern District (i.e., federal court).

So basically what happened to him in Alabama, only on a wider scale. ;)

@Soul

I have three theories as to why he uses it:

1) The most likely reason is, he is using it as an insult in this context(and the previous one). Like tauntingly calling someone schnookums(i.e. schnookums wanta cry like a little deject *censored* *censored*), but due to the limitations of the written word(at least in a forum/blog/message board context) he can't adequately convey his sarcasm and contempt.

2) He is trying to get a rise out of Dennis, either by insinuating Dennis is gay or by not giving him the proper amount of respect a journalist, no a human being, is due.

3) He is using the 'kill them with kindness' tactic.

...and the "John Bruce Thompson circus" continues...however, I'm enjoying my ring side seat, I must say.

Well, I just hope Jack doesn't turn out to NOT be heterosexual. I would prefer, however selfishly, to be able to continue saying that all the gay guys I know are great people, and usually hilarious to boot. While, yes, JT is bust-a-gut funny, I only laugh AT him, not because of his wit. And under no circumstance would I consider him among even decent human beings, let alone wonderful ones.

Although, if he keeps his ability (legally) to practice law much longer, I'm going to have to start quizzing the few lawyers I know, finding out whether they, too, only keep their law practices running though smoke and mirrors.
;-P

I think too many of us give insane people too little credit. Crazy people--and darn, but now JT's the least personable crazy guy I know, too--aren't all stupid or unable to survive in normal means and professions. Those with less severe versions of disorders can be quite successful in intellectually-demanding professions, so long as the areas of their problems aren't brought into the open.

Basically, Jack doomed himself to be called out as a nutso, since he chose to litigate the things that bother his narcissistic, paranoid disorder self. By putting his obsessions out in the open, he's made it quites clear that he's not right-minded. There are a lot of types of crazy, and most of them don't destroy the ability to blame someone for their crimes (see: sociopaths and psychopaths). People who are crazy the way JT's crazy--such that it lets them live seemingly-normal lives--don't get a free pass for their insanity, they're just as culpable for their actions as the rest of us.

Sweetie?

[i]Sweetie?...[/i]


Are...Are we sure he's not gay?

[b][i]SWEETIE?[/i][/b]

Also, Jack, um, I don't have a legal degree, but I think that's an impossibilty in court...

I wonder what JT would be like, in a world with no videogames/ gayness/ anything else he would dissagree with?

He'd just find other stuff to hate, that's all Jack Thompson can do for a living.

I think the important question is he'll be calling himself after the revocation of his law license...

"Jack Thompson, Persecuted Martyr"?

"Jack Thompson, Certified Sane (Really!)"

"Jack Thompson, Anti Videogane Expert" (He seems to be as unsure about what the word "expert" means as he about winning legal strategies.

Or maybe "Jack Thompson, Will Rant for Food"

just send the guy to an asylum and end all this crap

@ Shrop

Well played, sir =)

Dennis, I hope he's at least bought you some flowers and taken you to a nice restaurant if he's calling you "Sweetie" in public now.

@ GP FOR @ JACK THOMPSON

ZING!!!!