Deadly_Nightshade Posted September 25, 2008 Posted September 25, 2008 Yes, in thirty days he will no longer be licensed to practice law - and there's one other little detail as well, he cannot get that license reinstated. Oh, and don't forget the $43,675 fine either. The Disbarment: Link #1 Link #2 Link #3 And His Response: Link #1 "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot
kirottu Posted September 25, 2008 Posted September 25, 2008 Good times. This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.
random n00b Posted September 25, 2008 Posted September 25, 2008 There's still room for retrial, unlikely as it may be. Anyway, does anyone know if he could exercise his profession elsewhere?
fastpunk Posted September 25, 2008 Posted September 25, 2008 Well well, look who got his just deserts. "We do not quit playing because we grow old, we grow old because we quit playing." - Oliver Wendell Holmes
Nick_i_am Posted September 25, 2008 Posted September 25, 2008 Somehow I don't think we've heard the last of him. (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it)
Calax Posted September 25, 2008 Posted September 25, 2008 WooHOO! Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
SteveThaiBinh Posted September 25, 2008 Posted September 25, 2008 It's sad to see a man self-destruct, and I can only hope that the people who around him stop trying to ride his coattails to their 15 minutes of fame and help him come to terms with this and move on. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov)
Azure79 Posted September 25, 2008 Posted September 25, 2008 I think he pretty much had this coming. He seems to listen to no one but himself, then proceeds to insult you if you don't happen to agree with him. Probably not the best way to make friends or allies.
I want teh kotor 3 Posted September 25, 2008 Posted September 25, 2008 Good for the world. I was in the courthouse when this broke (I sadly come from the same state as him). It was hilarious (all teh lawyers, etc. laugh at him). Good thing this finally happened. In 7th grade, I teach the students how Chuck Norris took down the Roman Empire, so it is good that you are starting early on this curriculum. R.I.P. KOTOR 2003-2008 KILLED BY THOSE GREEDY MONEY-HOARDING ************* AND THEIR *****-*** MMOS
Volourn Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 (edited) Bye bye, Jack. Edited September 26, 2008 by Volourn DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
ramza Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 Guys, you should at least explain who that man is... You made me waste 20 seconds to check this out on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(attorney) "Ooo, squirrels, Boo! I know I saw them! Quick, throw nuts!" -Minsc "I am a well-known racist in the Realms! Elves? Dwarves? Ha! Kill'em all! Humans rule! -Me Volourn will never grow up, he's like the Black Peter Pan, here to tell you that it might be great to always be a child, but everybody around is gonna hate it.
steelfiredragon Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 ummm guys. there is a problem. the florida bar fired him. he can STILL practice law in another state pending taking the bar exam in another state, and currently he can still speak a case in front of the us supreme court. you have not heard the last of him. although some people wish they never heard of him Strength through Mercy Head Torturor of the Cult of the Anti-gnome
kirottu Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 Guys, you should at least explain who that man is... You made me waste 20 seconds to check this out on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(attorney) Thompson's "high-profile crusades" have made him an enemy of video game aficionados. On occasion, Thompson has sparred directly with the gaming industry and its fans. In 2005, he wrote an open letter to Entertainment Software Association president Doug Lowenstein, making what he described as a "a modest video game proposal" (an allusion to the title of Jonathan Swift's satirical essay, A Modest Proposal) to the video game industry: Thompson said he would donate $10,000 to a charity designated by Take-Two CEO Paul Eibeler if any video game company would create a game including the scenario he described in the letter. The scenario called for the main character, whose son was killed by a boy who played violent video games, to murder a number of industry executives (including one modeled on Eibeler) and go on a killing spree at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Video game fans promptly began working to take Thompson up on his offer, resulting in the game I'm O.K - A Murder Simulator, among others. Afterwards, he claimed that his proposal was satire, and to date he has not made his proposed donation. In response, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, the creators of gaming webcomic Penny Arcade and of the children's charity Child's Play, stepped in to make the donation instead, writing in the memo field of their check, "For Jack Thompson, Because Jack Thompson Won't." Afterwards, Thompson tried to get Seattle police and the FBI to investigate Holkins and Krahulik for orchestrating "criminal harassment" of him through articles on their site. Other webcomics have regularly incorporated references to Thompson, alluding to this incident as well as others. This is still my favourite. He says he will give money to charity if certain terms are met, but then wont and tries to sue people who gave money to charity in his name. He really is a total douchebag. This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.
Deadly_Nightshade Posted September 26, 2008 Author Posted September 26, 2008 Disbarment not likely to silence Thompson Jack Thompson's Disbarment - a timeline "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot
steelfiredragon Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 now get the us supreme court to disbar him from there. so florida and alabama wont let him practice law. big deal. thats still what47 or 48 states + the supreme court. not to support him, he's a **** Strength through Mercy Head Torturor of the Cult of the Anti-gnome
taks Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 well, does he even have a license in other states? once you get disbarred in one state, i would think the likelihood of getting a license in another is probably reduced. enoch is a lawyer... how does that work? taks comrade taks... just because.
neckthrough Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 How disbarred is Jack Thompson? Jack Thompson is so disbarred, he's not even allowed to approach the bench at a picnic table. Jack Thompson is so disbarred, he can't even file briefs in his underwear drawer. Jack Thompson is so disbarred he can't even practice the law of gravity.
I want teh kotor 3 Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 well, does he even have a license in other states? once you get disbarred in one state, i would think the likelihood of getting a license in another is probably reduced. enoch is a lawyer... how does that work? taks Unfortunately he should be able to get another liscense in any other state... that is, if he can stop condeming games long enough to take the test again. In 7th grade, I teach the students how Chuck Norris took down the Roman Empire, so it is good that you are starting early on this curriculum. R.I.P. KOTOR 2003-2008 KILLED BY THOSE GREEDY MONEY-HOARDING ************* AND THEIR *****-*** MMOS
alanschu Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 well, does he even have a license in other states? once you get disbarred in one state, i would think the likelihood of getting a license in another is probably reduced. enoch is a lawyer... how does that work? taks Unfortunately he should be able to get another liscense in any other state... that is, if he can stop condeming games long enough to take the test again. Would the committee that bars him simply ignore the fact he has been disbarred in other states? That seems silly. I don't dispute that he CAN get barred in another state. I agree with the notion that it is less likely.
taks Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 (edited) yeah, i don't know how it works. with a driver's license, you can't get one in another state if you have been revoked (or even suspended) in your current state. you'd THINK something similar, probably more stringent, would apply to law and medical licenses... right? taks Edited September 26, 2008 by taks comrade taks... just because.
steelfiredragon Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disbarment might help Strength through Mercy Head Torturor of the Cult of the Anti-gnome
taks Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 not really. it does mention that the bar is state/region dependent, which i already knew, but nothing on what happens if you are disbarred in one region and apply to the bar in another (obviously somewhere you don't already have a license for). taks comrade taks... just because.
WILL THE ALMIGHTY Posted September 27, 2008 Posted September 27, 2008 Aside from wasting money and time, has he actually caused that much damage? "Alright, I've been thinking. When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade - make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons, what am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager. Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons. Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons. I'm going to to get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!"
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