@ GryphonOsiris

We could all chip in a nickel and buy him new stationary...


"From the Desk of Jack Thompson, Disbarred Attorney"

First post!

In regards to being denied the "right" to hearings (which the judge also rules aren't JT's "right" anyway):

Mr. Thompson, in short, has been given the opportunity to confront and question his accusers. [but has chosen not to do so]

@Thomas

Actually, I think apart from some extreme groups, Thompson has burned a vast number of his prospect-bridges, because he couldn't resist the urge to have the last venom-soaked word. I don't doubt we will see him around, but I don't think he'll be quite as popular as people believe.

Keep in mind people, while Jack will likely try to pass himself off as being martyred by the media, or whatever; not being a lawyer severely limits his ability to file frivolous lawsuits. Similarly I doubt a disbarred lawyer makes for as good a talking head, so the main stream media will likely go looking for a new liar that hasn't heavily discredited themself. Particularly if he starts going on about how the big conspiracy took his law license because he's christian, instead of going on about how video games threaten your children.

So while he won't go away, he'll fade into the fringe and be more easily ignored.

@GoodRobotUs
"@Grey, whilst true to a degree, it needs to be understood that most of the complaints that are going against Thompson are not from the gaming Industry. Several judges, a number of law firms, but no gaming companies."

I agree with you that it is his professional conduct which is costing him his license and not the game industry; however, that isn't how he will spin it in the press. And if the media hasn't checked into the truth behind his claims yet, I see no reason for them to start now. He will claim to be a victim and an uninformed public will see him as such.

He's going to pull a Ben Kenobi on us.

One good thing about him getting disbarred is that he can no longer be introduced as "Attorney Jack Thompson".

"Former Attorney Jack Thompson" has such a nice ring to it.

1) Jack got completely owned in the dismissal.
2) Jack got owned repeatedly in the denial of his 100 (or so) motions.
3) The suit against GP denied with prejudice. Nice!
4) I suspect that Jack's appeal attempt on the basis of "everything he said was wrong" isn't going to go far. (Lawyers with real law degrees cite examples.)

I suspect that the "missing" psych evaluation that Jack does cite is that Jack attached a summary and not an entire evaluation. No way to verify on any of this.

I also liked how Judge Jordan still managed to destroy Jack's arguments even by "assuming everything Jack said was correct," which we all know it isn't especially when Jack is saying "I did nothing wrong." Hilarious.

That flushing sound Jack hears is his lawyering license going right down the toilet.

Numfar! Do the Dance Of Joy!

Awww, Jack Looks like he's crying in the picture. XD

You know, I hope JT continues his righteous crusade.

Think of all the entertainment we'd miss otherwise, I mean those court documents make a great read.... =)

@the update
Jack Thompson just can't get a break can he?!

And if he does, he doesn't deserve one.

@jon
Yes, he'll sue himself for malpractice.

I will miss him though, as Voltaire once said, "I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "O Lord make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it. "

Maintain the rage John Bruce. Do not go quietly into the night ... ah who am I kidding?! Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out!!

Good riddance. Maybe now he'll decide to start a crusade against something else and we can stop hearing about him. Probably not, but I can dream...most likely he'll get disbarred and continue screaming at the top of his lungs that games are evil and everyone is out to get him and there's a gremlin on the wing.

@Attack Gypsy -- Dennis' complaint was dismissed by the Florida Bar some time ago, so why would he be involved? The charges against Jack are very specific and stem out of cases Dennis wasn't even close to being involved in (other than posting news about them here).

Thompson always fines a way to make a complete dumbass of himself :p .

@Gray17:

They probably wouldn't keep the person who tipped them off informed as to what they're doing about it though, would they? Meaning that .Jack//Thompson has no idea what, if any, action was taken.

Jack is technically correct. Being dismissed without prejudice means he can still refile it if he loses the state case, as I'm sure he will and will try to do. However, as is clear in the decision, it was dismissed because of ignorance of, or disregard for, a large number of basic prodecural rules on Jack's part.

@CK20XX: Preach on, my brother! Preach on!

One thing I absolutely hate is seeing people skew the Bible's teachings to forward their own agendas. Unfortunately, this is what a lot of 'Christians' do, and it gives the ones who genuinely do believe, even if only in their own way, the ones who don't want to preach and try to convert and outwardly judge others, a bad name.

*Queue Pandralisk in 5 . . .4 . . . 3 . . *

Christians are not all jerks who use the Bible for their own gains. The few who do act like this give the rest of us a bad name. Thompson is one of these people, and I'm glad that CK20XX took the time out that was necessary to expose Thompson, once again, for the snake he truly is.

Um... I don't see anything broken, Wise Guy. Other than your 5x post...

and...that's another reason I was in no hurry to see the ban overturned. Never really believed he was gone permanently; but he's back, and apparently a big enough douche to sick the secret service on his enemies as if they've got nothing more important to do. (sigh)

Oh well, here's hoping we all enjoyed our brief respite.

"First of all love your spelling of KILOMETRE"


Not that I want to defend Jack at all (the thought of which makes my skin crawl), but kilometer is an accepted and standard spelling of kilometre in the US. So much so that on my spell check plugin for firefox kilometre is underlined as being misspelled while kilometer isn't underlined.

@DavCube:

Actually, if I recall correctly, it's not the first time he's contavted the Secret Service to report death threats in order to have them do his dirty work for him. He's done it before. Only difference, as I recall, was the alleged threat was against one of them Bushes (either Papa or Baby) and, of course, Jack's intended victim was someone other than GP.

