To the surprise of absolutely no one.....

On another note...... HA.

Wow, a court official completing their assignment EARLY? I guess there wasn't much "deliberation" needed when the facts stack up like they do in this case. Considering his treatment of her, I wonder if she was giggling as she finished it. And now for the long wait as the final judgement is handed down.

I want to see Thompson disbarred as much as the next guy, but making him pay the fees associated with this, isn't that a little steep? Unless Im missing something

Jack, I neither know nore care if you read this, but...

YOU FAIL!!!

I wanna see the Big Guy get you out of this. I really do, because from my perspective, I have heard him say over and over for you to just shut up and go quietly. Just... do as he says already, and do us all, even the kids you claim to be fighting for, a favor.

I AM A LOST SOUL, CONDEMNED TO HAUNT THE DREAMS OF JOHN BRUCE "JACK" THOMPSON UNTIL HIS CRUSADE AGAINST VIDEO GAMES ENDS. SOMEONE, PLEASE! END MY SUFFERING!

(that will probably be pre-empted and outdone by GP, but hey)

First thing of interest: The full list of witnesses:

During the Final Hearing, the Court received sworn testimony
from the following Florida Bar’s witnesses: The Honorable James Moore,
Circuit Judge, Twenty-Fourth Judicial Circuit, Fayette County, Alabama
(appearing pursuant to subpoena, as required by the Code of Judicial
Conduct); James T. Smith, Esquire, a partner at Blank Rome LLP,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; The Honorable Clatus Junkin, Acting Retired
Circuit Judge for the State of Alabama and a practicing attorney; Rebecca D.
Ward, Esquire, a partner at Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
The Honorable Ronald M. Friedman, Circuit Court Judge, Eleventh Judicial
Circuit of Florida (also appearing pursuant to subpoena); Lawrence A.
Kellogg, Esquire, a partner at Tew Cardenas LLP, Miami, Florida; and
Alberto Cardenas, Esquire, a partner at Tew Cardenas LLP, Miami, Florida. 
The Court also received sworn testimony during the Respondent’s case,
from the Respondent, John B. Thompson, Esquire.
 

Yay for text-only. I thought it would be a huge file, but it's less than 1MB...

-- If your wiimote goes snicker-snack, check your wrist-strap...

Dennis, what kind of trick are you trying to pull. This is just typical misdirection and bashing I see time after time on this site that you personally propogate. I am sick of the bias I see here this is the last straw.

If thats a real legal document then I'm the last king of Scotland. Where are the pictures and the barbed comments? I did not count a single insult or veiled threat. No where did the Judge mention any TV appearances she made or any prior documents she published. It read so clinical, wheres the emotion and virtol. This has been clearly made as a spoof.

Now granted, my knowledge of legal documents is limited to the ones Jack has filed but I assume all other documents must be written in the same style.

I will never post or read this site again.

[QUOTE]What followed the Court’s inquiry regarding clarification as to in which binder
the document was located, is twenty-three (23) pages of testimony by Mr.
Thompson involving matters such as: why he had not shaved that day for court;
referring to the “Twinkie” case about the killing of a Mayor in San Francisco; a
lawsuit filed by him in Kentucky in 1999 involving allegations regarding a video
game entitled, ‘Doom’; an interview with Matt Lauer from NBC’s Today show; the
killings in Columbine; information about a Lt. Colonel David Grossman regarding
his book, On Killing; information regarding addressing the American Bar
Association and his shared Christian values with David Grossman; former
President Bill Clinton’s radio address regarding David Grossman (sometime during
the Clinton administration years); an appearance with now deceased CBS reporter
Ed Bradley of 60 Minutes; comments by Peggy Noonan-former President Ronald
Reagan’s speech writer-and an article she wrote for The Wall Street Journal;
comments about the movie starring actors Russell Crowe and Al Pacino, called
The Insider; issues regarding products liability and ‘Big Tobacco’; the alleged
targeting by Mr. Thompson by Blank Rome; information about Doug Lowensteindescribed
as the president and chief lobbyist for the parent company of the ESRB
(Entertainment Software Rating Board)-which Mr. Thompson alleges now
“represents gun running cartels.” T 1068, line 7; an article published in Reader’s
Digest with actor Tom Hanks on the cover; Mr. Thompson’s meeting with
convicted murderer Devin Moore on death row; a contention of a racial component
in defendant Moore’s case, “they certainly have it to contend with in Alabama
being a slave state,” T 1070, line 15, 1071, line 1; information that allegedly
occurred the week of the Final Hearing in this disciplinary matter regarding
comments made by a law enforcement officer in Australia and New Zealand
equating a spike in teen violence with interactive violent video games; an article
which purportedly appeared in Time magazine quoting David Grossman; the
connection of violence towards law enforcement officers and interactive video
games that simulate the killing of officers; and the numerous civil lawsuits filed across the country in various jurisdictions which lead to the filing of the Strickland
case in Fayette, Alabama.[/QUOTE]

