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- atomicpoet, on 10/10/2007, -3/+187I'm convinced that in generations to come, Jack Thompson will be seen less as a lawyer or a video game critic, and more as a brilliant performance artist. I mean the Penny Arcade dispute was already a certified classic, so what does Jack do? He ups the ante by giving a judge some hardcore gay porn. Can it really get any better than this?
Yes it can! For Jack's next trick, he's going to discover cryptic backmasking messages in the Bioshock soundtrack telling kids to "Look at goatse! Look at goatse!" And then to prove to the world how nefarious and twisted the video games industry is, he'll have his son download copious amounts of bleeding anuses, submit this as evidence in his many civil court cases, and then challege Take Two Interactive to create a video game about this unfortunate series of events.
Jack, you are an unheralded genius! - Ramble, on 10/10/2007, -2/+102He goatse'd a judge?
The guy has some stones alright.. - KevenM, on 10/10/2007, -4/+96Anyone else see the irony in Jack distributing gay porn?
- tdp301, on 10/10/2007, -2/+79A judge is not there to rule based upon mainstream opinion of people who call him/her.
- SilentJay74, on 10/10/2007, -3/+79Why the hell was Jack Thompson looking at a Gay news website to begin with? It's OK Jack you can come out of the closet now.
- Buddhist, on 10/10/2007, -1/+54You know, at first I thought this was a satirical article, like something the Onion would do.
But then it turned out to be factual, and I couldn't stop laughing.
This guy is completely bonkers.
Also, site's down:
http://www.duggmirror.com/gaming_news/Jack_Thompso ... - nblsavage, on 10/10/2007, -4/+52Probably from his own stash.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -5/+51Not that theres anything wrong with that...
- jmpeagle, on 10/10/2007, -3/+45precisely...A judge who succumbs to public pressure is not looking at the law objectively
- theworldisflat, on 10/10/2007, -6/+48All I can say is...
BWAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA *gasp* ...AHHHHHHAHAHAA...HAHA... *cough cough* Ahaha...ahh...ahhhah.......ah...whew.
Oh yeah. - Shrubber, on 10/10/2007, -2/+43Is he insane? Oh, yeah, right....
- pandlcg, on 10/10/2007, -2/+40The best part is that since he submitted the pictures instead of just links they are part of the public record and now ANYONE can see them, even the underage people Jack thinks he is fighting for.
- Leach, on 10/10/2007, -3/+37This guy acts like a 12 year old. I'm beginning to wonder if he doesn't actually suffer from a psychological problem. I'm not just throwing insults around I seriously wonder if he has some sort of mental problem.
- atomicpoet, on 10/10/2007, -1/+35"Hey kids! For all your gay porn needs, visit the Florida public record! We got teabagging, rimming, gerbilling for the low, low price of... NOTHING AT ALL!
"Brought to you by Jack Thompson, your friendly neighbourhood attorney. Jack Thompson. Protecting your innocence since 1976." - Twoodge, on 10/10/2007, -3/+33Actually, I'd rather Thompson wasn't made out to be gay. It reflects badly on us, see, just like Julian Clary.
- Dgen_X, on 10/10/2007, -3/+32he's not gay...he just likes to %$#@ dudes
man I love the Daily Show - Leach, on 10/10/2007, -1/+30From the article: "this isn’t the first time Thompson has been warned by a court not to include suggestive photos in those case filings."
How do you screw up in that way twice?
"Oh ***** not again, I forgot I can't put porn in my legal documents" - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+30"Never thought I’d see the words ‘Judge’, ‘Spank’, ‘Jack Thompson’ and ‘Gay Porn’ in the same sentence…."
- aspec, on 10/10/2007, -1/+29Besides, what kind of mature response do you think you're going to get from anonymous people on the internet. You already had morons sending death threats to Thompson, only lending credence to his outrageous claims.
