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acknowledgment of inappropriate conduct, and continued behavior consistent with the previous public reprimand... Over a very extended period of time involving a number of totally unrelated cases and individuals, the Respondent has demonstrated a pattern of conduct to strike out harshly, extensively, repeatedly and willfully to simply try to bring as much difficulty, distraction and anguish to those he considers in opposition to his causes... He does not proceed within the guidelines of appropriate professional behavior, but rather uses other means available to intimidate, harass, or bring public disrepute to those whom he perceives oppose him." The court approved the recommendation and fine on September 25, 2008, and ordered that Thompson be permanently disbarred effective 30 days from the date of the order so Thompson could close out his practice. He later filed for an emergency

1904:, in violation of Thompson's constitutional rights. According to the lawsuit, the Bar looked at Thompson for violations of a bar rule that prohibits attorneys from making disparaging remarks about judges, other attorneys, or court personnel. Thompson also filed a motion with the court to order the mediation of his dispute with the Bar. Thompson commented, "I enjoy doing what I do and I think I've got a First Amendment right to annoy people and participate in the public square in the cultural war." Thompson also said he is optimistic his federal lawsuit will be successful. "I'm 100 percent certain that it will effect change, otherwise I would not have filed it." 682:

because he also advised Mishne's parents. Claiming that delays had weakened his case, Thompson asked Medina County Common Pleas Judge Christopher Collier to disqualify himself from presiding over the case because the judge had not ruled on Thompson's request for two months. The boy himself eventually rejected Thompson's offer, withdrawing his insanity plea. Lynch's mother, Jerrilyn Thomas, who had demanded that Collier appoint Thompson to defend her son, said she changed her mind after visiting with her son in jail, saying that the charge against him "has nothing to do with video games or

486:, saying, "Murder simulators are not constitutionally protected speech. They're not even speech. They're dangerous physical appliances that teach a kid how to kill efficiently and to love it," as well as simply calling video games "mental masturbation". In addition, he has attributed part of the impetus for violent games to the military, saying that it was looking "for a way to disconnect in the soldier's mind the physical act of pulling the trigger from the awful reality that a life may end". Thompson further claims that some of these games are based on military training and 231:, but was not hired. In 1988, he ran for prosecutor against then-incumbent Dade County State Attorney Janet Reno, after she had declined his request to prosecute Neil Rogers. Thompson gave Reno a letter at a campaign event requesting that she check a box to indicate whether she was homosexual, bisexual, or heterosexual. Thompson said that Reno then put her hand on his shoulder and responded, "I'm only interested in virile men. That's why I'm not attracted to you." He filed a police report accusing her of 327:" was to be sampled by the group. Thompson suggested that Landau "protect 'Born in the U.S.A.' from its apparent theft by a bunch of clowns who traffic toxic waste to kids", or else Thompson would "be telling the nation about Mr. Springsteen's tacit approval" of the song, which, according to Campbell, "expresses anger about the failure of the First Amendment to protect 2 Live Crew from prosecution". Thompson also said, "the 'social commentary' on this album is akin to a sociopath's discharging his 1589: 1393:, players participate in "battles raging in the streets of New York," according to the game's fact sheet. They engage in "physical and spiritual warfare: using the power of prayer to strengthen your troops in combat and wield modern military weaponry throughout the game world." Thompson claims that the makers of the game are sacrificing their values. He said, "Because of the Christian context, somehow it's OK? It's not OK. The context is irrelevant. It's a mass-killing game." 1297:: sales to minors would be illegal based on community standards if the game appealed to "the minor's morbid interest in violence", was patently offensive based on adult standards of suitability for minors, and lacked serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors. The bill was passed unanimously by the state House and approved by the Senate Judiciary A Committee, despite industry opposition and predictions that it too would be unconstitutional. 51: 2075:

litigants and other lawyers, and improperly practicing law outside of Florida. Thompson filed a motion with the Florida Supreme Court the day after the report was issued to strike Tunis' recommendations as vague for lack of detail. Previously, Thompson had attempted to have Tunis thrown off his case, and filed a complaint against her with the state Judicial Qualifications Commission, which is responsible for investigating judges.

211:" on Rogers' show. Thompson also sued the station for violating a December 1987 agreement to end on-air harassment against him. For the next eight months, Thompson recorded all of Rogers' broadcasts and documented 40,000 mentionings of his name. Thompson claimed that one of the terms of his agreement with the station was that the station would pay him $ 5,000 each time his name was mentioned, totaling $ 200 million in the suit. 1746:. Thompson objected to Stern's use of perceived obscenities on the air. He argued that "Either broadcasters will accept the light harness of decency that has been the law for decades and start cleaning up their acts, or the public's deepening outrage will foster a more fearsome governmental response." Thompson claimed to have received death threats from listeners of Stern's show, noting that "you'd expect that considering the 1681:

threatening cease and desist letters), I thought I'd share it as a pretty typical exchange." Halpin and Thompson have been vocal opponents since 1998, when Halpin ran the game retail trade association IEMA. The exchange was sparked by a guest editorial that Halpin entitled, "Perception is Everything" for IndustryGamers.com where he called for consumers and the industry to speak out against negative stereotyping of gamers.

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not attracted to you"?' Jack Thompson: 'Mhm.' Dave Weir: 'And then you filed battery charges against her.' Jack Thompson: 'Well, she—she grabbed a hold of me and—and shook me. She didn't hurt me; but I was annoyed—I was angry—that she dealt with it in that fashion. And that was—that was a mistake; I shouldn't have done that. I should have—but I'm glad—I—I think it was reasonable to ask her the questions.'

2113:. The next month, Thompson faced disbarment over allegations that he lied while making accusations against prominent Dade County lawyer Stuart Z Grossman. Thompson ultimately admitted violating bar rules of professional conduct, including charges that he contacted people represented by an attorney without first contacting their attorneys, and agreed to pay $ 3,000 in fines and receive a public reprimand. 1337:, police detectives, investigating the murder of 55-year-old Michael Gore by 17-year-old Kurt Edward Neher, should look into the video games played by Neher. According to Sheriff J. Austin Daniel, an autopsy showed Gore was beaten to death as well as shot in the face. Concerning this, Thompson stated that "nobody shoots anybody in the face unless you're a hit man or a video gamer." 285:, had previously released a record supporting Reno in her race against Thompson.) On January 1, 1990, he wrote to Martinez and Reno asking them to investigate whether the album violated Florida obscenity laws. Although the state prosecutor declined to proceed with an investigation, Thompson pushed local officials in various parts of the state to block sales of the album, along with 452: 1892:, alleging that the Bar harassed him by investigating what he called baseless complaints made by disgruntled opponents in previous disputes. His five-count complaint asked for more than $ 1 million in damages. The lawsuit alleged that the Bar was pursuing baseless ethics complaints brought against Thompson by Tew Cardenas attorneys Lawrence Kellogg and 1628: (equivalent to $ 15,601 in 2023) donation instead, writing in the memo field of their cheque, "For Jack Thompson, Because Jack Thompson Won't." Afterwards, Thompson tried unsuccessfully to get Seattle police and the FBI to investigate Holkins and Krahulik for orchestrating "criminal harassment" of him through articles on their site. Other 1231:, they said they had become friends and were collaborating on a book. They described themselves as having "a shared belief that first-person shooter video games are bad for our children, teaching them to act aggressively and providing them with efficient killing skills and romanticized and trivialized scenarios for killing in the real world". 2096:

rights action against The Bar, the Supreme Court, and all seven of its Justices. This rush to disbarment is in retribution for the filing of that federal suit. With enemies this foolish, Thompson needs only the loyal friends he has." He closed the email—in which he included the court ruling—with, "...this should be fun, starting now".