AHAHAHAHHAHAHSKLDBALSKDHFBALSDHFDHASVF

Wow

Throughout these proceedings the Respondent faxed his pleadings, motions and correspondence to the Bar and the Referee herein. On a number of occasions the faxes Respondent sent to the Bar were incomplete. When the Bar requested the missing pages of the fax be resent, the Respondent stated the Bar was not to “expect any courtesies” from him. Thus, at the case management conference held on August 30, 2007, the Court granted the Bar’s Motion to Prohibit and issued a written order dated September 5, 2007, that “[a]ll communications and filings by the parties shall be sent by United States mail henceforth. The parties are not to fax each other herein.”...
 

This Court estimates that the Respondent has sent over five hundred (500) communications to the undersigned in contravention of the September 6, 2007 Omnibus Order.

-- If your wiimote goes snicker-snack, check your wrist-strap...

wow... $23,000 in transcript charges!

Here are we -- and yonder yawns the universe.

Page 167 was the best part of the whole report, where the Honorable Judge Tunis rejects 10 year disbarrment and suggests lifetime disbarrment. Judge Tunis, I salute you and think you are an absolute credit to moral integrity and intelligence in the legal system.

Saved the pdf file. I'll be enjoying it later.

Mr. Thompson, you're a stone's throw away from done.

You have been weighed.
You have been measured.
And you ABSOLUTELY have been found wanting.
Welcome to the new world. God save you, should he find it right to do so.

I probably bastardized the last part of that, but whatever.

David Gagnon, Mature Human Being, and John Bruce isn't.

OUCH.  The fine of over $43,000 is the real kicker, especially since Jack has implied that he's more or less broke.  Getting disbarred forever seems lucky in comparison.

I am thrilled that this horrible man is getting his comuppance, BUT... what will happen to his wife and son?  As far as I know they've not played any part in this, so I hope they escape to safety somehow.

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Jack Thompson: Fission Mailed

I'm up to page 80.  Need to agree with Dennis.  It's a remarkable document.

Taking a break and I'll get back to it soon.

Did anyone else notice this hilarious excerpt? I absolutely LOVE this:

 Ironically, when the 60 Minutes story including Mr. Thompson aired on March
6, 2005, his “Statement” for Pro Hac Vice had not been date stamped into the
Fayette County, Alabama Clerk’s Office.  See Bar Ex. 3.  In fact, it was not until
March 22, 2005, that Judge Moore even granted Mr. Thompson’s request for
Admission Pro Hac Vice to practice as an attorney in Alabama in the Strickland
case.  See Bar Ex. 4.   Thus, as an aside, Mr. Thompson not only went on a
nationally televised news show and held himself out to be an attorney in
Strickland, when in fact, that permission had not yet been granted to him by Judge
Moore or the State of Alabama, but he likewise has years later repeatedly
continued in various missives, faxes, filings and court pleadings to wear his
appearance on 60 Minutes as counsel in Strickland, as a veritable badge of honor. 
However, it has not been known until this evidence was reviewed, that it is clear he
was not even an attorney pro hac vice in Alabama, and therefore not counsel of
record in Strickland, when he participated in the interview.  As will be outlined
herein, the evidence supports this type of similarly misleading conduct, premised
on falsities, that is frequently repeated without purpose, through many of Mr.
Thompson’s actions.

