http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/05/20/jack-thompson-guilty-27-31-misconduct-charges-says-bar-trial-judge-fl-supreme-court-must-

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"Jack Thompson Guilty on 27 of 31 Misconduct Charges, Says Bar Trial Judge... FL Supreme Court Must Now Rule May 20, 2008 The judge who presided over Jack Thompson's Florida Bar trial late last year has recommended that the controversial attorney be found guilty on 27 of 31 professional misconduct charges. The Florida Supreme Court must now rule on those recommendations."

5/21/2008 12:11:32 AM

Excellent.

5/21/2008 8:48:38 AM

Finally

5/21/2008 9:51:55 AM

sweet

5/21/2008 10:43:14 AM

Who

5/21/2008 12:36:03 PM

did you read the article?

5/21/2008 1:05:39 PM

Who

5/21/2008 1:18:02 PM

he's the nifong of the video game industry

5/21/2008 2:48:00 PM

Who?

5/21/2008 2:48:40 PM

Who?
What?

5/21/2008 2:54:55 PM

fuck that guy and all the other pro-censorship bastards. don't vote for hillary.

5/21/2008 11:33:27 PM

Nice.

5/21/2008 11:59:44 PM

Hmm. Your link, the link off of yahoo, and the gamepolitics.com site itself are all not loading for me. Does anyone have the full text?

5/22/2008 3:29:09 AM

nice

5/22/2008 10:34:20 AM

Finally working, sort of. I don't like the guy, but I'd prefer to know precisely what he's being charged with. Found these on the gamepolitics web site:

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"Knowingly making a false statement of material fact or law to a tribunal Knowingly disobeying an obligation under the rules of a tribunal Communicating the merits of the case with a judge before whom the proceeding is pending Using means that have no purpose other than to embarrass, delay or burden a third person Engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation Engaging in conduct in connection with the practice of law that is prejudicial to the administration of justice, including to knowingly or through callous indifference disparage or humiliate litigants or other lawyers Making statements that the lawyer knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to the truth or falsity concerning the qualifications or integrity of a judge"

But are all of these stemming from the Strickland V. Sony case? All I can find in regards to the Strickland V. Sony case was that he wasn't really allowed to take the case in Alabama, and got his lisence in that state revoked? Where's all this other stuff coming from?

5/22/2008 2:07:07 PM

wiki him it explains it all. It's not just from video games, in fact it isn't related to video games at all.

5/22/2008 4:34:07 PM

really? do you know nothing about this?

21 of the charges are from the case in which JT was acting as an attorney for families of police officers who were killed by a kid who played GTA...they were suing Sony, Take-Two, Wal-Mart, and GameStop over the game and the "influence" it had over the kid

4 of the charges come from a case in which he tried to have a video game (Bully) declared a public nuisance

but gg

[Edited on May 22, 2008 at 5:01 PM. Reason : .]

5/22/2008 4:54:23 PM

^ Yeah, that's the Strickland V. Sony case I was talking about. But what did he actually DO that got him these charges? I've looked at bunches of sites talking vaguely about the proceedings, but nothing that details exactly what ethical things he did wrong.

5/22/2008 9:40:04 PM

http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/06/04/florida-bar-wants-jack-thompson-disbarred-10-years-thompson-storms-out-hearing

It continues.

6/5/2008 4:56:23 PM

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"Thompson facing permanent disbarment, $44K fine In his often heated communiqués to the press, ardent anti-game activist John B. "Jack" Thompson often uses fiery religious rhetoric to portray the perceived righteousness of his cause. Today, however, the Miami area attorney is likely looking for some divine intervention on his own behalf, after a Florida judge recommended he be permanently banned from practicing law in the state. In a 169-page ruling issued today, Judge Dava Tunis said she felt that the Florida Bar's recommendation that Thompson be forbidden to practice law in the state for 10 years was too lenient. Citing a 1996 precedent, she said that first, any "judgment must be fair to society, both in terms of protecting the public from unethical conduct and at the same time not denying the public the services of a qualified lawyer as a result of undue harshness in imposing penalty. Second, the judgment must be... sufficient to punish a breach of ethics and at the same time encourage reformation and rehabilitation. Third, the judgment must be severe enough to deter others who might be prone or tempted to become involved in like violations." Citing these three guidelines, Tunis recommended a penalty of "permanent disbarment" for Thompson "with no leave to reapply for admission." She also ordered him to pay the court $43,675 in "disciplinary costs," including $23,538 to pay for transcripts used to outline 27 violations of five Florida bar rules. "Respondent [Thompson] was found guilty of three violations of rule 4-8.4(c) for engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation," said Judge Tunis in her ruling. "Respondent was also found guilty of making false statements (two violations of 4-3.3(a)(1) and two violations of 4-8.2(a)). Further, he has repeatedly indicated, verbally and in writing, that his conduct is justified to promote and champion his personally engendered moral values and causes." "The Bar has clearly shown the Respondent's continuing pattern of misconduct as alleged in the Bar's complaint," Tunis continued. "He has indicated his intent to continue to engage in the misconduct and his conduct before this Court during the almost 18 months of litigation, has clearly corroborated that as fact." As evidence, she pointed to two orders by the Supreme Court of Florida earlier this year which "abused the legal system by submitting numerous, frivolous and inappropriate filings." In a statement sent out to the press today, Thompson repeated his assertions that Tunis has no jurisdiction because her loyalty oath is, according to him, forged. Last month, he repeated his accusation before abruptly walking out of a hearing in Tunis' court. "

7/9/2008 7:43:58 PM

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/25/jack-thompson-disbarred-in-florida/

Disbarred. Pwnt so sour.

9/25/2008 1:13:09 PM

9/25/2008 1:23:53 PM

w00t!

9/25/2008 1:31:49 PM

9/25/2008 1:43:19 PM

Looks like he's trying to get it overturned.

http://kotaku.com/5054801/thompson-responds-to-disbarment

9/25/2008 10:34:38 PM