1062:, demanding that he be allowed to preview the game before its October 17 release date. Take-Two offered to bring in a copy and let both Judge Ronald Friedman and Thompson view the game in the judge's chambers on October 12, 2006. The judge ultimately saw no reason to restrict sales and dismissed the complaint the next day. 424:, incitement to riot, and "advocating overthrow of government" by distributing material that, in Thompson's view, advocated the killing of police officers. Time Warner eventually released Ice-T and his band from their contract, and voluntarily suspended distribution of the album on which "Cop Killer" was featured. 1665:—they're waiting for these things to happen so they can jump on their soapbox." In response, Thompson referred to Della Rocca as an "idiot" and a "jackass ... paid not to connect the dots ", and compared himself to people who warned that the government should be more concerned about terrorism before the 678:. When Judge John Lohn ruled that Lynch would be tried as an adult, Thompson passed a message from Mishne's father to the judge, asserting that "the attorneys had better tell the jury about the violent video game that trained this kid showed him how to kill our daughter, JoLynn. If they don't, I will." 2099:

On September 19, 2009, Thompson announced that he intended to resume practicing law as of October 1, 2009, claiming that he was "never disbarred" because all of the orders resulting in his disbarment were legal nullities. He dared The Florida Bar to get a court order to stop him, although as of 2022

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to recuse himself from the case, as Judge Moreno was a member of The Florida Bar. Citing an "abundance of caution," Judge Moreno recused himself on May 9, 2006, and referred the case to Chief Judge William Zloch for further action. Thompson did not, however, respond to the Bar's motion to dismiss the

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on-air before his switch to satellite radio. Thompson contended that the technology added by CBS to edit out profanity also could have worked to edit out Stern's references to Sirius. According to Thompson, "The reason why CBS chose not to edit Stern is that Stern's Arbitron ratings remained high and

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to stop invoking the organization's name in his campaigns. NIMF president David Walsh felt Thompson cast the organization in a bad light whenever he brought up their name. "Your commentary has included extreme hyperbole and your tactics have included personally attacking individuals for whom I have a

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was linked after the media wrongfully claimed police found a copy in Leblanc's room. The police officially denied any link, citing drug-related robbery as the motive and revealing that the game had been found in Pakeerah's bedroom, not Leblanc's. Thompson, who had heard of the murder, claimed that he

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to "pursue and file criminal charges against Target and Best Buy". He also sent a letter to Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick's attorney, addressed to Zelnick's mother, in which Thompson accused her son of "doing everything he possibly can to sell as many copies of GTA: IV to teen boys in the United

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were found at the ranch. The suit also claimed that the game taught Posey "how to point and shoot a gun in a fashion making him an extraordinarily effective killer without teaching him any of the constraints or responsibilities needed to inhibit such a killing capacity." The game in question does not

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made violence "pleasurable and attractive," disconnected violence from consequences, and caused Posey to "act out, copycat, replicate and emulate the violence" when in July 2004 he shot and killed his father, stepmother, and stepsister and then buried them under a manure pile. According to Thompson,

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2". According to Thompson, "Many parents think that stores won't sell an M-rated game to someone under 17. We know that's not true, and, in fact, kids roughly 50 percent of that time, all the studies show, are able to walk into any store and get any game regardless of the rating, no questions asked."

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Jack Thompson: 'I came up with this clever plan of handing her this questionnaire asking her, you know, "Are you a heterosexual, or are you bisexual, or are you homosexual?" and so forth.' Dave Weir: 'She put her arm on your shoulder and said, uh, "I'm only attracted to virile men, which is why I'm

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against The Florida Bar. Before any action was taken on the petition, Thompson sent the court another letter on January 28, 2002, voluntarily dismissing the case. The letter was filed with the court on January 30, 2002, and the Florida Supreme Court issued an order of dismissal on February 28, 2002.

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posted a copy of an email exchange between himself and Thompson, stating, "I get messages (IMs, emails, FB notes, etc.) from members all the time, asking what the (almost daily) notes are from JT. Since this one's fairly harmless and I've redacted anything personal (not that I don't love getting his

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gamers began a project dubbed "Flowers for Jack", soliciting donations to deliver a massive floral arrangement to Thompson's office. The flowers were delivered in February along with a letter aimed at opening a dialogue between Thompson and the video gaming community. Thompson rejected this overture

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case "breaks the rules, even the Alabama State Bar Rules, because he thinks that the rules don't apply to him", and sent a letter to Blank Rome's managing partner, saying, "Your law firm has actively and knowingly facilitated by various means the criminal distribution of sexual material to minors."

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ordered Thompson to show cause as to why it should not reject future court filings from him unless they are signed by another The Florida Bar member. The Florida Supreme Court described his filings as "repetitive, frivolous and insult the integrity of the court," particularly one in which Thompson,

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On April 25, 2006, The Florida Bar filed a motion to dismiss Thompson's complaint. The Bar argued that Thompson's complaint should be dismissed for a number of reasons, including the fact that the complaint failed to state a claim on which he could be granted relief. The Bar also argued that it was

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if any video game company would create a game including the scenario he described in the letter. The scenario called for the main character, whose son was killed by a boy who played violent video games, to murder a number of industry executives (including one modeled on Eibeler) and go on a killing

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game and kill somebody. We have had dozens of killings in the U.S. by children who had played these types of games. This is not an isolated incident. These types of games are basically murder simulators. There are people being killed over here almost on a daily basis." Soon thereafter, the Pakeerah

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The suit was filed in federal district court and was dismissed for failing to present a legally recognizable claim. The court concluded that Carneal's actions were not reasonably foreseeable by the defendants and that, in any case, his actions superseded those of the defendants, so the latter could

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Thompson has heavily criticized a number of video games and campaigned against their producers and distributors. His basic argument is that violent video games have repeatedly been used by teenagers as "murder simulators" to rehearse violent plans. He has pointed to alleged connections between such

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of the Florida Supreme Court's order with the U.S. District Court, which was ultimately denied. In an e-mail to media outlets, Thompson responded to the court's decision by stating, "The timing of this disbarment transparently reveals its motivation: this past Friday Thompson filed a federal civil

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proceedings against Thompson over allegations of professional misconduct. The action was the result of separate grievances filed by people claiming that Thompson made defamatory, false statements and attempted to humiliate, embarrass, harass or intimidate them. According to the complaint, Thompson

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On March 20, 2008, the Florida Supreme Court imposed sanctions on Thompson, requiring that any of his future filings in the court be signed by a member of The Florida Bar other than himself. The court noted that Thompson had responded to the show cause order with multiple "rambling, argumentative,