Hear that? JT's much lauded 60 Minutes appearance was a sham, too, and not just because of the videogame angle. Aw Jeah.

NEW GAMER HOLIDAY

 09/07/08 Nevar Forget 

Aaron "BlueWolf72" Molloy

Can we take bets on what JT's new job would be to make money?

It's sad to see a man run his career into the ground like this. I wonder if he'll ever be mature enough to reflect on his actions with regret.

Over a very extended period of time involving a number of totally unrelated cases and individuals, the Respondent has demonstrated a pattern of conduct to strike out harshly, extensively, repeatedly and willfully to simply try to bring as much difficulty, distraction and anguish to those he considers in opposition to his causes. He does not proceed within the guidelines of appropriate professional behavior, but rather uses other means available to intimidate, harass, or bring public disrepute to those whom he perceives oppose him.

While I know you are going to go through it(I suggest just to make it a update to this article to calm those "STOP GIVING HIM ATTENTION WITH ALL THESE STORIES" posters), that bit is pretty much all that needs to be said.

Boooya!

$43K in penalties on top of the permanent disbarrment.

I'm smiling today.

-- http://pixelantes.blogspot.com/

Thing is, I remember when Mr Thompson went out to destroy the career of the person who runs this very site, he was continually contacting his Boss and harassing him and attempting to undermine his job. I saw no evidence of concern for his family, no evidence of anything other than a vindictive need to lash out and harm people merely for not agreeing with him.

Now that his fallacy has been revealed, we are all supposed to be concerned about his family?

Why?

When did he stop to think of the families and livelihoods of those whose jobs he attempted to destroy out of sheer vindictiveness?

Normally I'd be of a mood to 'rise above' Thompson's level, but in this case I simply cannot, he tried to destroy people's jobs, famlies and livelihoods to suite his own selfish goals, and he is getting precisely what he earned for himself.

43k... That is what we call irony boys and girls.  Hey Jack, you think that perhaps God might be taking vengance on you for taking financial advantage of families grieving over their loved ones in your sick massacre chasing schemes?

Irony is a bitch ain't it?

Of course, we still have the token "this is the best thing that has ever happened to me, and now I will destroy the bar" release to look forward to.

JT said that his opponents would have to get criminal defense attorneys weeks ago.  He also claimed that his situation got him some high-profile allies who will help him destroy the bar and put judge Tunis (and others) in prison.  Oh, and let's not forget his Take Two "client" as well as his mystrey "client" who claimed he was the only lawyer in America who could help. 

Not only is the story of Jack Thompson a cautionary tale for young lawyers, but also for people who wear their religion on their sleeve.

Celebrate good times, come on! (Let's celebrate)
Celebrate good times, come on! (Let's celebrate)

Mr Thompson... Most people here may or may not hate your crusade, may or may not hate what you're fighting against... but what we all agree that what we hate the most is your attitude and self righteousness and hyprocritical nature...

There's a party goin' on right here
A celebration to last throughout the years
So bring your good times, and your laughter too
We gonna celebrate your party with(out) you (Mr Thompson)

Damn I'm tempted to download that for posterity's sake. XD

my goodness! i can't contain myself anymore...

PERMABAN! PERMABAN! PERMABAN!

PERMABAN! PERMABAN! PERMABAN!

PERMABAN! PERMABAN! PERMABAN!

PERMABAN! PERMABAN! PERMABAN!

PERMABAN! PERMABAN! PERMABAN!

PERMABAN! PERMABAN! PERMABAN!

@Jack Thompson

We'll never gonna give you up

never gonna let you down

never gonna run around and desert you

Never gonna make you cry

Never gonna say good bye

Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you!

We're not done yet, the reccomendation could be ignored, but I'm glad Judge Tunis took her time to compose her thoughts.

We gamers are all-too-easily painted by the words and actions of the most extreme. As a growing percentage of the population, those who speak out attract note among those seeking to frame us in their world views.

