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Being disbarred by the state of Florida hasn’t stopped Jack Thompson from making enemies, headlines or legal trouble. His latest effort is a lawsuit against social networking mainstay Facebook, claiming the site should remove comments threatening Thompson. Facebook has numerous groups for people galvanized by a single cause and many… Continue Reading »

I’m going to list Jack Thompson’s good qualities: Persistence and, uh, I think we’re done here. The disbarred Florida attorney has crafted yet another anti-video game bill and this one is currently working its way through the Utah state political machine. Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff doubts its prospects, telling… Continue Reading »

What, did you think being disbarred for life by the state of Florida would stop Jack Thompson from railing against video games? Sigh, I wish. Thompson is asking, nay, demanding that detectives investigating the case of accused Portland nightclub shooter Erik Ayala seek the former attorney’s help. Thompson e-mailed GamePolitics… Continue Reading »

A study published Friday (January 23, 2009) in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence concludes that video games ruin relationships between gamers and their family and friends. The basis of the study is research conducted by Brigham Young University undergrad Alex Jensen and Laura Walker, a professor from the university’s… Continue Reading »

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum used to be similar to nearly every other politician, believing that video games would train young children to be mass murderers. He took particular issue with the Wii version of Manhunt 2 due to the fact that he thought the Wii’s motion controls would enable… Continue Reading »

Like Castlevania ‘s Dracula, everyone’s favorite former Florida attorney has risen from the grave yet again. Even disbarment wasn’t enough to deter disgraced anti-videogame nutjob activist Jack Thompson from pressing on with his one-man crusade against violent video games. According to a new GamePolitics.com story, Thompson is now manning a… Continue Reading »

Dogs and cats are living together. Rainbows are everywhere. Jack Thompson has been permanently disbarred. The Florida lawyer, who is best known to gamers as that dern lawyer who keeps hatin’ on our fun, was disbarred yesterday (September 25, 2008). The disbarment begins 30 days from yesterday so he can… Continue Reading »

Back on Monday (February 18, 2008), MSNBC published an article by writer Winda Benedetti criticizing infamous Miami lawyer Jack Thompson’s far too well-known crusade against videogames. Benedetti even went so far as to suggest that certain games can actually be thought-provoking enough to warn against the dangers of such things… Continue Reading »

Since it was originally announced, there hasn’t been much to report about Jack Thompson’s upcoming trial with the Florida Bar. Sure GamePolitics did poll its readers about the case, but other than that, the web has been pretty silent. Unfortunately, the silence may last a little longer/ Yesterday (December 5,… Continue Reading »

Jack Thompson, Miami attorney and anti-game activist who has been hounding the gaming and music industry for a while. Now his career is in jeopardy as he fights to keep his license at the Florida Bar hearings this week. Looking through archives of news, news panels and blogs Thompson has… Continue Reading »