*Yoda voice*

In the near future an appeal I sense, yes.

I doubt there will be an appeal, it wasnt long after the law passed that the Lousianna legislators realised it would not hold before a judge. I doubt they will waste taxpayer's money (again that is) for an appeal.

@the1jeffy
This isn't the Legal Action you're looking for.

I'm with Nuiembre on this one. Since the lawmakers actually REALIZE that it wouldn't hold up, I doubt they'll try an appeal. They might re-write the law and submit it again, but not appeal it.

Though. It gives me a little warm glow to see Jack's attempts fail... Again... and again... and again.

Hmm you this is what happen when an Appeals Court sets precedent for you. Too bad Michigan isn't dumb enough to take it all the way up. Setting a SCoTUS Precedent on the subject matter.

Also I am guess Judge Brady had some pretty compelling evidence presented before him to rule so swiftly.

Now Stay tuned for the following:

--Thompson accuses Judge Brady of being in the pockets of the Game Industry or Blank Rome. He'll probably find an obscure connection.

--Thompson blames the failure on the Louisiana AG since this was a Constitutional Law and only got overturned due to the fact that it was poorly defended.

--Thompson blames the Governor's Office since they wouldn't make the AG let him participate in the defense.

--Thompson makes a grandiose statement that if he were allowed to defend the law with "his" experts, he would have won, and the law would be in effect.

--Thompson calls Burrell, The Louisiana AG, The Governor, The Governor's attorney, and Brady names in a poorly worded grandiose email sent out to about 1000 members of the press, most of who won't read it.

In fact most of the previous events will occur in email in the last event.

Thompson makes a grandiose statement that if he were allowed to defend the law with “his” experts, he would have won, and the law would be in effect.

I'll vote for that one. He already had his temper tantrum where he took his experts and went home. A true crusader would have stuck it out and fought harder if he knew the AG's office was being lazy. Only losers cut and run. (Realists do a fighting strategic withdrawl, but they certainly don't blame their allies while doing it...)

I agree with all of what Tollwutig said except for the poor grammar.

This is a pleasant non-suprise and I can't wait until the posey trial!

@Gordon Frohman

More like Another one rides the bus...straight to Unconstitutionalville.

@ Gordon Frohman

Another one bites the dust-a!
Another one bites the dust-hey-hey!
Another one bites the dust!
Another one bites the dust heeeyeeeyyyeeeyyeeyyeeyeeyeeyeeyeyyy!!!


@ JBT

HA-HA!

VICTOTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jack Thompson lost and Wacko Jacko is completly DEE DEE DEE! Gamers and the video game industry win again! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA I can't stop laughing at Wacko Jacko for being an idiot Jack Thompson SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here's a quote just for Jack Thompson, or Wacko Jacko, this is from one of my favorite T.V. shows, "Mind of Mencia," one time my favorite comedian, Carlos Mencia, was making fun of DEE DEE DEEs and he said, "How many idiots can there be? You're the DEE DEE DEE." That was hilarious, and is right for Wacko Jacko.

Hey, the year's not over. Jack Thompson should go ask Carlos Mencia if he qualifies for a DEE DEE DEE of the year award. He would probably get the highest honor for being a moron, a primate, a complete retard, a turd, a whining little idiot and having the I.Q. of a cavman!!!!!!!!! You know, I thought cavemen were gone until I heard about Jack Thompson and David Grossman. Only they're a rare species!!!!!!!! They're golddigging cavmen.

Hey, Jack Thompson, you want a banana you primate you? Let me help you out, you put it in your mouth. You know, the part of your body that tells lies all the time and tries to get innocent video games banned? Yes, that part. Oh, I'm so sorry. I'm putting down primates and cavemen by calling Jack Thompson one. Actually he's even more retarded and cavemen and primates are much smarter than he is!!!!!!