And now, we see the other side's most vocal extremist hobbled, and has been said, 'On the Ropes'.

In the time since I've come to be aware of his existence, Mr. Thompson has never shown pity nor the faintest attempt to understand or grow. He listened only to our worst and insulted our best, met our kindness and sympathy with threats and invective.

A year ago, I was worried that something would happen at PAX if he showed up unannounced. This year, there is nothing left of him to be afraid for his safety. He lacks the wit to deal with us, he lacks the grace for self-introspection, he lacks the credentials (or will be seriously damaged by) to appear as anything other than Jack Thompson, former attorney and game critic. He would just be another attendee among the throng, another face. Even if he was recognized, this document makes him safe, gives him a clean slate with us.

We have learned his greatest moments in the media were lies. We have known his true character. All he has left is those who would award him based only on his idealized message without looking at method or fact. And that is a far less troubling group than what he had during his Halcyon days of hot coffee.

I believe jack is out of 'lulz'. They've been condensed by Judge Tunis into 169 pages, and it is up to Jack to become anything of further interest to the internet's pop culture. His name is now linked to grevious misconduct, bullying, and intimidation tactics in the legal system, and that is how he will be remembered. A case study, a profile, a man only known for being abusive and spiteful.

He was the best champion for the anti-gaming minded that we gamers could ever hope for, and in this document, he has been rendered pointless. But what he was will linger, hurting his cause, for a long time, possibly until the hysterical, baseless rhetoric stops.

Thank you, Jack, but even if you retain your status as an attorney, Judge Tunis has brought us to the point where we are done with you. All the facts, all the testimony, all that made you our hated opponent have been stripped from you. There will be no further book deals, no more chances to explain. A moment of silence, then, for the toothless Thompson.

A lifetime disbarment, while horrible, means nothing without a lifetime gag order on him and his entire bloodline.

He can still stir up trouble even without a lawyer's license. And since he's so willing to abuse that power as a lawyer, he's going to abuse his rights as a free citizen as well. And his family as well.

Oh dear God, damn you Dennis!

It's gone 1am here and I just woke up the wife by laughing so hard at the picture you've added to this article :p

Well... Well... I though 10 years was bad enough given his age... But to for the recommendation to jump up to permanent?

Someone's little crusade isn't going very well. Oh well, he had plenty of time to save himself and he chose to blow it. Anyone could of seen this coming, I've no more pity for the fool.

I dunno.  It won't do much in the end.  He was already an old poof.  The 10 years was already the rest of his life career.  This is more insult to injury.

And of course, the extra fee is also sugar on the cake.

First, just as the Referee (Judge Tunis) was not bound by the Florida Bar's recommendation, so too is the Supreme Court not bound by hers. But know this, the Florida Bar News just this week published an article of how the present Supreme Court has been significantly more harsh and severe in its sanctions against attorneys for professional misconduct, and how 'progressive discipline,' or prior conduct, is a critical factor.

Though Mr. Thompson claims to have been an attorney in good standing for 31 years, he was given a public reprimand in 1992 for a violation of comparable Bar rules, involving those now famous episodes which he was required to go for a psychiatric evaluation.  Considering his lack of remorse, contrition, and continuing offensive conduct, it is reasonable to assume the present court, which has already sanctioned him for being a vexatious litigant, and whose order of March 20, 2008 Thompson has now defied and ignored, will fully and swiftly adopt the recommendations of Judge Tunis, probably before the end of the month.

Once so adopted, the Supreme Court does not have to give the respondent attorney any opportunity to 'close out his practice,' but has the right to order disbarment effective immediately. That too is a reasonable assumption in a case like this.

In her conclusion, Judge Tunis took note of even a fifty year old case where a single instance of calling a jurist a bribe taker led to disbarment. Here, the situation is aggravated by multiple instances of recurring and ongoing behavior.

Thompson's done, his goose is cooked, and the Supreme Court has been waiting for this ruling to impose its final sanctions. By this time next month, he will not be a lawyer. He will be filing law suits as a lay citizen, if he is allowed to step in a courthouse, which may be unlikely based on his bizarre and dangerous behavior.