@Jack

You know, Dennis did report your case accurately. Since it was obvious you weren't going to win it, the abstention doctrine was about the only way you were going to lose it. The whole point of your case was that the court should override the abstention doctrine and act in your behalf pre-emptively. This was denied. If it was really as unnecessary as you're claiming now in order to spin, you wouldn't have filed it.

You also wouldn't be filing a similar case in Alabama, which you will also lose due to no good reason to override abstention.

Also, numerous posters have shot down your references to "finishing the race". When he was known as Saul, Paul *was* a lot like you. He committed some of the vilest acts in the name of serving God. When Christ showed him the light and he became Paul, his heart softened and he truly followed what Jesus commanded (love the Lord your God with all your strength and your neighbor as yourself).

Strauss Zelnick is your neighbor, Jack. Dennis is your neighbor, Jack. We are your neighbor, Jack. Your heart cannot be so hardened and twisted with hate if you want to really profess the name of Christ. Christ will not know you.

BTW, if you were actually a competent lawyer, you'd know "freedom of speech" is a guaranteed right for only one person on this site, Dennis. Asserting you have freedom of speech here is like me saying I have freedom to give a speech about how much you suck inside your living room.

You could start your own blog, but let's face it. You'd be banning people on sight for disagreeing with you... or for making points you can't refute.

Like... when are you going to reimburse states for money they lost in legal fees defending un-Constitutional bills that you wrote?

@Dennis

Now he's actually calling the Secret Service?

My advice, Dennis... cyberstalking isn't just a civil matter, it's a criminal one. This has been continually getting worse.

I would honestly consider going to your local police station and swearing out a complaint against him. There's enough evidence to indicate that it isn't just some sour grapes thing, but that he is obsessed and sick.

@Back the Jack

Except Jack is worried about the psychological issues. He's just in it for the moolah. Every other political agenda he's had was sure to pay him if he won.

By the way, if you are a gamer, why don't you tell me what exactly is Jack Thompson's goal?

Congratulations on escaping that fire, Dennis, although I'm sure you weren't all that worried in the first place. No way Thompson's wild accusations withstand actual scrutiny.

Fully dismissed. I love JT's desperate bid to stall the upcoming trial. With any luck it will be recognised as the stall tactic that it is, and is used against him.

And so it begins. The fall of Wacky Jack Thompson is nigh. Oh, how I'm going to enjoy this.

*gets himself fully comfortable; popcorn, beer and red bull at the ready*

yes, I was gratified to see the motion to sue me denied, although, obviously, it doesn't preclude some future action.

May I ask that, in comments, readers do not hand this person any additional ammunition to use against GP or individual readers themselves?

Sticking to the issues is always best.

The best responce I can think of is to just point and laugh at Thompson.

I wish JT would just BE A MAN and take what is coming to him. These delay tactics are wasting everyone's time, pissing off the wrong people (or him), and probably causing him extra stress.

He needs to man up and get this all over with.

Cue Queen's "We Are the Champions!" :D

Yeah, I knew this would probably go nowhere, but it's still good to know. Also it's a good indication of how Judge Jordan will probably rule.

It's shaping up to be a bad holiday season for Jack and a very good one for the rest of us! :)

*grabs the popcorn* I think the good parts are coming up now. I hope to enjoy the show as we all know it has to be a good one.

@ BearDogg-X

I agree with you, in a sense. Cue "Gollum's Song"...

HAHAHAHAHAHA.

Ah, seriously though. Who really thought that this wouldn't happen? It's Jack Thompson. He hasn't won a court case in 10 years plus. And whenever someone offensds him, his response is 'oh nos, lawsuit'.

If I'm reading that new motion right, it seems he's insinuating conspiracy between the judges and clerks against him now. I'm still waiting for the day the CIA makes it into his conspiracy theories.

@ everyone

Jack Thompson's so-called "Gamer-Antigamer War" (or to some people, Jack's personal crusade) is about to come to an end. It will end with Jack Thompson losing his license to practice law permanently. So, the fall of Jack Thompson is about to begin.

I'LL GET YOU NEXT TIME MCCAULEY! AND YOUR LITTLE DOG TOO! NEEEEXXXXTTTT TIIIMMMMEEEEE! *Shakes fist*


Poor Jack, where's Jerry Fletcher when you need him?

While I'm not convinced he'll be disbarred, it's good to see his half-assed countersuit has been shot down.

-P

Great news, it's nice to see that some people can see through his bullshit and recognize it for the lies, misinformations and general flim-flamerry it is.

His appeal seems to take on a totally new tactic however. In it, he claims that he has been ruled against because of some vast conspiracy, goes on to mention Take Two and other Judges who have ruled against him and then say it's all to silence him. Actually, hang on... This is the same as all his other stuff. When you shoot yourself in the foot and find out it hurts, you don't keep on firing. Shame Jack can't figure this out...

I also find hilarious the reference he makes at the end. He has in the past compared himself to Winston Churchill, Paul Revere and Martin Luther King. Now he has decided to go all out and reach for the big Kahuna of comparisons, Jesus Christ himself. I seem to remember previous motions or filings where he said that he is only a servant of Christ's, and that he is not worthy but tries to do his work. Now apparently he's exactly the same as Jesus. What was the name of that narcissistic complex disorder thingy?

The Judge and courts have made all the correct decisions so far. I anticipate they will continue to do the same thing, deny this appeal, then everyone can get on with putting this irritating and frankly embarrassing episode behind them. The appeal is nothing more than the same thing, but with new insults and crazy language that has no place in a legal document. If someone tells you that 2+2 does not equal 5, then shouting it louder or pleading with them will not make them change their mind.

Wow. It's amazing to see such absolute desperation.

And incredibly satisfying.

