I'm hoping we can stick to an old favorite/classic song choice soon...

Na na na na,
Na na na na,
Hey hey hey!
Good-bye!

Oh, and re: the Photoshop, someone actually did a pretty good illustration of JT in that pose which looks more put-together. Sorry I don't have a link to it....

We'll settle for that then.

So.. who's got the camera on the inside?

I can't wait to see the outcome. Jack tried to save himself by pissing off the judge, but his plan only backfired horribly.

@Internet Hate Machine

Agreed. I just was rather taken aback by that first post; It was more civil then I've come to expect from Jack. I admit, for a half-second there I'd hoped he would settle down and pursue his crusade with more professionalism. Unfortunately, I've been skimming the rest of the posts, and it seems, since that first post, apparently old jack is back

"Whiners!!!!!

I won, and you’ll have to deal with it. Jack Thompson"

(sigh)

Not sure what I was hoping for really. You know what they say about leopards.

@Gray17

That's what I'm thinking: This hearing is only about that gay porn mess, the much bigger picture, the one which can kill Jack's career in a blink, is still going strong.

In fact, now I'm wondering if part of the reason Jack got off the hook is because he's so clearly doomed otherwise that the judge sees no point in following this. I mean, why waste time and money slapping him around over gay porn if he's about to get disbarred anyway? Might as well jump straight to the important part.

I knew it...not suprising...

Extreme Prejudce would be better.

See, this is the part you can play Queen songs and let your Millitant/Stalinist side out. MUHAHAHA!!

Dennis, pick a theme tune for Jackie's ass chewing. You'll need one.

I reccomend Nightfall In Middle Earth.

Tick Tock.

I wish I could be there to see the look on Jack's face...

We will, we will, rock you!
We will, we will, rock you!
You got mud on your face
You big disgrace
Somebody better put you back in your place
We will, we will, rock you!
We will, we will, rock you!

Good choice! We are the Champions works too.

Welcome to the Jungle is good, but not very relevant.

I think Gamepolitics called it, particularly with number 4. Thompson will get a virtual beat-down today, but we won't stop hearing from him.

Even if he is disbarred, this wacko is on a crusade in his own mind. I'm surprised Bush hasn't offered him a job as Secretary of Decency or something like that.

@Mr. Mark

You mean Secretary of Defense.

"See, this is the part you can play Queen songs and let your Millitant/Stalinist side out. MUHAHAHA!!"

One Vision by Laibach. Totally fits. I may be up late tonight waiting for updates to this. How long is the hearing supposed to last?

@ApokalypseNow

Haha...good call.

@ everyone

I think that hopefully Jack Thompson will maybe face his final defeat soon. It might be today, or tomorrow, or next week, or soon. I think that Jack Thompson has lost his so-called "Gamer-Antigamer War", because he is facing too many defeats of his hands. The only case he ever won, besides the 2 Live Crew case, was the "Hot Coffee" scandal in GTA: San Andreas. But, he did not have the game removed, the only thing, he had done with it, was removed the content of the "Hot Coffee" mission (It is true, that temporarily, there was an AO rated version of the game, that had the "Hot Coffee" content, but a few months later, there were no more copies of the AO rated version in stores) in the M rated version of the game. I think that Jack Thompson will soon be defeated in this so-called "war" of his.

Any word yet? I'm excited to hear of his demise.

@ John Simpson

Even that's a bit of a hollow victory as I'm sure R* would of removed the content themselves to bump the game down to "M" instead of "AO" which most shops refuse to sell.

@Matriculated

Ooh, i'm the 999,999th visitor. I won! But I can't be arsed to claim.

@ApolalypseNow

Yep. I hate IE.

Yus. I have much booze for big JT party.

(I'm in a very good mood today! Which usually means I start spamming at some point)

Sigh, been waiting for days to hear more of the demise of JT and this is all we get?!?

Must go faster... feel the need to see him broken upon a stack of old xbox's and flogged with wired controllers (interesting mental picture if nothing else).

I am Not really that vicious but it did sound good for a moment.

@John Simpson

Thompson successfully got Howard Stern off the South Florida radio market back around 2003. The guy knows how to stir things up to remain a threat to the First Amendment.

@KGB BlackIce Division

I meant to write "Secretary of Decency." I made up the title just to prove a point. I'm not sure if you were correcting me or making a point yourself;)

@Mr. Mark

I was making a point.

In the course of human events, JBT means nothing, only his self deluded attacks on the 1st admendment mean anything. His like has come and gone. In the words of King Solomon, 'This too shall pass'. And it shall, though i fear slightly, winning the battles and somehow loosing the war. We still must stand together and look to the future and the present. What shall we become?
I'm not really a gamer, I'm just worried about my own media. Thank you GP!

