Jack Thompson, controversial attorney and hater of Grand Theft Auto has been recommended guilty in twenty-seven of his thirty-one misconduct charges by Judge Dava Tunis.
Last year, the madcap defense attorney was on trial for charges of misconduct, many of which revolved around his obsession with violent videogames. Tunis has recommended that 27 of the charges be upheld by the Florida Supreme Court, which will make the official ruling:
After considering the arguments presented by the Florida Bar and the Respondent (Thompson), observing the Respondent's demeanor during the nine-day trial proceedings, and carefully reviewing the record consisting of four volumes of exhibits totaling 1700 pages and approximately 2400 pages of transcribed testimony, the Court finds that the facts, circumstances and evidence presented regarding the Respondent's conduct, supports a finding of guilt as to certain Florida Bar rules...
Among the guilty acts are knowingly making false statements in court, dishonest or fraudulent practices and making statements intended only to embarrass or burden other parties rather than contribute anything of use. Sounds like she knows our mutual friend well, eh?
Of course, Thompson continues to prove Tunis right by attacking her and the Florida Bar. While he stomps his feet and shouts, the Supreme Court now holds the testes of Jack's career in its mighty grip. Let's see if they get popped.
heh pwned
Erm... so... what now? Does he pay a fine? Is he disbarred?
Luzer: The Supreme Court makes the final ruling, but this damning recommendation from the Judge that presided over his trial should pretty much tell you what will happen. If disbarred, he loses his license to practice law.
I'm sure this comes to the relief of just about every gamer on the planet... at least west of the Atlantic.
So what were the four charges that they didn't recommend?
If disbarred, he loses his license to practice law.
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if this happens, the world will most likely become an overall nicer place to live
and game comic artists will have a field day mocking him
Squeeze those nuts!
Squeeze those nuts!
Squeeze those nuts!
Jim, you officially made my day and happy and pleasant one. God bless you.
<3
Does anyone else find it ironi9c that - as a defense lawyer - it is his JOB to lie in order to keep criminals OUT of jail, not put them IN it?
I smell hypocrite.
AWESOME. Fuck that guy.
OBJECTION! ONLY 27? WHAT WAS HE FOUND INNOCENT ON?
JIM!
This might be the best news I heard all day!
I've always wondered, if indeed testes are popped, would they actually pop or would they collapse inwards like balls of mince?
*Thought of the Day*
Such good news. I can't wait to hear what happens to that asshole.
Excelsior!
my aunt's a PD, and last I counted she does not have one to her name.
Yeah that IS sad, if you think about it.
You've got to give it to Jack. He's no pussy- When he goes crazy, he goes full-out. 27 if 31 is like, 87% That's a B+.
I will laugh/cry when the TV media continues to put him in front of a camera to talk about video games well after he is disbarred and discredited. anything for a soundbite...
Armchair analysis:
I don't think Jack Thompson actually hates videogames per se, I think that videogames, through some random chance, just happened to occupy the variable of his obsessive negative focus on "something".
If it wasn't games with him, it would have been something else. It just happened to be games that his crazy mind latched onto.
He should have done that interview with me instead of calling me names and trolling my comments!
When he loses his license, he'll just be able to focus on killing video games 24/7. I'd rather he gets to keep the license and remain amusing to both the gamer and lawyer communities.
I agree with KMCC.
I don't think Jack actually hates videogames, I just think he LOVES the spotlight being on him. This is the way he chose to get his 15 minutes of fame and now his tired act is about to get him smacked down by the court.
You reap what you sow, as they say.
Yep, more 15 minutes of fame for Jack Thompson.
As gratifying as seeing Jack Thompson get disbarred will be, even the brief idea of testicles getting popped is enough to make me curl up and die.
That's fantastic. But if any of you seriously think this will silence him, you are out of your mind. Someone like him doesn't need a law degree to make trouble for companies and gamers. He will persist, probably until his inevitable death-by-heart-attack.
its like its my brithday again...what day is it? man that sun is really shiny today...o look a hundred dollar bill!
If he loses his license to practice law, do you think he'll shut up about violent video games? Probably not. Just because he'll no longer be a lawyer doesn't mean he can't go on TV and call himself an expert on school shootings.
