Mmmmm... Crow.

I keep chiming in with this, but how can he carry on like this and not have it impact his personal life as much as his professional one?

According to legal blogs (okay, not nearly as professional as I was expecting them to be), he's a laughing stock. How can his wife not be affected by this? How can his wife condone bringing their underage son into what is clearly going to be his Waterloo?

How can she condone that he's practically got no income? That he's basically squandered "31 years of practicing law."

And 31 years practicing law? You've hardly practiced Jack, unless you're representing rich people on DUIs and speeding tickets. Or chasing down some frivolous malpractice lawsuit.

Massacre Chaser!

I think he's so far into it now that he can't stop anymore. Sometimes people come to a point in their lives where they've been on a path of self-destruction for so long that they can't see any way to get off, no matter how much they would want to. I can't imagine that he's not aware of how crazy all this shit is by now, but he probably can't see any way out anymore.

Gotta love it when a two.. no, one-bit lawyer accuses a judge of "misrepresenting the law".

I'm going to be sad when he gets disbarred, I won't have this daily entertainment to look forward to anymore. :(

@ DavCube:

He's been a lawyer for 31 years, but he hasn't been in business for himself for that full time.

trevor are you gay?
I am not homophobic just wondering.

Oh and Dennis? Can we IP ban and delete the asshat above this post please? It is rubbish like saying "JT assraped me" etc that GameTwat were making the sweeping generalisations about posters here being idiots for...

@ jacky boy.
Stop. Just stop.

So whats new jack, seems like the same old same old that got you into this situation to begin with.

He won't last much longer

"All Thompson sought was a fair federal judge who would look at the due process, etc etc"

It seems to me that Judge Jordan has been more than fair, as i'm sure some would have given up long ago. So, it begs the question, what would JT term as a 'fair' judge?

And how many more times do we have to hear or read that JT is a so called 'Christian'?

Man, this is going to get some controversy.

"Stupid kids you only make money because of me and hits I generate. Not
real reporter wah hooah!"

"We don't make money off of hits and we don't have ads, we're probably one of the farthest things from a profit-site on the internet."

"Let's try to avoid the FACTS Dennis, and look at MY facts that say you're not a real journalist, because I say so. You're not a real journalist for doing everything a journalist does but I'm a real attorney for making everyone despise me and abusing the court system."

"Ok Jack, best wishes."

I love dialogue.

Ok, so from what I have read about King Canute is that he used that as an example of the limitations of his power. Thompson here seems to be using in a mocking fashion, indicating that the court is Canute and they are foolish for ordering the tide to stop. Does he see himself as the tide?

@ aresil

A fair judge would be one that blindly agrees with Jack and lets him win all his cases.

feel free to call the FL Bar to ask about this current turn of events.
The Florida Bar, Miami office - (305)377-4445.

or Dr. Wunderman, the one who Thompson paid off to say he's sane.
Dr. Oren Wunderman’s office - (305)960-5521.

Umm... it looks like he's trying to remove everyone that disagrees with him from the case... Isn't that jury tampering, and thus HIGHLY illegal?

There was a time when I though JT was smart enough to weasel out of getting disbarred by keeping a low profile.

I'm happy to see hes doing the opposite because no one shows just how crazy-loco-batsh*t-insane Jack Thompson is than Jack Thompson

goes down swinging like the nutjob resisting the straight jacket (how long before thats not a metaphor?)

"make up facts and misrepresent the law"

now who else do we know to practice such a thing?......hmmm

ahh, but it'd be so much funnier if he were disbarred. Then we'd be hearing more stories like this one, while he tries to get his license restored.

thomspon should be here any minute now claiming that he is loving this and that the judge is the one in trouble and how dennis is not giving the full story

same old rubbish from a hack

@Conejo - While your contempt for Mr. Thompson is widely known, and perhaps justified based on your own beliefs and exposure, posting the number of Dr. Wunderman with intentions of group harassment is uncalled for.

I am not in control of you, and am generally not one to throw rocks in a glass house, but this is something I wanted to bring to your attention. If you believe there is a "conflict" between you and Mr. Thompson, take it up with him.

If you want to follow the public records of his FL Bar hearing, I definitely encourage that. Encouraging the harassment of an "innocent" person with more experience in a field than you (me as well) is misguided.

@agnostotheo,
damn 1 muffin is like 10 cookies and 2 internets combined, but he did hit that nail on the head.

Shoehorn O'Plenty posted this link last night in the "Legal Blogs React to Jack Thompson's Gay Porn Court Filing" story, now with a update regarding Thompson's motion to have Judge Jordan removed:

http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/1771/173/

Thompson responded Monday evening to the Judge’s new order with a stunning seven page motion to recuse Judge Jordan, attacking the jurist personally for “illegal and unethical conduct,” at page 2 of his pleading.

Thompson added the judge acted “foolishly,” entering an illegal order that was a “masterwork in mendacity,” remarking that the judge’s order was “the single worst disregard of the truth that Thompson has seen in his 31 years of practicing law.”

Not finished there, then Thompson added at page 3 that Judge Jordan was nothing more than a “schoolyard bully,” who was still in law school while Thompson was a “foot soldier in the culture war.”

Thompson, in his next sentence added that Judge Jordan was playing “an amateur psychologist,” and had “disgraced the federal bench, violated its oath of office, and lost any presumption of impartiality and any semblance of decency.”