Thompson is not in a position to harm “the public,” none of whom, by the way, has ever complained about Thompson’s ethics. Indeed, the only people who have complained are two corrupt judges and two companies that criminally distribute pornography to children.
Once again Jacko can't keep his stories straight. I thought that gamers were flooding the bar with complaints. Of course I'm sure that in Jacko's eyes gamers aren't part of "the public."

@Booya: Dangit, man, you stole my idea! What's the point of coming to GP if I can't be the first one with a flippant commentary examining the overdone zealotry on both sides of the issue? Some days I just feel like I'm wasting my hyperbolic powers.

On a serious note: I wouldn't go counting Jack out of it just yet, given that the disciplinary hearing has been scheduled since February to review events that took place up to two years ago. I'd be surprised if he's been turfed by 2010. (Then again, I have no idea how American law works - maybe things move faster from this point on.)

Here, pull this string hanging from my sweater. Then, it all starts to unravel...


Congrats, GP!!

Oh, I missed this little gem in the motion:

"so Thompson is not in a position to harm “the public,” none of whom, by the way, has ever complained about Thompson’s ethics."

Neil Rogers is a person in the public who had reason to complain about Thompson's ethics. Indeed, to the extent that he had to get a restraining order.
Dennis had to make a complaint as a member of the public as he was being harassed by Thompson.
The only reason that none of us as members of the public have not complained about him formally is that his unethical behaviour has done such a good job of running his reputation into the ground we didn't have to. I wonder how many tax payers who funded the failed laws that he co-wrote would complain about him if they knew how much of their money he helped waste unethically, not giving a damn whether his bill held water or not, just as long as it catered to his opinions.
How about the ethics of using his own kid in "stings" to further his personal agenda against Take Two?
How about his ethics in contacting the department of a police officer shot by an escaping violent criminal and saying "Hi, sorry about your loss, VIDEO GAMES, VIDEO GAMES, VIDEO GAMES!".
How about his ethics in signing up to a video game forum, one of whose members had recently taken his own life despite efforts by the admins and members to talk him out of it and then gloated about the fact that someone was dead?
How about his ethics in prying into Janet Reno's sexuality simply because she defeated him in going for a professional position.
Etc, etc.

There's plenty of ethically nasty things he has done, but as far as he is concerned, anything he does can't be wrong. I mean, he is like Jesus after all :P

Is it just me, or are half the "facts" (taken at face value, the court makes no comment on whether they are mistruths or BS) summarized in the dismissal, all centring around some kind of gay conspiracy?

First, Mr. Thompson already made many of the same claims with respect to his disciplinary proceedings in a case he filed against he Florida Bar and others in the Southern District in 2006. In that case, Judge Huck ruled that
Younger/Middlesex abstention was appropriate. Mr. Thompson did not appeal that ruling, and that ruling is now conclusive as to abstention (at least with respect to the allegations presented in that case).

For a guy who's out to "destroy" the Florida Bar, he sure loves not actually doing it...

If he was actually being harassed by the Bar, he would have had ample grounds to appeal. Since he didn't, it's clear he's using the Federal courts as a club to threaten the Bar into doing things his way. When they call his bluff, he backs down.

Pigeons. Home. Roost.

Have fun Jack.

That's right, Jack: it's all a conspiracy. The Bar doesn't like you because they're in bed with the games industry, Norm Kent is selling porn to kids on the street, and Dennis is the Grand Wizard.

What's more, Rockstar has contracted me, personally, to crawl the internet and goad the mindless legions of gamers into a state of frenzy so that they'll go to school after Thanksgiving and commit unthinkable acts of sex and violence on a scale not seen since before Noah rode his Ark.

Oh, and one more thing: the tryptophan in turkey? The government put it there! Every Thanksgiving at midnight, secret agents scramble through the neighborhood and implant microchips into kids' brains while everyone is passed out from the poultry. They then use the kids as slaves in sweat shops they run after school. Mom and Dad think their little angel is just at some after-school program playing dodgeball and finger-painting, but really they're soldering together more brainwashing microchips and feeding them to their lunchtime friends whenever they share their food!

Oh, and World of Warcraft is just a simulation for the impending apocalypse. For the hoard!

All sorts of gems here:

(fact that plaintiffs were not granted a hearing when they believed they were entitled to one is not enough to justify federal intervention in pending state proceedings)

It's too bad he couldn't really comment on the absurdity of JT's claims, but it's nice to know that JT's inability to actually go through with the disciplinary hearing, and then appeal it, has failed miserably.

This suit was nothing but a stalling tactic. Just like declaring he's running for a judge's position, firing off dozens of motions in response to any filing, demanding various people outside the court's jurisdiction be compelled to come to testify, and finding any excuse under the sun to recluse council, judges, etc.

He might have had rules of decorum as a lawyer, but he didn't keep to them, which is, in essence, what this hearing is about.

Ye, Jack won't go away, he's too crazy for that, but his misinformation loses a lot of weight, he won't be able to fool people as easily.

He can call me all the names under the sun, I don't give a damn, but the thing that made Thompson such a loose cannon was the fact he seemed to think his law degree gave his opinions the weight of fact.

So a motion with no legal merit was dismissed, perhaps our legal system isn't entirely bassackwards.

Good to know the fledgling ECA isn't going to have to hire a lawyer, those overpriced scumsuckers! (lol) Also good to know that GP can still continue as usual, with no false threat of lawsuits to hamper your writing about JT's doings.

GP, I request that you delete and warn any poster who tries that stupid "First!" crap. Thanks.

Unsurprising that this got thrown out.

The part I find funniest is that if Jack didn't fight this whole discipline thing kicking and screwing all the way, then he'd probably actually have a better chance of keeping his license. After all, in my experience, professional organizations don't like completely kicking out one of their members if a lesser disciplinary action would suffice.

