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Jack Thompson Sues Facebook For $40M

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday September 30, 2009 @11:57PM from the just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe dept.

angry tapir writes "Jack Thompson has sued Facebook for US$40 million, saying that the social networking site harmed him by not removing angry postings made by Facebook gamers. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Thompson is best known for bringing suit against Grand Theft Auto's Take Two Interactive, Sony Computer Entertainment America, and Wal-Mart, arguing that the game caused violent behavior."

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Re:He never seems to learn... by hedwards · 2009-10-01 00:42 · Score: 5, Funny

That's odd, but they left the stick in place?
Re:Mental illness is no laughing matter by cthulu_mt · 2009-10-01 00:56 · Score: 5, Funny

a full weight cock-jockey of the first order
You people do such lovely things with the language. Oscar Wilde would be proud.

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Re:The man needs professional help by Zaphod-AVA · 2009-10-01 02:02 · Score: 5, Funny

Wow. I've always wondered what the legalese for SHUT THE FUCK UP! was.
Re:He never seems to learn... by gbarules2999 · 2009-10-01 03:53 · Score: 5, Funny

Uh, oh, Jack Thompson will sue Slashdot for that comment.