On page 4 of the motion Thompson added that the Court (Judge Jordan) knowingly lied (‘prevaricated,’ he wrote) in its September 24 order, and acted outside its judicial authority, threatening to sue the judge personally for damages, claiming “this federal judge….does not know the law.”

On the next page, Thompson concludes the Court was “careless and set a snare for itself,” proving its “patent bias” which stem from the Court’s “loyalty to the Florida Bar elitists and their ilk.”

Then, on page 6 of his motion to recuse Judge Jordan, he adds that before him is a jurist “for whom the facts and the law….mean nothing,” concluding that the Judge had “made up facts and misrepresented the law.”

Finally, Thompson reasoned that the court has to disqualify itself because it has “revealed its animus to him.”

However, one legal expert who reviewed the pleading says that once again the document failed to comply with the federal rules and was “legally insufficient.” Though choosing not to be identified, he said that Thompson has “all but assured this Court will sanction him severely, right up to direct criminal contempt,” a sanction that could lead to jail or fines.

In an earlier pleading Thompson dared Judge Jordan to put him in jail. “He may now get his wish,” the NGN source stated.

Sounds like Jack's going to PMITA prison.

@GameDevMich

your concern is noted, but i do not encourage harassment.
i do encourage everyone to give both the Florida Bar and Dr. Wunderman a civil phone call.

The bar because it is appropriate and Thompson's continued lunacy should be rightly recorded to include every citizen's complaint against him.

Dr. Wunderman because it is entirely unfathomable that this for-hire shrink was fully impartial in his "diagnosis" of Thompson and he either needs to own up to his error or stop practising. He is just as culpable as when Thompson tries to use the "games made me do it" defense to free Devin Moore from responsibility of action.

Thank you for your frank appraisal, hopefully you understand (if not agree with) my methods.

@Conejo

It is a bit of a policy not to post adresses and phonenumbers, no matter what the intention is.

So please don't in the future. But I do appreciate the thought about Wunderman.

It's like watching a brain damaged child with a loaded gun... you want to pull it away, but the possibilities are just too entertaining.

(Yes I do realize that with that statement I am incredibly insensitive and quite possibly evil. Sue me later.)

I must appual you all, GP readers and dennis are getting a lot of practice in at deconstructing Thompsons arguements in record time and showing just how much of a fool he is.


Im usually pushed past amusement to anger by thompsons lies but these ones are incriminating lies to the judge deciding his fate and that can be nothing BUT funny.

"Boon, we're the only white here!"

:: Raises left eyebrow. ::

And THIS is a person that Dr. Wunderman really wants to put his career behind by labeling him as "sane"?

Good luck with that.

And, yes, I AM being serious.

Nightwng2000
NW2K Software

I... i dont know what to say. this is possibly the first time that Jack has managed to make me speechless... with his.... wait... omg... Jack was SPAMMING a court?! BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA

@MaskedPixelante, just to clear something up:
"Umm… it looks like he’s trying to remove everyone that disagrees with him from the case… Isn’t that jury tampering, and thus HIGHLY illegal?"

You would think that, with some of the extremely tortured applications we've seen from Mr. Thompson, this would be the case, but jury tampering is simply what it says it is - trying to unduly influence the jury in a case, whether by bribing, threats, the like. All of Mr. Thompson's cases, from what I can remember, aren't even close to the jury stage.

Anyways, back on topic:

Ummmm.... wow....

Perhaps JT's tactic was, through his many and varied colorful courtroom antics and his deluge of filings, to irritate the judge, and then use that irritation as proof of the judge's bias. I'm not sure what other plausible explanation exists, but using the law as your own personal bludgeoning stick seems pretty crappy to me, and I imagine it probably runs afoul of some ethics issues.

"Too bad he didn’t use “This is fair…. NOT!” in his court document again. That was the most amusing one I’ve seen."

I'm expecting a "govern yourself accordingly. Or else!" letter from Jackhole to the judge any day now.

I think the comparison to flounder is a pretty good one, but the one from the little mermaid, when flounder is on the boat, flopping around like... i dunno... a fish out of water?

hey thompson my local mcdonalds is hiring.

Thompson is not a Christian. He's the kind of puffed-up, self-important, persecution-complex nut job that drove me into agnosticism in the first place.

*Paragraph removed by author to keep Jackhole from turning this into a religious discussion.*

This is disgusting to say the least. (Can you tell I just finished reading his 11 page paper to the Ad Hoc Committee and his motion to recuse back-to-back?)

I think Senor Crazy Pants is just going for a solid steel coffin at this point. Those nails are getting awfully close together. How they are holding the splinters together I'll never know.

Here I thought today was starting out crappy, and Thompson provides that needed laugh.

When I read that line where he called the Bar "holier-than-Thou" I half expected the irony alone to cause a rift in space/time.

Thompson is even more screwed then he was before :p .

Good lord, everyone is sick of him. This guy's gone.

Hope you enjoyed your weakass legal career Jack.

Man, you can almost make a drinking game out of Jack's failing attempts.

When are we going to ignore Jack btw ?

I think it's funny how JT blatantly points out the typo in the Judge's order with a "[sic]". JT's documents, if quoted, would be nothing but [sic] after [sic] after [sic].

