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Jack Thompson guilty on 27 misconduct charges

Jack Thompson guilty on 27 misconduct charges

Judge Tunis has recommended that Jack Thompson be found guilty of 27 charges of misconduct.

The judge who presided over Jack Thompson's Florida Bar trial last year has made a recommendation that the Florida attorney should be found guilty of 27 of the 31 misconduct charges he is now facing, according to Gamepolitics.com.

Judge Dava Tunis has made 21 recommendations of guilt on misconduct charges in relation to the Strickland vs. Sony case in which the controversial Thompson represented the families of policemen who had been killed by Devin Moore, who had been a fan of Grand Theft Auto.

Tunis then added more recommendations of guilt, pointing to Thompson's 2006 attempt to have Rockstar's Bully declared a public nuisance in Miami.

A final two recommendations came from trials which are not linked to video games, but where Thompson is still suspected of misconduct.

The charges which Tunis thinks that Thompson is guilty of include making false statements of material fact, knowingly disobeying obligations under the rules of a tribunal, using means which have no other purpose other than to delay or embarrass, and engaging in conduct deemed to be dishonest or fraudulent.

Tunis will make a full report to the Florida Supreme Court on September 2nd and in the meantime disciplinary hearings before Judge Tunis are on-going. Thompson himself has made several complaints against Judge Tunis.

Could this be the end for Jack Thompson, or will he simply use any media spotlight on him to propel himself further into the public eye? Let us know what you think in the forums.

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Dave Penguin 21st May 2008, 10:54 Quote
"Mr Thompson, we'll be investigating your disciplinary measures today. Do you have anything to say to explain your behaviour?"

"Yes, your honour. I was inspired to be a bad Lawyer, by the video game Ace Attorney. I think you should ban this sick filth."
liratheal 21st May 2008, 11:34 Quote
I'm wondering how much more mud he/any one else can fit on his reputation.

It has to be about covered by now, surely?
teamtd11 21st May 2008, 11:50 Quote
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Penguin
"Mr Thompson, we'll be investigating your disciplinary measures today. Do you have anything to say to explain your behaviour?"

"Yes, your honour. I was inspired to be a bad Lawyer, by the video game Ace Attorney. I think you should ban this sick filth."

Objection! :D
Squadexodus 21st May 2008, 13:04 Quote
That makes me make the sound 'Kggghhhhkkkk" Thats sort of a chortle.
severedhead 21st May 2008, 15:08 Quote
Haha, thats fantastic! ;)
Bauul 21st May 2008, 15:53 Quote
Titter. I'm sure he'll blame GTAIV for his actions.
Herbicide 21st May 2008, 18:03 Quote
*awaits with bated[0] breath*



[0] As opposed to baited breath, but I'm not trying to catch anything...
Nexxo 21st May 2008, 18:07 Quote
"Ding, dong, the witch is dead..." --The Wizard of Oz
dragon2309 21st May 2008, 19:15 Quote
Am i the only one who think s it might all be a bit boring without him...?
C-Sniper 21st May 2008, 19:34 Quote
heh, if i have time i might swing by the supreme court today and see what might be goiong on.
Flibblebot 22nd May 2008, 10:35 Quote
If you do, see if you can find out when Jack's hearing is - sometime in the first week of June, according to the article.
sotu1 22nd May 2008, 10:38 Quote
any publicity is good publicity, Jack will try to use this to his advantage but will end up looking like a pillock. again.
PhenomRed 22nd May 2008, 11:26 Quote
He's just gonna write another letter to the judge now...
shigllgetcha 22nd May 2008, 11:33 Quote
or the judges mother maybe- in refrence to the letter he wrote to the rockstar ceo

27 charges must be enuf to get him disbarred??
Dave Penguin 22nd May 2008, 11:56 Quote
I think it's high time to start legal proceedings against Jack, claiming his actions have been irreparably influential in causing legions of Law students to try to be terrible, terrible Lawyers...
Squadexodus 22nd May 2008, 13:19 Quote
The lawyer that prosecutes him should dress up as pheonix wright
Dave Penguin 22nd May 2008, 13:31 Quote
I think the case for the prosecution should most certainly include the Gigabyte employees responsible for the recent spat with Asus.

"Everything this man says is a complete lie. He should be shot, then hung, then questioned. That how WE do it in our company!"
[USRF]Obiwan 22nd May 2008, 14:07 Quote
who?
KoenVdd 22nd May 2008, 14:26 Quote
What do they mean with "recommendations"?
Cinnander 22nd May 2008, 14:43 Quote
He has scary fundamentalist eyes

oh noes now i r sood
Akava 22nd May 2008, 16:29 Quote
Lol ^ Things may become a little more boring, but only for a little while, you get rid of one 'pest' just for another, bigger one to come along to fill his shoes.

Either way should be interesting to see how this pans out.
naokaji 22nd May 2008, 17:15 Quote
now we just need to get rid of people with similar views in our government...


and in the eu headquarters.
naokaji 22nd May 2008, 17:17 Quote
arrgghh... double post.
Flibblebot 22nd May 2008, 18:08 Quote
Quote:
Originally Posted by KoenVdd
What do they mean with "recommendations"?
It means that he hasn't actually been found guilty as such, the actual hearing isn't for another couple of weeks. But the judge investigating the claims has found that there is sufficient cause for Jack to be found guilty on most of the charges.

The real reason for the disciplinary hearing is really to discuss punishment for Jack - which will hopefully mean that he'll be debarred and unable to practice law in the state of Florida.

What I don't know is how this affects his ability to pass the bar in other states and practice his version of "law" outside of Florida - but I'm guessing that being debarred in one state will be a fairly major hurdle in other states too.
C-Sniper 22nd May 2008, 18:33 Quote
Quote:
Originally Posted by Flibblebot
If you do, see if you can find out when Jack's hearing is - sometime in the first week of June, according to the article.

Will do ;)
13en 22nd May 2008, 22:42 Quote
Now maybe people will stop listening to this self proclaimed 'expert'. Although he'll probably claim some kind of 'gamer conspiracy' involving the judge and rockstar
Still, it's nice to see a bit of common sense prevailing for a change though.
donnie 22nd May 2008, 23:15 Quote
Rockstar will definately be happy bunnies about this, this man thompson is just one of those psudo scientific nutjobs that cling to everything and anything to stop people enjoying themselves, is drink driving as bad as playing a game with drink driving in well this clown thinks so, personally i enjoy reading stuff this guy does but i'd prefer he was non-fiction hmm permently.
Daniel114 22nd May 2008, 23:47 Quote
Doesn't it just mean when he's barred he'll become a regular 'spokesperson' on every Daytime TV/Talkshow going?
donnie 23rd May 2008, 00:08 Quote
heaven forbid!!!
mikeuk2004 23rd May 2008, 07:45 Quote
What will bit-tech do without any more news from Jack? :)
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