@KGB, InsidiousMrMoo, et al

There are more of us BG fans than people suspect. ;)

@Americanus
LOSING the war, not LOOSING the war

As for the sentiment of that statement, as long as that war is being prosecuted by someone as incompetent as JBT, you can rest easy.

Ding dong, the jackass is dead!

@Matriculated

I wasn't talking about the nebulous "War on Terror" being prosecuted by our equally-incompetent president, I was talking about the less-published war on our rights as citizens.

@Matriculated:

That song rocked!

I'm not celiberating untill I get some updated news....

While this looks like the end of Jack in the next three months. (A case agianst him for each month.)

He's known to some how wiggle out of the hot seat all the time....This seems unlikely he can pull it off at this time....But you never know.

He's already trying to hold into his lisence by delaying his cases at every turn.

Nearly 3 and a half hours and no Jack post... think he's still in court or something? Even if he loses, he's going to call this a great victory.

Yeah, Blind Guardian owns your faces.

I dunno, i'd still go for We Will Rock You as a victory song.

@All the soldiers on here. Sing that when Bin Liner tries a pitched battle.

@Mysticgamer

I'm in, hook me up. I've been watching what I eat lately, but this situation is too good not to enjoy to the fullest.

I'm opening the bar, trying to decide which beer goes best with salty, buttery popcorn. I don't know that anything darker than a brown ale would do... thoughts?

@MaskedPixelante

Hmm not sure if it will be a "great victory" or blah blah "Judge Jordan was against Him", "there is a conspiricy", "going to sue him", "incapable of seeing the truth" etc etc.

Either way though, yeah I would expect to hear something. JT seems to be incapable of remaining low key for long.

@Mysticgamer

I'm good. Like Hyde said to Fez in that 70's show when Fez asked if there was anything he needed to know about Canada "Canadian beer is stronger, as a result their women look prettier". Nowhere in Canada is beer better than in Quebec.

KGB/BlackIce

Errr did you mention Rum? uummm is a bit early to be toasting his demise..... he contorts more then an earthworm. But I would not mind having a spot of that to toast his undenible wish to make a fool of himself in court and to wish him more of the same :)

@KGB

Depends on the rum, I'm a bit particular about it. My pick would be Cruzan Single Barrel Estate - excellent to drink on its own with cheese and crackers, and would probably work with popcorn as well. It also makes the best rum&coke you've ever tasted.

All this talk of what to listen to for a theme song... my pick is from a particular segment of the Simpsons Movie, where Nelson "Ha-ha!"'s until he is hoarse.

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2007/10/norman-kent-tho.h...

Update there says that Thompson has been referred to the Disciplinary Committee, and the judge has denied the motion for recusal.

@bakaohki

I believe it's a follow up to the article posted on the 2nd.

"Jordan will give Thompson an opportunity to explain why he shouldn’t be referred to an ad hoc disciplinary committee for adding hardcore gay porn to the court docket in a September 24th filing."

I lol'd.

@Phalanx:
No problem. Considering all of the information out there to read today on JT, including that 22 page PDF from him suing the Alabama Bar, it's easy to get your signals crossed. I had to stare at a blank wall for a few minutes to repair my brain after that read...

Man I can't wait for the latest on this one - Hey, Norm! You got anything on this yet?

Hey, I'm waiting to see if he brings props in with him; a giant signboard and a slingshot from past court dates come to mind... both were related to the cases at those times, if memory serves. What if he brings a prop related to the current gay porn charges... ouch.

@bakaohki

Knowing Jack, he'll bring a ball-gag, but sadly, won't use it.

Waiting semi-patiently for news... I take it that Jack didn't have a morning hearing?

Man of all the days for jack thompson not to post. oh well Maybe hes sitting in a jail cell sipping on some hot coffee right now visualizing all the gay porn he has seen and preparing himself to get Bullied in prison. Then telling all the inmates that comming Grand Theft Auto is a crime. All the while they are listening to 2 live crew, singing Me So horny cuz they havent gotten any in a while as they stare him up and down wondering if he is a closeted gay person. They will send him notes and talk to other inmates wondering about his sexual orientation. And during the time in prison he will learn the real meaning of a Shock Jock .

I will be waiting the good news.

You guys forgot 'Another one Bites the Dust!'

@F**ked Up

Maybe he'll learn where Belgium is, soo.

Sweeties, sweeties, sweeties. You all fail to understand the mastery that is JT's legal strategy. Being referred to the disciplinary committee plays exactly into his hands, and having the Judge refuse to recuse himself is the best thing that ever happened to Jack. Hooah, and so on.

Jack's such an unappreciated artist. None of you have any idea how much work it is to paint oneself into a corner, like he has in this case.

