GamePolitics has obtained
a copy of the judge's recommendation in the Florida Bar's disbarment case against renowned anti-game violence (or just plain
anti-game) attorney
Jack Thompson ... and it isn't good. Judge Dava Tunis, who Thompson has referred to as "mentally impaired" and "a raving wild woman" is recommending permanent disbarment in the case, where the Florida Bar
had asked for a 10 year suspension of his ability to practice law.
In addition, Judge Tunis recommends that Thompson be assesed a $43,675 fine for the legal costs incurred by the Florida Bar. In May, Thompson was
found guilty of 27 out of 31 charges made against him in a misconduct suit brought before the court.
[Thanks, Randall]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Ethan @ Jul 9th 2008 6:52PM
I hear the unemployed have lots of time to play videogames.
juju187 @ Jul 9th 2008 7:19PM
Great minds think alike.
+1
GamerCrusader @ Jul 9th 2008 6:53PM
You know, you just can't help but feel a little sorry for what this guy has to go through, even if it IS his own fault.
Obie @ Jul 9th 2008 7:01PM
Sorry? This guy can take a flying leap off a cliff for his ambulance/school shooting chasing ways.
He is a diluted, self-serving imbecile, and he deserves to get kicked out of the legal system for the rest of his pathetic life.
Ahum....I feel better now. ;)
Derbeste @ Jul 9th 2008 7:20PM
Perhaps...but I get over it REEEAAAAAAL quick.
Poisoned Al @ Jul 9th 2008 9:57PM
Yeah, but this is where being a jaded bastard helps.
Ghen @ Jul 10th 2008 7:03AM
The fact that he still HAS the ability to practice law shows how stupid you can be and still get away with it.
TheOverlord#2 can has Mario Karts?(MK:2578-3517-9859) @ Jul 9th 2008 6:53PM
This is what they call "karma".
colin @ Jul 9th 2008 7:19PM
karma police, arrest this man!
York @ Jul 9th 2008 7:41PM
Bonus points if you get colin's reference.
Trickob @ Jul 9th 2008 7:46PM
I don't even particularly care for Radiohead and I got the reference. I hardly think bonus points should be given...
Ethan @ Jul 9th 2008 8:01PM
My thoughts are misguided and a little naive
I twitch and i salivate like with myxomatosis
you should put me in a home or you should put me down.
I think that's a more apt radiohead lyric. The man is like a rabid animal. Plus the subtitle is judge, jury and executioner.
Ethan @ Jul 9th 2008 8:05PM
Sorry, that might have been a bit in depth. It's just - I saw them recently and really have them on the brain.
Back to smiting Jack Thompson. Does that pass for a Hitler Hairdo?
Skunk Ape @ Jul 9th 2008 10:03PM
I think Three 6 Mafia said it better. Judge Dava Tunis to Mr Thompson (in the words of DJ Paul) "Don't play with me boy, play with your Playstation"
LordKelvin @ Jul 9th 2008 6:54PM
This day just keeps getting better and better.
Blurrz @ Jul 9th 2008 6:54PM
Hit the road, Jack, and dontcha come back no more no more no more no more!
Ater @ Jul 9th 2008 6:57PM
^ What you say?
Obie @ Jul 9th 2008 6:58PM
Jack ThopsOWNED!
The day this jackass get his ass disbarred will be a great day indeed.
The_Punisher @ Jul 9th 2008 7:00PM
Took long enough. They should put him in the ward and end this madness!!!
xGeneral DEATHx @ Jul 10th 2008 8:36AM
This...is...**ahem**...
Sorry, every time I see the M-word, the Leonidas quote comes to mind.
Mike @ Jul 9th 2008 7:00PM
Finally someone with some power discovered what, we gamers had been saying from the start.. this guy is a loony toon and has no business being a lawyer.
Bigbenguy @ Jul 9th 2008 7:02PM
FINNALY
This Guy is Crazy I wish they would lock him up for 10 yrs....
Cause all he'll do is Get a lawyer for himself.
burgerbat @ Jul 9th 2008 7:08PM
The fine is a little much. You take away a man's ability to work in the field he spent time, money, and worked in all his life and yeah, that's pretty bad, but it's his punishment. Then you ask for almost $50,000 from him? Guess he won't have the kind of money to send his kid to buy any more M rated games. I'm all about laughing at Jack T., and he's a horrible attorney, but this seems to be just kicking a dog when he's down.