I'm also amazed that JT actually has time to go to court, what with writing the millions of documents that are irrelevant to...everything and anything.

I really want to see Jack's response to this...
I could use a good chuckle.

@chris, rdeegvainl:

I'd almost recommend sending money, if it weren't a little gauche. xD Let's go with the muffin baskets. :D

@Martz

He doesn't go to court. He sits at his wife's dining room table, in front of his laptop. GP is his homepage. He spends the day waiting for his phone to ring, reading GP comments and adjusting his fountain pens, such that they're all perfectly spaced apart and at the right angle.

Occassionally, his wife will stop mixing his meds in with his oatmeal and he'll leave the house, interact with the public and somehow manage to file court documents.

@ PlayItBogart:

"The judge is being illogical! Fire proton torpedoes! Err...I mean, legal documents!"

this guy has something busted in his head x.x;

@Kharne and DoggySpew

I personally hope that Jack Thompson will not be banned from GP. He's always a source of enjoyment for me--and I find myself scanning threads to see if he's responded because it typically makes me laugh ...

I think GP should proscribe to the Village Idiot idea--we keep around because he's amusing in the purely off the wall ideas he comes up with, but at the same time, harmless.

I mean really -- how dangerous can a man be who equates himself to Paul Reverie? Personally, I'd like to see him equate himself to Christ here pretty quick ...

Any time now, he'll be in here to tell us how "The worm has turned" and how this is "a huge victory" for him. He'll tell us how we're all deluded, that Dennis didn't report everything, and we should al go back to our drugs and sex and violence.

Yawn.

Watching him self destruct is so much funnier.

/Rich, the new-er Nostradamus. Ha-ooh!

There's no logic like Jack Thompson's logic.

No, seriously. It's one of a kind. You'll never find such out of this world, bat-shit insane logic like Jack's.

Wasn't this whole hearing supposed to start in September? What's up? Are Jack's insane ramblings keeping the whole process stalled in limbo or something? I was hoping he would of lost his license by now. On the bright side, these "tactics" have all but guaranteed that Jack will lose his license and burn his bridges while he's at it. At this rate, it may just be a Christmas present.

So let's start taking bets. How many more responses will Jack file? If you're right, you win a cookie (all the muffins are going to the Judge). My money is on 19. It just feels right.

Just read Jack's filing.

His goose is stuffed, cooked, and being set down for Christmas Dinner.

Did anyone else catch the bizarre reference to Frozen Alaska?

@Serrenity

You're forgetting the suffering factor though: He'll already be reeling from the loss of his job. When he comes running here to cry and finds a brick wall? Oh that's gonna hurt. A one-two punch like that would be the perfect finish to this mess.

Granted, maybe he hasn't earned a perma-ban (yet), But I think he should get punted off for a week or two at least. Just to remind him who has all the power here.

Samson Effect --

"@DoggySpew:

'Man, you can almost make a drinking game out of Jack’s failing attempts.'

I think some people already have, actually."

Yeah, but they all died of alcohol poisoning. (You may want to start with a light beer.)

I've figured it out.


Jack Thompson isn't a Lawyer.

JT is... an Actor!

Hear me out:
What better way to drum up support for the game industry than to have someone who is obviously crazy say random crazy crap designed specifically to make himself look like a fool?

However, there can't be anyone THAT psychotic in this world, so JT was hired to act the role of a completely insane lawyer who gets off by spewing acidic remarks and doing the most random and crazy shit.

I mean, if JT was in any way for real, it would mean that there is no God and we're all doomed, right?

Keep in mind that our little friend wants to be disbarred, preferably with as much noise and attention as possible. He wants to be a martyr. Then he can claim that the evil video game industry in conjunction with their godless allies at Blank Rome, the Florida Bar, Game Politics, and Penny Arcade has ruined his livelihood in their immoral quest to push murder porn to the children. This has never been about winning in court because his battle has never been in court. Our little friend knows that the only way to win this battle is to sway public opinion. This is far from over.

@Althrun:

You mean like the over the top 'The Truth' ads for the smoking industry?

Now there is some brilliant marketing. By making commercials that are so over the top and nonfactual about smoking, the natural reaction to them is to rebel, and thereby make smokers want to smoke more.

I wonder how Thompson is physically. I remember a report posted here a few months back that stated Thompson was having heart problems. This is sure to compound those alleged heart problems. I also wonder about his family, particularly his son. He's using his son as a pawn to demonstrate a non-point. Since Thompson belives videogames are toxic, could it therefore be argued that Thompson is submitting his child to a form of abuse? Should social services be called?

I do not merely state these things just to fill up time. I state them because there may be avenues to pursue in the legal realm.

Thompson is so obsessed with this so called "culture war".

If the US Supreme Court disagreed with him (as it most surely would) he would do all in his power to denigrate the integrity of the highest court in the land. He'd say they're pawns of the "toxicity" of our culture.

I will admit that our culture has it's sleazy points (Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, etc.) but I hardly think the fate of society rests upon whether or not Rockstar games is able to put out another GTA or Microsoft puts out another Halo.

@VenomandCarnage

Jack can state he is a Christian all he wants, that only means that by being a Christian, he is a sinner. We should forgive him these sins he commits every time he opens his mouth. He can't help it any more than a roach can help being a roach.