Why do I get visions of Charles 1st whenever I hear Thompson claiming that the court doesn't have jurisdction?

Wow, just finished reading it!  While the first part was basically a recap of the last few years, the funny thing is that after you sort through all the legalese the conclusion pretty much just says:

"You're a clueless asshole, so you lose your job."

Dennis, thanks for all the great up-to-the-minute coverage, you're a class act all the way.

And if he had just kept his big damn mouth shut it may have only been ten years. Considering the good Judge saw to it to give such an extensive report it seems unlikely the Supreme Court won't agree with the reccomendation.

Ol' Jack's on his last life, with two bars of health left in his meter, and a guided missile locked in and about to connect.

And he's not even bracing for the impact.

I'll be watching the fireworks come September!

Well, Mr. Thompson, Looks like you can finally play Postal 2 without fear of harming your career.

As stated in the Disclaimer:

"

WARNING

This is a computer game and is meant

solely for entertainment purposes.

This game contains content and materials

not recommended for children and/or those

seeking to enhance or establish political

careers.

Running with Scissors believes violence and

inappropriate actions belong in video games

and not in the real world, and insists that in

no event should anyone attempt to recreate

or mimic any of the actions, events or

situations occurring in this game.

"

Okay, I thought Thompson was just a fanatic but after reading about all the things he's done, I can honestly say it made me sick to the stomach...

This man has the nerve to try tag gaming companies as immoral after all the nonsense he's pulled?

That was an amazing document. To see all of Thompson's.....crap....lined up like that in a sequence you could understand. I really gave me a feel for how badly he has harassed people over the years. Judge Tunis is an amazing person. I hope her recomendations are taken to heart by the Florida Supreme Court.

Wow...so many thoughts come to mind....

"Ding-dong, the witch is dead! The wiked witch...."

"Ha-haaa! Take that you wretch!"

Is christmas coming a quarter-early this year?

Holy shit, <43K costs?!?

Wait...this is continuing? It didn't get dropped or man-handled somewhere along the way?

to: Anonymous, Attorney and Counselor at Law

I'm sure I'll get lost in the flood of comments, but your input (I stopped reading comments after you...there's only so much a man can read at 2:30AM before his brain explodes); I thought "wow"...it was well executed, well written, and very thought-provoking about how disbarment would impact a lawyer's career and life.

I almost shed a tear...until I remember my pier-sentry military training of "As soon as you realize it's you or them, make damn sure it's them and not you!!!"

Just saying, as much as your comments almost moved me, I have no heart for the (apparent) heartless!

It's tough to describe my reaction to this. It's almost as if Jack made me a better person. His hateful speeches with a Bible in one hand and a microphone in the other made me want to be a better christian only because I knew people would see what he did and apply it to us all. He made me strive for excellence in my job so that people would know that game developers (especially programmers like me) aren't anti-social nerds with a pentiant for slinging filth to children (you'd be surprised how many times it's come up). And now I want to extend my condolences to him simply because I know he wouldn't do the same for me. We have a real opportunity to show our maturity as a community... although I really really really would like one of those t-shirts...

Proverbs 25:21-22

Does anyone else see the irony here?

JT has nailed himself into his own coffin over the last 18 months. Had he behaved and acted respectfully throughout the trial, admitted even SOME wrong doing and shown ANY remorse, perhaps he would be looking at a 10 year disbarment or maybe less.

But no. The fact that over the last 18 months JT has acted and shown him self to be just the person we have known him to be for years, has dashed any chance of leniency. And he has nobody to blame but himself. He REALLY doesnt know when to quit. But at last, it has backfired on him.

Watching JT over the last 18 months,  has been akin to watching a psychotic arsonist on trial, claiming that he has never burned anything in his life,

whilst at the same time standing in the centre of the courtroom, next to a makeshift bonfire he is actively making from legal files, paperwork, broken desks and chairs, dousing in petrol, and frantically twitching and striking a box of matches.

ps

@Dennis

loving the 'I trained excessively on a disbarrment simulator' T shirt hahahah!

can we get hold of one??? id so pay for that!

