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Referee Recommends Disbarment For Jack Thompson
spielermacher writes "GamePolitics is reporting that Jack Thompson — the lawyer every gamer loves to hate — has apparently lost his court case and is facing disbarment. The Referee in the case has gone beyond the Florida Bar's request for a 10-year disbarment and is recommending a lifetime ban. From the Final Report issued by the court: '... the Respondent has demonstrated a pattern of conduct to strike out harshly, extensively, repeatedly and willfully to simply try to bring as much difficulty, distraction and anguish to those he considers in opposition to his causes. He does not proceed within the guidelines of appropriate professional behavior ...' All I can say is that it's about time."
At least the US Gov. managed to do one thing right today.
Prediction: The real iPhone killer is going to be sex robots from Japan. Think about it.
Ding-dong the witch is dead
:-)
Which old witch? The wicked witch
Ding-dong the wicked witch is dead
Wake up you sleepyhead
Rub your eyes, get out of bed
Wake up the wicked witch is dead
She's gone where the goblins go
Below - below - below
Yo-ho, let's open up and sing and ring the bells out
Ding Dong' the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low
Let them know the Wicked Witch is dead
Fear the penguin.
The Florida Bar Wins.
Fatality
Bill G. retires. And now Jack T. is being disbarred. Who will be the slashdot editor post about for us to all agree on in our complaints?!
Bearded Dragon
Some crazies might, but with that kind of mark on his record, I can't imagine any mainstream press would touch him.
Well there's always Fox News.
The Judge also wants him to cough up $43,000 to cover the Bar costs because the whole thing was so outrageous.
That's a lot of beer
Dang it! I totally thought that said "dismemberment"!
What doesn't kill you only delays the inevitable
I've got to admit, after reading that, I'm really rather curious as to why he didn't shave!
The enemies of Democracy are
I hope he got well paid by Take Two for all his work in publicising Grand Theft Auto.
None of them can see the clouds; The polished wings don't care.
Well of course they made a move to disbar Jack Thompson. There can only be one king asshole and they certainly weren't going to let some schmuck hold the title.
If you can't kill someone with an electric shaver, you're not trying hard enough.
I see your informative link, and raise you a pithy comment.
We don't want him, we think he's nuts. Send him to CNN their the ones with the wacky agendas.
Si vis pacem, para bellum! For evil to succeed good men need only do nothing!
Referee recommends dismemberment for Jack Thompson?
I know. Too much Dexter.
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Good thing there aren't any incompetent lawyers out there then...
To be specific, it can be used as a blunt instrument in a blow to the temple or trachea. Removing the guard can allow it to cause lacerations, probably most effective when striking an eye. The batteries can be removed, shorted, and then ingested by the victim, potentially causing major internal damage. It can be held by the ends and used to choke the victim.
Not a sentence!
my parents all concerned that because I was playing D&D and Battletech that I was well on the way to the lunatic asylum.
Well, their concerns about D&D were unfounded, but the Battletech combat system was intentionally designed to make people crazy. After trying to GM a game of Battletech 20 years ago, I'm still recovering!
That's it. No more CSI for you.
The Judge also wants him to cough up $43,000 to cover the Bar costs because the whole thing was so outrageous.
That's a lot of beer
It's a hell of a lot of hot coffee ! ;-)
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Other ideas for Jack Thompson video games:
How about "Jack Thompson, Homeless Ex-Attorney," where the goal is to panhandle for enough money to get online, then solicit donations from old ladies to keep up your crusade against video games?
Or "Jack Thompson's Texas Hold Em," where you play the game by arguing with the dealer about signing loyalty oaths and get up from the table every other hand until the other players have you escorted from the casino?
Or "Jack Thompson's Civilization," where you attempt to remove art, commerce and government systems from a modern society in favor of strict 18th century morality?
Or "Jack Thompson's Wild Filings," which would be an ARG, where you would try to win legal cases by posting the wildest photos from the Internet instead of written arguments and solve puzzles through the use of ancient christian symbology?
Or "Jack Thompson's Hentai Explosion," where a fully rendered 3D Jack Thompson wanders the streets of Tokyo looking for chances to score with big breasted anime characters in school uniforms, then execute successful finishing moves on the characters and their worldly possessions?
Or "Jack Thompson's Battleship," where you shoot your own boats out of the water and win by accusing the other side of cheating so much they get pissed off and refuse to play anymore?
Or "Jack Thompson's Punch Out," where the only character you can fight is Jack "Glassjaw" Thompson, there are no TKOs, and you basically get to beat on Jack for hours? ... the list goes on ...
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