Hey Gameboy, put me down for 23, it's what feels right to me.

As far as drinking games, I imagine we haven't heard of any due to alcohol poisoning. I guess that's something else JT promotes with all these courtroom antics. The entire motion he filed is worthless. I'm not a lawyer, but I had to take quite a few law courses for my degree, and I'd put money on JT going down soon, with all these delay tactics only finishing the knot in his own noose. I can't even imagine the motion above succeeding, and when it gets thrown out then JT will have to pay the price for all his abuse of the legal system.

Probably about time to start the popcorn and sit down to enjoy the show.

I'm losing interest in anything related to Jack. He's buried himself, and he's going out with a whimper. I'd say more, but honestly, it's not fun to kick a dead horse. Even if the horse isn't aware it is dead yet.

Wait, I downloaded the 14 page letter and it was only 7 pages. Although it certainly *feels* like 14 pages.

The whole thing really is just a kicking, screaming, ad hominem fit. At this point, I'm not sure how I should feel about watching a man dive headfirst into absolute, total madness. Should I be amused? Should I be sad? Should I go ahead and say I'm tired of this and ready for it to be over?

Frankly, it’s possible that Dr. Wunderman was doing the right thing, only to have John Bruce metaphorically stab him in the back by completely acting irrational.

Not the first time JT has betrayed people's trust in him to behave responsibly... ;)

I don't mean to insult anyone's religion, but I believe JT has conclusively proven there is no god.. If there were he would have sent a cease and desist to JT by now.. The same way the Walsh did the other year.

I wonder how many more judges he'll be able to go through with his strategy of alienating them, and then claiming bias. I'm glad he has been certified as sane, that means he has no out when it is time to answer for his behavior. I wouldn't be so quick to take Dr. Wunderman to task for that diagnoses.

@Bear-Dogg X:
Why should we even care about an artist as talentless as Britney Spears who makes her fortune solely because she exploits her appearance despite being one of the worst artists ever known and steals the hearts of tone deaf fans like the Bush Admin stole the White House in 2000.
If you want to know public opinion, go look her up on urbandictionary.com, oy.

You know, if we judged impartiality the way it's represented in the response, then nobody would be found guilty of anything...ever.

It's like saying that a Jury has no reason to find a murderer guilty despite a wealth of evidence and witnesses because it wouldn't be an 'impartial' judgement, all that evidence has obviously turned the jury against the defendant.

Okay I'm gonna take a step back from the freak show for a moment...

The more and more I read from him, Jack seems to be losing it. No rational person, let alone a lawyer of his experience, would consider his actions and pleadings to be reasonable or even sane.

This guy is going to end up in prison at this rate, or suffer financial impingements as a result of this case. BEST case scenario I think hes going to lose his livelihood. I hope his wife and kid can support him, because despite all his bravado and rhetoric, it is gonna be a lonely place for him soon :/

@Grey

While overlooked, I agree. Considering this situation from a perspective of his own demagogue-tendencies, JT has potential for a win/win situation. If he gets disbarred, just like you said, he can claim the martyrdom, and the mainstream America will only see the end of the conflict, as usual. If the media decides to take his side of the story as the "Real" version, it would be easy to swing it to show the corruption. Since 90% of America abides by the doctrine of "If it's on TV, it's gotta be True," JT at least has a chance of drumming up some support and saving face.

Conversely, if he doesn't get disbarred--he can use the entire situation as a claim of validity for what he's saying. "Look! They can't disbar because I'm right!" which again, to uninformed easily swayed information consumer would give him back some of the credibility he's sacrificed. If he's enough the sensationalist -- the outcome of this situation is relevant -- he could use it to swing public opinion either way. That's a big If, but I agree with Grey -- Thompson is playing at something else here. ...

In the end, JT is doing what he does best: Making the issue about HIMSELF. See how this whole debacle isn't about Homosexuality anymore? See how his videogame stunts aren't about games anymore?

Am I the only one who has started saving these articles in case of future webrot?

Y'know, I just also want to point out that Thompson has a good if indecent taste in movies if he can quote Animal House off the top of his head like that.

@LoopyChew

Nah, that's the reason why it took him working on Sunday to file this, he had to ask people about good movies, get them, then watch them all to get these quotes.

What? No smug yet nonsensical posts from JT?

Seriously, it's like his insanity just picks up speed everyday. At this rate, not only will he be disbarred ahead of schedule, he'll probably be in a padded cell before the end of the year. I think he'll stop speaking in recognizable sentences by about this time next week.

And for the record, I'm another Christian who wishes JT (and others) would stop tarnishing the term.

Seriously, is somebody selling tickets for this? This is becoming a circus. I really worry about the outcome, because if this goes how it seems it's going to, JT is going to end up catatonic or something.

-Mike Schwinger

Honestly, I think Jack is really starving for attention.

And I'm wondering why Jack hasn't popped in and said "Look! I bring you ad revenue and blah blah blah"
Because its not the he necessarily brings it, its just we all agree that he is out of his mind.

I'd be surprised if Jack gets off with nothing but a slap on the wrist.

"…[Thompson] did not assume this court would make up facts and misrepresent the law."

Do anyone else find this part highly ironic?

@John Simpson

He says that if kids are trying to buy M-rated video games, then they should have real ID cards, just like with R-rated movies, adult rated music, as well as Mature and Adult rated comic books

Too bad he's working under the false impression that real ID cards are actually required to buy any of those...