Yeah bluexy, testicles popping might just be a little much....or not?
Lets see how many people he sues once he has to pay for a lawyer of his own.
In the immortal words of Jack Palance:
"You're...my number one guy...Jack"
I'm sorry your livelyhood is about to go up in flames, but you've stepped on too many victims backs, and caused enough trouble to my favorite industry. Good riddance to bad liar-er, lawyers. Please, leave a comment for us Dtoiders. You took the time to register. You've probably read this by now, and i'm sure we're all just on the edge of our seats wondering how you're doing through all of this. Just don't call Excremento "shit" again.
Yeah!!
MWAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
AAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!
MWUA!
MWUA!
mwua.
today may perhaps be the best day in history, wait ... today's the second best day in history ... the best day will be June 4th when ol' shitdick gets his just desserts.
He's done for.
Good news, but is it just me or does Judge Dava Tunis sound totally fake? Tuna Davis? I bet it (what is a Dava, anyway?) got teased in school...
No respawns,extra lives or replays for Jackie boy.
He's feeling consequences of his actions.
IRONY!!!
May I speak for all of us in the Video Community....
SQUEEEEE!!!
Wonder what will end up happening, at least he's getting his dues paid.
Hopefully he will stfuajpg after this.
Bluexy, how in the world did you type that message then? ZombieBluexy?
And yeah, GAH! Could have gone my whole life without that imagery planted into my mind. Karma gonna get ya Jim!
Divine justice.
Soon, Jack, you will be no more than a sorry excuse for a lawyer.
For those that are curious and want more info on the process, I thought I would post some of Florida's past disciplinary statistics from the Florida bars website. Also, check out the link to the standards for imposing sanctions (on the left side). It will be interesting to see what the Florida Supreme Court decides.
This just means that his propaganda won't be interrupted by those annoying things called responsibility and jobs.
I saw this on Gamepolitics and knew that Jim would definitely be doing this story. Not as sarcastic as i expected, but good visuals with the exploding testicles.
good news day it be!
Sharpless is right. If disbarred he'll become a Fox News anchor or correspondent and our troubles will start all over again.
Justice is served...almost.
@Moofey
We're all west of the Atlantic if you walk long enough.
Awesome news!
The law is awesome.
@Eschatos, Dexter345 and Sharpless
My understanding is that he has had difficulty getting lawyers to represent him in the past due to the fact that he's attracting so much negative attention within his field. If he can't get someone to represent him, and he can't represent himself, all he'll be is a spokesman/self stated expert (so you may still see him on the tv).
@Jim
You should ring him for comment.
Somehow he'll blame his disbarment on Take Two.
^ Respek Knuckles on that one.
This makes a great day even better. This news is even better then when my wife informed me of our first child 13 years ago and almost even better then when my wife said yes to my asking her to marry me. My god this is a prayer answered from god himself. So for those that dont believe in god he asnwered many of our prayers on this verdict.Maybe he will end up in Jail for a while and can live some of the real violent games called reality. lol
SEE WHAT CRAZY GETS YOU! At least crazy in a court room. Crazy in the comfort in your own home is fine
I hope he goes on a batshit insane rampage with a gun taped to a chainsaw.
Lets hope for an execution. We're civilized here, Jim.
Testes popping in 3...2...1...
To the guillotine!
Please flip out and punch a judge...please flip out punch a judge...
one word: yay
Jack Thompson's a cunt.
It's funny how Jack Thompson is always blaming games for corrupting society, and yet he seems to break the law more than any gamer I know.
That sucks.
:D.
YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW!
Finally.
Now, let's all just ignore everything JT is ever going to say, much like the loony himself ignores all the facts and reality itself. Nobody should've taken this guy seriously in the first place.
Mrplow8 got it right.
Now, back to you interview Jim, we promissed him that we would not squeeze this mans balls...
I want to see him coming down for good, for really good, but something tells me that it is not going to happen.
See you all if you belive in the court system sometimes justice will be served. whoo hoo hopefully they disbar his sorry ass. YEAH!!!
So, Jack'll having to resort to accosting strangers in the steet to get the message out now. "They're evil, I tells ya! EEEEVIIIL!"