Jack Thompson pays Florida Bar $42K

by Alexander Sliwinski { Nov 20th 2008 at 10:10AM }

Former anti-games attorney Jack Thompson has paid $42,525 to the Florida Bar, reports GamePolitics. The figure represents the Bar's cost to prosecute Thompson during his disbarment proceedings. So, not only was he disbarred, but Thompson ended up paying the people that took away his livelihood.

The real beauty in this story is how the information became public. The Florida Bar didn't leak this -- it was John Bruce Thompson himself that sent out an e-mail this morning, complaining the Florida Supreme Court hadn't yet cashed the check. Even while teetering on the precipice of irrelevance, Thompson still makes a good story.

Tags: disbarment, disbarred, florida, florida-bar, jack-thompson

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Farseer (GDI) @ Nov 20th 2008 10:17AM

Jack Thompson is so disbarred, he can only watch the first half of Law & Order.

The Dark Wayne @ Nov 20th 2008 10:21AM

but he can watch ALL of CSI

rooshma @ Nov 20th 2008 7:30PM

[miscellaneous Matlock reference]

NickDynmo @ Nov 20th 2008 10:21AM

I know that we all hate Jack Thompson, but this still sucks.

SoulBlade @ Nov 20th 2008 10:43AM

... why?

NickDynmo @ Nov 20th 2008 10:54AM

You get fired, then have to pay $42K for getting fired, paid to the people who fired you? That sucks.

Duke @ Nov 20th 2008 11:28AM

Thats the way it works when you get disbarred. You think the tax payers should pay to prosecute an officer of their courts who then abuses them? I don't. Of course, I also don't plan on being disbarred.

Roto13 @ Nov 20th 2008 11:31AM

You realize this isn't at all like some random guy getting laid off, right? He was disbarred because of his own actions. There's nothing to pity, because he's just a jerk who acted like an idiot and is now being held accountable for that.

Ryan LN @ Nov 20th 2008 12:13PM

There is a difference between getting disbarred and getting fired. You get fired when your client and you can no longer see eye to eye and he or she wants different representation. You get disbarred for serious lapses that violate the canons of ethics of the profession- and I mean *serious* ethical lapses. I know attorneys who have been convicted of Federal crimes who have their licenses. At any rate, this is so far away from sucking that you'd need a rocket just to get there- this means that he just can't fire off ridiculous lawsuit after lawsuit on his own just to get attention like a three year old setting his pants ablaze. There is absolutely nothing sucky about that.

NickDynmo @ Nov 20th 2008 12:15PM

I hereby retract my statement. I've been thoroughly educated on this matter now (pwned, if you will), and hereby apologize for my comment. I guess I didn't quite understand how it all worked.

Suck it, Jack. You're getting what you deserve.

Riley @ Nov 20th 2008 12:37PM

someone frame this, it's the rare "internet apology"
i honestly thought those were extinct

Blazur @ Nov 20th 2008 12:48PM

The only thing that sucks about this situation is that it didn't happen sooner.

UltimateQ @ Nov 20th 2008 10:21AM

Awesome. Kicking a man while hes down is wrong, but Jack proves he is not human. So kick away!

The Dark Wayne @ Nov 20th 2008 10:22AM

I'm pretty sure that's par for the course with disbarment's

Duke @ Nov 20th 2008 11:58AM

"Costs can be assessed against the Respondent when the Bar is successful in whole or part unless shown that the costs of the Bar were unnecessary, excessive, improperly authenticated." Rule 3-7.6(o)(3).

UltimateQ @ Nov 20th 2008 1:09PM

Duke, are you implying that $42k isn't enough? I agree, they should charge him $84k.

Drew @ Nov 20th 2008 2:08PM

2K should go to Rockstar.

Get it? GET IT?

UltimateQ @ Nov 20th 2008 2:33PM

Good one!

Shmil @ Nov 20th 2008 10:26AM

Somehow I think he'll use this in his future arguments. He's going to try and set himself up as a martyr.

Roto13 @ Nov 20th 2008 11:32AM

Does this mean we can nail him to a cross?

aj @ Nov 21st 2008 1:09AM

He'll make back that money with interest as a martyr on the talk show circuit.

Bill O'Reily is probably sending a limo over right now.

HappyFunBall @ Nov 20th 2008 10:32AM

Sad, sad man. He brought this crap on himself.

(The Award-Winning) dark_inchworm @ Nov 20th 2008 10:39AM

$42k: The answer to life, the universe, and disbarment.

Shmil @ Nov 20th 2008 11:02AM

needs moar dolphins

Donald @ Nov 20th 2008 11:59AM

"So long, and thanks for all the laughs"

MowDownJoe @ Nov 20th 2008 1:00PM

The book was MUCH better.

Blank-Mage @ Nov 20th 2008 3:05PM

It always is. (But Alan Rickman was a great Marvin, if in voice only.)

Levi @ Nov 20th 2008 10:44AM

A small price to pay for blaming fucking video games for murders

WHAT KINDA IDIOT.... nvm. He already got what's coming to him, Levi... The idiot lost for once... clam down... *woooo!*...

Miguel @ Nov 20th 2008 11:00AM

[nelson]HA HA..[/nelson]

spidoman @ Nov 20th 2008 11:09AM

Thompson is just trying to get attention now. Stop giving it to him. We hate him, we don't love to hate him.

Blank-Mage @ Nov 20th 2008 3:05PM

Oh yes, we do.

Obie @ Nov 20th 2008 11:42AM

I almost feel bad for him.....almost. ;)

Saria the Cat @ Nov 20th 2008 12:27PM

You took the words right out of my mouth. That was basically going to be my exact post, minus a couple ellipses and the ;).

Paul @ Nov 20th 2008 12:54PM

That picture looks like Leo Laporte on a 7 day bender.

Biff_McFresh @ Nov 20th 2008 3:53PM

Good call, haha.

michael @ Nov 20th 2008 4:45PM

Go to gamepolitics.com for all your jack Thompson and other game controversey and otehr game-related issues for the community.

anyway, Jack is getting what he get for bitchin with us gamers. LOL