But as you said, a war of perception.

Jackie really needs to read The Art Of War. It can be used everywhere. I especially reccomend the 13th chapter on Information. You can't win without the proper information.

I'm pretty sure I know what Jack is up to.

I've had two uncle lawyers, both highly respected. One, slightly before I was born in '90 made a wrong move at the wrong people. He got a civil trial out of that (after being debarred and / or unlawyered xP) expecting to win, but he didn't. He failed miserably because of the inconsistency and furthermore the level of idiocy he showed. He challenged the wrong people and that's what Jack is doing.

In Jack's fucked up little head, he believes he can act crazy (the gay porn and 13 filings can be a testament to this), get the judge to make a breakneck decision, and then challenge that decision... and win.

Jack is noted as being an IRL troll at this point, and nothing more. Again, he's probably got this little idea, and not realizing that he's digging a deeper hole with every motion. If he keeps this up, he's going to end up in the poor house and going job to job no matter how qualified he is: just like my uncle (who died in 2006 due to bad living conditions).

So given the above, I'd say he's a retarded genius. He's got a good plan, but he's going about it wrongly and it's going to fall through, leading to a horrible outcome on his part. But he will most likely continue with it, because that's how he is.

If I'm wrong, he's just a retarded retard. If he's actually legit, he's doing things that push the very edge of sanity, and eventually the rope snaps. Especially since I'm sure the bar (and any judge in the universe for that matter) knows how easy it would be to buy a "sane" verdict on his mental state. He may not be rich from all the losing cases he's been through, but he does have some money no doubt and can use it for his own benefit.

Again, the question is what his intentions are.

Even so, his intentions do not clear him of the wrong doings he has undertaken, false lawsuits, false claims and more so. I'd say the gameTwat article doesn't help either, given that he said he would take GP to court. I'd like to know this: for what? As far as I know, GP (or the ECA, which he loves to hate, for that matter) have done nothing explicitly against him. He's just the one making the most white noise out there.

He's walking a thin black line at this point, in the middle of night, in a desert, during a sandstorm. Yes, Jack, your situation is that dire.

What can you REALLY say though? The guy thinks he's a martyr, and to be honest I'm concerned about his son. For one, you know a fifteen year old kid is going to enjoy his new copies of BioShock and Halo 3, probably behind daddy's back, and even if not, what happens when Jack's lawyer's license is revoked and his cash goes down the gutter? The kid is going to have a ruined life because of how dumb daddy is.

I suppose if Jack doesn't really care about his kid, which he doesn't, he should continue this futile pursuit for non-existant "justice".

Gay porn is fine, but naughty language just crosses the line. It just keeps getting funnier and funnier.

Funny thing... I've come around to the impression that he may well be certifiably insane. I didn't think so before, I'm still not 100% certain, and I'm not going to elaborate on what his particular pathology might be (bipolar mania springs to mind, but isn't well supported). Regardless, I think he really doesn't possess a clear perception of the real consequences of his actions.

It does bring me to a quandry: is being an unremittant hatemongering bilious zealotrous asshole indicative of mental illness, does one precede the other, and do I gain by judging his character either way?

I have to say I agree with Mike's theory, especially considering this last filing. Its pretty much the only strategy he has left. I mean, he's not going to be able to run for this judge's seat to save his ass this time.

The biggest shock for me is that Jack can quote Animal House.

@Mike:

You were born in 1990? Crap, that makes ME feel old, and I was only born in 1980.

You jerkus. :P

@Mike

I wouldn't worry about Jack's financial status. His wife's a lawyer, too; I suspect she's supporting the family herself at this point.

Woohoo, let's hear it for hitting the wrong buttons.....

@ chuck

By his actions, I don't think Bipolar Disorder fits well at all. I'd go with a personality disorder. But then again, I'm not licensed yet, so I don't know. I think we've (the readers in general) had this discussion already at length.

But I digress. There is really something off here. Mike had a very good point too. When all is said and done, his actions are all we can really go on. I have to wonder if even he knows his motivations at times. He seems to be very VERY reactionary and defensive. I honestly worry about the man.

-Mike Schwinger

@Iniquus: I remember that in 2004 near the release of GTA: SA he did something remotely similar, but not nearly as bad as he's been this time around. He's either pushing for something to happen so he can jump on it, or he's just crazy and digging his own grave. Only time will tell.

But yes, I'd go with a personality disorder as well. He sorta shows some bipolar behaviorisms, but certainly not enough to actually be bipolar. Yet again though, I must state that it depends on his intentions -- we don't know them yet. Of course, Jack isn't too deep, so he's easy to figure out and I'm sure the judge has already figured what we've postulated thus far.

Jackie is digging the hole deeper by the minute...

The pitch of the engine always whines higher as the plane plummets faster. But if you free your mind, if you listen beyond the engine and the whipping wind, you will hear the sound of gamer's voices uplifted in song.

Well, a Phoenix Wright reference to Jack would be fun for us, but remember these few words: Mortal Kombat. Grand Theft Auto 4.

Even if he has no grounds (as parody is perfectly legal) he's still going to comment and try to file suit if he can. Apparently in his mind, copying behaviorisms is a crime and doesn't equate to "parody". He should really watch SNL some time...