"Your Honor, please dissolve Jack Thompson's license to practice law because he's really annoying and we don't want to hear about him anymore. Look, he even made Manhunt 2 censor itself."
Get real, aupton, and ignore him. - TheYar, on 10/10/2007, -2/+27Leave Jack Thompson alone!
Don't goatse me, bro! - TantrooM, on 10/10/2007, -2/+24Not really, since he's probably gay... it's to be expected he'd express his hidden feelings.
Maybe he should move to Iran before coming out... heard the weather is lovely there this time of year. - jmpeagle, on 10/10/2007, -4/+24what does that have to so with this article?
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+21The Onion's satirical?
- stanleyfresh, on 10/10/2007, -1/+19The guy's a judge, not a senator.
- MrSketch, on 10/10/2007, -1/+19Lately, the Onion has been prophetic.
- Urusai, on 10/10/2007, -1/+16http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33930
http://www.gillettefusion.com/us/lowband.asp
Case closed. - FoolsRun, on 10/10/2007, -1/+15Bluehost for the lose. (Said the fellow Bluehost customer).
- nunchuks, on 10/10/2007, -1/+14moron.
- crabesa, on 10/10/2007, -9/+22in iran we dont have homosexuals, like in your country.
- ubuntuedgy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13Jack Thompson isn't gay, but he is a dick.
- manitoba98xp, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13Since there was no sarcasm tag attached, I'll assume you're serious.
Jack Thompson is an attorney who is on a controversial (especially within Digg and similar communities) crusade to put a stop to swearing in music and violence in video games. (For example, he lobbied to have GTA3 and similar games removed from store shelves on the basis that they advocated "cop-killing".) Needless to say, he's rather unpopular among the Digg ilk.
For more information, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(attorn ... - LoopyChew, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12Obviously, you don't know Jack.
- shifty2, on 10/10/2007, -4/+15kids, this is why you tag stuff with "NSFW"
- mrurc, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11But did you always hope?
- mrurc, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11Beginning to wonder? A bit late to the bus today, I see.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11Thompson: "Your honor, as you can see by my exhibit, these depraved individuals have not only displayed penises, but they are much larger and firmer than my own. This leads me to the inescapable conclusion that their penises are not safe for our children."
- archimago42, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10I'm actually a bit frightened to see what will happen if Thompson loses his legal license. With the utterly crazy paranoid attitude he exhibits I doubt having the institution itself "attack" his credentials will slow him down. He will simply fall deeper into his already borderline delusional world. Jack Thompson killing spree? Wouldn't blow my mind, we'll leave it at that.
- treed, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10Well, this does put a new light on "The British are coming!"
- TantrooM, on 10/10/2007, -2/+12You bit more then you can chew, your quota maxed out already...
If we should ban games because they have contain sex and make people think violent thoughts, we should ban Jack's lawsuits because they contain these same elements. - TrevorBelmont, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9What's Google?
- pbaehr, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9NSFJ
- MichaelStanton, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9If a judge responded to a case differently because of public opinion, we'd be *****.
- KibibyteBrain, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Not only that, but he is a district court Judge. He is mostly out of political line of fire. If anything, diggers contacting him would make them the offenders of trying to politicize his post.
- negativenancy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Pics or it didn....
Nevermind. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Maybe it was Jack's version of the "wide stance" and he was coming on to the judge...?
- atomicpoet, on 10/10/2007, -3/+9You mean Florida?
- SquigglyP, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6*****... our worst nightmare:
"Dear ESRB board,
Enclosed is my Resume..." - cfulp, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Fact: Iran has the second largest sex change rate of any country in the world.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5I have the haunting suspicion that goatse was simply a taste of Thompson's earlier careers
- DolphinGL, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Site down:
Judge Spanks Jack Thompson for Including Gay Porn with Court Filing
That gurgling sound you hear could be Jack Thompson’s legal career swirling down the ‘loo.
