February 24, 2009
The Business and Labor Committee of the Utah House of Representatives passed a law authored by ex-Miami-attorney, Jack Thompson. I guess you can still have a career after being disbarred. The bill, H.B. 353, changes Utah's existing Truth in Advertising law to impose fines of up to $2,000 on retailer...
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February 12, 2009
Penn & Teller are taking aim at the video game violence controversy in an upcoming episode of Penn & Teller: Bullshit! -- an ongoing television series that debunks misconceptions and popular fads. Earlier in the week, Penn Jillette revealed the video game themed episode had begun filming, vi...
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November 20, 2008
When we last left our intrepid Florida anti-gaming attorney, he was not only being permanently disbarred, but was also ordered to reimburse legal fees to the bar to the tune of some $43,675.35. Well never let it be said that Jack Thompson was a man who didn't pay his dues. Here's an email regarding ...
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July 09, 2008
Judge Dava Tunis recommended a permanent disbarment for Jack Thompson with no opportunity to apply for reinstatement, according to a mass email sent out by Thompson this afternoon. Your Referee down here, Dava Tunis, the one who does not have a federally-mandated loyalty oath even to be on the bench...
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July 06, 2008
Here is the trailer for the soon to be released movie by director Baz Luhrmann, “Australia” (wikipedia). YouTube link Listed below is the cast (which is made up of some of the most talented and famous Australian actors of our time) and the roles they play in the movie as shown on wikiped...
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Here is the trailer for the soon to be released movie by director Baz Luhrmann, “Australia” (wikipedia). YouTube link Listed below is the cast (which is made up of some of the most talented and famous Australian actors of our time) and the roles they play in the movie as shown on wikiped...
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June 04, 2008
The Florida Bar asked for an "enhanced disbarment" in the disciplinary hearing of Jack Thompson, held earlier this afternoon. The recommendation means Thompson would be disbarred and prohibited from applying to practice law again for ten years, according to 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida spokesper...
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May 31, 2008
Shortly after coming aboard here one of the first things I did was set up a filter to capture and set aside Jack Thompson's bullshit from all the tips cc'd to me. After the preamble to his professional obituary two weeks ago, I went back looking through the "Crazy Fucker" queue to see if I could fin...
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March 17, 2008
Filed under: Culture, Politics Tomorrow the Massachusetts legislature will discuss a bill that would make it illegal for minors to buy video games deemed too violent by the state (not through ESRB ratings such as M or AO). No similar law exists for movies, music or books. House Bill 1423 is dubbed a...
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March 05, 2008
You might recall that last week Jack Thompson offered to come to Electronic Arts assistance in their attempt to try and buy-out Take-Two. (Funny enough, when I first emailed Jack about this he said he didn't care.) Today Electronic Arts told Jack thanks, but no thanks: Mr. Thompson, We have received...
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