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in Columbine, become the ultimate bully." According to Thompson, the game "shows you how to—by bullying—take over your school. You punch people; you hit them with sling shots; you dunk their heads in dirty toilets. There's white-on-black crime in the game. You bludgeon teachers and classmates with

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Responding, Thompson said: "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." On April 19, 2007, Thompson and Take-Two settled the

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to his son who was 10 at the time. In a letter to Best Buy, he wrote, "Prosecutions and public relations consequences should fall on your Minneapolis headquarters like snowflakes." He eventually sued the company in Florida, arguing that it had violated a law against sale of sexual materials deemed

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pasted over his own. Thompson said, "I have sent my opponents pictures of Batman to remind them I'm playing the role of Batman. Just like Bruce Wayne helped the police in the movie, I have had to assist the sheriff of Broward County." He also wore a Batman wristwatch. Thompson compared Campbell to

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in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on September 29, 2009. Thompson claimed that the social networking site had caused him "great harm and distress" by not removing angry postings made by users in several Facebook groups. Thompson withdrew his case less than two months

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editorialized that Thompson's support of the bill "should immediately set off alarms" and described Thompson as someone who "thrives on chasing cultural ambulances". In defense of the bill, Thompson said that it was needed for public safety, and that it was a "miracle" that a Columbine-type event

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that sales of the album might violate state law against distribution of sexually explicit material harmful to minors. Humphrey also referred the matter to the Minneapolis city attorney, who concluded that some of the songs might fit the legal definition if issued as singles, but that sales of the

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In May 2008, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dava Tunis, after reviewing 2,400 pages of transcripts and 1,700 pages of exhibits, recommended that Thompson be found guilty of 27 of the 31 violations of which he had been accused, including making false statements to tribunals, disparaging and humiliating

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to investigate The Florida Bar's actions. "The Florida Bar and its agents have engaged in a documented pattern of this illegal activity, which may sink to the level of criminal racketeering activity, in a knowing and illegal effort to chill my federal First Amendment rights," Thompson wrote in a

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In a motion sent to the prosecutor, the boy's court-appointed lawyer, and reporters, Thompson asked to be recognized as the boy's lawyer in the case. Medina County Prosecutor Dean Holman, however, said Thompson would be faced with deeply conflicting interests if he were to represent Dustin Lynch

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to block the impending lawsuit, on the grounds that video games purchased for private entertainment could not be considered public nuisances. The following day, Thompson wrote on his website "I have been praying, literally, that Take-Two and its lawyers would do something so stupid, that such a

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or temporary, admission to practice in that state. The opposing attorneys sought removal of the privilege by arguing that Thompson's conduct was unethical and claiming that he had threatened and harassed them in letters and emails. The judge added that Thompson had violated his gag order during

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For his part, Thompson said he thought the judge was trying to protect Moore's criminal conviction at any cost. He also complained about the judge's ethics, saying a local attorney who claimed to have influence on the judge had assured him the case would be dismissed unless the attorney was on

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Rockstar Games co-founder Terry Donovan responded, saying "I would prefer it if we could simply make great games and not have to deal with misunderstanding and misperception of what we do." After receiving no response from Rockstar regarding an advance copy, Thompson filed the public nuisance

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On June 4, 2008, prosecutor Sheila Tuma recommended 'enhanced disbarment' for Thompson, saying that Thompson demonstrated continued misconduct, a pattern of misconduct and persistently failed to admit any wrongdoing. Enhanced disbarment lengthens the period before an attorney may reapply for

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in high school, four years prior to the shooting, Thompson asserts that "you don't drop it when you go to college, typically." Thompson disputed Seung-Hui's roommate's claim that Seung-Hui only used his computer to write fiction, on the grounds that "Cho was able to go room to room calmly,

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games and a number of school massacres. According to Thompson, "In every school shooting, we find that kids who pull the trigger are video gamers." Also, he claims that scientific studies show teenagers process the game environment differently from adults, leading to increased violence and

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why his actions should not be filed as a grievance with the court's Ad Hoc Committee on Attorney Admissions, Peer Review and Attorney Grievance, but the order was dismissed after Thompson promised not to file any more pornography. Thompson then sent letters to acting U.S. Attorney General

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admission to the bar from five years to ten. After being prevented from making a speech to begin the disciplinary hearing, Thompson distributed his written objections to lawyers, a court reporter, and a newspaper reporter, departed the courtroom, and called the proceedings against him a "

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In January 2005, Best Buy agreed that it would enforce an existing policy to check the identification of anyone who appeared to be 17 or under and tried to purchase games rated "M" (for mature audiences). No law in effect at the time prohibited selling "M" rated video games to juveniles.

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On July 8, 2008, Judge Tunis recommended permanent disbarment and a $ 43,675.35 fine for Thompson to the Florida Supreme Court, citing "cumulative misconduct, a repeated pattern of behavior relentlessly forced upon numerous unconnected individuals, a total lack of remorse or even slight

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In 1992, a complaint from Thompson led Florida Secretary of State Jim Smith to withhold a $ 25,000 grant to the Miami Film Festival; Thompson claimed that the festival was using state money to show pornographic films. In response, Thompson was named an "Art Censor of the Year" by the

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dolls. Although the game does display blurred-out patches over body regions when characters are naked, such as when taking a shower, Brown said that was for "humorous effect" and denied there was anything improper about the game. Nevertheless, a command that could be entered into the

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actually teach the player anything about handling a firearm. Gary Mitchell, Posey's attorney, said Thompson contacted him "numerous times" before the trial, urging him to highlight the game in Posey's defense, but Mitchell said he "just didn't find it had any merit whatsoever."

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he was a client of a prostitution ring. Thompson said that the Disciplinary Committee for the Appellate Division's First Department should stop Spitzer from practicing law until the matter was resolved, noting that Spitzer did not claim innocence in his initial public apology.

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As the debate continued, Thompson wrote, "An industry that says a line cannot be drawn will be drawn and quartered." He said of his campaign, "I won't stop till I get the head of a record company or record chain in jail. Only then will they stop trafficking in obscenity".

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to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate. The special prosecutor rejected the charge, concluding that it was "a political ploy". Reno was ultimately re-elected with 69% of the vote. Thompson repeated allegations that Reno was a lesbian when she was nominated as

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Thompson returned to file a lawsuit in Tennessee state court in October 2003 on behalf of the victims of two teenage stepbrothers who had pleaded guilty to reckless homicide, endangerment, and assault. Since the boys told investigators they were inspired by

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sheriff in federal district court. The sheriff had previously told local retailers that selling the album could result in a prosecution for obscenity violations. While they were granted an injunction because law enforcement actions were an unconstitutional

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In January 2005, Beasley hired attorney Lawrence A. Kellogg of law firm Tew Cardenas, LLP, to manage Thompson's threats. Because Kellogg delayed arranging a meeting with him, Thompson on March 17 began a campaign targeting the firm's name partner

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video gamers out there who are ready, willing, and able to massacre, and some of them will." Thompson also threatened the university with a lawsuit if the school did not provide copies of "all documents that reveal play of violent videogames."

