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The Jack Attack continues, this time he sues the Alabama Bar photo

Our favorite sue-happy, one-man train wreck of an attorney Jack Thompson has already hit up the Florida Bar and Florida Supreme Court, Crecente's Hair Palace, other people that poke fun at him with lawsuits, and now he's going after the Alabama Bar. 

According to GamePolitics, the reasons for this suit goes back to a 2005 case, Strickland vs. Sony, in which two cops were gunned down by 18-year-old Devon Moore, a fan of GTA III. Their families sought damages from Take Two, Rockstar, Sony, Wal-Mart and GameStop. This was a case that Jacko was actually booted from, with Circuit Court Judge James Moore actually yanking Thompson's ability to practice law in Alabama. 

Mr. Thompson’s actions before this Court suggest that he is unable to conduct himself in a manner befitting practice in this state…

Jacko may have a few things lined up (22-page PDF of lawsuit), but things are already not looking good for him. The suit has been assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Paul Huck, who said in an earlier suit that "Thompson submits nothing beyond wild accusations of a vast conspiracy against him."

Also, in related news, Jack is in court in Miami this morning, doing his best to explain to Judge Adalberto Jordan why he shouldn't be referred to a disciplinary committee adding hardcore gay porn to the court docket in a September 24th filing.

He keeps on keeping on!


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blehman's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 11:51
blehman
I love Jack Thompson news nowdays. It's like he doesn't even know how funny it is.
El Fajitas's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 11:53
El Fajitas
Hohohohoho I need to watch the conclusion to this.
El Fajitas's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 11:53
El Fajitas
And maybe the sequel if it doesn't suck.
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 11:55
BlindsideDork
Can he be stopped?
nademagnet's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 11:58
nademagnet
@blehman
I agree with you. I WANT him to keep this up. It's just to good to be true.
znt's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 12:02
znt
He's addicted to attention, no matter how ridiculous he makes himself out to be. And I wouldn't be surprised if this is how he makes a decent living nowadays with monetary support from wacko groups in order to "keep on fighting the good fight".
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 12:03
Snaileb
Dale North is on a fucking roll.

So is Jack. But it's the bad kind.
IceMax's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 12:06
IceMax
Is he making a reality show or something?
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 12:07
king3vbo
Hooray for JT, let him go off on his crazy tirade
Bas's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 12:09
Bas
I hope he doesn't kill himself, he needs to turn into a crazy hermit type, not a Hunter Thompson ending.
B-Radicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 12:17
B-Radicate
That picture and caption are hilarious. What a whackjob, eh?
BS3 Owner's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 12:19
BS3 Owner
Dale post another story.

So I don't have to see his mug everytime I log 2 D'TOID
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 12:24
BluDesign
Anyone that still needs this picture photoshoppable, I still have it in PNG format.

email me @gmail if you're looking for it.
FLS119's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 12:25
FLS119
Jack Thompson is still a douchebag. Regardless. He wants to bring attention to himself when he is in denile that he sucks ass. And about every person on the planet hates him, unless you don't like freedom of expression and all that jazz for video games. Oh well. Jack Thompson you suck balls!
Fuzzy's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 12:33
Fuzzy
Woohoo! Finally some good press for Alabama.

I had always wondered what would happen if JThompsonlake tried his act in my home state, and now I know. He gets disbarred without a second thought. I'm going to put a gold star by Alabama's name for this one.
Raidensolid's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 12:40
Raidensolid
It's pretty bad an Alabama court had nothing good to say about him. I think i have in line the next best game show.

Are you smarter than a state-lawyer. - Host Jackie of course.
nademagnet's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 12:40
nademagnet
I wonder what Jack's family is like. Seriously.
Aerox's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 12:44
Aerox
I've read a fair number of legal complaints, and I've never seen one so full of side notes and irrelevant material (Nick Saban? WTF does he have to do with ANYTHING in this complaint? What does Manhunt 2 being "fine art" have to do with his complaint against the Bar?) as this one. That said, if what's actually in the complaint is true, that the Bar admitted that Moore violated a confidentiality rule and then refused to dismiss his complaint like they're supposed to, it seems like old Jack might actually have a real legal argument. Comparing himself to persecuted biblical characters though is the height of douchiness, and legal complaints are not the appropriate place for lameass bible quotes.

