04.27.09
Posted in Jack, Legal at 12:35 am by Exick
The president of the Utah State Senate, Michael Wazzzzzzzuuuuuuuup…err, Waddoups, has threatened Jack with legal action if he continues to send inappropriate emails to the Senator’s inbox. Recent emails sent to the Senator by Jack regarding recently failed attempts to legislate video game sales in Utah include attached images of nearly nude strippers, presumably from GTA IV.
Of course, Jack plays dumb and wraps himself in the Constitution, but he knows damn well what he’s doing. You may recall that he has a bit of experience as far as lacking a sense of decorum and using the intarwebs is concerned.
If nothing else, it’s nice to see that Jack hasn’t let his lack of a law license and recent failure to get the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case against the Florida Bar cause him to start behaving in a more sane manner.
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06.08.08
Posted in Jack, Legal at 4:37 pm by Exick
Apparently, when things don’t go Jack’s way, he acts like a spoiled child. Shocking.
After finding him guilty of numerous (27) counts of professional douchebagitude, the Florida Bar recommended that our good buddy be disbarred for 10 years. When he attempted to read his long (and most assuredly rambling) rebuttal, he was prevented from doing so. He then did what any sane, rational 6-year-old does when told no: pouted and stomped out of the courtroom. It’s a fun day when Jack proves the title of this blog correct.
Wired’s Game|Life blog and Game Politics have more.
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05.30.08
Posted in GTA, Jack, Legal at 12:11 pm by Exick
It’s been a while since JTiaFD updated, but aside from the totally expected panties-twist that Jack got in over GTA IV, there hasn’t been much douchebaggy behavior from our friend. Yes, he’s gone back and forth with the Florida courts, but that’s really just to save his own miserable career and ass. But since that’s all there really is to talk about, might as well take a look at a recap of his legal troubles via Opposable Thumbs and GamePolitics.
Opposable Thumbs: Jack Thompson flails about, trying to save his law career
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10.23.07
Posted in Jack, Legal at 9:57 am by Exick
This time, it’s Best Buy. Apparently, using a credit card as age-verification isn’t good enough for Jack (even though it’s good enough for the FTC) so he’s going to attempt to drag Best Buy into court because their website will sell M-rated games to customers with credit cards. Thanks for continuing to waste everyone’s time, Jack. What would we do without our precious free time?
GP: Jack Thompson Says He Will File Best Buy Lawsuit Today
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09.27.07
Posted in Jack, Legal at 6:08 am by Exick
No, really. And it’s not even the first time he’s pissed off the courts by submitting inappropriate material in an official filing, as was noted in the court’s response. This just shows Jack’s true genius as a Triple Threat: crazy, stupid, douchebag. The short version is this:
In Jack’s ongoing battle with the Florida Bar, he accuses them of being in cahoots with Norm Kent, another lawyer from Florida who is a rival of Jack’s. Norm publishes a website called National Gay News, which has links to other sites whereby one might find some hardcore porn. Well, Jack thought this was pertinent information, so he included it, along with actual samples of hardcore porn, in his filing. Truly, this is the work of a man who is mentally sound enough to continue practicing law and not at all unstable. It’s not all that surprising that Jack knows where to find gay porn considering his self-proclaimed evangelicalism and his opinions about gay people and gay marriage.
GP: Judge Spanks Thompson for Including Gay Porn with Court Filing
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09.21.07
Posted in Jack, Legal, Microsoft, Threats at 6:03 pm by Exick
Just to be fair, Jack has decided to stop focusing all his energy on Rockstar and GTA for a while and go after a something possibly larger: Halo 3 and Microsoft. Yes our old pal has filed a complaint in a Florida Circuit Court against Microsoft and Best Buy alleging, among other things, that Microsoft is deliberately marketing Halo 3 to teens who can’t buy the game. Of course, what he hopes to accomplish is anyone’s guess.
GameSHOUT: Jack Thompson Files Lawsuit Over Halo 3
Update: Read the full text of the complaint over at GP (Word Doc)
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09.06.07
Posted in Jack, Legal at 9:37 am by Exick
Jack is either stalling for more time or allowing the world a peek at his true level of lunacy. He has asked the U.S. District Court to subpoena George W. Bush and his brother Jeb in order for them to provide depositions in a federal case he has going against the Florida Bar (with whom he faces multiple ethics complaints). I think I’m going to have the change the name of the site to Jack Thompson is a Fucking Cuhraaaaazy Douchebag.
Game Politics: Jack Thompson Wants to Subpoena George Bush
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08.31.07
Posted in Jack, Legal, TakeTwo, Threats at 8:06 am by Exick
So little Jackie is furiously typing away at his keyboard again. His target? Who else? Take 2 Interactive. Of course, there’s the little problem of the settlement between the two which, among other things, bars him from communicating with Take 2. Most of it is par-for-the-course Jack. The part about Take 2 threatening him is especially amusing since he’s the one that initiated the discussion and it opened with a threat. (emphasis mine)
Dear Mr. Zelnick and Mr. Feder:
Congratulations on receiving a “Mature” rating for Manhunt 2. You’ll live to regret it (trust me), so enjoy it while you can.
Read more about it over at Game Politics.
Game Politics: Take Two Warns Jack Thompson Over Manhunt 2
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07.05.07
Posted in Jack, Legal at 10:22 am by Exick
Or so says the Florida Bar Association. Or should I say Jack claims the Florida Bar Association says? There hasn’t been confirmation of this from the Bar itself, but as much of a liar and spinner Jack is, there would be little reason for him to lie about this. Jack seems upset that they want him to undergo a psych evaluation. He should be glad I’m not the one making the decisions because the words “full frontal lobotomy” would be involved.
Game Politics: Jack Thompson Says FL Bar Official Demanded He Take Psych Test, Accept Suspension
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06.06.07
Posted in Jack, Legal, TakeTwo at 10:49 am by Exick
You may remember that Jack is no longer allowed to bother Take Two Interactive, but that he decided bothering others who might have even the smallest string of a relationship with Take Two was the way to go. Well, now he’s decided that he’d still like to be a douchebag to Take Two directly, only he isn’t allowed to. So he does the next best thing by getting Florida AG Bill McCollum to do it in his stead. At issue is Rockstar Games’ upcoming Manhunt 2, particularly the Wii version of the game. Jack would like the Attorney General and/or the governor of Florida, Charlie Crist, to declare Manhunt 2 a public nuisance. Takes one to know one, I guess.
Game Politics: Florida Attorney General Looking into Wii Version of Manhunt 2
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