Jack Thompson Responds to Take Two Suit

interactive_civilian writes "Jack Thompson has personally replied to ArsTechnica regarding their coverage of the lawsuit from TakeTwo. Really, it's best for Jack to speak for himself: 'I have been praying, literally, that Take-Two and its lawyers would do something so stupid, so arrogant, so dumb, even dumber than what they have to date done, that such a misstep would enable me to destroy Take-Two. With the filing of this SLAPP lawsuit last week, my prayers are finally answered. This lawsuit, filed in US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, is, without a doubt, the single dumbest thing I have ever seen any lawyers do in my thirty years of practicing law--while in continuous good standing to do so with The Florida Bar, I might add, the shock radio and video game industry's efforts notwithstanding.'"

Re:WTF?

[Qzukk]

He's convinced that he has engineered some sort of coup for the next shareholders meeting, namely, that a majority of the shareholders will vote to fire all of the executives.

If this "coup" does happen, it's doubtful we'd hear the end of it from Mr. Thompson, even if every last shareholder is quoted as saying "we booted the CEO over the options scandal, and have no idea who this Jack guy is".

Re:Hoax?

[twistedsymphony]

The language doesn't feel right for a lawyer (even a crazy one) and I don't see the point of him sending a letter like this.

Have you ever read any of his other letters?

Honestly it's amazing the man even has a law degree. I seriously wonder if it was found in a cracker jack box.

Pot, kettle...kettle. pot

[stubear]

"This lawsuit, filed in US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, is, without a doubt, the single dumbest thing I have ever seen any lawyers do in my thirty years of practicing law."

Apparently he's never taken a good close look at the lawsuits he's filed against Take Two or the laws he's helped write - which, by the way, have all been subsequently rejected on constitutional grounds. Part of me hopes he gets disbarred but that might be the only thing that's helped keep him in check (well reasonably in check compared to what he could possibly do without the fear of being disbarred - run for office for instance).

Re:Good standing?

[drinkypoo]

You're in "good standing" until your license is revoked. Sometimes it seems like a lawyer's primary skill is to lie by telling the truth. When he says that, he is technically telling the truth, but through the language he uses (which is absolutely technically accurate) he makes it seem like the bar is supporting him completely, which is of course the diametric opposite of the truth. English is a really great language for lawyers because every word tends to have a whole pile of meanings.

Bible?

[Vaibhav_Locke]

He ... he quotes the Bible. Why is he quoting the bible? I mean ... if the Almighty God has sent Jack down to save us from the heathens, personally I think we're fucked I think the fact that jack seems to completely ignore games such as God of War (Which has the same rating as GTA, is MUCH more violent and has a much higher quality of nudity than the super secret unlockable) proves he doesnt really care about protecting the innocent children, take two was in the news a lot so going after them is big publicity. If theres no public outcry over god of war, theres no news coverage to be had from filing suit against them.

Question

[Sigma 7]

Does anybody know the term for a "pseudo-lawyer" that's comparable to "quack" being used to describe a fake doctor?

And while I'm asking, if you're going to give him more media attention than he deserves, why not provide a link to one of his previous failures in the main article text? Sure, I could pull it up on a search, but there's at least some readers who aren't aware of previous blunders.

Re:Define Good Standing

[nuzak]

Alabama hasn't disbarred him -- yet (he's not even licensed in Alabama). He got his pro hac vice status revoked on one case, along with 18 pages of blistering rebuke from the judge, an order to attach it to any further applications to practice in AL, a threat of contempt, and a referral to the Alabama bar's disciplinary committee.

Thompson, in Classic Jack Style, filed his own ethics complaint against the judge. I think hearings are still pending. This was in 2005. I think Florida might be through with him before Alabama even gets to him, or it's possible that AL is just waiting, since if he's disbarred in Florida and has no other practice, the Alabama issue will be somewhat moot.

This can't be real, can it?

[LKM]

Is this letter genuine? I mean, seriously? He's claiming that he's praying for crap to happen to Take Two? Wow, what a devout christian. And the idiocy doesn't stop there:

First he writes:

I encourage folks to read Psalm 35, a Psalm of David, which is brilliant in its entirety (since God Himself wrote it)

and then he finishes with

Amen, and Praise be to God Almighty, maker of Heaven, Earth, and yes, the maker even video games

Ignoring all the mistakes he makes, if Jack claims that something is brilliant because god wrote it, and then claims that god wrote all video games, doesn't that make all video games brilliant?

Personally, I think he's a heretic. We all know that god didn't make all video games. He only made some of the Mario games, the early Donkey Kong games, Zelda and Pikmin. I mean, Jack is talking about Miyamoto, isn't he?

Re:Is this man really...

[aplusjimages]

A Joystiq user decided to talk to JT about Jesus. Here's his comment from Joystiq [joystiq.com]:

112. I sent him an email last night about how Jesus didn't preach destruction of one's enemies. This is the response I got:

"Actually, He is coming back to judge and to destroy. Learn your Bible, goofball"

Anyone surprised in the least?