Jack Thompson's Kotaku suit shot down, will re-file case

Posted Apr 26, 2007 at 7:23PM by QJ Staff Listed in: News, Titles Tags: Florida, Gawker, Jack Thompson
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Jack Thompson - Image 1As an updated to our previous post, the complaint that Jack Thompson filed yesterday was turned down by Federal District Court Judge Paul Huck on the basis of having (as GamePolitics reports) "failed to follow the proper federal court procedure for amending a complaint."

From yesterday's report, we learned that Thompson had amended online blog Kotaku and its parent company Gawker Media onto the lawsuit he had filed earlier.

To further quote GamePolitics:

For his part, Thompson admits his mistake and pleads ignorance [...], citing distractions he says were caused today by the Florida Bar and an unnamed game website which published his home address and phone number.


Furthermore, it's also been reported that Thompson would raise the issue once again and re-file the amendment to the case - this time, following the rules and other courtroom procedures.

 
 
 

Comments [refresh]

by Steve - 2007-04-26 14:50
» Could ...

Could somebody call this guy a dentist ... i mean come on look at his teeth !

by dfghfdhg - 2007-04-26 15:03
» dsfg

owned

by Jast3r Rogu3 - 2007-04-26 15:08
» Cool.

I just hope Kocrapku blog freaking dies.

by moose - 2007-04-26 15:20
» lol

lol, he looks like he's high on something.........

by nic - 2007-04-26 16:04
» !

who does this guy represent? The gun lobby?

by Wicked Insider - 2007-04-26 16:08
» Dude you shouldn't

talk like that here. While none of us like him, it;s not

cool to say on the forum that you want him cough

um cough... yeah I'm not going to repeat that. Just

don't do it. Word your self wisely and slam him in a

way he can't attack us for.

by b0ris - 2007-04-26 16:15
» hate him

He is probably one of my most hated people ever. This level of ignorance is to me equal to when the mother of a fat kid sued mcdonalds because all her son ate was McDonalds. I can't deal with people who are this f'n stupid.

by psphackman - 2007-04-26 16:27
» lol

no he's just annoying

by Laurel - 2007-04-26 16:39
» Why?

What's so bad about Kotaku blogs? Gamers post their opinions publically. So what?

by g - 2007-04-26 17:16
» g

nobody cares who u hate. stop crying about it.

by jacksucks - 2007-04-26 17:17
» Jack Thompson is Emperor Palpatine

Unlimited Stupidity!!!

by mr_bigmouth_502 - 2007-04-26 17:26
» LOL

i totally agreee.

by Noobist - 2007-04-26 17:48
» Is jack a retard? Yes!

Jack is probably the stupidest person ever. Why does he always try to say that games alone are the problem? And why couldn't he file the case properly; isn't he a lawyer? I always thought that lawyers might know something about filing a case when they are dealing with them all the time. IDK it could just be me who thinks that...He is still the dumbest creature on Earth, not so much for hating games, but because his claims are twisted and warped just enough for it to sound like games are a huge threat.

by waf - 2007-04-26 21:35
» awera

If that's true, we can all sit back and wait for nature to take it's course. Natural selection FTW!

by shiro - 2007-04-26 22:06
» ahem

"this time, following the rules and other courtroom procedures"



He should add "having a firm grasp of reality" to the list.

by Capagotks - 2007-04-26 22:12
» you are the stupidest person

stupidest isn't even a word. "most stupid" or "socially challenged" would be more appropriate.

by Vipre77 - 2007-04-26 23:33
» LOL... Pot. Kettle.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stupidest

by DJ - 2007-04-26 23:36
» why the hell does anyone care about grammar crap on a comment?!

This is JACK THOMPSON!! The DUDE WHO WANTS TO END VIDEO GAMES! That is more important.



BTW i cant believe he is THAT retarded.

by DJ - 2007-04-26 23:40
» who cares if its a real word or not...

why do you care so much about that anyway, you little nerd, Capagotks

by DJ - 2007-04-26 23:42
» good for you g,

so you actually agree with Jack Thompson? Man you're pathetic.

by sinjinn - 2007-04-27 00:30
» ..

i think so. I think he is being payed to divert attention from the cause of violent crime ( the availabilty of guns ) to the game industry.

by sinjinn - 2007-04-27 00:33
» ..