I'm delighted to announce that Judge Jordan vacated his order regarding referring me to the disciplinary committee, and he decided to forego all disciplinary remedies.

The judge started out by suggesting that he did not feel comfortable doing so unless I admitted I had done something wrong. I said I did nothing wrong and would not admit that I did. He asked, "Then how do I know you won't do it again."

I pointed out to him that Christ said, "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar and unto God what is God's." Christ, then, was making it clear that people of faith are not free to disobey civil authority, and if he now entered a court order for me not to do this, then I would not, as Christians are not free to disobey the law without consequences. But I told him he could not order me to say I did something wrong, because as a matter of conscience I could not do so.

That obviously satisfied him, and he voided out the entire disciplinary matter. Norm Kent was there, which was hilarious, having moved the court last night at 10:30 pm to let him "intervene" and appear before the disciplinary committee against me. Poor Norm, he went away from the hearing sad.

As to the Bar's motion to dismiss, the judge will rule in two weeks. I expect to receive from the court certain federal relief against this Bar. You all don't know the case, and I do. Norm Kent, who is now unofficial legal consultatnt to Dennis McCauley as to all things "Jack" smugly predicted here and elsewhere that this disciplinary blow by Judge Jordan was sure to unravel everything for me.'

Now the disciplinary matter does not even exist. How did that prediction turn out for Norm and Dennis?

Kids, leave the lawyering to lawyers. I'll leave the mind numbing games to you all.

I had a great day, standing before a federal judge for a 2 hour and 45 minute hearing, and I did just fine. Even Norm Kent would have to admit that.

Besides, Norm is a Yankee fan, and grew up in Cleveland. I'm having a very good 24 hours. Jack Thompson, Attorney and You're Not

With all the theme song discussions and such, Nightfall in Middle Earth is good and all, but lets take a couple years back in B.G. history and go with the obvious:

And the Story Ends

Fits the situation perfectly.

My this is quite interesting.

@jack thompson, attorney

You disgust me with your use of the Bible or the term "Christian" that you continue to apply to yourself. The hate-filled words you have for people who play video games shows just how very anti-Christian you really are. Seriously, please stop using inappropriate terms for yourself.

@ JT,

I find it more likely that Judge Jordan's reaction was a goode olde facepalm but he is a nice guy and he hid that so that you wouldn't go postal in court.

don't worry the fire is comming down latter.

Basically you said "There isn't anything wrong with what I did." but the evidence against you is so strong that your answer (I said/wrote "answer" not "crime") is akin to a porymaniac (spelling for a poor third world coutry resident? (frenchie)) saying "I see nothing wrong with buring things when they are people in them.".

Down to the ground, you are in the unholy shit you dumped on the court.

This is sad, I rather liked you, you were ballsy and a boon to the video game industry simply because your stupid statements made them pass for heroic (while they simply are normal) and your slander was so much fun to read.

I am going to paraphrase another GP poster by saying that "[it was like watching a kid playing with a loaded handgun, you should take it away but the possibilities are just too amusing.]" (square brakets for unsure quoting).

And even if you get out of that one, I can still see M$ falling on you like a pile of paralepipedic giant space ring building material. With added hot plasma. And cream.

Hey JT, we both agree on something "Render unto Caesar...".

Guess what! That means the government stays out of morals and everything you've been doing is moot.

JT, if only you WOULD leave the mind-numbing videogames to us and quit attempting to use the legal system to impose your beliefs, we'd be fine all around. Btw, nice bible quote there, and if you're supposed to render ceaser things unto ceaser, how about rendering ceaser a little separation of church and state while you're at it. We "heathens" don't typically get up in arms until somebody tries to force their lifestyle on us.

Something tells me we aren't hearing the whole story. Even if we are, aren't you assuming a bit much that you'll get "relief" in two weeks, Jack?

And furthermore, have you learned your lesson about what you can and can't put into a .pdf to the court? Just what will happen if, in fact, you "do it again"?

And what's with the totally out-of-left-field baseball reference? More random, unchristian-like gloating? Jack, you seem to be going out of your way to break as many Bible commandments as you can here. How can you call yourself a Christian? 2 Timothy 3:1-5 seems to be doing a good job of describing you.

That seems an awfully brief synopsis for nearly three hours of courtroom time. The dialogue, as explained, could not have taken more than 15 minutes... what were the other 2.5 hours for?

@JT

Even assuming you can be trusted here, and that's a big if, what have you really won?

The images are going to be stricken from the record, and even if YOU don't think you were in the wrong, the judge KNOWS you were. And it still doesn't sound like you presented any kind of good reason to do that, especially if you got a court order against you not to do it again.

This is certainly going to hurt you when the decision comes whether to dismiss the case or not (and I don't see you crowing quite so much in two weeks).

