Court says hit the road: Jack Thompson disbarred, Thompson responds
“And don’t you come back no more, no more, no more,” and so on. Breaking news, gamers! The Supreme Court of Florida has approved Jack Thompson’s disbarment. Thompson, of course, responded to the court’s decision. Details after the link.
“And don’t you come back no more, no more, no more,” and so on. Breaking news, gamers! The Supreme Court of Florida has approved Jack Thompson‘s disbarment.
Aside from the disbarment, he is also ordered to reimburse the Florida Bar fees totaling to the amount of US$ 46,675.35.
It was Judge Dava Tunis who recommended the disbarment to the court last July, saying that Thompson:
[…] 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.
Thompson, of course, responded to the court’s decision, saying that the disbarment was the Court’s retaliation for a case he won a few years ago, when the SC was forced to pay him a certain amount of money for damages. He explains in his press release that:
This disbarment is in retaliation, among other things, for ThompsonÂ’s Tyndale House book Out of HarmÂ’s Way, published in 2005, which blew the whistle on the Florida Supreme CourtÂ’s earlier efforts in the 1990Â’s to literally pathologize his faith-based and successful activism against the American entertainment industry.
[…] 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.
Well, looks like another court drama for Thompson. He has a chance for a retrial, but only if the motion is submitted by a member of the Florida Bar in good standing. Any bets on the chances of that happening?
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Via Kotaku