February 22, 2008 -
As GamePolitics reported yesterday, the Florida Supreme Court alleged earlier this week that controversial Miami attorney Jack Thompson has "abused the legal system by submitting numerous frivolous and inappropriate filings in this Court."In GP's experience, Thompson's legal filings are indeed frequent, often vitriolic, and occasionally come with, ahem, pictures attached. But that's old news. So what filing of Thompson's pushed the Florida Supremes to the brink?
The Daily Business Review reports that a December document was specifically mentioned in the Court's show cause order to Thompson:
The court described one of Thompson's recent filings in detail. [Thompson] dubbed it a "children's picture book for adults," interspersing images with text in his motion due to "the court's inability to comprehend" his arguments.
Images included "swastikas, kangaroos in court, a reproduced dollar bill, cartoon squirrels, Paul Simon, Paul Newman, Ray Charles, a handprint with the word 'slap' written under it, Bar Governor Benedict P. Kuehne, a baby, Ed Bradley, Jack Nicholson, Justice Clarence Thomas, Julius Caesar, monkeys, a house of cards," the order said.
You can see that filing here (MS Word format), slightly edited for length. For his part, Thompson told the DBR:
I have a right to file anything I want with the court. It is beyond bizarre that they think they can tell me I can't seek relief. They can deny relief, but they can't tell me I can't seek relief.
GP: Some folks are asking in comments, so let me reiterate. This is a real document that Thompson really filed with the real Florida Supreme Court in December. Apparently, it made the justices really mad...
Comments
Re: Did This Document Bring Florida Supreme Court's Wrath ...
Jack Thompson is definitely getting hammered down by the law, but with that many inappropriate filings, it was bound to happen that someone say something. He has been filing quite a number of filings in a short period of time, something that a reputable Criminal Attorney Fort Lauderdale wouldn't do. Thompson needs to stop wasting the court's time.
Re: Did This Document Bring Florida Supreme Court's Wrath Down
But this document however, proves one thing beyond the shadow of a doubt: he has none. He really is as crazy as we think he is. He's got no plan, no end condition, nothing. All he wanted was to get his name in the history books and nothing more. Norm Kent hit the nail on the head. Jack will get his name in the history books all right, just not in the way he wanted. Instead of being seen as a moral crusader, he'll be taught in law classes and textbooks as an example of how not to be an attorney.
What Jack hears: "You aren't allowed to defend yourself, Take-Two said so."
"Won´t somebody please think of the children?... oh, and buy my book..." were his finals words before he shoot his head.
(I´m so violent, maybe games are guilty indeed xD)
Jesus H fucking Christ.
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WTF, GP, could you please confirm that confirmation? Oh, God.
It's real isn't it. This isn't even funny anymore. Actually it is. One part of me is laughing. Another is crying. How can someone be so insane? How? Why? WTF?
Then again, we can do a near quote from Kryten. "This man is John Bruce Thompson. It is his crime, it is also his punishment."
Until now.
John Bruce Thompson, I concede defeat. The shenanigans I have brought to the court of law are no match for what you have achieved in a single document.
you don't know jack thompson then.
you must remember this is the same person who called everyone here nazis and likened us to the hilter.
when you understand the livejournal banned him. live journal actually frickin banned him.
GP: Is it unethical to post his wife's company website? :D
No wonder the bar threw a fit. He's treating them like children or second-rate internet trolls.
We want to avoid all negative actions toward John Bruce and his family. So please, no spamming him or his wife.
E. Zachary Knight
Divine Knight Gaming
OK Game Devs
Random Tower
Okay, we already knew Jack has absolutely no sense of legal propriety (assuming I spelled that correctly), and I don't have time at the moment to look through that document, but... good grief.
So like an immature middle schooler fighting with his parents, Thompson's argument is "YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!"
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Nightwng2000
NW2K Software
You may be on to something... Perhaps - in the 80's when he was still living with his parents, they denied him play time for video games - and now, he's most bitter indeed!!
lol
"Mommy, mommy! Look what I learned today!"
I think we can all say this is definitely FARK-worthy. (I've already submitted it to FARK, BTW)
That document is a work of art. The only thing missing is some melting watches and some excess paint splattered across it.
And this document was supposed to help his argument how???
I'm no lawyer. nor will I ever be, but even I can see by doing something like filing this "document" is, to be perfectly blunt, absolutely childish and foolish.
It's almost like JT wants to be disbarred, but I doubt he even sees the problem at all.
The Florida Supreme Court is not telling him that "he can't seek relief" if he doesn't show cause, but that he'd only to be able file documentation through another attorney.
And all because he is unable or unwilling to practice what he preaches.
I must say, "WOW!" And he thinks he is capable of practicing law?!?
That would not have passed for an eighth grade english paper. How can he expect it to pass for a legal document?
The man is a prick.
"The Florida Bar doesn't get it at all! These images are indeed LULZ-worthy. Why the Florida Bar has not done one iota of research on the matter is beyond me, Thompson. Epic fail, indeed a most epic fail by the Florida Bar."
Not that I doubt GP or the source. It's just that much WTF?
-P
I would've hated to have been the one who had to read the entire thing.