Plus, you have a history of not honoring your agreements (see your settlement with Rockstar). You're going to pull this again, and you're going to be in IMMEDIATE trouble then because you've just violated a court order.

As well, how do you think ANY of this looks in terms of the pending decision as to whether to disbar you or not? And with things like this, attempting to argue that a disbarment came out of a breach of your civil rights is going to be laughed out of court.

So go ahead, call this a victory if you want. All you did is barely scrape out of trouble that you put yourself into. And you're still at a disadvantage for it.

Whiners!!!!!

I won, and you'll have to deal with it. Jack Thompson

Somehow I don't see it going quite as smoothly as stated by Thompson, especially considering some of the accusations made against the judge on the run-up to the hearing by him.

Serious question for Dennis McCauley: When is Norm Kent going to apologize here for the wildly intemperate assertions as to this "disciplinary" problem I had in federal court, which today evaporated with Norm Kent sitting there? Jack Thompson

 

"...I’ll leave the mind numbing games to you all."

We wish. Oh GOD, do we ever wish. But it's obviously not happening.

Considering that what Jack says runs entirely contrary to what was listed in the Miami Herald blog link, we'll have to wait and see. Jack's a proven liar with a long track record for clinging to falsehoods, so I highly doubt things are as rosy as he's claiming.

Let us wait, and we'll see if things went really so well for him.

Also, despite the lack of direct insults, his post veered again towards the less civil version of JT we all know.

And altough I know with all my heart that we can talk as much sense and wisdom that is possible into his mind, it won't do any good. He'll still fancy himself a god (yes, the ultra-megalomania he exibits always seems to kick up a bit - and I can make up words too :P), and try to belittle us. Our mind numbing games? Your mind numbing religion. Opinions, both expressable. Attorney, and you're not? I can do that too. Possible lies (regarding that he won't do it again and up to total distortion of facts)? Of course, can't have JT without the lies. And you can't tell him to stop doing it in the same way you can tell the planet to stop revolving around the sun.

Korax, Rational (and also Plastics Engineer) and You're Not (both)

Having shared with you all the fabulous news today, I'm gone, off to New York tomorrow to appear on a network television program about video games. Hooah!

FAIL.

Name, Mr. Thompson, and time and channel.

Our version of "Pix or it didn't happen.".

Jack,

The only thing you've "won" is you won't have disciplinary proceedings against you for sending hardcore gay porn to a federal judge. You still have, what, 40 or so charges pending against you from the Florida Bar, do you not?

That's really some "victory" there.

Erik, it could even be said that his crusade against the First Amendment has actually caused game sales to increase. There's just no way Bully would've gotten the same publicity it did without our favorite faux-lawyer's involvement.

Oh let the fool have his moment. He hasn't much else.

I guess the next step is to see exactly what show he appears on tomorrow, and to see what "facts" he manages to fabricate on air.

Remember, Jack, just because you THINK something is true, or someone writes an article with their THEORY on a link between video games and violence, it doesn't make it a "fact".

Be careful what you say tomorrow.

Anyone ever get the feeling that Jack was one of those people that didn't get enough attention when they were kids?

@nrad99: Actually, I think guys like him *should* start reading the Bible. He obviously hasn't actually done that, and is just spewing out whatever he wants from it, out of context, and without even the comprehension of a 10-year-old.

@nrad99

Acutally I have long thought it was JT's son (the agent of the "Stings") I have read the posts and the arguements he has offered here; and well... they were not what you would consider well mannered, eloquent or particulary intelligent. This from someone that is supposedly a lawyer. Maybe he is just a jerk though

In school he would be the one with the folder marked "Does not play well with others"

Guys, guys, we'll hear the scoop (along with the supposed TV appearance) from Dennis eventually. I'm not worried.

Come on... Let us know what show you will be on a head of time. Or are you afraid of letting us know?

@nrad99:

You haven't been here long, have you? :P

jack thompson, attorney Says:

October 9th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
"I’m delighted to announce that Judge Jordan vacated his order regarding referring me to the disciplinary committee, and he decided to forego all disciplinary remedies."
Mainly because it wasn't worth his time eh Jackass?

"The judge started out by suggesting that he did not feel comfortable doing so unless I admitted I had done something wrong. I said I did nothing wrong and would not admit that I did. He asked, “Then how do I know you won’t do it again.”
This is classic, for many reasons. It means that he's not going to punish you because you, being a retard with a mental maturity of a five year old, don't know that what YOU have done is wrong. Yet still you come here and lecture us about 'mind numbing video games'.