Yet no, Jack has to kick, and scream, and rant, and threaten, send gay porn to a judge, allege conspiracy, and generally make himself even more unprofessional, and unethical. All because he can't possibly conceive of the idea of him being the one that's out of line, or that the rules apply to him.

He claims that the Florida Bar has not informed him of the statements which purportedly violate Florida Bar Rules, or how they violate the Florida Bar Rules. Mr. Thompson, unfortunately, has not attached the pending disciplinary complaints to his third amended complaint.

So... he claims they didn't give him notice of what rules he violated when they sent him a notice telling him he was up for disciplinary review, but he didn't give the judge a copy of the notice so the judge could see for himself that they didn't say why he received the notice...

Must have been too busy filing gay porn to remember to file a document critical to his case...

@video game time

"When was the last time Jack Thompson posted a comment on this site?"

I dunno. I imagine he'll pop up if we say his name about five more times...in front of a mirror

@Video Game Time

The last time he posted was to threaten us that he was going to get revenge on us all because one person allegedly threatened him (I still don't buy the fact that the phrase 'One possible solution' can be interpreted as a threat, but I don't know American law well enough to say from a legal standpoint).

That's the kind of straight-up person Thompson is...

I would hold my breath over Thompson being disbarred just yet. Remember, he has an uncanny ability to turn on the charm and act like a decent human being when the situation calls for it.

Of course, when things don't go his way he turns into a raging lunatic: giant cardboard signs, eleventy-one page letters to the presiding judge,all those great things.

This is going to be quite a show.

Phantom's right. Jack Thompson, attorney, won't give up, he'll just become Jack Thompson, martyr. Whatever rules of professional conduct he thinks he's been following will go out the window. That said, I still think it's the way to go; if only because of the savings to the taxpayers. (In terms of court costs.) Hopefully he'll at least need to work through another attorney to file his cases, and if he indeed thinks his law practice has been "destroyed", well, hopefully the other lawyer will show some discretion. Call it a mild fantasy, but maybe he'll find a different way to achieve his ends. Start trying to persuade people who don't agree with him, rather then bludgeoning everyone who doesn't share his opinion with the court system as his own personal weapon.

@Tenshigami,

Now he's not posting any more and deliberately getting people's backs up, people will soon lose interest, if you take away the insulting nature from Jack Thompson, there's precious little left worth paying attention to, maybe that's why he did it.

this is great. Not only will I be having tons of food on my 4 day weekend, I Get to write down the date he will most likely lose alot of credibility.

unfortunatly Fox news will probably still call him, except for violent videogame expert lawyer at the bottom it will just say violent video game expert..... I doubt anyone will notice he is no longer a lawyer for being a complete "insert insult here". I am sure he won't go away, but his ability to just throw around the phrase "I'm a lawyer and your not" won't have any merit anymore. but I am sure he will continue to throw around his 60 minutes thing and the fact he wrote a book... RL stien wrote alot of books Jack, does that make him a genious?... probably not, but I am sure he is more sane than you.

So, how long do we have until he pops up lauding this decision as a "victory" for him, and that we are all just too stupid from the games to see the truth of it.

What a surprise. Well, not really. More like the surprise that water is wet, but whatever. I believe that Jack has dug himself a hole. A deep hole. He may never go away, but at least without the right to practice law he can't file frivolous claims (Bully as a public nuisance) as easily. Also, it takes away from his credibility. What's he gonna do if a show invites him on and asks about his disbarment? Exclaim how it was some vast conspiracy? That'll go over real well. The only people who will listen to him are the zealots he's created.

Go Florida State Bar!

@ Juggernautz

Popcorn? Beer? I don't know about that... I was thinking PAR-TAY!! Let's deep fry a couple turkeys, make up some mixed drinks, and turn up the tunes. Price of admission is some sort of food. If we gonna do this thing, we gotta do it with style.

@Gameboy

Can we dress up for it?

Well this is fantastic news. I am glad to hear that the judge was able to see through the sea of lies and deceit. This is a great day.

Congrats to Dennis that he will not be added to any kind of suit. Sorry to see that John Bruce is still able to sue you if he really thinks he has a case.

My advice to John Bruce on that matter is to wait until after the bar proceedings to see if you still have a legal career before doing so.

I've sent several e-mail complaints to every person on the Florida Bar who looked like they'd have something to do with an ethics complaint against a lawyer. I pointed out several examples each time where Jack was way off the mark.

I never formally filed a complaint though, maybe I should have.

Yay. It's good to see things like this from judges. I can't wait for the trial next week too. Unless, of course, his emergency motion passes... Then 2 weeks from now.

Commencing maniacal laughter in 3, 2, 1;
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

@GoliathWins

I know they were over 200 the last time I heard a count.

@Timmay!

Best not to bother, let the bar clean up its own mess, that way it gives him less grounds to let his paranoia get the better of him.

@Quad9damage,

Yup, I remember that clearly, if I were of a malicious frame of mind, I'd be deeply suspicious of his repeated attempts to get personal details on what he considers to be 'kiddies' over the Internet.

BTW, Just because JBT isn't practicing law doesn't mean he won't be fighting the cause.

He'll probably stand to make a lot of money as a representative for a advocacy group. He already has multiple contacts to provide this outlet. So while you may not see him pushing through cases on his on, he has the uncanny ability to convince elected officials and others to take up causes that are suspect at best. While doing so, he'll be able to make a good profit I am sure.

Because when it comes down to it, being a good Christian is all about the Benjamins.