Once he's disbarred, I think Jack will wind up on the lecture circuit.

And he could make a real good living doing it as well. Look how much Bill clinton makes on it. Millions a year. And I'm sure there are alot of ultra-conservative groups who would love to hear him speak.

You get fees paid to speak.

Hotel paid for.

Meals paid for.

Transportation paid for (about 50% of the time)

So, free plane ride, free food, free hotel, and getting paid 25-20k a pop. Not too shabby.

Reading this document has made me feel ill.  The targets of Mr. Thompson's campaigns of falsehood and humilation have had to endure blows to their reputation and mental well being.  I cannot begin to imagine the actual misery inflicted upon these people.  My regret is that disbarrment will not stop Mr. Thompson from continuing to slander and libel these people, it will only prevent his ability to do so before a court as a lawyer.

Jack Thompson's after me now... after I called him everything he should be known for, he replied saying that I confirmed every gamer's stereotype which I didn't even mention that... I just told him he sucked and thing is though.

I live in Britain so he can't do Jack.

Guys, read page 39 of her report. It's hilarious!

Spent the whole morning reading the report (sorry work!)

its very clear that the transcribed reports that Dennis posted were actually VERY fair to jack. I was struck by Judge Tunis's report just how much of an utter monster jack Thompson is.

Did anyone read the untouchables bit, were the threatened to put a lawyer in the morgue? Dear God, is the man of his rocker?

A stunning, and DAMNING report into this mans mind. The Judge is completely correct, he has never shown regret, nor does he give ANY sign of changing his behaviour. He is literally, a contemptible, evil little man

Am I correct in worrying/thinking that the score is now 1 down and 49 to go?  I mean this is just Florida right?  He could still "practice" in California if he got a license here no?  Hate to give the man ideas because if I could keep him on the right side of the continent I would but is there some sort of reciprocal agreement between state bars that would make it tougher for him to practice here with a lifetime disbarment in Florida?

[quote]Am I correct in worrying/thinking that the score is now 1 down and 49 to go?  I mean this is just Florida right?  He could still "practice" in California if he got a license here no?  Hate to give the man ideas because if I could keep him on the right side of the continent I would but is there some sort of reciprocal agreement between state bars that would make it tougher for him to practice here with a lifetime disbarment in Florida?[/quote]

Although Jack can apply for a license to practice law in other states, it's highly unlikely to happen. For a start he would have to pass the exam. Jack is constantly demonstrating the fact he knows absolutely nothing about the law he practices. Secondly, he would have to somehow convince the state bar that being PERMANENTLY disbared from Florida is no reason to refuse him a license elswhere. You'd need one hell of a silver tongue to manage that. In fact I'm fairly sure most states would refuse outright to let him apply.

Oh Karma, I love you so much right now.

No, not yet. One thing remais. Disbarment.

But I'll admit, I thought the scene and music were perfect for the upcoming occasion. We could substitue Luke burning his father's corpse for Judge Tunis burning jackie's license, all the crap he has ever filed... and the podium.

Other ghosts could be fax machines.

@Everyone Who Has Said That (July 9, 2008) Was The Best Day Ever

I wish I could agree with you, but my girlfriend, whom I really care about, broke up with me on that day.

Sucks I can't join the festivities.

I AM A LOST SOUL, CONDEMNED TO HAUNT THE DREAMS OF JOHN BRUCE "JACK" THOMPSON UNTIL HIS CRUSADE AGAINST VIDEO GAMES ENDS. SOMEONE, PLEASE! END MY SUFFERING!

You know, I might actually miss the hijinks of ol' Jack Thompson.

I was reading through the report and came across just the thing to highlight this:

(Page 57) Mr. Thompson wrote to the Judicial Inquiry Commission in Alabama, with copies to Judge Moore, the media and actor Joe Pesci.

What!? I haven't followed the antics of JT too closely... but how does Joe Pesci fit into any of this?