Surely there's some religious nuts who need a good raving lunatic to be the face of their organization, right?
LordKelvin @ Jul 9th 2008 7:33PM
You reap what you sow. He was a horrible attorney and a horrible excuse for a human being. He deserves disbarment for the first alone, and the fine for the second. I would not be sad to see this piece of shit starve and die out on the streets.
Though unfortunately, I wouldn't be surprised to see him commentating on Fox News in the future either...
rdj75 @ Jul 9th 2008 7:33PM
Well hey, sometimes you have to kick a dog when he's down, you know, to make sure he doesn't try to get back up.
rdj75 @ Jul 9th 2008 7:40PM
And to add, you mentioned that you thought the fines maybe to much. What about the thousands of dollars of tax payers money that was wasted because of this guy rediculous vendetta towards the videogames industry?
Trickob @ Jul 9th 2008 7:49PM
I think it's also worth pointing out that he defended Mass Effect during the whole "'Sex' Box" fiasco...
He's still a moron though! (there, I'm safe...)
juju187 @ Jul 9th 2008 7:21PM
ROFL-copter time to bring the video back with some jack in it to represent his career
rdj75 @ Jul 9th 2008 7:36PM
This guy is a total asshole and he deserves every bit of what happening to him.
rdj75 @ Jul 9th 2008 7:46PM
Actually, the best way to punish this guy is to order him to do 800 hours of community service at Rockstar, now that would be some funny shit.
GoldenS1104 @ Jul 9th 2008 7:42PM
Ding Dong! The Witch is dead. Which old Witch? The Wicked Witch! Ding Dong! The Wicked Witch is dead.
Alexisonfire @ Jul 9th 2008 7:44PM
The first time I read that title, I read "Dismemberment".
O_o
Donald @ Jul 9th 2008 7:49PM
I must admit, it is a tempting proposition.
ronald.raygun @ Jul 9th 2008 7:59PM
this seems like one of those things i like to celebrate. ill get my gamer friends to all have some drinks when he gets disbarred/suspended, just like we had drinks when jerry falwell died. i love drinking to assholes misfortunes.
zeldazeppelin @ Jul 9th 2008 8:25PM
lol yeah i feel the same way
Obie @ Jul 9th 2008 8:29PM
I wonder who we shall drink to next? Oh yeah...November. ;)
WIZEGUY @ Jul 9th 2008 8:02PM
FOR GREAT JUSTICE!!!
carg0 @ Jul 9th 2008 8:32PM
when's the countdown start?
Danny @ Jul 9th 2008 8:55PM
"Judge Dava Tunis, who Thompson has referred to as "mentally impaired" and "a raving wild woman" is recommending permanent disbarment in the case"
Well, jackass, that's what you get when you insult the judge who has a testicle-grip on your career.
Ranko @ Jul 9th 2008 9:00PM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_hnylJ2scVU
John Z @ Jul 9th 2008 9:12PM
Jack's Crowning Moment Of Epic Fail has to be the events detailed in Pages 148-151 of the decision. Go on, have a read. Best laugh I've had all year.
jason @ Jul 9th 2008 9:56PM
I read that on your recommendation. Hilarious. What. A. Retard.
Nick8708 @ Jul 9th 2008 10:55PM
I also read that on your recommendation. Can you blame him, though? He's gotta give the people what they came to see (a grown man acting like an over-educated 10 year old.)
xGeneral DEATHx @ Jul 10th 2008 8:51AM
May I move the podium? No? How about just over here? No? Okay, how about I throw a tantrum and insult your intelligence? No? ...
LaughingTarget @ Jul 9th 2008 9:56PM
There is a downside to all of this; who are we going to make fun of now?
F1 @ Jul 9th 2008 10:10PM
When he gets kicked out It'll be an official holiday for gamers every where. Which reminds me: What should we call it.
Ethan @ Jul 10th 2008 3:54AM
Jack-off Day
Eric @ Jul 9th 2008 10:18PM
This is, without a doubt, the greatest country in the world.
Poisoned Al @ Jul 10th 2008 8:52AM
Except all the other that are better.
Lord Bowser @ Jul 12th 2008 6:21AM
Celebrating the rapid fall of a fellow human being, Eric? For shame, for shame. Is this what Jesus would do? How base of you it is to enjoy a man's vocation being stripped away from him. I would never wish the same to you, yet you, anonymously on the internet, wish the same on others.
This is goes into the file 'no compassion'. I'll place next to 'intellectual poverty' for you.