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has established a causal link between these games and increased aggression. The Dept. of Defense uses them for that purpose." Liebl responded by offering Thompson a chance to come on the site and explain his stance, which he refused, describing

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Prior to Thompson's disbarment, attorney Norm Kent filed a personal lawsuit against him, which eventually resulted in Thompson paying Kent $ 50,000 for defamation. Thompson reacted to the suit by threatening employees at one of Kent's clients,

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Thompson was critical of the judge's decision, telling the judge "You did not see the game... You don't even know what it was you saw," as well as accusing the Take-Two employee who demonstrated the game of avoiding the most violent parts.

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would be "a teenaged boy, who plays video games", and speculated incorrectly that he "may indeed ride a bicycle to and from his shooting locations, his gun broken down and placed in a backpack while he pedals." Saying that the shooter,

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games. asked Take-Two and retailers to stop selling Take-Two's 'Mature' murder simulation games to kids. They all refuse. They are about to be told by a court of law that they must adhere to the logic of their own 'Mature' labels."

470:, one has to wonder why he doesn't get a life, but when it comes to kids, it has a demonstrable impact on their behavior and the development of the frontal lobes of their brain." Thompson has described the proliferation of games by 6413: 1262:, alleging that the game contained nudity accessible by entering special codes. Thompson called the nudity inappropriate for a game rated "T" for Teen, a rating which indicates suitability for anyone 13 and older. Manufacturer 1789:

were arguably even enhanced by people tuning in to hear daily about Stern's running feud with CBS and his move to Sirius. In other words, CBS actually used Stern's discussion of his move to Sirius to make more money for CBS."

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of the harm. In addition, the judge determined that "thoughts, ideas and images" in the defendants' materials did not constitute "products" that could be considered defective. The ruling was upheld on appeal.

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and forwarded the flowers to some of his industry foes, with such comments as "Discard them along with the decency you discarded long ago. I really don't care. Grind them up and smoke them if you like."

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Thompson's "high-profile crusades" have made him an enemy of video game aficionados. On occasion, Thompson has sparred directly with the gaming industry and its fans. In 2005, he wrote an open letter to

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disagrees, saying "Rather than forbid young people from viewing their favorite pastime, I prefer to give them something that's positive." The dispute over the game has caused Thompson to sever ties with

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Thompson has additionally worked to influence police investigations concerning violent acts which he views as being connected to violence in video games media. On June 2, 2006, Thompson suggested that

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In 1999, Thompson represented the parents of Bryce Kilduff, an 11-year-old boy who committed suicide by hanging himself. Police believed that the death was an accident, and that Kilduff was imitating

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responded, saying "You know what? You can't let people like that tell you what to put on the air or what not to put on the air. That would only open the door when suddenly next week, he says, 'Take

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suit, with Thompson agreeing not to seek any legal restriction on sales of Take-Two's games, threaten to sue the company, or accuse Take-Two of any wrongdoing based on the sale of any of its games.

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Thompson's push to label various musical performances obscene was not entirely limited to rap. In addition to taking on 2 Live Crew, Thompson campaigned against sales of the racy music video for

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to order that he submit to a psychiatric examination. Thompson did so and passed. Thompson has since stated that he is "the only officially certified sane lawyer in the entire state of Florida".

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is a cornerstone of a free society—but there is a responsibility to people who can be harmed by words and thoughts, one of which is the message from Campbell that women can be sexually abused."

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himself from ruling, and instead filed a complaint against Thompson with The Florida Bar, calling Thompson's behavior "inappropriate by a member of the bar, unprofessional and contemptible".

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album as a whole were not prosecutable. Thompson also initiated a similar campaign in Boston. Later, Thompson would criticize the Republican Party for inviting N.W.A member and party donor

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On January 7, 2002, Thompson sent the Supreme Court of Florida a letter regarding The Florida Bar's actions. The letter was filed with the court on January 10, 2002, and was treated as a

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had written to Rockstar after the game was released, warning them that the nature of the game could inspire copycat killings: "I wrote warning them that somebody was going to copycat the

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Kohn, Marek. "Very nasty indeed; Brutal and sexually explicit, the raps of 2 Live Crew have outraged US fundamentalists, but their ghetto origins have confused the liberal conscience".

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Moore's criminal trial. Thompson tried to withdraw from the case, but his request was denied by the judge, who went ahead and revoked Thompson's temporary admission to the state bar.

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makes out with another male student. Good luck with your Teen rating now." The ESRB responded by saying they were already aware that the content was in the game when they rated it.

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Police Chief Thomas Warren, asking him to produce information on all "violent entertainment material" belonging to Robert Hawkins, who killed nine people, including himself, in a

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story cited by Thompson later removed a paragraph stating that Seung-Hui enjoyed violent video games in high school. Despite all evidence indicating that Seung-Hui had not played

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in modern culture. Thompson gained recognition as an anti-video game activist, criticizing the content of video games and their alleged effects on children. He also targeted

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One analyst said that the settlement was likely to mute his public pronouncements and lawsuits against the company. However, upon the game's 2008 release, Thompson called

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Although his efforts dealing with video games have generally focused on juveniles, Thompson got involved in a case involving an adult on one occasion in 2004. This was an

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unconstitutional. He said that the Bar was engaged in a vendetta against him because of his religious beliefs, which he said conflicted with what he called the Bar's pro-

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to suggest that Cardenas put "profit ahead of race relations", even though Beasley, which owned a station broadcasting Stern's show, was not among Al Cardenas' clients.

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During his opposition to Howard Stern, Thompson was asked in an interview with a reporter if, by his standards, he would blame Christianity for the murders committed by

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in late November 2006, and the state was ordered to pay the legal fees of the plaintiffs. Judge Brady was "dumbfounded" that state legislators and Louisiana Governor

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dismissed the allegations, with vice president Jeff Brown explaining that game characters have "no anatomical detail" under their clothes, effectively resembling

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in years, Thompson continued to insist that "this is not rocket science. When a kid who has never killed anyone in his life goes on a rampage and looks like the

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claiming concern about "the court's inability to comprehend his arguments," filed a motion which he called "A picture book for adults", including images of "

2351: 565:. In Thompson's estimation, McCoy was the "functional equivalent of a 15-year-old," and "the only thing insane about this case is the (insanity) defense". 1038:. In August 2006, Thompson requested a congressional subpoena for an early copy, threatening to file suit in Miami if he did not gain help from U.S. Rep. 6818: 4269: 3599: 2190: 1653:

reporter Peter Hartlaub called "his serial misstatements," in some cases linking to YouTube videos of Thompson and dissecting his claims point by point.

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In addition to filing lawsuits, Thompson has pushed for measures against similar games in a variety of public settings. He wrote a joint article in the

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were in his motel room. Although not representing McCoy and over the objections of McCoy's lawyers, Thompson succeeded in getting the court to unseal a

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Notice of the National Press and Publication Administration on Further Strict Management and Effective Prevention of Minors' Addiction to Online Games

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Thompson has supported legislation in a number of states that would ban sales of violent and sexually explicit video games to minors. In response to

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version of the game. The official Virginia state panel commissioned to investigate the shooting determined that Seung-Hui "played video games like

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Thompson's team, and also claimed that Rockstar Entertainment and Take Two Interactive posted slanderous comments about him on their website.