I dont think he is that stupid. I think he gets back handers ( money ) from the gun lobby. Thats why when there is a mass murder of any kind you will see him on Fox news ( unbalanced and unfair) diverting attention from the very lucrative guns industry

by Robocop - 2007-04-27 01:21
» Gun Laws

Well I think that the USA should have Gun laws like the UK!!! that would reduce the Gun related problems and will save lives!!. I know that the Gun Lobby is powerfull but for how long?. I also know that if one person gets a hold of a gun easy in the US then the Other person will get a gun just to defend himself because the other person has one. I say there are too many Guns in the US and something must be done with the Guns themselfs, not using videogames as an excuse for the problems, its the people and their Guns!!!

by Capagotks - 2007-04-27 01:35
» yes

i got pwnt. i suk

by RhysMoN - 2007-04-27 02:53
» OMG!

i gotta be onust like but he looks like an utter tw*t, this man dus my freekin ed in aii

by stratman71 - 2007-04-27 03:00
» Put a Jack character in a game....

How long till Rockstar slips a GTA mission in where you have to hunt down an anti-gaming hate spewing attorney.

by Burn_Griffith - 2007-04-27 03:25
» lol

I don't think he's visited the dentist ever since. With that said though. He's just acting really childish and he's really annoying.

by BNC9 - 2007-04-27 03:34
» PAGING MR.THOMPSON

A MESSAGE TO JACK THOMPSON:

1. FIND A DENTIST

2. FIND A PSYCHIATRIST

3. SUE A GUN COMPANY FOR SELLING GUNS INSTEAD OF A GAME COMPANY THAT MAKES GOOD GAMES.

by Unknown - 2007-04-27 04:15
» Gun laws

Firstly we don't need you opinion on gun laws. and secondly if you banned guns it would just make it so more people were breaking the law cause im sure no matter what you do people will have guns

by someone - 2007-04-27 04:32
» Unknown

Unknown...what the heck?



that completely sounded like you talking out of ur ass

by someon - 2007-04-27 04:44
» Mental Masturbation

This is the guy that said games are "Mental Masturbation" right?



I thought masturbation is healthy for u?

by mr_bigmouth_502 - 2007-04-27 04:57
» nah...

Just get him to find a dentist and a psychiatrist. If he starts suing the gun companies too, we'll really be screwed. Instead, he should just sue the g0dd@mn murderers themselves. Like I say, guns (and videogames) don't kill people, people (and the dang government) do.

by mr_bigmouth_502 - 2007-04-27 05:00
» someone

f|_|ck you b1t

by PwnDoggy - 2007-04-27 06:06
» Jack's an idiot.

Yeah back in the 1940s violent video games were the problem for all the killings then too...oh wait? what's that? video games weren't even around then? i rest my case.

by the man - 2007-04-27 06:51
» your off

fuuck the dentist, someone call a hitman. This dude is a *****ing nazi and wants to make everyone do things the way that he wants them to be done. He MUST be compensating for his small azz diick.

by Dave - 2007-04-27 06:55
» Make him play games for a year!

If Jack Thomson is so convinced that video games turn people into gun toting, axe wielding murderers why doesn't he put his theory to the test. I suggest he plays violent video games such as Manhunt, GTA, Doom, State of Emergency etc for a year and see if he is converted into a crazed killer. At the end of the day there is more chance of him being assimiliated by the borg than there is of him becoming a killer through video games!

by anonymous - 2007-04-27 09:06
» !

He has 666 in his phone number!!!

Found that out from the Kotaku website when they posted that complaint.

by maher - 2007-04-27 09:42
» pspmovies

download free full length psp movies in mp4 format at



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by what a piece of SHlT - 2007-04-27 10:14
» Jack Thompson is a huge time waster.

***** you Jack Thompson. Haha.

by Dr.Teeth - 2007-04-27 11:26
» I'm a Dentist

I'm afraid and also our hygienist are afraid to work with him. We don't want to get a lawsuit

by Fade - 2007-04-27 15:36
» lol

Hell, if you breath funny in the general area, no, state, no PLANET, of Jack Thompson, he'll try to sue you. My best guess: kids used to pick on him.

by eaglebaize - 2007-04-27 18:26
» About the guns...

In a way, I'm sorry to say this but didn't our founding fathers of the USA WANT us to have the right to bear firearms? I am sorry that so many people have been killed with guns, but just because someone outlaws the sale and possession of guns doesn't mean that people will quit buying guns. And by the way, the US isn't the UK which means that results aren't necessarily going to be the same if guns WERE banned. Guns and other weapons are always going to be around forever, so get over it, sorry but it's true...

by Ceno - 2007-04-28 11:15
» Somone give this guy a toothbrush!

OMG that picture.. I think Jack needs a couple cases of crest whitening strips and... ok lets face it. Those teeth are beyond the power of crest. Time for dentures.

by X - 2007-04-30 08:19
» Wow

I wonder how it must like to be hated by an entire group of people.



Nah, don't care. Hope this guy dies.

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