Please for give me typing gods for my spelling mistakes. TYVM

I have a strong feeling that losing his license to practice law will simply result in him doubling or tripling his effort to stay in the limelight. If he cannot get into a public position at some advocacy group, he will most likely start his own so that he still has some form of credibility.

We will probably see a lot more "press releases" from him (but not really here) as he is setting this up.

John Bruce will not simply go away. People don't go to hell quietly.

I'm going to go against the grain here and say something for Jack. Before that, I'd like to say I am no fan of him. But it DOES appear to be a bit of a coincidence that both these rulings not only land on the same day, but that they come on the wednesday before Thanksgiving. His trial for disbarment is Monday. The court has left him mere hours to do anything to stop it. Honestly, I don't think it would matter if he had ten hours or ten days, the result would be the same. But it is a bit unfair to basically give him no time to make any sort of legal reply before he will almost undoubtedly lose his bar. It would be in a bit better taste if the Bar had set his hearing later in the week or in the following week.

Also, as I read all these comments, I see that most of you are glad to see JT go. When he is disbarred, I will have mixed emotions. Through Jack's actions, he has made his crusade a one man show. No one will stand by him. This makes him significantly less effective than he could be. When he is disbarred and removed from the scene, that leaves an opening for someone that IS capable of attacking the industry. Furthermore, every case Jack has brought against the game industry has gone in our favor. This is extremely important, as it sets legal precedent. When other states attempt to legislate violent video games, they must now consider the number of states that have tried. Jack has been a large part of that. When killers try to blame their actions on a game, courts will also be able to look at failed lawsuits from Jack in making their decisions. It's kind of strange, but Jack has inadvertently helped the industry he has sought to destroy.

That said, he has caused a lot of little nuisances for gamers, and it will not break my heart to see him silenced. The world does not need an "expert" like him.

I just hope his eventual replacement is as ineffective as Jack was. Otherwise, we might all be in danger of seeing some of his ideals become reality.

GP didn't even have to go to the piggy bank to defend themselves. I don't see why anyone would threaten violence against Jack Thompson. He seems to be doing plenty to himself.

Congratulations Dennis!

Now enjoy the Thanksgiving Holiday with some piece of mind :D

Congratulations Dennis! We knew that the lawsuit wouldn't go anywhere.

Jack compared himself to Jesus again.

What I find funny is that he says that the public is behind him, that the only ones who opposes his ethics are two "porn to children" companies and two corrupt judges. The number of people who he accused of criminal conduct but who never got arrested or found guilty of anything is amazing.
Every parent who got Halo 3 to their sixteen years old must be criminals too.

@ GryphonOsiris

I completely agree with you. If Jack has no law license then he must use someone else's services in order to file all the motions and suits he does. So he will either have to pay this person or find someone who's willing to do it without charge. There's no doubt in my mind this other person (if they're competent) will not be able to put 100% of their efforts into JT's cause. JT's conclusion will then be that they're part of the vast video game industry conspiracy and break all ties.

I for one think this is the last throws of the gaming industry's first nemesis. Without his license Jack Thompson is a toothless tiger that looks no more intelligent than those people who stand outside post offices telling you that person X of the government is actually and alien plotting world take over.

For one I feel this is a great example of how the United States legal system works. BS does not fly.

I'm also going to go out on a limb and predict that Jack will be disbared. He's shown lack of respect for legal proceedure and judicial rule time and time again. He's upset other lawers on a professional level and wasted a LOT of court time. Disbaring him is the only real way to go for them to solve an internal problem within the legal profession.

[...] As usual, Game Politics has the full story. [...]

I'm with Jabrwock and GoodRobotUs on this one. No, Jack won't go away completely. He is a fanatic after all. However, his disbarment will effectively neuter him. He can no longer claim to be a professional or a person of authority, and thus the media will stop coming to him as they usually like to go to people who can lay claim to some sort of professional title. I don't think they'll want to anyway once they find out the reasons why he was disbarred. And all anyone has to do is mention the filing of the gay porn. That ought to be enough to make them reconsider.

As has been pointed out, he will have to pay now to bring any suits he files and he isn't exactly rolling in cash. For that matter to add insult to injury, the court could also rule him as a vexatious litigant while they're at it, which could be highly likely at this point. And considering his reputation among his fellow lawyers, I don't think any of them would want to even get near him much less be willing to represent him.

As far as the whole fear that once he's stripped of his proefssional license he'll no longer be beholden to the rules of professional conduct, I wouldn't worry about that. As has been said, it never stopped him before. Besides, once he's allowed to act as crazy as he wants, it'll show him up to be the crazy old coot he's always been and he'll be percieved as another religious extremist in the same vein as Fred Phelps, Eric Rudolph or Jim Jones and thus be further marginalized into irrelevancy and effectively silence him.

@jds

I wonder if he'll have his stationary changed with that on it?

There is so much paranoia in that 24 page PDF, I thought I was reading a copy of "The Lone Gunmen" for a second.

A million interwebs to anyone who gets the reference.

Honestly I'm not entirely sure that jack is going to be staying around much longer. I mean yes jack has always been crazy, but of late he seems to have become far more insane and irrational. I wouldn't think that he can keep this up without eventually just having a complete nervous breakdown because "the world is after him".

Still even if he does manage to preserve what I very loosely call his sanity, given his conduct he is on the fast track to disbarment. Although assuming he does manage to not go totally round the bend, I wouldn't dismiss his potential to cause damage to the industry. He's a true believer and true believers are very dangerous if you're not on the same side as them.

Ha ha mr. crazy go bye bye now.