"I pointed out to him that Christ said, “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar and unto God what is God’s.” Christ, then, was making it clear that people of faith are not free to disobey civil authority, and if he now entered a court order for me not to do this, then I would not, as Christians are not free to disobey the law without consequences. But I told him he could not order me to say I did something wrong, because as a matter of conscience I could not do so."
Oh wow, the good old 'hide behind faith' dodge. Hey, when was the last time you saw Tammy Faye and her husband?

That obviously satisfied him, and he voided out the entire disciplinary matter. Norm Kent was there, which was hilarious, having moved the court last night at 10:30 pm to let him “intervene” and appear before the disciplinary committee against me. Poor Norm, he went away from the hearing sad.
Completely pointless, no one cares. You will be fucked soon enough JackAss.

"As to the Bar’s motion to dismiss, the judge will rule in two weeks. I expect to receive from the court certain federal relief against this Bar. You all don’t know the case, and I do. Norm Kent, who is now unofficial legal consultatnt to Dennis McCauley as to all things “Jack” smugly predicted here and elsewhere that this disciplinary blow by Judge Jordan was sure to unravel everything for me.’"
You unravel everything for yourself Jack, you don't need help.

Now the disciplinary matter does not even exist. How did that prediction turn out for Norm and Dennis?

Kids, leave the lawyering to lawyers. I’ll leave the mind numbing games to you all.

I had a great day, standing before a federal judge for a 2 hour and 45 minute hearing, and I did just fine. Even Norm Kent would have to admit that.

Besides, Norm is a Yankee fan, and grew up in Cleveland. I’m having a very good 24 hours. Jack Thompson, Attorney and You’re Not

Jack, these last four paragraphs were so idiotic that I can't even begin to put it into writing.

Wow 4 posts by Jack Thompson. Awfully defensive aren't you? And he's actually on topic! Which just shows that the hearing didn't go that well.

@GoodRobotUs

So why can't we use the same precedent to get Mr. Thompson to stop filing these stupid lawsuits against the game industry?

Actually, John Bruce, no, it isn't a surprise that after all this time, the judge has calmed down. Quite frankly, you're lucky he gave you ANY time to come up with an excuse.

And no, I ceertainly don't believe your version of events, even if they are true. Nor should the judge believe that you won't do it again. You've already admitted that you weren't sorry that you did it and that you were prepared to go to jail over it. Either you showed your true colors as a coward and backed down from that stance, or you kissed his arse raw.

As to your claim to be going on another national TV show, it's not a surprise either. Mentally raping every tragedy that exists to force your personal, religious, and/or political beliefs on others like the Tin-Pot-Dictator-Wannabe that you are is nothing new for you. Quite frankly, you're predictable. You lie, you deceive, you abuse the communities, families and individuals who've suffered various tragedies like it were some ultra perverted fetish (somewhat similar to a mental forced S&M, rape, and snuff fetish all rolled into one).

The Truth, The Whole Truth, And Nothing But The Truth is clearly unknown to either you or that Demon-Pretender-To-The-Throne-Of-Heaven that you worship. So I can easily predict misinformation spewed by you along with a great deal of lying and deceiving the general public no matter what show it may be.

And, interestingly enough, it's reported that Lyndon LaRouche is going to be holding a webcast tomorrow night as well. You've already claimed you have nothing to do with them, but it wouldn't surprise me one little bit if you showed up on their webcast one way or another.

Nightwng2000
NW2K Software

"Kids, leave the lawyering to lawyers. I’ll leave the mind numbing games to you all."

"Having shared with you all the fabulous news today, I’m gone, off to New York tomorrow to appear on a network television program about video games. Hooah!"

... maybe I'm missing something here, but this seems a little inconsistant. Now if I could just find the "press" button in this lawyering game...

Oh well, Jack logic, what can you do.

Anyone know what show Idiot Thompson is going to be on?

Cuz I wanna email the shows producers all the documents and data that we have on Thompson. Please help me if you do feel inclined.

@Anonymous Poster,

Thing is, there's a lot of precedent for failure when suing TV and Music interests, even those that succeed have a very high appeal success rate. Videogames don't have that history at the civil level yet, though they are gaining it at state-level.

Unfortunately, because of the way the Law works these days, there are those who spend their time trying to exploit the loopholes for profit. Like most large creatures, the Law has its parasites.

Problem is, whilst we may hate Thompsons' stance and approach, and lack of professionalism that he displays 99% of the time, we can't deny him the right to state his personal opinion, even though he states it pretty obnoxiously most of the time.

Oddly enough, these people tend to try and find loopholes in what many consider to be 'holy' laws, like 'thou shalt not kill'.... 'Oh no your honour, my client didn't kill, Corporations killed the victim by remote control, using my clients body as nothing more but an Avatar of their evil intent.'