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does. Islam does." Thompson then expanded his comments in the same interview by saying, "Islam promotes the killing of innocent people. The

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Hudak, Stephen. "Teen can stand trial in girl's murder; Father of slain Medina High pupil upset that video game critic won't be in court".

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during a series of e-mails exchange with GameZone writer Lance Liebl during its launch week. The game happened to launch the day after the

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in distributing this material to a minor because it would desensitize him and make him more prone to violence. Additional claims included

5003: 1581: 6658: 6482: 4895: 2216: 1873: 1673: 1366:: "I predicted that the Beltway sniper would be a teen-aged boy that trained on a game switched to sniper mode. And three months later, 1243: 708: 495: 491: 6094: 5985:"Antoinette Kilduff and Her Lawyer, John Thompson, Discuss Her Son Imitating the Cartoon Character Kenny From Popular Comedy Central's 5881: 5855: 1947:

court documents submitted by Thompson in the Bar case that depicted "gay sex acts". Thompson's submission prompted U.S. District Judge

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misstep would enable me to destroy Take-Two. The pit Take-Two has dug for itself will be patently clear next week when I strike back."

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Thompson from filing any public nuisance action against the company that would block the sales to minors of the unreleased video games

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issued a preliminary injunction, temporarily blocking the law from taking effect until full judicial review can be done. The law was

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Thompson claims that the complaints violate state religious protections because his advocacy is motivated by his Christian faith.

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Thompson later drew attention to the game's main character, a 15-year-old male, being able to kiss other boys. Thompson wrote to

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agenda. He also said that the "wedding of all three functions of government into The Florida Bar, the 'official arm' of the

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in order to disable the blur effect was removed from the game in an expansion. No official reason was given for the change.

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for making "defective" products (the defects alleged were violent features and lack of warnings) and violation of RICO, the

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to file a civil suit and call on retailers not to sell "cop-killing games". After the slaying of another police officer in

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case. Finally, on May 17, 2006, Thompson filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal with the court, and the case was dismissed

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accused Alberto Cardenas of "distribution of pornography to children", claimed that the Alabama judge presiding over the

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concerns, he argued that the games were a "public safety hazard." However, he rejected as "completely unconstitutional"

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to pull recruiting commercials, citing the Army's recruitment of women and problems with sexual harassment scandals.

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case against 29-year-old Charles McCoy Jr., the defendant in a series of highway shootings the previous year around

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On February 21, 2007, Thompson filed a complaint with the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission against Judge

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Out of Harm's Way: One Man's Relentless Crusade to Topple Media Giants and Save Your Kids from Video Game Madness

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provides that companies such as Facebook have no liability for what users do with their services in most cases.

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On April 30, Thompson extended his campaign against Cardenas to an attempt at embarrassing him as a trustee of

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subsequently filed a motion to have Thompson's behavior declared "contempt for the court". Judge Friedman then

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Hudak, Stephen. "Should video game share blame? Father of slain Medina girl says manufacturer is accomplice".

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requires the infidel, whether Jew or Christian, to be killed. ... That's a core essence of the religion. ...

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Attorney's Office seeks investigation into allegations of wrongdoing by Broward Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin

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Hudak, Stephen. "State gets; OK to try teenager as adult 16-year-old accused of killing Medina girl".

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barred Thompson's recovery of damages, and that the court should dismiss the case pursuant to the

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absolutely immune from liability for actions arising out of its disciplinary functions, that the

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have regularly incorporated references to Thompson, alluding to this incident as well as others.

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and contemptuous" responses that characterized the show cause order as "bizarre" and "idiotic."

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In 1992, Thompson was hired by the Freedom Alliance, a self-described patriot group founded by

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The idea of a causal link between video games and violence has been challenged. For example,

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demanding that Jordan be removed from his position for failing to prosecute Florida attorney

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The suit claimed that Thompson had been told by a sheriff's deputy that the game and a Sony

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MURDER SIMULATORS? Railing against video game violence isn't just for Jack Thompson anymore

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was a pirate who killed infidels and who advocated the killing of infidels—not a nice guy.

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Gamers have responded to Thompson's attempt to link the Virginia Tech massacre to the game

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banned as "public nuisances", saying "killings have been specifically linked to Take-Two's

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Jack Thompson would later vow to permanently ban the game during the release of the sequel

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behavior. According to Thompson, "If some wacked-out adult wants to spend his time playing

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for McCoy's residence. This showed, among other things, the discovery of additional games

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attorney. As an attorney, Thompson focused his legal efforts against what he perceives as

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efficiently, coolly killing people." Prior to being identified, Thompson attributed the "

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of people who listen to Howard Stern. Apparently they fail to realize that I might have

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Cox, Meg. "Music Industry Composes Counterpoint as Demands to Censor Lyrics Increase".

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In July 2005, Thompson sent a letter to several politicians urging them to investigate

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Reibman, Greg. "Anti-obscenity lawyer looks to get rap group N.W.A banned in Boston".

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was about, you know, sex last week or about a 70-year-old man—you know, we dealt with

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was actually identified), Thompson predicted that the shooter had trained on the game

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During the aftermath of the murder of Stefan Pakeerah by his friend Warren Leblanc in

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Beginning in 2005, Thompson supported a campaign to discourage Take-Two's subsidiary,

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controller "gives you a pleasurable buzz back into your hands with each kill. This is

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DeWitt, Robert. "Judge denies attorney's request to withdraw from Devin Moore case".

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In April 2006, Thompson filed another suit against The Florida Bar, this time in the

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player. The lawyer's participation in the case, however, ran into a dispute over his

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Sanctions Hearing Set for Lawyer Found to Have Humiliated Litigants, Other Attorneys

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Prichard, James. "Parents of slain students sue entertainment industry companies".

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had him train on the game to suppress his inhibition to kill." John Muhammad was a

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Thompson wrote another letter in 1991, this time to the Minnesota attorney general

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In 1990, after his election loss, Thompson began a campaign against the efforts of

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Hudak, Stephen. "Lawyer wants in, wants judge out in murder case of Medina teen".

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Thompson filed a lawsuit on behalf of the parents of three students killed in the

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Levy, Piet. "'Left Behind' Video Game Draws Criticism for Apocalyptic Violence."

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Worthy, Kym. "Why violent video games may be worse than other media violence".

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Parker, Laura. "Sheriff's Crackdown on Rap Puts Unlikely County in Spotlight".

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Relatives of Posey's Victims Say Video Game Helped Turn Teenager Into a Killer

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Kesten, Lou. "The week in video-game news", Associated Press, August 16, 2006

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laws, which prohibit activities that can injure the health of the community.

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In March 2011, in response to the creation of a school shooter mod entitled

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Thompson claims children may develop violent tendencies due to video games.

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Thompson's legal career was further recognized for his actions against the

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Thompson, Jack. "Violent video games feed unhealthy ideas to young kids".

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He later spoke in defense of Stern during the latter's legal dispute with

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criticizing the game and urging retailers not to sell the game to minors.

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Mayo, Michael. "Puritanical Intolerance is Scarier Than Stern Himself."