@jds

Yeah no kidding. I look forward to the day when Jack tries to post here again, and we can all sign our names in our replies "xxx, not an attorney, but neither is Jack"

To all that say when Jack is gone someone more effective will replace him. I dont think thats going to happen after all if there all if there was someone more effective or even better they would have replaced Mr Thompson already.
Mr Thompson is fighting whats to come since he can put one and one together (sometimes). He knows that he's burned and destroyed many bridges. If the Florida bar disbar's him its more or less over for him. Since he's destroyed his bridge to many of the "watchdog groups" that probably would have loved to have him as their myrter (spelling?). If he hadn't done so much to besmurch his own credibility and insult those that would help him.
I think he thought he had a unassailable possition and didn't need any help nor needed it, Maybe he thought that the groups would only slow him down and weaken his possition and thus he pushed them away as detrimental, or maybe he thought they didn't have the level of conviction he had. regardless of the reasons he's more or less bickered, quarrled, and anticed himself into a one man island and he sees that the island is about be hit by a tornado (or tsunami if you prefer). and now he's scrambleing about doing everything he can to try to stop, destroy, or even divert it. but all he's doing is blowing into the wind.

boiled down he's grasping at straws cause he knows that otherwise he's lost his "war"

@Benji

While he could still file on his own, he'd be much more vulnerable to being ruled a vexatious litigant. Which would severely hinder his efforts to do anything.

Jack has no idea, as a matter of law, why Judge Jordan's dismissed him. Jack has no idea how the abstention doctrine works. But all that doesn't really matter. The Southern District's a conspirator and the Court of Appeals is about to become one, too.

Anyone wanna take a bet against Jack soon appearing on the steps of the United States Supreme Court, head thrown back and baying at the full moon?

Johnny Bruce Thompson, massacre chaser and failed lawyer, hasn't let a denial keep him from trying again. Even if he gets disbarred he'll likely try to still be a troublemaker for the video game industry in one form or another.

@gs2005

whiles its true he will still try and cause trouble lets be honest.

a disbarred lawyer coming before a judge? do i relly have to tell you how far that will go?

@Jack Thompson
"Jesus had a similar “trial” before Pilate."

Not quite. Pilate found him innocent.
"'Why? What crime has he committed?' asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, 'Crucify him!' When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. 'I am innocent of this man's blood,' he said. 'It is your responsibility!'" (Matthew 27:23-24)

"Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers and the people, and said to them, 'You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him. Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us; as you can see, he has done nothing to deserve death.'" (Luke 23:13-15)

I read all of Jordan's document and Thompson's document.

First, on Jordan's document, correct me if I am wrong, but basically the court is telling Thompson that he needs to wait like a patient little boy for the day of the hearing before he can flail and file motions and appeals. Thompson apparently instead of just waiting for the hearing to find out what he is being charged with, of which they will give him his chance to argue in his defense, is trying to have the whole thing thrown out, and is throwing all kinds of fastballs to do so. That's what I got from the document, but given all the references Jordan makes it was tough to follow in places.

As for Thompson's document, I laughed pretty hard at the part where no one in the public has complained about his ethics. Plenty of people have complained about his ethics, but I suppose he is referring to the people who actually matter. While I do agree he has been kinda shafted on time to respond, I think he needs to just let the hearing happen, find out what the Bar is charging him with, then defend accordingly. It makes no sense to waste so much time trying to get the hearing thrown out and accusing the Bar of not telling him what he is charged with, when they haven't even held the hearing yet to tell him what he is charged with. He's not going to get immediately disbarred on the spot as either he or many people here think, as Jordan pointed out, they will allow him his chance to argue his side, but they have to get to the hearing to do so, Jack's blocking the discovery of his charges with every motion to stay. Not that I understand his tactics to get the case killed before it even happens, but to sit there and allege that the Bar is not telling him why he is in trouble when they aren't required to tell him until the hearing, really Jack, just put down the stick and face the music.

But I will say that I am without not understanding Jack's backstory though, it does seem kinda unfair that almost anyone can file SLAPP lawsuits for merely complaining about one's behavior, justified or unjustified. I also have to agree that he isn't "insane" per se, he is simply devouted to his faith and opinion, so much that he can "act" insane sometimes, and act very unprofessional like.

Out with Jack and in with Billary. She'll probably appoint him to some cabinet position.

he cited feiger?????????? omg feiger is just as much a legal hack as jacky boy

i'm glad our dark overlords have smote the thompson, now i can get back to selling manhunt to 3rd graders.

What the hell was this case about? Going by Judge Jordan's pdf, Jack was trying to tie Manhunt 2, Take Two, Norm Kent, nationalgaynews, gamepolitics, Hitler and the Florida Bar all together in one case.

@DarkTetsuya:

10 achievement points.

@Benji:
"No more representing the families of those slain in murders that may have been game related."
You should say "No representing the families of those slain in murders which he himself has judged to be game related, and then informed the family, telling them that some corporation is responsible for their bereavement and they could get money."

@JDKJ:
"I do suspect he’ll soon be nostalgic for the days when he advised presidential candidates and drafted bills for state legislators."

I'm not so sure I would be nostalgic for those days, given that even now, the candidates have no time for him, and all of his bills have been defeated. That would be like a man being nostalgic about the day he got into a car which then crashed.

Why does he need to be replaced? It's not like there's a vacuum that needs to be filled. I'm sure another anti-gamer activist will show up eventually but they won't appear just because Jack has gone.

See, this would be an amazing discussion if JT wasn't banned.

Now if they can just ban Jack from practicing (or in his case, fucking up) law, we won't have to hear from this moron ever again until we hear about his funeral.

Though it should be noted that is not a statement on the part of the Judge that he believes Jack has a case, all he is saying is that 'regardless of whether there is a case or not, this filing is not the place for it.'.

@ X

I hope you're being sarcastic.