Jack Thompson is lower than dirt and by this I don't mean to insult dirt. He's the lowest thing on this planet and he's a liar and a turd. Both he and David Grossman are turds and their lies reek of feces!!!!!!!!!!! They both SUCK and, as Carlos Mencia would say it, they're DEE DEE DEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To put it simply David Grossman and Jack Thompson, or Wacko Jacko, SUCK and they need to stop poluting the ozone with their lies and Carlos Mencia ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He rocks because he knows how to insult morons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just to be the first to say it. JT you have been Pwned. Bitch.
Great job to the judge for being smart and ruling that the law was unconstitutional

@ Jabr:

Frankly, Jack's decision to withhold his "experts" was probably more pragmatism than anything. From Jack's perspective, his bill was going down in flames because the Louisiana AG just wasn't doing his job correctly. Rather than have his expert's testimony summarily debunked in this failing trial, Jack withheld them to keep whatever credibility they had intact for the next stop on his circus tour.

@PyroHazard
I think that's a bit unfair to David Walsh. I'm not terribly fond of the guy, myself, but he's still miles above Thompson.

@PyroHazard
I think that’s a bit unfair to David Walsh. I’m not terribly fond of the guy, myself, but he’s still miles above Thompson.

That "jab" at Walsh wasn't intended for him but it was reference to Thompson claiming he was still using Walsh as an expert after NIMF severed ties with him.

The senile homeless person on the other hand, totally deserved it. He stole $2.50 from me and a hogey.

I'd just like to say: Ahahahahahahahaha ......ha.

David Walsh is just as much a liar than JT. The only difference is that Walsh is more mature.

@Zerodash
I disagree. David Walsh, to my knowledge, has never come out with bald-faced lies. He might misunderstand, or perhaps even bend the truth to an extent, but not nearly the way Thompson does.

Toll,
All you had to do was say:
Thompson will hold everyone else responsible for it's failure except himself. In other words, Thompson will do what he always does when he fails.

Oh, and....

DUFFY! I SAW DUFFY! YEA! DUFFY'S AROUND AGAIN! :)

nightwng2000
NW2K Software

Yo nightwng whats up yea from time to time u'll see a post if i have money to get online

Thats true i aint been on in a few months and i knew something like that would happen

So Jack is still going after games huh? He just doesn't know when to stop does he?

Good riddance to bad rubbish. This law took quicker to pass, block, and overturn than it's taking for a final decision in California. The press release from Yee's office says a ruling is "imminent." Let's hope so.

@hilaryduffgta

Same as all of the other bills. Trying to place violent video games under the same type of restrictions as hardcore pornography and claiming they're harmful to minors.

Jack's responses have proven one thing...

He's paranoid.

Honestly, this, if anything, will land him a "no job" card, out of his suit and into a straightjacket.

Wait someone hates jack more then i do??

I just hope we have a new JT-like guy. It's just very interesting to hear the threats of a madman *cough* --conservative--*cough* oy.

Just curious...but does anyone remember planting a bomb in a mall in GTA? I mean it's been a while...but I don't remember.

I'm assuming this is Jack making things up again, but I'm just curious.

@hayabusa75
Okay I'm not the only one then.

you really can't take that Skowhagen news report serriously, i mean they didn't even do enough research to know that Jack is not a lawyer from Massachusettes (SP?)

serriously if they can't do enough research to properly identify the people they are interviewing, how can you trust them to have done any research at all on the story they are "reporting" on

OH SNAP!


now to who was this a surprise?

Oh, and if I ever meet Paul Smith or Katie Fallow of Jenner & Block, I'd be buying the beer.

As of right now, Google Advanced News Search for "Jack Thompson" produces a bare few reports, pretty much all are by gaming news sites, or by computer news sites. The UK's "The Inquirer" takes it's story from one of the other sites.

Here are three, pretty much the same, though 1 mentions that John Bruce sommented to them:

http://www.gwn.com/news/story.php/id/10828/
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061129-8320.html
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6162486.html

nightwng2000
NW2K Software

Is there PDF text of the ruling available yet? Thats always a lot of fun to sit down and read those.

This is good news. I mean, honestly. Which one of us didn't see this comming.

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