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In September 2006, Thompson and attorney Steven Sanders filed a suit in

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In April 2007, only hours after the Virginia Tech shooting (and before

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to help overcome soldiers' inhibition to kill. He also claims that the

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Thompson has rejected arguments that such video games are protected by

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Game roundup: Wait for 'Burning Crusade'; 'Mansfield' a 96-hour keeper

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into a crowded schoolyard, with the machine gun bursts interrupted by

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States, a country in which your son claims you raised him to be a 'a

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Attorney Jack Thompson And His Personal Vendetta Against Video Games

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Brown, Tina. "Leslie Moonves discusses his work at Viacom and CBS."

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Rosenthal, Phil. "The Chicago Tribune Phil Rosenthal Media column."

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Thompson, Jack. "Bloodlust video games put kids in the crosshairs".

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Harrington, Richard. "On the Beat; In Md., the Sound and the Fury".

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Vick, Karl and David Dahl. "Stigma of a middle-aged, single woman".

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hadn't happened yet in Louisiana. However, the ESA filed suit under

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The members of 2 Live Crew responded to these efforts by suing the

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Enhanced Disbarment Recommended due to Lawyer's Pattern of Conduct

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veteran and earned an expert marksmanship badge in the U.S. Army.

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great deal of respect," Walsh said in an open letter to Thompson.

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Wallace, Richard. "Anti-porn Crusader May Be Facing Disbarment".

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Banned in the U.S.A.' Released as Rap Group Faces 'Nasty' Charges

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Thompson has also criticized a Christian video game based on the

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Fla. Bar Seeks Sanctions Against Morality Watchdog Jack Thompson

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Attorney Threatens NIU With Lawsuit Over Gunman’s Gaming History

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Thompson, Jack. "What kind of game is Hillary Clinton playing?"

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Hudak, Stephen. "Lawyer's motive in teen murder trial debated".

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to immediately suspend the law license of former state governor

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On February 15, 2008, Jack Thompson claimed that the actions of

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in 2005 on behalf of the families of police personnel killed by

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for inappropriate conduct, including making false statements to

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president Patricia Vance, "We just found gay sexual content in

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for contracting with Rockstar Games to release the game on the

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Cosford, Bill. "Film Fest Vs Porno-Police: It's Your Choice".

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Anti-Porn Crusader May Face Sanctions for 'Meritless Filings.'

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Blodgett, Nancy (October 1, 1988). "Say 'Jack' 40,000 Times".

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to know that he was the 16th president of the United States."

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about poster ads for the game at Chicago, Illinois bus stops.

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magazine, responded by calling Thompson "a sort of latter-day

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Thompson came to national prominence in the controversy over

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Milloy, Courtland. "The Need to Put a Face on This Killer".

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BullyLawsuit,00.html Judge to Weigh in on 'Bully' Video Game

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Evans, Christine. "Challenger attacks Reno as too liberal".

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Kushner, David (November 16, 2006). "Gaming's Worst Bully".

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in November 1975, when he applied for a job as an assistant

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Another tragedy, another platform for video game fearmonger

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to ban the sale of violent video games to buyers under 18 (

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sought out to find proof that violent video games, such as

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on free speech, the court ruled that the album was in fact

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for touching him. In response, Reno asked Florida governor

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Judge Defends Sealing of Electronically Filed Porn Images

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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

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A political odd couple's advice on finding common ground

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

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Guccione, Bob Jr. "Nothing Should Be Legally Obscene".

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Haring, Bruce. "The 'Private Sting' of Jack Thompson".

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Miami Review. "Suit Attacks Constitutionality of Bar."

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before committing suicide, were influenced by the game

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games provide children with "efficient killing skills".

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In February 2003, Thompson asked permission to file an

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to fine WIOD $ 10,000 for airing such parody songs as "

6087:"Jack Thompson Sues Facebook Over Video-Game Backlash" 5332:, 816 So.2d 130 (Fla. 2002) (decided without opinion). 1509:, as it is part of an ongoing criminal investigation. 1468:, he's a video gamer." Thompson also sent a letter to 793:

Thompson once reported that he had videotaped a Miami

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Sandler, Adam. "Activist demands MTV pull Army ads".

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DeWitt, Robert. "Judge stands by Fayette decision".