@ GP

Thanks for deleting my prior comment. I SO wanted a delete/edit button on that one.

Jack Lawlmpson, imo.

Not enough time to read all the comments, but I made it to the Inquisitors from Warhammer 40K post by Greg, gotta say that's some of the best gaming ever not to mention the story books.

and JT, I believe the Quake 3 announcer has something to say to you. It goes a little like this "DENIED!", granted I edited the "Quad damage" out, but the denied and the way it is said is just so appropriate for your situation now.

-Ix, will have better stuff to say once I have time to read this in full.

I predict that if he is:

Disbarred = Will write another book and do lectures. Possibly focus more on anti-gay stuff.

Not-Disbarred but Restricted = Focus on becoming a talking head for Fox.

No Penalties = He will open the floodgates and sue like crazy. In fact, he would interpret it as validation which would feed his Narcissistic Personality Disorder big time.

Glad to hear the good new Dennis, keep up the awesome work on here!! Remember we are all behind you 100%.

The other bits were not really a shocker. The emergency request made me laugh, and I really needed a good laugh today.

As for the 26th, I guess we will have to wait and see....its not looking good for his career, though he brought this on himself. Its strange his extremist actions have given him the spotlight and acess to big named individuals, but notice there is absolutely NO support being garnered from any of those folks for his defense? This should tell him something.

WOAH! Jack Thompson STRUCK DOWN IN THE MUD!!!!!! There, JT, take one for the team, why don't ya?

Ryan out.

So much for that.
Oh well, now it's the bar's turn. And unlike old Jack, they actually know what theiy're doing. This should be fun.

Wonder what's Jack's next act of insanity? Or do you all foolishly think that he plans on quitely passing the time between now and the 26th eating turkey and trimming the tree? That's way too much time to not pull at least one last bone-headed stunt.

Wouldn't surprise me if he announces his retirement just before the Bar take his license so technically he hasn't lost his license; he's given it up voluntarily.

I suspect we will see some last minute stunt, but I suspect it will be more oriented around grabbing some headlines than anything involving his career. The reason I think that is because, regardless of what happens on Monday, Jack will want people looking at him. If he gets disbarred, he wants to project the Martyr image, and if he gets away with a fine or the like, he'll want to reel that out as some kind of 'victory', which means having an audience to declare victory to.

Expect either a flurry of filings for various offences against just about everyone in the gaming industry, or expect a single larger stunt like him standing outside the Florida Courthouse with a 'Save the First Amendment' placard or the like ;)

You might well have.

You know, can't a video game company such as Rockstar bring charges against Thompson for libel for constantly using the term "marketing pornography to minors". He keeps stating that with no evidence of either the marketing, nor of it being pornography. Constantly stating something that for years has been unable to prove seems rather shady to me.

Because, despite what Jack would have us believe, proving a case of libel is not easy. And, unless you're suing a defendant with bottomless pockets from which you can extract a mega-million dollar judgment like News Corp or Time-Warner, usually not worth the time and money.

@ Those who see JT still being a threat w/o a license

JT will still be around, but his influence will be drastically reduced. TV appearances? Gone. Helping draft bills? Gone. Bottom line for me on this is that he'd have to find a lawyer willing to do what he did, and they won't do that because they'd be disbarred like ol' JT.

@ Those who hope he remains so nobody with more sanity takes up his cause

Nobody with more sanity WOULD take up his cause - that's the key thing here: Only JT is insane enough to see the things he does. If someone else were to try JT's anti-gamer crusade, they'd have to be as hopelessly deluded as JT, which really brings us back to square one.

@matriculated

a porsecuter tried that once the judge basically said "you cant quit im going to fire you" i think it would happen here

Anyone else notice this in the dismissal?

"...denied discovery for ... filed complaints against him by Mr. Kent (the alleged illegal use of drugs)"

Thompson was accused of doing illegal drugs? I don't remember reading that anywhere.

In these comments, I notice a distinct lack of Pandralisk. What's up with that?

Hey, is nobody here FOR Jack Thompson?

(I'm not saying that I am, I was just wondering....)

Just finished reading the laundry list of denials...good lord, they slapped near everything down. I think my favorite part was where they dismissed submissions on the basis that the evidence (recent articles on Manhunt 2, etc.) had nothing to do with the case at hand. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and it appears that Mr. Thompson is tossing out everything he can to keep the ship afloat. Mayhaps the life raft is still around somewhere...however, I have a feeling that he tossed that awhile back.

@Mnementh2230

JT without a license can be just as dangerous, if not moreso, than as with. The license means that he has/had to answer to someone if he overstepped his bounds. With it gone, there is nothing to stop him from creating some psuedo-political organization, which he would be the speaker for, that goes around and truly fires off what he's thinking. Very similar to the LaRouche lot, but he has ties to fox news. I believe he'll become a specialist. They'll call him a "retired" lawyer, or an "activist". They'll brush over hard facts and information...it is, after all, Fair and balanced...in a damaged middle-ear world.

@ Aonymous & DarkTetsuya

Ah, I see. I didn't think about it that way. I should probably shut up now.

P.S. Does anybody actually know JT's website? That would be helpful in my research! Thanks!

@Ryan L:

What the "L" stand for? "Lard?"

@Coincidence:

Mr. Thompson's case was so completely without basis or merit as to not likely warrant a lobbying effort by anyone other than Mr. Thompson.

Hey, can't you read the sign?

No lawsuit! Denied!

@Ghostcoins:

Well there's JT fanboi, but no one cares what he thinks either, so it all works out.

@ DarkTetsuya,

God, for a moment I thought you were calling me the JT fanboi...there was about to be an exchange of words :-P.