In many ways, it's the 'Possession' plea, 'I didn't do it, there was an evil force inside me, controlling me', which doesn't really belong in a court of law anywhere.

These are the sort of pleas and assumptions I see about violent Video Games, that they are an 'evil controlling force' that 'brainwash innocent children'. Not only does the real world do a perfectly good job of brainwashing innocent children, but I personally feel that all this obsession over finding some kind of Media based cause to blame is actually letting the children down, there's far more productive things that could be done with all this time, money and energy, even Thompsons', than fighting spectres of opinions about new-fangled gadgetry. The problem is an old one, so is the cause.

It would be far better if this energy were spent on education and dealing with poverty in the US, and would have a far more noticeable impact on crime and violence than any amount of governmental baby-sitting.

A simple question:

Wasn't this hearing only about that little gay porn stunt Jack pulled? If that's the case, didn't Jack Thompson's "win" here only save him from that and not from the misconduct charges he already has? And been trying to stall for quite some time now, might I add.

in other words: isn't this nothing more than a small diversion from a larger case?

If that's the case, I must say I'm quite unimpressed by the so-called victory.

@Paul:

But that's in either the KJV or the NIV of the bible... I don't think that's in the JBTV (John B. Thompson Version) of the bible... (I'll do unto others however the f*** I want, and screw the rest of you.)

@Anon:

On the flip side, I'm kinda surprised myself, usually he sends Dennis a love letter/press release with what time and everything, doesn't he? :P

Well I would guess that Jack Thompson would give out what show he is going to be on since well he likes the attention come on there was the Penny-Arcade incident.

We have until sometime tomorrow to find out what show he is on so hopefully someone will have some idea what TV show he will be on and maybe just maybe someone can Tear this idiot a new one with some actual tough questions instead of cut at with a knife made from toilet paper.

"Serious question for Dennis McCauley: When is Norm Kent going to apologize here for the wildly intemperate assertions as to this “disciplinary” problem I had in federal court, which today evaporated with Norm Kent sitting there? Jack Thompson"


When have you apologized for anything ever? Like telling a gamer to kill themselves. Or telling a husband of a gamer that you hope said wife dies since she is a gamer. Or your total and utter lack of tact in the news story about Gamerdad.


How about this. We get an apology for all the bullshit that you've said over the years and then we will see if we can prod an apology out of Mr. Kent.


Also as far as us being whiners and you winning. You have just managed to dodge the bullet on being a pornographer. All of the many many issues that were being brought against you prior to that mentally retarded stunt are still in play.


Also do please stop holding Jesus hostage. Every time you claim him as being responsible for your horrible and unprofessional actions all I can picture is you holding a gun to his head. Do please have more respect for your savior.

Once again jack is blowing steam out of his a** im sure he's only heading to new york to try to reserve a copy of gta 4 and resi 5

@Kincyr

Damn you no edit button!!

Just stop. I'm here at work snorting with laughter at the thought of jack doing unnatural things to a horse.

Thing is that I don't believe a damn thing Jack says. I want to see the legal document that contains the Judge's ruling and what steps will be taken going forward. Something does not seem right at all.

I think Jack is lying.

~Otaku-Man

So, aside from jacks claims, which, you no doubt noticed, lacked any evidance to back them, do we have anything confirming that he got let of the hook in court today?

@JT

I'll leave nothing to you, pitiful example of a failure is all you are.

You think that because you recited a few bible verses that the issue is gone? F---ing wrong. you won't receieve ANY money from the bar because the bar has done nothing wrong.

You think by going on tv you are going to convince anyone that youre right?

Your lies are getting to the point where even a baby can tell that your wrong.

Hello, and welcome to DavCube's rendition of 'ripping Jacko a new one!'

"Serious question for Dennis McCauley: When is Norm Kent going to apologize here for the wildly intemperate assertions as to this “disciplinary” problem I had in federal court, which today evaporated with Norm Kent sitting there? Jack Thompson"

You continually mention that Norm Kent was present in the room, as if that's the only detail that mattered. How about giving some actual info instead of telling us how many times you stared longingly in the corner of the room?

"Having shared with you all the fabulous news today, I’m gone, off to New York tomorrow to appear on a network television program about video games. Hooah!"

I'll bet you made that up off the top of your head. Regardless, i'll look at the schedules for the three main networks' morning shows tomorrow anyway. I can do that, along with most others here, seeing as i don't have classes until 12. That's right. We're adults too. SHOCKING, NO?

Oh, and i hope your 'network television program' isn't the 'fountain of truth' that is Fox News.

"Whiners!!!!!

I won, and you’ll have to deal with it. Jack Thompson"

Why do i feel like i'm talking to a 10-year old?

