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Jack Thompson Sends Subpoena to Bush

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the oddly-this-used-in-his-defense-of-mental-instability dept.

Ariastis writes "Jack Thompson has filed documents with a federal court in Florida requesting to subpoena President George W. Bush for a deposition to retain Thompson's license to practice law. Ah, and Jeb Bush too, for good measure."

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  1. i said it before, i'll say it again... by circletimessquare · · Score: 5, Insightful

    jack thompson: greatest troll who ever lived

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  2. The Time Is Approaching by MightyMartian · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The time is approaching when someone is going to have to put this guy in the nut house. I hope all those self-serving pandering politicians who like to align themselves with Thompson against the invented evils of video games start seriously considering the kind of delusional maniac they've decided is their ally.

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  3. Subpoena as evidence? by R2.0 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Ok, now that I've trolled in another post, I'm wondering if the folks trying to get him kicked out of the Bar could enter the subpoena ITSELF as evidence of JT's unfitness to practice law.

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  4. Re:WORST ... SLASHDOT ... STORY ... EVER by MightyMartian · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Get off your high horse. Jack Thompson is of interest around here, because of his links to the anti-gaming lobby. It's Friday, it's a hilarious story, and we're all enjoying it. You know who Thompson is, if you have been around for a while. That's like asking "Which Bill Gates? How should I know?"

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  5. ObSchlock Mercenary by Eponymous+Bastard · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Rule 29: The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy, no more, no less.

  6. At least.. by CokeJunky · · Score: 4, Insightful

    he can claim that gaming has driven at least one person to raving lunacy... Himself! (at least in my personal opinion.)

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  7. Re:I'm torn by Prien715 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The enemy of your enemy is someone you can use against your enemy, and then steamroll later when his/her defenses are down. Best friend I ever had=)

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  8. No excuse for torture. by Txiasaeia · · Score: 3, Insightful
    There's no excuse for one human being to torture another. There's no reason to joke about it, either. Jack should be stripped of his ability to practice law in the United States, but being an obnoxious and pedantic lawyer isn't a reason to deprive him of his basic human rights and inflict pain on him. In fact, there's no reason why torture should be acceptable in the 21st century world.

    Human Rights Watch

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  9. Re:I'm torn by Chris+Burke · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But see you've reversed the implication. That's "My friend is an enemy of my enemy" and that's normally true. If you assumed the other guy was your "friend" for no reason other than that he was also my enemy, you'd be setting yourself up for an unpleasant surprise.

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  10. Re:I'm torn by Chris+Burke · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'll admit chance plays a significant role in Risk, but if you really believe that, try using the dice to decide where you place your armies and what countries to attack and I'd beat you 100% of the time.

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  11. Re:I'm torn by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Depends on who you are. If you're the US, the enemy of your enemy is someone you arm and hope that he hates your enemy more than you.

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