Of course, when you only read the plaintiff complaint (or the defense response) without reading the other side, issues naturally seem one sided. I certainly hope that the Bar can counter his complaint and lay the smackdown; if they actually did act prejudicially towards him it just gives him more fuel for his OH POOR ME I'M SO PERSECUTED fire. Even though Thompson is probably the biggest asshole in the history of the legal profession, his rights still can't be violated just because he's a major dick. I hope the defense response is posted when it becomes available.
weedgan's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 12:45
weedgan
that fucker needs some braces.
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 12:48
AgentMOO
Ha! The Jack Thompson saga has provided more entertainment than a lot of XBLA games I've downloaded.
DeusPayne's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 12:49
DeusPayne
I e-mailed when the date was first set, but I say it again: I want video! Destructoid exclusives FTW!
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 12:56
Professor Pew
Alabam Ackbar!
Lord The Night Knight's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 12:59
Lord The Night Knight
That guy is an attention whore, pure and simple. His actions look very calculated to get his name on the news.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 13:25
Holyetheline
Jack must be the most pathetic guy in history by now.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 14:05
Necros
I'm really glad he hasn't been put out of business yet. We're really lucky to have someone so horribly incompetent representing the anti-video game movement.
Taicho's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 14:09
Taicho
That pic looks like he's reaching for my junk, trying to molest me.
Variable Gear's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 14:16
Variable Gear
"Also, in related news, Jack is in court in Miami this morning, doing his best to explain to Judge Adalberto Jordan why he shouldn't be referred to a disciplinary committee adding hardcore gay porn to the court docket in a September 24th filing."

Man, why can't I be there to witness this!
DarkTetsuya's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 14:23
DarkTetsuya
Taicho:

Do I even *have* to say anything? :P
venomous's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 14:47
venomous
It's only a matter of time before he sues his mother for breach of contract. Apparently she didn't love him enough....and by that I mean he wants a sexual relationship.
Im OK's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 14:54
Im OK
@Action Bastard

Help me out here, as I'm trying to wrap my head around this concept. Since when has being a raging, sociopathic attention whore with a Jesus complex who flat out lies most of the time been the same thing as "just trying to do what's right"? Why should he be cut slack for his asstarded bullshit? Just because he has, in all of his time in the limelight, made only a rare few semi-non-retarded points, once in a blue moon, this doesn't excuse him for all the rest.
StrawberryFFuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 15:06
StrawberryFFuck
Jack is my hero!!
i want to be a lawyer also!
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 16:25
Mxyzptlk
Dear lord, this never stops being funny.
cjpkiller's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 16:27
cjpkiller
jack fails...
watch as he gets stripped of his ability to come after video games ever again...
Milofo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 19:57
Milofo
You know with all of his failed law suits, how does he afford to eat?
PetiePal's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 20:27
PetiePal
I say we send my parents and NSFWorkman to assassinate Jack in Florida. He just needs to be stopped, not much unlike Spears, Lohan and Hilton. If you want something done you've got to do it yourself!
zatos's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 20:32
zatos
I'm really starting to think this guy suffers from mild Schizophrenia... I would say paranoid subtype. It's gotta be something.
heroclixer87's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 20:56
heroclixer87
Every time I see that picture it makes me think of "I'll swallow your soul!"
bigbro2004's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2007 21:34
bigbro2004
I bet you that if Jack Tompson goes on a shooting rampage. He would defend himself, and say it was because of GTA, Hitman, or Viva Pinata.

Knowing him he will have played Number Munchers to prove a point on how violent video games are, and go insane and kill people. In the end, I wonder how many lives video games have saved... People taking out their anger on games instead of people...
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/10/2007 02:13
Fading Star
Jack "Pacman eats babies" Thompson....best of luck.
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