Hey Dudes check out the latest at www.nationalgaynews.com

http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/1777/173/


Late Breaking Bulletin: Judge Adalberto Jordan this afternoon referred Jack Thompson to the US District Court Committee on Attorney Admissions, Peer Review, and Attorney Grievance, for what he deemed, “appropriate action” by “his filing of graphic images of oral and genital sex between adult males in the public record” in the case before the court.

Further, the Court directed the committee to make a final determination whether the “filing was inappropriate, and if necessary” to impose “the appropriate sanctions.”

The Court further admonished Mr. Thompson for misrepresenting and mischaracterizing its positions, noting that this case is “about a Florida disciplinary proceeding against Mr. Thompson only. It is not about the alleged conduct of other attorneys licensed by the Florida Bar…but not surprisingly, Mr. Thompson is using this case to further his social and moral views.”

Thompson had tried to lay the blame for all his problems on the “liberal Bar” who he said was “collaborating” with NGN Publisher, Norm Kent, a Florida attorney.

The Court then denied Thompson’s motion to recuse.

Hah! Awesome.

Imagine this conversation between Judge Jordan and his/her secretary.

Secretary: Judge Jordan, You got another document by Thompson this morning.

Judge Jordan: What is it, his fifteenth response to his "show cause"?

Secretary: Not exactly, he wants you to disqualify yourself from his case.

Judge Jordan: What?

Secretary: He says that by asking him to justify why he included gay porn in his filing that your showing bias against him.

Judge Jordan: What????

Secretary: He also mentions the "Clinton-Lewinsky affair", King Canute and Animal House.

Judge Jordan: WHAT????

Man aint this a great week..Not only am i turning 27 on thursday (ok that part sucks) but jt is letting his career go down the toiles..(hell yes) and im playing bioshock this week since i rented it..(awesome game)

only thing that could make this better is if he gets disbarred this week...Oh happy day!

Mr. Thompson when will you learn that sane people don't act this way. While you are entitled to your "unique" beliefs some of them, how should I put this, seem completely bugfuck and moronic. I will not resort to calling you a retard because in my experience they are almost always decent people who would avoid offending anyone.
But if you want a case you could always switch to a xenophobic anti-forgein cultures stand. You could easily make the switch due to our insensitive and inaccurate comments on the Koran.

The judge's ruling does explain why Jack's been too busy to come in here with his usual grandiose boasting today.

I'm guessing Dennis will have a copy of the Order posted here by tomorrow, but I thought I'd share a great lil' soundbite from footnote 1:

"Mr. Thompson is not the modern-day version of Paul Revere, as he suggests."

Me smell Mohican burning...

JT last Mohican...

Oh yes...

@Davcube:

I thought he already had it on speeddial?

@Thabor:

"I don’t mean to insult anyone’s religion, but I believe JT has conclusively proven there is no god.. If there were he would have sent a cease and desist to JT by now.. The same way the Walsh did the other year."

I think someone would beg to differ... :P

@Wacky Jacky/Quad9Damage:

I LOLed.

@Mike:

Agreed.

@ Trevor

I'd wager that Jack's a tad busy today trying to find some way off the hook he's wormed himself onto. He'll probably be back tomorrow, or even some time tonight.

@Trevor McGee

You're wrong. I'm listening and it's still hilarious :)

How in the hell did this guy last as a lawyer for not 1, not 2, but 31 years? Three decades of this self-obsessed madman trying to create some 'perfect world' that worships his image?

He compares himself to Jesus. I'm waiting for him to either

A) Actually claim himself to being the second coming and subsequently stuffed into a padded room.

B) Going the Law & Order: SVU route and claiming 'I AM GREATER THAN GOD, AND YOU'RE AFRAID OF WHAT I CAN DO!!!' Which is what happened right before said character in the show was shot by his daughter that he raped. Guess what would happen for Mr. Thompson in the worst-case-scenario.

You know, I'm certain there's a great many jokes that could be done at this juncture, but none of them are quite as funny as the reality of the situation.

@JT
Stop calling yourself a video game violence expert - you don't even play the things, so you are in no way qualified to have that title.
Stop favorably comparing yourself to famous figures from the past - you're dishonoring them in doing so, and are in no way in the same league as Paul Revere or others.
Stop saying "hooah". You are in no way associated with the US Marine Corp, and dishonor them in using the phrase adopted by them.

everyone, grab the champagne bottles, its time to celebrate Jack's 1,000,000th attempt at proving how much of a jack(hehe)ass he is

Perhaps Thompson will request having a toga party in the courtroom?

@PyroHazard

Probably with a lot of Man/Boy love to prove some sort of "point". O_o What point that is will be entirely lost on everyone but Jack who will then be held in contempt, have his license revoked and become a registered sex offender, not to mention a host of other things.

seriously though, I think JT has watched too many episodes of Law and Order.

All good things should go out with a bang or keep going until the cows come home. Jack thompson seems to be going out with a bang.

Alas he thinks there is a great conspiracy against him and that he will single handedly prove its existence. Oh well, it should provide us with some great fun.