Here's the conclusion to the Florida Bar Journal article on Absention:

Conclusion
Despite the abundance of criticism and drawbacks, the abstention doctrines are essential to the parallel judicial systems in the United States. Abstention is crucial when the interests of the states outweigh the federal adjudication of the matter. To preserve the balance between state and federal sovereignty, the federal courts should continue to abstain from cases to avoid friction between federal and state courts.

Game, Set, Match.

Just minutes ago, late on Wednesday afternoon, Judge Jordan also denied the numerous emergency verified urgent :-) requests Mr. Thompson made to stay, postpone, avoid and stop the Florida Bar trial now set for Monday.

And he was also thrown out of the appellate courts in Atlanta.

Nowhere else to go now but to a trial on the merits, jerky jacky.

I wonder if it is open to the public and we will get to see pornographic pictures :-)

I am guessing angina sets in Sunday nite and we get some newer more novel motions to continue, like he can't show up because some gamer has blown out the tires on his car.....

We will see............

You know what im looking foward too?

Once Jacko is disbarred, hes no longer going to have any real power and his voice will be greatly diminished.

but thats not the best part

If Jack is no longer an important voice... Dennis dosnt have any reason to keep allowing him to post anymore! He can finally be banned and we dont have to have him here attacking us and seeing 20 stories a month about him and his press releases!

Is it just me or do I sense that everyone sees a conspiracy in everything?

This is the start of the whole situation comming full circle. Once Wacko Jacko is disbared, then he looks like the old crank he is, and will be nothing more than another right wing fringe activist that only morons take seriously (which is the case now but anyways)

Once he is barred from practicing law, his credibility pluments (not that it was high to begin with)

Unfortunatally, the right wing nutballs have destroyed any notion of parental responsability and blaming society for their kids going bad will stay around for a while longer. But even a small step is a good one.

@JackDon'tKnowJack

If that's the case then there's probably some secret society behind it. XD

@JDKJ

"Is it just me or do I sense that everyone sees a conspiracy in everything?"

No, its not just you, I have noticed the same thing. If some folks don't get the answers they want to hear they fall back to the "Conspiracy" theory. For them, its almost a sure win as they can make up the all the lies and BS they want and put the burden of proof or proving them wrong on those they accuse. If they are somehow proven worng, then they fold that person/entity into the conspiracy. Its a never ending cycle for them.

@Ryan L...

I zapped your ealier comment, which placed you on extremely thin ice here, my friend.

Notice that Step 1 in Jack's "emergency" filing is to apologize for his filing's circumventing what he knows is the court's regular procedure? That's how you tee your ball up . . . for a slice into the woods.

Sod it. Where's the edit button? I made a typo.

So with the latest update, Jack is stuck with going through the ethics trial despite his best efforts. I guess the moral of the story is own up to your behavior early, or eventually you'll be held accountable for it worse than you would have been.

@Afecks:

“Jesus had a similar “trial” before Pilate.”

That’s comedy gold right there.

This kind of drivel does not belong in a legal pleading.

Jacko really brings new meaning to the term "legal pleading".

I honestly expect an attempt to appeal to the USSC before this is all through. They ought to love those documents like you described :roll:

All I have to say is that I think it is rediculous that a man can write "I do this because it is God's will", "I am an agent of the Lord" or similar such comments in legal documents (in this case comparing himself to Jesus) and not be immediately disbarred / banned from filling motions, or what have you. There is nothing wrong with being religious, but to me personal beliefs should stay that way. The way Thompson acts - it's terrorism, and religious fundamentalism - just not the "big explosion" 9/11 or 7/7 type of terrorism, but the more subtle type - the guy is like McCarthy - "You're a gamer [communist], therefore you're an idiot, your opinion is invalid and you're a danger to society".

As a Brit, looking at his actions makes me think the American legal system is a joke.

NB: Yes I am aware that I've called Thompson a terrorist. But fortunatly for me I live in the United Kingdom and thus he has no legal powers over me. However if this will cause GP harm please delete it.

Hope Jack ain't started spending that one million dollars he was asking for or that whether he spent it has a liberal return policy.

@JDKJ

I don't know exactly how he intends to respond to Judge Jordans denial, but if he manages to get himself another Bar complaint from it, there's a strong possibility I will giggle...

@GoodRobotUs:

Jack'll be the one to have them reinstate his referal before this is all over. 'Cause he nevers knows when to let good enough alone and sleeping dogs lie.

I just read the whole dismissal. It all comes down to Jack has completely ignore elementary law stuff like filing procedure & jurisdiction, either to make a pain of himself or complete ignorance of the law. I won't hazard a guess which.

Judge Jordan has denied Thompson’s request for a stay.

I'm confused, didn't he emergency petition the 11th Circuit for a stay? Or did he petition Judge Jordan for one too?

Both. Jordan denied him on his stay request when, as a neccessary part of dismissing the case, he denied about a gazillion other pending motions Jack'd filed (including Jack's motin to add GP and the ECA). But, of course, Jack then filed a request for a stay with the appeals court. To be denied, no doubt.

I was wondering how my day could get any better. This did it.

Happy holidays folks!

Anyone else think that in order to finally get Jack in Judge Tunis' courtroom for the start of his hearing, the Bar may have to swing by the crib on the day of and pick up and ride him down there themselves? He's just a kickin' and a screamin'. Whoopin' and hollerin'. Clawin' at the walls and draggin' his feet. Anything but go along peacefully to the woodshed. They may end up having to convict him in abstentia. He's just not trying to keep that date, is he?

Jack's next stunning legal move? An emergency appeal followed by adding himself as a defendant. You heard it here first, the next ploy will be ole jacko suing himself.