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The Bar Trial of Jack Thompson (Part 8): Thompsons Closing Statement

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2008-03-27 12:00:57 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Thompsons professional misconduct trial by the Florida Bar In todays episode, GamePolitics will present Thompsons closing argument. There is no cross-examination during a closing. Its an attorneys chance to summarize the case for the Court, recalling evidence presented and touching on points of law. As such, exceptfor acouple ofprocedural...
 
Tags: florida bar, florida, florida bar rules, speech, free speech, speech rights, amendment speech, bar, florida bar people
 
 
 
 
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What Jack Thompsons possible disbarment means for gamers and freedom of speech

2008-06-10 09:54:48 by Jason Pitruzzello in Adrenaline Vault
 
...Thompsons frivolous lawsuits and dubious abuses of the legal privileges that lawyers enjoy in their line of work. Hopefully, the taxpayers of the great state of Florida will no longer have the rather expensive time of their courts taken up with Thompsons legal silliness. Hell have to fight these battles on equal footing with the rest of us...
 
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EA declines Thompsons offer

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2008-03-06 03:13:18 by Rain Anderson in That VideoGame Blog
...Thompsons letter has now received an official response from EAs Senior Manager Corporate Communications, Mariam Sughayer (Riccitiello must be too cool for Jack to respond himself), rather politely telling him to buzz off. The letter reads Mr. Thompson We have received your letter to EAs shareholder site. In response to your offer to assist in...
 
Tags: letter, letter reads, jack thompson, thompson, riccitiello, offer, thompsons letter, ceo john riccitiello, grand theft auto
 
 
 
 
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Jack Thompsons most outrageous statement yet

2008-03-18 19:57:34 by RawmeatCowboy in GoNintendo
 
...Thompsons response is simply sickening Jim Sterling : The BBFC has been overruled by the Video Appeals Committee and Manhunt 2 will go on sale in the UK. Isnt that awesome, Jack? Censorship is never good, and now weve seen a huge victory for freedom of market decision. Im so happy Jack Thompson : Keeping adult products from children is not...
 
Tags: jack, jack thompson, thompson, games sale, jim, sale, censorship, d-toid editor jim, video appeals committee
 
 
 
 
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Audio of Jack Thompsons Miami hearing posted

2008-06-11 19:02:14 by patlike in videogaming247
 
Daily Business Reviews posted an audio file of Jack Thompsons Miami hearing last week, during which a judge recommended he be disbarred for 10 years. Its shit quality, but you can make out whats going on. Its not the prettiest thing in the world. If you cant be bothered to listen to it, you can read the
 
Tags: jack thompsons miami, daily business reviews, shit quality, audio file, judge, week, world
 
 
 
 
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The Bar Trial of Jack Thompson (Part 9): Recap, About the Series, Whats Next for Thompson?

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2008-03-28 21:57:50 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Thompsons frequent television appearances, during which he typically blames violent videogames for all sorts of mayhem, have positioned him as thego-to guy when the media (primarily Fox News, of late) needs a sound bite lamenting the havoc which video games are supposedly wreaking on modern youth No other critic, no other watchdog,has ever...
 
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The Bar Trial of Jack Thompson (Part 2): Judge Who Removed Thompson From Alabama GTA Case Testifies

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2008-03-19 23:39:18 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Thompsons recent trial on professional misconduct charges by the Florida Bar Thompsons view seems to be that we cant print selected excerpts fromthe trial testimony, but rather that we have a legal responsibility toreport on thetestimony of all witnesses, including Thompson, who himself testified for five days Thats nonsense. That would mean...
 
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The Bar Trial of Jack Thompson (Part 6): Bully Case Judge Testifies

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2008-03-25 13:53:18 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Thompsons unusual suit, which chargedthat the T-rated Bully was a public nuisance, came before Judge Ronald Friedman on the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court. In an early-round win for Thompson , Friedman ordered Take Two to produce the game for an in-chambers viewing prior to its retail launch That would be Thompsons only victory in the case,...
 
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BREAKING - Florida Supreme Court Sanctions Jack Thompson

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2008-03-20 16:11:07 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Thompsons multiple responses did nothing to change the collective mind of the Justices The order issued by the Court may be found here , and the following passages are quoted from it After submitting inappropriate and pornographic materials to this Court, Thompson was specifically warned that should he continue to submit inappropriate...
 
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