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2627:Linn, Mike. "'Grand Theft Auto' comes under fire". 2008:written under it, Bar Governor Benedict P. Kuehne, 1833:In 1993, Thompson asked a Florida judge to declare 1152:The suits were eradicated when Take-Two petitioned 766:In the aftermath of this lawsuit, Thompson lobbied 719:. Two days later, the plaintiffs filed a notice of 490:technologies, such as those being developed at the 420:", prosecuted for federal and state crimes such as 106: 92: 63: 41: 5856:"Jack Thompson loses boss battle with Florida Bar" 5225:Thompson, Jack. "Why I Complain About Indecency." 4793:Chapter IV: Mental Health History of Seung Hui Cho 4554:. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007 2897:Thompson, Jack. "Clean Up Record Lyrics—Or Else". 2227:Thompson filed a lawsuit for $ 40 million against 1322:wasted taxpayer money by trying to enact the law. 635:Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act 5972:"Lawyer Faces Fines, Reprimand to Resolve Case". 4591:Tilley, Steve. "Spielberg Grabs the Controller." 3951:. Archived from the original on November 14, 2006 3525:Investigators: Video games not linked to shooting 1370:reported that that's exactly what Malvo did. And 195:In 1988, Thompson became involved in a feud with 119:(born July 25, 1951) is an American activist and 27:American activist and former attorney (born 1951) 5541:Grand Theft Auto Critic Faces Misconduct Charges 4727:"Converting Video Games Into Instruments of God" 4024:. Archived from the original on January 19, 2007 3451:, No. 2:03cv00375 (E.D. Tenn. October 24, 2003). 2189:In March 2008, Thompson called for the New York 1537:Relationship with the gaming industry and gamers 5738:, Nos. SC07-80, SC07-354 (Fla. Sept. 25, 2008)" 5190: 5188: 5169:. IndustryGamers. July 17, 2009. Archived from 4720: 4718: 2761:Timmerman, Kenneth R. "Reno Redux in Florida". 2573: 2571: 2569: 2567: 2252:. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2005. 2100:he had not practiced law since his disbarment. 1345:Thompson predicted that the perpetrator of the 4846: 4844: 4657:Gibson, John. "Interview with Jack Thompson". 4171: 4169: 4022:"Lawyer Fighting To Ban 'Columbine Simulator'" 1698:, Thompson emailed Valve's managing director, 1489:In December 2007, Thompson filed suit against 408:. By this time, Thompson was looking to have 30:For the Northern Irish loyalist activist, see 6218: 5340: 5338: 4693: 4691: 4449:"Video game sales ban advances to La. Senate" 4262:"Jack Thompson suing Take-Two (2007 Edition)" 3253:. Archived from the original on July 19, 2006 3146:Ohio sniper case may put video games on trial 2459: 2457: 2165:. In an email sent to FAMU interim president 747:, a teenager who was reportedly a compulsive 8: 6723:Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association 4361:Provenzo, Eugene F. Jr. and Jack Thompson. " 4113:"Judge doesn't object to video game 'Bully'" 3201: 3199: 3197: 3195: 2409:"Florida judge won't ban "Bully" video game" 2197:, who had resigned from the position amidst 1360:, Thompson later claimed credit for this on 1115:family hired Thompson with the aim of suing 5371:, No. CV-06-20945 (S.D. Fla. May 17, 2006). 5167:"Perception is Everything - IndustryGamers" 4357: 4355: 3621:The Associated Press State & Local Wire 3449:Hamel, et al. v. Sony Computer Ent., et al. 3413:Hamel, et al. v. Sony Computer Ent., et al. 3322:The Associated Press State & Local Wire 1167:In October 2006, Thompson sent a letter to 987:bats. It's absolutely nuts." Thompson sued 739:Thompson was involved in a similar suit in 150:and disparaging and humiliating litigants. 6636: 6225: 6211: 6203: 6119:. Good Gear Guide<!. November 5, 2009. 6045:Lawyer wants Spitzer suspended from NY bar 5634: 5632: 3591: 3589: 3096: 3094: 2382:"Louisiana braces for...video game threat" 1327:National Institute on Media and the Family 1307:Entertainment Software Association v. Foti 494:, which, he suggests, were created by the 412:, then being criticized for promoting the 49: 38: 3563: 3561: 3302: 3300: 3290:"Nancy Grace for April 21, 2005, CNNHN". 2589: 2587: 1690:, developed by Checkerboarded Studios on 1659:International Game Developers Association 5827:Bellinger, Hassan (September 25, 2008). 5644:, Nos. SC07-80, SC07-354 (July 8, 2008)" 5237: 5235: 3682:'God of War II' takes over PlayStation 2 2308:"The Florida Bar v. John Bruce Thompson" 2191:State Supreme Court's Appellate Division 2061:In February 2007, The Florida Bar filed 1777:is in keeping with his fine tradition." 1687:School Shooter: North American Tour 2012 1325:At one point, Thompson was asked by the 55:Thompson in January 2007 at a debate at 5882:"GamePolitics News | GamePolitics" 5862:from the original on September 26, 2008 5835:from the original on September 30, 2008 5796:McCauley, Dennis (September 25, 2008). 5777:from the original on September 26, 2008 5433:"GamePolitics News | GamePolitics" 4511:La. needs video game sales restrictions 3848:from the original on September 21, 2013 3821:from the original on September 20, 2013 3207:Were video games to blame for massacre? 3140: 3138: 2936:Thompson, Jack. "Morals Are Slipping". 2789:2 Live Crew's 'Nasty Lyrics' a Bum Rap? 2706: 2704: 2623: 2621: 2494:from the original on September 26, 2008 2299: 6191:Thompson interviewed on Free Talk Live 5388:from the original on November 23, 2016 5346:Anti-porn crusader sues over Bar probe 5207:from the original on September 5, 2011 4699:Christian Game: Good Word or Bad Idea? 4672:Muhammad a Gulf War vet, Islam convert 4565: 4260:Alexander Sliwinski (March 10, 2007). 4035: 3991:"Miami-Dade to Bully maker: Game over" 3962: 3912:Activist bullies video game sellers." 3749:Grand Theft Auto IV cracks $ 500m mark 3597:Video-game maker blamed in '04 killing 3264: 2606:from the original on November 15, 2018 2513:Ostrovsky, Daniel (February 8, 2006). 2407:McCullagh, Declan (October 16, 2006). 1943:, the then-Chief U.S. District Judge, 1896:of Miami, and by two lawyers from the 1885:for the Southern District of Florida. 1505:, such information is not a matter of 955:The American Psychological Association 6085:Albanesius, Chloe (October 1, 2009). 5489:from the original on January 25, 2010 4791:Virginia Tech Incident Review Panel. 4607:"Video games seized from teen's home" 4424:Guess What's Hiding in Your Videogame 4330:"Thompson reacts to Take-Two lawsuit" 4092:New Game Renews Criticism of Violence 3426:Gamemaker sued over highway shootings 3311:, 90 F. Supp. 2d 798 (W.D. Ky. 2000). 2544:Vitka, William (September 16, 2010). 2425:from the original on October 25, 2012 1738:'s show taken off a radio station in 1501:earlier that month. According to the 841:three people might not now be dead." 57:California University of Pennsylvania 7: 6730:Entertainment Software Ass'n v. Foti 6123:from the original on October 4, 2009 6097:from the original on October 6, 2009 5611:Roberts, Alana and Shields, Billy. " 5382:"United States District Court: Home" 4272:from the original on August 11, 2014 4201:"Retailer pulls 'murder' video game" 3510:Station 7 WVU. Birmingham, Alabama. 2748:"Opponent accuses Reno of battery". 1988:, a reproduced dollar bill, cartoon 1872:In January 2006, Thompson asked the 941:. Traditional media outlets such as 376:, complaining about the N.W.A album 6659:Family Entertainment Protection Act 5854:Kuchera, Ben (September 25, 2008). 5521:from the original on March 26, 2009 5280:Knight Ridder Tribune Business News 4528:La. Ban of Some Video Games Blocked 4241:from the original on March 14, 2013 3989:Brumfeld, Robert (March 21, 2006). 3933:Moult, Julie. "Slam at Vid Jerks". 3914:Knight Ridder Tribune Business News 3813:Leibl, Lance (September 17, 2013). 2629:Knight Ridder Tribune Business News 2217:Everglades Correctional Institution 1674:Entertainment Consumers Association 1244:Entertainment Software Rating Board 962:as "too brain-impaired to get it." 709:Sony Computer Entertainment America 492:Institute for Creative Technologies 5905:"Jack Thompson still has a grudge" 5769:Fahey, Mike (September 25, 2008). 