I had to stop, I just couldn't read anymore. I finished GPs article which was great, read the judges motion, once again fine and short and sweet enough i could totally understand! :)

Then I hit Jack's reply (just because I like to see the actual document myself) I had to stop. He wasn't even using complete sentences and proper grammar, now I know legal jargon is a little different from "regular" English, but things like forgetting a D at the end of the word AND (an it ...) and leaving entire words out of you're argument, I don't understand how he even manages to get taken seriously anymore?

Honestly if he doesn't get disbarred soon just for his complete lack of respect for his superiors (yes Jacky boy the judge does sit higher on the totem pole then you even if you've been doing law "longer" then he has as you claim) and for his butchering of the English language, or for his complete tangents in his motions I will lose all hope in our legal system, because if this loony can keep practicing law I have no faith in our system.

By the way, JT fans, click on my name and check out my Destructoid blog, you'll find some amusing pics I made of JT there.

No offense, but this story shouldn't be on Gamepolitics.com. It has virtually nothing to do with videogames, other than the fact that Jack Thompson is involved.

Still no Jack Attack? I feel robbed. Maybe I should sue for disappointment.

Davian Says:

October 2nd, 2007 at 8:05 am
'Too bad he didn’t use “This is fair…. NOT!” in his court document again. That was the most amusing one I’ve seen.'

Are you kidding me? I never saw this myself, but I'm laughing at the idea.

He files such bizarrely petulant and immature briefs that I'm sincerely amazed he was accepted into law school, let alone capable of graduating.

Jack's actions are similar to a guy that follows you around waving his hands in your face saying "Not touching you! Not touching you!" and sues you when you punch his lights out.

Hey, Jack as of this moment you're on Double Secret Probation.

Yeah I'm surprised too... usually he's one of the first posters to "correct" Dennis' "misreporting the facts" (Of course, "misreporting the facts" = "telling the truth that JT's actually the badguy")

Ah well, I'm sure this peace and quiet won't last too much longer.

@ pen gun

Uh, why would you ask if I was gay? The pictures are mocking JT's obsession with gay porn.

jt could have easily mouthed off to the judge and found himself in jail (remember contempt of court is soley at the judges discrescion)

and jacky never learned discresion

It's obvious why Thompson isn't ranting here on GP today. He's too busy in court, trying madly to get Judge Jordan removed from the case, to prevent himself from being slapped with punitive fines or worse.

Hey, Jack, how does your humble pie taste?

We gather here today to lay to rest the Career and Dignity of Jack Thompson.

They had been deathly ill for years, always fighting impossible and asinine battles for no good reason. They were filled with lies, hate, and terribly construed mis-quotes, but yet it took a Judge to finally put them out of their misery.

They are survived by Jack Thompson's Religion Fervor, Unrepentant Narcissism and Lack of Intelligence. While they had poor examples to live up to we cannot hope that they will fair any better and will certainly suffer the same fate soon.

Amen....

I really do admire Judge Jordan's restraint in this. If I'd read through half the crap that Thompson posted against Jordan and I was in his place, you'd need a dozen guards to keep me from leaping down and strangling Thompson where he sits. I wonder if Judge Jordan is going to file any libel suits against JT when this is done, hell I would. Thompson's trying to slander an honourable man just so he can save his own sin.

People take note. Now we're hundreds of comments in and haven't heard squat from our favourite clown. He only ever harasses us or GP whenever he perceives himself to be winning (Iraqi Information Minister School of Reasoning graduate, perhaps?). This time he must know he's in shit because he hasn't threatened "big things" yet or reminded us once again that Dennis isn't a real journalist.

Not even a Hooah.

There's a light at the of the tunnel folks, and for JT, it's the headlamp of an oncoming train.

@ GameDevMich
"2. After watching the Destructoid interviews with Mr. Thompson during the Bully fiasco, it is blatantly obvious that Mr. Thompson has calm and reasonable side that would pass a psychiatric evaluation with flying colors."

Darned right, Jack has been like this for quite a while. He reminds me of net kooks, in real life they might be quite civil(or scared shitless to do anything) and function with no problems(that blatantly stand out to others). Yet with anonymity on the internet & no "punishment" for their questionable/horrible statements & actions, it brings out some people's true selves.

There are net kooks that do cross the "internet line," and do things like real life stalking, phone harassment(anyone the person knows or has a connection with), etc.... Humm, didn't someone file a complaint about Thompson stalking them? And there is those phone calls he has made to Dennis, other commenters, and sticking his nose into police cases he has no business being involved in....

Until the individual realizes it, admits that they have such a problem, and WANTS to cooperate & fix the problem, they are still going to keep at it.

@ Anonymous
Or maybe he is spending that time to write another long winded complaint.

There’s a light at the of the tunnel folks, and for JT, it’s the headlamp of an oncoming train.
Yep, except we should all realize that he will get back up & chase that train throwing around more lawsuits at it, the passengers, rail road company, etc....

You Don't Know Jack if you think he is going to go away after all of this.

I'm actually really suprised he hasn't commented yet. I would have thought his ego couldn't stand being slammed in a public forum like this, but here he isn't!

I'm guessing he's not posting on advice from his wife/lawyer... or maybe it's not ADVICE if it's from his wife.

Someone else has already probably mentioned this, but I think I've discovered what to do if I ever get in trouble with the law.

First, I'll threaten whatever judge is taking my case.

Then, I'll get him removed from it. After all, I've just threatened him, so he can't be impartial anymore right?

