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Judge Recommends Guilty Verdict for Jack Thompson

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the pariahs-that-still-get-airtime dept.

GamePolitics is reporting that a Florida Judge has recommended that Jack Thompson be found guilty on 27 of 31 counts of misconduct and is awaiting a Florida Supreme Court verdict to back him up. Thompson is striking back with allegations against the Judge and others, complaining that loyalty oaths were never signed. "Tunis made 21 recommendations of guilt in relation to Thompson's participation in Strickland vs. Sony, an Alabama case in which the anti-game attorney represented the families of two police officers and a police dispatcher slain by 18-year-old Grand Theft Auto player Devin Moore. Tunis also recommended that Thompson be found guilty on four out of five counts relating to his 2006 attempt to have Rockstar's Bully declared a public nuisance in a case before Miami Judge Ronald Friedman. An additional two guilty counts stemmed from a non-video game matter."

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  1. Ummm... by jellomizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who is Jack Thompson?

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    1. Re:Ummm... by RandoX · · Score: 5, Funny

      You must be new here.

    2. Re:Ummm... by moderatorrater · · Score: 5, Funny

      He's a singer who really uses nothing but an acoustic guitar and his folk roots to make his music. Very popular, although I find his music repetitive at best.

    3. Re:Ummm... by egyptiankarim · · Score: 5, Funny

      And if you take away the platform, he'll probably start railing against PC games!

      ;)

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    4. Re:Ummm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      How are you posting on slashdot without knowing how to make an html link?

    5. Re:Ummm... by infonography · · Score: 5, Funny

      He's a singer who really uses nothing but an acoustic guitar and his folk roots to make his music. Very popular, although I find his music repetitive at best. He claimed to be the inspirations/author for the well known Beck Song "Loser" and also for the Henry Rollins song "Liar"
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    6. Re:Ummm... by FredFredrickson · · Score: 5, Funny

      How are you posting on slashdot?


      No seriously.. I can't figure this out.

      Edit: Oh nevermind, I think I've got this now.

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    7. Re:Ummm... by XenoPhage · · Score: 5, Funny

      Edit: Oh nevermind, I think I've got this now. I, for one, welcome our new comment-editing slashdot posters....
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  2. Gotta love Jack by overshoot · · Score: 5, Funny

    We could keep him around for entertainment value alone, but best of all he's so freaking useful in totally discrediting the antigamers who don't froth at the mouth, chew carpets, and fling feces at the judge.

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  3. Judge's Ruling by idiotnot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Up in ur base, killin all ur d00dz, JT!

  4. Re:Still framing the issue THEIR way by blueg3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    There are all sorts of fun ways you can spin stories.

    "..police dispatcher slain by 18-year-old heterosexual man Devin Moore."

    "..police dispatcher slain by 18-year-old non-vegetarian Devin Moore."

    "..police dispatcher slain by 18-year-old Darwinist Devin Moore."

  5. Which game? by denttford · · Score: 5, Funny

    So what videogame was he playing that turned him into a criminal?

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