5683:from the original on July 15, 2009 4918:Gillett, Nick (October 22, 2005). 4292:"Take-Two sues Jack Thompson over 4142:Tilley, Steve (November 1, 2006). 4119:. October 14, 2016. Archived from 3840:Leibl, Matt (September 18, 2013). 3582:from the original on May 29, 2006. 3568:Baldas, Tresa (January 11, 2005). 3058:Sandler, Adam. "CLEAN UP MY MTV?" 2552:from the original on March 8, 2015 2388:from the original on July 25, 2008 1550:Entertainment Software Association 1119:and Rockstar for £50 million in a 25: 6819:People from Coral Gables, Florida 6415:California v. Activision Blizzard 6245:List of controversial video games 6151:Jack Thompson versus Adam Sessler 5702:McCauley, Dennis (July 9, 2008). 5675:Alexander, Leigh (July 9, 2008). 4211:from the original on May 27, 2015 3882:"Violent video games not reality" 3880:Sledge, Kaffie (April 30, 2006). 3462:Attorney in Fayette case bows out 3123:from the original on May 27, 2007 2525:from the original on May 18, 2011 2350:Musgrove, Mike (April 17, 2007). 1744:Federal Communications Commission 1742:, by filing a complaint with the 1708:was directly responsible for the 5439:from the original on May 9, 2008 5256:Decency crusader backs up Howard 4336:. March 17, 2007. Archived from 4306:. March 16, 2007. Archived from 4101:". Associated Press, 2006-10-13. 4081:". Associated Press, 2006-10-12. 3658:Take-Two Goes After Chief Critic 2888:, 960 F.2d 134 (11th Cir. 1992). 2594:Philips, Chuck (June 18, 1990). 2546:"Who the Hell Is Jack Thompson?" 2205:In an April 2016 interview with 1806:off the air.' Or you know what? 1335:West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana 1013:Miami-Dade County Public Schools 896:," and asked Minnesota Governor 382:. Humphrey warned locally-based 172:Vanderbilt University Law School 4942:An Open Letter to Jack Thompson 4237:. Out-law.com. August 2, 2004. 3795:Local gamers celebrate premiere 3115:Chris Kohler (April 24, 2007). 3012:Time Warner in the Line of Fire 1175:selling the latest game in the 976:, from releasing a game called 575:1997 Heath High School shooting 281:, the company of 2 Live Crew's 6669:Truth in Video Game Rating Act 6166:Jack Thompson vs Paul Levinson 5903:Luke Winkie (March 10, 2022). 5195:Chalk, Andy (March 17, 2011). 4659:The Big Story with John Gibson 4609:. The Advocate. Archived from 4605:Minton, James (June 3, 2006). 4480:"Video game ban misses target" 3336:, 300 F.3d 683 (6th Cir. 2002) 2596:"The 'Batman' Who Took On Rap" 1620:and of the children's charity 1229:Columbine High School massacre 248:, to dismiss him as a "kook". 1: 6328:Super Columbine Massacre RPG! 5357:Broward Daily Business Review 5141:"Love note from Jack, to Hal" 2732:American Broadcasting Company 2672:Tyndale House Publishers, Inc 2278:Spencer Halpin's Moral Kombat 2273:– Frequently covered Thompson 2163:historically black university 1734:In 2004, Thompson helped get 1716:and that Valve had until 5:00 1577:Electronic Entertainment Expo 939:Washington Navy Yard shooting 686:, and my son's no murderer." 6814:Vanderbilt University alumni 6644:Intellectual property rights 5934:"Arts Censors of the Year". 5485:. Slate.com. March 7, 2008. 5054:October 21st, 2005 news post 3699:Take-Two Settles With Critic 3595:Gutierrez Krueger, Joline. " 2886:Luke Records Inc. v. Navarro 2004:, a handprint with the word 1657:, executive director of the 1582:I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator 1543:A Modest Video Game Proposal 1522:Northern Illinois University 857:On March 14, 2007, Take-Two 209:Boys Want Sex in the Morning 6009:September 29, 2007, at the 5961:The Florida Bar v. Thompson 5736:The Florida Bar v. Thompson 5642:The Florida Bar v. Thompson 5369:Thompson v. The Florida Bar 5330:Thompson v. The Florida Bar 5318:Thompson v. The Florida Bar 5130:MSNBC, 2007-04-21, 8:42 AM. 5001:different reasons, same fun 4893:Jack Thompson Versus Gamers 4782:MSNBC, 2007-04-16, 7:27 PM. 3754:September 24, 2012, at the 2863:The Crew: Courage or Crime? 2033: 1410:books and Thompson's book, 1406:, which publishes both the 1390:Left Behind: Eternal Forces 1015:board unanimously passed a 834:Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 800:Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 797:employee selling a copy of 723:, and the case was closed. 467:Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 315:", and he sent a letter to 6845: 6196:February 28, 2021, at the 6032:South Florida Sun-Sentinel 6015:South Florida Sun-Sentinel 5618:November 28, 2012, at the 5546:February 10, 2008, at the 5320:, No. SC02-82 (Fla. 2002). 5243:South Florida Sun-Sentinel 4818:November 27, 2011, at the 3639:December 17, 2010, at the 2988:Rodney King Gets Rap Offer 2238:Communications Decency Act 2159:Florida A&M University 1667:September 11, 2001 attacks 1540: 1476:– they only published the 1310:, and U.S. District Judge 1154:U.S. District Court, SD FL 730: 474:, a Japanese company, as " 391:to an exclusive function. 229:Miami-Dade County, Florida 29: 6809:Disbarred Florida lawyers 6784:Denison University alumni 6654:1993 U.S. Senate hearings 6649:Video Recordings Act 1984 6639: 6517:regionally censored games 6240: 5829:"Jack Thompson Disbarred" 5771:"Jack Thompson Disbarred" 5464:November 8, 2013, at the 4957:October 30, 2006, at the 4677:January 25, 2010, at the 4572:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 4533:October 11, 2007, at the 4374:Christian Science Monitor 4042:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 3969:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 3728:January 15, 2016, at the 3271:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 3036:Anger Over Madonna Single 2478:"Jack Thompson Disbarred" 2289:– Thompson is interviewed 2281:– Thompson is interviewed 1624:, stepped in to make the 1611:, the creators of gaming 1214:Christian Science Monitor 1184:Mortal Kombat: Armageddon 1022:Thompson also criticized 921:Chicago Transit Authority 274:As Nasty As They Wanna Be 48: 6779:Jack Thompson (activist) 6491:Corrupted Blood incident 6384:Digital Homicide Studios 6234:Video game controversies 5261:October 6, 2012, at the 5227:Broadcasting & Cable 5048:August 19, 2006, at the 4984:Coco Beans in Warm Water 4798:August 12, 2014, at the 4429:October 6, 2012, at the 4411:Fort Worth Star-Telegram 4392:October 6, 2012, at the 4182:January 5, 2012, at the 4097:August 16, 2016, at the 3886:Columbus Ledger-Enquirer 3602:August 25, 2007, at the 3575:The National Law Journal 3041:October 6, 2012, at the 3017:October 6, 2012, at the 2993:October 6, 2012, at the 2956:October 6, 2012, at the 2868:October 6, 2012, at the 2844:October 6, 2012, at the 2794:October 6, 2012, at the 2752:, 2D, September 9, 1988. 2724:"The Virtue Vigilante". 2647:American Bar Association 1227:in the aftermath of the 768:Alabama attorney general 257:Supreme Court of Florida 144:Supreme Court of Florida 18:Jack Thompson (attorney) 6449:Cheating in video games 5398:|access-date=2014-12-15 5293:Topic A with Tina Brown 5119:San Francisco Chronicle 4898:March 13, 2007, at the 4509:Thompson, John Bruce. " 4435:The Wall Street Journal 4050:TechWeb Technology News 3608:The Albuquerque Tribune 3437:San Francisco Chronicle 3189:. CNN, October 8, 2005. 2912:The Wall Street Journal 2698:, 1B, November 6, 1988. 2660:Thompson, Jack (2005). 2140:Beasley Broadcast Group 2120:, a character from the 1829:Actions against the bar 1809:Everybody Loves Raymond 1650:San Francisco Chronicle 1516:, who the previous day 1503:Omaha Police Department 1341:Other public commentary 861:seeking to permanently 818:Albuquerque, New Mexico 335:'s views on politics". 279:Luke Skyywalker Records 6804:Lawyers from Cleveland 6674:Video Game Decency Act 6466:Death of Brandon Crisp 6444:Blitzchung controversy 5989:and Hanging Himself". 5831:. 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