Well Anyone can google Jack Thompson but well we all know that not everyone goes googling. Come on how does he Keep getting on TV as a "Video Game expert" and "School shooting expert"?

Frankly I m sick of it and I wanna make sure the producers or whomever is in charge to make sure they know who he is and his history before they start claiming him as an expert on anything. That way I will know if the people are just using him to draw ratings using his BullS***.

Come on if they have any research they would ask about his gay porn filings or really go in depth on the research conducted at Harvard. Where if we were really able to link violent criminal behavior to the right frontal lobe of the brain we would all be having brain scans and anyone showing activity in that section of the brain will be arrested.

@davcube

I don't start work until 3:30 PM EST. WOOT.

Jack, poor Jack

Here is a guy about to be legally beheaded by the Florida Bar announcing that the judge decided not to cut off his eyebrow. That's a metaphor only jack...

A few things, this was first of all a hearing on a motion to dismiss, and the court spent an hour asking jack to justify why his fourth amended complaint should not be dismissed with prejudice, him having numerous chances to amend without being able to state a claim that was legally sufficient.

Jack's rambling argument invoked King Canute and a number of other Biblical references that had very little to do with caselaw under what we call the rules of civil procedure.

The court said it will enter a written order in the next fourteen days after the hearing concluded, and while jack was making his argument, by reciting the bible, relating how he was living with death threats, and being denied due process, I just do not believe that within the four corners of his complaint he was able to give the court any new legal reasons why this case will not eventually be dismissed under what is known as the abstention doctrine, which means that a federal court will not intervene in an ongoing state investigatory proceding which is being conducted already by the Florida Bar.

Basically jack is arguing his civil rights are being vioated by the Supreme Court and the referee charged with trying him for professional misconduct. The judge wanted to know why he went to federal court prematurely, because the referee has not yet held his trial, and the Supreme Court has not yet made a finding based on the referee's recommendation. Jack said he is trying to get the federal court to stop the referee from trying his case because the Bar, the referee and the investigators against him are all biased because he is a Christian a, a stall tactic at best from the Florida Bar's standpoint.

Jack of course is telling the judge his constitutional rights are being violated by being subject to any discipline at all because as far as he is concerned he told the truth about everyone, all the rules are illegal, and everyone is picking on him and that he is being selectively prosecuted. Unfortunately for him, he cannot frame his argument cogently and telling the judge how he was once on sixty minutes with ed bradley and that all gamers hate him and he predicted columbine is not the kind of proof you need to make a case.

As to the show cause order, the judge did agree to vacate it as long as jack promised not to do it again, and WHEN JACK SO PROMISED, afer repeated efforts by the court to get him to do so, the judge decided to forego further referrals. That was the court's call at this time.

But the judge also refused to recuse himself from the case even though jack asked again, and the chief judge refused to remove the judge from the case even though jack asked the chief judge as well.

For jack to brag he is not facing a peer review committee from a local judicial circuit who could recommend to a judge that maybe he should not be allowed to practice in that court is like a guy who is about to go to jail for life bragging that he beat a traffic ticket................

You cannot lose sight of the fact that the reason Jack is in court in the first place is because the Florida Bar is moving against his license to practice law anywhere, and the fact is that jack is on trial in alabama this month by their bar association, in november in orlando by the florida bar, and december in broward for violating a separate show cause order.

Thanks Norm Kent for what happened.

I Still want to pursue suing Jack Thompson for being a public nuisance since well Turn about is fair Play. I m willing to start a fund just to do this.

So Jack Thompson is claiming small victories when the real battles are still yet to be fought and well He isnt even looking at whats happening with the War.

As 4 Jack Thompson rights being violated well he is trying to violate other peoples 1st amendment rights... Ironic or Poetic Justice or better yet Hypocritical?

Is there any chance that we can YouTube his hearings. It would be educational on how not to act like a lawyer and well in this day and age of reality TV, entertaining.

thanks

@norm Kent

THanks for the info buddy.

Every time he speaks or I read his rantings in a court filing, it makes me think of what the gravemind said in halo 2.

"This one is but flesh and Faith, and all the more deluded"

They don't get more deluded then jack do they?

Thanks for the info Norm my good man.

This is why I refrained from posting any comments before. Now that we have heard Norm Kent's version of what happened I must say that it is exactly what I expected.

Jack Thompson claims a victory because he was not referred to the comittee. He got out of the trouble he got himself into. Perhaps judge Jordan, knowing he would probably dismiss Thompson's case against the Florida bar, decided that punishing Jack Thompson now is pointless when he very well might lose his license in a few weeks because of his unprofessional conduct.

I look forward to your t.v. apperance Mr. Thompson, enjoy it while you can because I doubt how you will remain an "expert" when it is known that you cannot even keep your license, much less win an actual case.

