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GamePolitics.com » Blog Archive » Florida Supreme Court Comes Down Hard on Jack Thompson

If you have ever followed this retard around, he's only in headlines because of his sheer stupidity. Today, the Florida Supreme Court found him guilty of abusing the legal system.

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02/19/2008 ORDER-SHOW CAUSE TO: JOHN BRUCE THOMPSON It appears to the Court that you have abused the legal system by submitting numerous frivolous and inappropriate filings in this Court.
Therefore, it is ordered that you shall show cause on or before March 5, 2008, why this Court should not find that you have abused the legal system process and impose upon you a sanction for abusing the legal system, including, but not limited to directing the Clerk of this Court to reject for filing any future pleadings, petitions, motions, letters, documents, or other filings submitted to this Court by you unless signed by a member of The Florida Bar other than yourself.
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If you have ever followed this retard around, he's only in headlines because of his sheer stupidity. Today, the Florida Supreme Court found him guilty of abusing the legal system.
nOe - what was this about? Sounds like the guy has too much time on his hands. Guess I could look it up, but seems you've been following it better.
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ROFLMAO

"Revenge is a dish best served cold".

I love it.

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John Bruce “Jack” Thompson (born July 25, 1951) is an American attorney and activist, based in Coral Gables, Florida. Thompson, a Christian conservative and a Republican[1], is known for his public advocacy of conservative Christian moral standards.

After an initial foray into politics, Thompson concentrated his legal efforts against perceived obscenity, particularly in rap music and broadcasts by radio personality Howard Stern. More recently, he has focused on violence as well, particularly in the content of computer and video games and their alleged effects on children.[2] He is a vocal advocate of banning stylized violence in video games, a role for which he became known in 1997, while representing the parents of the three students killed in the Heath High School shooting.

His involvement with music, gaming and the media (and especially use of legal threats) have raised questions about First Amendment rights. The Florida Bar Association is currently seeking sanctions against Thompson for inappropriate conduct.
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Excellent news indeed.
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Default Re: Florida Bar 1, Jack Thompson 0

great news! things he says have no sense. some do, but he mostly blames video games for everything.
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nOe - what was this about? Sounds like the guy has too much time on his hands. Guess I could look it up, but seems you've been following it better.
Jack Thompson is a self proclaimed "Game Expert" and routinely goes on such newsworthy (holding back my laughter on that one) channels as fox news and basically thinks all gamers are idiots, he's right and everyone is out to get him, literally.

Jack Thompson (attorney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

The wiki says it much better than I can, and probably with less insults at the raving retard-in-a-bucket

He basically believes that all shootings are because of first person shooters and other violent video games.
GamePolitics.com » Blog Archive » Jack Thompson, Seeking Killer’s Video Game History, Threatens NIU with Lawsuit for example. Despite never tying them together at any time, he never seems to go away and is seen as more of an attention whore than an actual attorney.
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he believes that all games which involve shooting (especially gta) cause people to start shootings. he ignores the fact that most of these people were actually insane to some degree before doing this. millions of people play games but only a small number kills. and they kill because of other things.

Thompson also claims that gta can be used as a simulator for such shootings. that claim is ridiculous because if you ever played gta, you'd know how "realistic" it is.
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"raving retard-in-a-bucket" - great quote, have to use this one!

Oh, now I remember him, I'd all but forgotten - easy to do when you drown out the activist nimrods. Yes, excellent news - thanks for the news break!
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*cracks open beer secretly stashed away just for such occasion*
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Jack thompson He is living proof that man can live without a brain!

all I can say it about damn time someone had the balls to stand up to the tool.
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Default Re: Florida Bar 1, Jack Thompson 0

Heh, he deserved it. One question - what is Florida Bar? I'm assuming that, instead of being a place serving drinks, it's some part of the legal system...
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Bar association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Glad to see this wackjob is getting his just desserts,
about time someone told him to shut up.
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This made my afternoon, just one of those shining pieces of news I needed after a long day at work.

Cheers n0e, best stuff I've heard in a while!
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Default Re: Florida Bar 1, Jack Thompson 0

I could flood this thread with links of articles I've read in the past. I only came across them because he makes the headlines for being such a dullard and it eventually became amusing to listen to his unfounded 'facts' and fantastically fictional allegations against companies and players alike.

I mean seriously, he tried to subpoena the US President and his brother the Florida Governor to prove there was a conspiracy against him by the gaming industry and the Florida bar to try and prevent him from practicing law.
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Well thats one idiot that just got owned. Unfortunately there will be more who claim video games are the cause of all the violence these days. Idiots...
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