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Jack Thompson's Past Legal Failures Resurrected

Posted by Zonk on from the keep-your-nose-clean-jack dept.

Yesterday we discussed Jack Thompson's upcoming legal hearing. Brian Crecente, over at Kotaku, has put up some documents related to (surprise, surprise) past run-ins Jack has had with the Florida Bar. The two (closed) cases dealt with past games-related cases the lawyer has tried to 'help' with, one being the much-discussed Alabama trial, and the other the Ohio trial that Thompson tried to interfere with. Also included are all 40 pages of the most recent scrape that has Thompson in front of the Bar again.

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  1. Re:Gee - imagine that... by HappySqurriel · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Jack Thompson is overly opinionated, overly impressed with himself, and doesn't know when to STFU."

    So in other words he's a lawyer with dreams of becoming a politician?

  2. His purpose isn't to win.. by QuantumG · · Score: 5, Insightful

    it's to change the way people think. In particular, it's to change the people who have *no* opinion into followers of his "there's certain levels of decency" dogma. As much as we think people like Jack Thompson only want to force their opinions on others, it's not true.. He truly believes he is right and wants others to agree with him. The publicity is what makes this possible, not winning or losing.

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    How we know is more important than what we know.
  3. The Perfect Slashdot Poll by Gerocrack · · Score: 5, Interesting

    When Jack Thompson gets disbarred, what will be his next profession?

    1. Re:The Perfect Slashdot Poll by hansamurai · · Score: 5, Funny

      Missing Option!

      Jack will mentor and train a young law student who will take his place as Dark Lord of the Sith. Thus the circle will now be complete, Jack was once the learner, but is now the master.

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      Reviewing just the first hour of video games.