After I get a new judge, I'll insult him and his family. Hence, he'll no longer be impartial, and I'll have him removed. Repeat till infinity. I'll never have my case actually tried..
Wait... that actually doesn't work? Darn....

@ CK20XX: Nice Weird Al reference! :D

Over 200 comments and Jacko STILL hasn't responded?!

Either he's been IP banned by GP or.... he's actually DOING HIS JOB! O_O

metroidprimegmr: I think at this point even he realises he's about to love his job. The reason he isn't posting is because he has nothing to say, no "watch this space" or "trust me" to add. He's on his last legs and in danger of going to prison for his actions. He is probably a scared and worried man. And if he isn't he SHOULD be...

And the more I read of him, the more I think the guy needs professional help. I'm actually starting to feel more concern/pity for him than any glee at his downfall.

@PHOENIXZERO

If you call being an asshole who sues a dog for taking a crap on a lawn a job.

Hmm... Jack hasn't trolled this message board yet...
Maybe he can't find a terrible excuse for this particular event. Could it be Thompson troll has run out of troll material?

Well seriously, after the legal blogs ridiculed Thompson's actions and the fact that courts doesn't really favor him, I'd say he's one heck of a guy if he still continues his antics. But then again, I wouldn't be surprised. After all, this is Jack Thompson.

Just a thought: if many sane minds are against you and you're still up for the fight, then you have my utmost respect. But if you're up against many sane minds, selfishly still try to battle a lost cause and constantly trying to rewrite the law, then I think you're just trying to create a nuisance. It's like saying the law is wrong even if 99.8% of the population agrees with it.

edit-

Half of that... not have

LOOK OUT!!! I CAN SEE THEM!!! THE METAPHORS BY GOD THE METAPHORS MAN!!! INCOMINGGGGG!

Do you ever get the impression that he's trying to get disbarred?

We probably haven't heard from Thompson yet, due to him being a mite busy trying to scramble his way out of this one. When the judge orders you to stop filing irrelevant BS, I think even Jack knows he's in trouble and needs to concentrate on matters more important than harassing a website. I'm sure he's got comments he'd love to say on the story, he just doesn't have time to do so.

After all, as a foot soldier in the cultural war, Jack's discovering that the front line is a grinder that turns foot soldiers into hamburger meat more often than not. In such light, the blades heading for his career are a bit more important than a website.

I know I'm coming in late, but I gotta give props where they're due.

@chuck
Your Animal House reference made my night. Thank you. : )

@Judge Jordan
Thank you so much for calling Jack out on his shit! I would buy you a drink, but I'm not legal yet. Thus, I'll buy you a giant cookie, like those ones they have at Old Chicago that's like the size of a pizza and has vanilla ice cream melted on top. (Of course, he isn't trolling this board like Jack, so he'll never know about my offer and I'll never have to actually buy him it.)

@LoopyChew

"Uh-huh-huh-huh-huh, he just said “rump.” And “lays bare.” "

And said by a man who submitted gay porno to a judge, no less.

Jack's probably not around because he has been to so many gay porn sites that his computer is so full of spyware and trojans that they are coming out of his ass. Go to the wrong site and you are screwed. Puns intended. Maybe you should go to San fransisco and tap your feet in some stalls.

But seriously Jack you keep telling us Gamers to put down the controller and get outside. Well maybe its time you put down the mouse and keyboard. Stop trolling game sites and gay porn sites. And go out and have a picnic with your wife and family. Seems to me that you are so busy worrying about everyone else's kids that you are probably neglecting your own.

Which is probably the main cause for kids going crazy and shooting people. Parents that are neglecting there kids and are to busy to spend time with them. Or they are to busy or stupid to realize that maybe this kid needs help lets get him or her some treatment or counseling.

It seems to me that if you love your family maybe you should spend some quality time with them. Stings to best buy do not count. Before you lose them or before your kid goes nuts.

Pride goeth before the fall.


We've had just about enough of this asshole's condescending vanity. He can't get over himself long enough to write a legal document to save his career.

Let the falling begin.

@JT

As I've said before, crawl back into the superstitious pile of filth that you call "faith." Keep your own backward, genocidal, and antiquated interpretation of morality to yourself. Your petty court cases -- motivated by a desire to enforce a code of morality derived from a child-killing, genocidal, bronze age war God -- are cost tax payers thousands of dollars every year.

@Jay

Contempt of court is well explained on Wikipedia. Go check it out for all the details.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_court

Basically anything that interferes with the case that you knowingly cause, or any disrespect towards the judge or courthouse will constitute Contempt.

Oh for fuck's sake Pandralisk...

@Pandralisk

Do you fucking et off on making him hate us more?

@Pandralisk

You sound like the pot calling the kettle black. Take your own advise noobsauce.

Noobsauce..? HA! Now THAT is funny.

Thompson won't comment about this. He usually doesn't if he is not in the first thirty posts or so.

Just curious...wouldn't JT have to prove that the judge is biased?

you could always consider it a 'religious' war. in this case, it a war between jacko's personal brand of religion (which has little to nothing to do with christianity) and the artistic expression of the gamers.
religion is a personal belief. i don't connect jacko with any other people who take pride in being labelled christians.

Pandralisk, go sit in the corner.

He's turning into an even less funny and more insane version of Dane Cook now. Good Lord....