The frequent video game critic, already facing professional misconduct charges from the Florida Bar which could see him stripped of his license to practice law, has outraged a U.S. District Court judge by including images of men having sex in a document filed with the court last week.
It’s difficult to fathom what Thompson was thinking, but here’s how it all, um, went down:
As GamePolitics has previously reported, Thompson has a pair of lawsuits underway against the Florida Bar in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. One of the cases, presided over by Judge Adalberto Jordan, has been the recipient of a flurry of motions by Thompson in recent weeks.
In a document filed with the court on September 19th, Thompson criticized the Bar for allegedly collaborating with Norm Kent, a criminal defense attorney from Fort Lauderdale. Thompson and Kent have a contentious legal history dating back nearly two decades. From Thompson’s motion:
The Bar’s demonstrable mindset is that the “enemy of my enemy is my friend,” as indicated by The Bar’s enthusiastic, recidivist collaboration with Mr. Kent, over a twenty year period, at Thompson’s expense. Lunacy proceedings have been sought and secured, Bar complaints have recently been maintained for nearly three years.
Kent, who publishes the National Gay News website, was criticized by Thompson in last week’s court filing for “distribution of hardcore porn to anyone of any age.” Not content to make that alleged point in writing, Thompson attached several gay porn pictures to his motion with Judge Jordan. The pictures apparently do not come directly from the National Gay News site, but rather are contained on sites linked from NGN’s adult links section.
In any case, His Honor was not amused.
In an order issued on Monday, Judge Jordan directed Thompson to show cause as to why he should not face sanctions, including possible contempt charges. Judge Jordan wrote:
The attached exhibit, which includes several graphic images of oral and genital sex between adult males, was filed electronically in the docket in this case, without prior permission from the court…
To the extent that the other attorney’s alleged conduct is in any way relevant… there was no need for Mr. Thompson to file these graphic images in the public record. A simple reference to the website and its alleged links would have sufficed…
Through his actions, Mr. Thompson made available for unlimited public viewing, on the court’s docketing system, these graphic images.
For this reason, by October 5, 2007, Mr. Thompson shall show cause why this incident should not be referred to the court’s Ad Hoc Committee on Attorney Admissions, Peer Review, and Attorney Grievance for appropriate action.
In the wake of Judge Jordan’s order, Thompson has filed (at last count) four responses. In the first, he proclaims that he is ready to go to jail over the issue:
Thompson may have more to say in his own defense as to his alleged contemptuous behavior, but at this juncture, with all respect, he does not apologize for nor regret what he has done… if this court desires to throw Thompson into jail for trying to sound the alarm in this dramatic fashion… then Thompson is prepared to go there.
In another response Thompson likens his actions to those of a rather more famous American:
To hold Thompson in contempt for alerting the federal court system to the criminal activity… is akin to arresting Paul Revere, in 1775, for “disturbing the peace” with his midnight ride…
GP has been unable to reach attorney Norm Kent for comment so far. Via e-mail, Thompson told GamePolitics:
I’m not the one in trouble. The judge found a certain lawyer’s material obscene. I absolutely love it. This is the best thing to happen to me in a long, long time. Check my [case] filings, sweetie.
We have, and this isn’t the first time Thompson has been warned by a court not to include suggestive photos in those case filings. An April 12th entry in the Florida Supreme Court docket covering the Florida Bar’s case against Thompson includes this notation:
…the Court notes that [Thompson] has attached inappropriate and pornographic materials to his petitions that are irrelevant to his arguments. Respondent is warned that should he continue to submit such inappropriate filings, the Court will consider imposing sanctions which may include, but are not limited to, a limitation on Respondent’s ability to submit further filings without the signature of an attorney other than himself.
GP: As we said earlier, it’s really hard to imagine what Thompson thought he might have been accomplishing by including the offending images.
What he has apparently succeeded in doing, however, is seriously upsetting the judge who must decide the merits of Thompson’s attempt to block the Florida Bar from taking action against his license to practice law. -
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