Hmm... Jack, I seem to remember the quotes "Love your neighbor as you love yourself" and "Judge not, lest ye yourself be judged." I would like to point out that you can't complain that we keep making disparaging remarks about you when you called us sociopaths and on par with the Nazis beforehand, and still follow the bible to each and every letter. You may or may not submit gay porn to the courts again, but I find it highly inexplicable that you claim that the bible keeps you to your word when you don't follow the commandment given by Jesus and God that is in the same importance with "Love your God with all your soul, mind, strength." I also find it highly offensive as a Christian to see you claiming that you're driven by god and yet you make disparaging comments about other people. I suppose "God made all men equal" doesn't ring any bells?

To sum up, if Jesus went and drank with prostitutes and tax collectors, surely you can refrain from insulting your fellow man for no readily apparent reason, especially seeing as you don't have any proof that negates the fact that violence happened BEFORE video games were invented.

Have you tried strengthening gun laws instead? Perhaps somehow this would prevent SHOOTINGS? Just a tad?

Well what exactly did he promise? that he wouldnt post gay porn in the filings again, or that he wouldnt post irrelevant material in court filings? That's the real question, isnt it? Very fine line that he can cross and claim he didnt if it's the latter.

@OtakuMan:

You mean the stuff that makes him look bad? Now why would he wanna do something silly, like including that?

Thank you Mr. Kent. I was wondering about what happened.

@ the readers in general:

I've been scouring the site and everything and I must be missing something.
1) When did Dennis and Mr. Kent become officially affiliated?
And
2) How in the world is GP responsible for the things Mr. Kent says?

Or is this just a "they've publically acknowledged each other, so they must be working together" kind of reasoning?

-Mike Schwinger

Of course Dennis isn't in it for the money. If he were anywhere near as unprincipled as Jack, he'd make us pay a quarter every time we wanted to read more about how JT's screwed up this time, and he'd be a millionaire in a week. Nothing else lives up to watching this *train derail.

*Jack's life, job, sanity--pick one. No actual trains were harmed in the writing of this post.

@ jadecritic

The Alabama bar is bringing him up on disciplinary charges and he is also suing them.

You have to appreciate just how twisted Jack Thompson is, when he claims his version of what happened is "winning".

Facts are facts. Jack, you may not have been sent to a higher court over this issue, but you certainly got a slapped wrist, and went in there with your tail between your legs. You may not have apologised, but you said you would not do something like this again, which is as good as admitting you were wrong.

The man is truly deluded. He did wrong and they got you for it. Disbarring is only a few footsteps away.

plkrtn, professionally employed and you won't be soon.

@Norm Kent - thanks for the update. Much appreciated.

@Norm Kent

Thanks for the update and commentary - in contrast to Jack's ramblings and ravings, it is nice to hear a legal *professional* like yourself from time to time, as opposed to an amateur like Jacko.

@Jack Thompson, Retard and I'm Not

Don't count your biblical figures before they're strung up and crucified - you're not out of the woods yet. It is plain to see that you're exaggerating once again, turning a mole hill (having a show cause order vacated) into a mountain (some kind of "victory" in your mind I suppose, rather than a bullet dodged) - but this is just one speed bump you've avoided in a whole GAUNTLET of legal action against you. Your delaying tactics won't work forever, and soon you shall reap what you have sewn.

@Coravain
I meant someone (someones?) who aren't involved in the mess that is a Jack Thompson. Kind of like the law community blogs we saw last week.

Thanks, Norm.

So, as I see it... he got off the gay porn charge because the judge gave him MORE than a fair chance to get off, if he does it again, he's going to throw the book at him, and once again, he acted like a total jackass in court, which gives all the more reason to take away his license to practice when that particular trial comes up.

Jack... if you call that a "victory", you not only need to re-read the Bible, you need to re-read the dictionary and thesaurus.

Welcome to the jungle
We got fun 'n' GAMES
We got everything you want
Honey we know the names
We are the people that can find
Whatever you may need
If you got the money honey
We got your disease

ok, no more of this thread for me

@ApokalypseNow

I would agree. Jack is more akin to Robespierre, Madam Defarge, Torquemada, Senator McCarthy or Pol Pot. So convinced of his own righteousness that no petty morality would dare interfere with his person crusade to save people from their evil ways. It is more of a vengeful crusade for him, over what ever moral virtues he is claiming. Frankly, if you give him enough time he may make a crusade against the 'heathen' religions of Judaism, Islam, Catholicism, Buddhism, and any other religion that rubs him the wrong way.

@Lothar

Well said sir. It's like asking Hitler if he thinks ordering the murder of millions of people was wrong, having him say no, then telling him not to do it again. While it is an extreme example, it is of the same point.