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TSFMfest - not funny
04/18/09

In reply to Thompson's Final Pleading Most Likely Heard
It's ker-tee-or-ar-ee if you want to, you know, actually pronounce it correctly.
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NeVeRMoRe666
04/18/09

In reply to Thompson's Final Pleading Most Likely Heard
"it's likely the final spadeful of dirt was smoothed over the grave of Thompson's legal career yesterday."

*Dances on grave*

+ Watch video

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Alchemistmerlin
04/18/09

In reply to Thompson's Final Pleading Most Likely Heard
Didn't he get hit by a bus or something?

Or did I dream that?

What a nice dream.
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Valnen
04/18/09

@Alchemistmerlin: Wishing death upon people who don't deserve death makes you cool.

Oh wait, no, that makes you a monster.
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Sparkimus Prime
04/18/09

@Valnen: Greetings and welcome to the internet!
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Deus-Ex
04/18/09

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So to make the issue a LITTLE bit fairer (since I feel that there is a heavy biased against Mr. Thompson on this blog), I believe some of his stances on violence and video games are true. I actually believe that playing excessively violent video games can create aggression in young children (possible through observational learning) and there is evidence to back it up (I'll have to look in my AP Psychology text book to find out the study and where it was done).

Seriously people have to go deeper (on both sides) then stating bluntly biased conclusions on a very sensitive two-sided topic. There is a case to be made on both sides so everyone show the man a little respect.
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Gossy... Fortune and Glory
04/18/09

@Deus-Ex: What? You're bad mouthing video games? Violent, huh? GRAAAAAAGH.... I'll KILL YOU!!!
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NeVeRMoRe666
04/18/09

@Deus-Ex: Regardless, even if there was some validity to his claims, what he did to promote those claims wasn't just excessive but it embarassed the entire legal community. Law is founded on procedure and rules for a reason. He went above and beyond what was called for:

[www.gamepolitics.com]

Anyone who sends gay porn to a judge to condemn it (even though he had to be the one to look it up first) deserves no respect from me. Once you exploitatively use the legal system to fufill political aims (as is often the case in the states) all is but lost.
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ThisCharmingMan
04/18/09

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This just means he'll have more time to troll Kotaku. That would be pretty entertaining :)
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Derek Rumpler
04/18/09

@ThisCharmingMan: Hopefully he's never ban hammered. I could use that sort of amusement.
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ThisCharmingMan
04/18/09

@Derek Rumpler: Nah, he's on Crecente's friend list...if it is in fact the real deal.
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Gossy... Fortune and Glory
04/18/09

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Jack Thompson is the Rorschach of the gaming world... viewed as paranoid and insane even amongst his peers he is uncompromising in his methods (viewed so often as madness). He has looked at the world we have made for ourselves and is disgusted.

Leading a one man campaign against what he viewed as wrong, according to his own inflexible black and white set of values, he attempted to scrawl his own designs on our morally blank world.

The difference is that Rorschach is great and Jack is a bit of a prick.
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VengefulRonin
04/18/09

@Gossy... strictly 4 my ninjas: I should slap you for that, don't compare Thompson to Rorschach.
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Gossy... Fortune and Glory
04/18/09

@VengefulRonin:

Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain.

Doctor says "Treatment is simple. Great game GTA 4 gas new DLC. Go and play that. That should pick you up."

Man bursts into tears.

Says, "But Doctor... I'm Jack Thompson."

Good joke.

Everybody laugh.

Roll on snare drums.

Curtains.
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busboy33
04/18/09

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**Law nerd warning**

a) It's only got 4 syllables: SERSH-uh-RAR-e.
b) Anna Nicole's case actually raised a semi-interesting legal issue (I'm sure the opportunity to oogle a Playboy bunny was TOTALLY irrevelant to their decision to grant cert).

but yeah, no way in hell the Supremes grant cert to Jackie.

**crawling back under my rock**
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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
04/18/09

@busboy33: Wasn't it a state's rights issue or some kind of jurisdictional question?
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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
04/18/09

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He picked the wrong court to ask for this.

The Roberts court is notorious for its late night LANs. Why do you think Thomas falls asleep in court so often?
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Derek Rumpler
04/18/09

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He'll find something new to line his pockets. He already has a tremendous fan base with liberal news reporters.
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Chirish
04/18/09

@Derek Rumpler: And by that, you mean the religious right? That is what he is publicly known for, and appearing on FOX news... Which I imagine has a bigger hard on for him.
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KaemonKei
04/18/09

@Chirish: Yeah, its the right, thats why all his friends and stuff are liberals. He went along the same lines of Hilalry clinton on some things.

Saying its the right because of being on Fox is absurd. They let anyone on there no matter what the party.
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Shawn Savage
04/18/09

@KaemonKei:

"Saying its the right because of being on Fox is absurd. They let anyone on there no matter what the party."

Actually Fox News is exclusively to the right, anytime they have a left leaning figure on that network it's just to scream over top of them after they've asked them a question, or to cut their mic off to make fox seem smart.

Thompson is a religious right tool for sure.
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lolgreg
04/18/09

@Shawn Savage: Yeah on those occasions the segments consist of Bill O'Reilly shouting nonsense over top the other person, avoiding any valid argument they came on the show to make.

It makes for some solid entertainment. News? No... but entertainment.
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Quilt
04/12/09

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How dare they show their love and support for Dune.
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Billkwando
04/12/09

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The books are awesome. The movie really just set the tone for me when I started reading them.

Haven't read any of the Tupac Remix versions.
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svetlana
04/11/09

In reply to Lawyer-Mans of Dune Smack Down Second Life Arrakis
Oh bah. I understand why they did it but if SL had existed a few years ago and I would ever have been able to get over the levelless systemless system of it, this would've stung. So they'll pop SL over the head but not MUDs? Because I'm pretty sure there are a couple MUDs out there. Surely. Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series had its own blasted game, and you didn't see them going around taking out MUDs left and right. Tarmon Gaidon, which I used to play, is still kicking after what...10 years? Yes, Jordan has passed, but even with the recent news re: his posthumous publication/writing-via-some-other-guy, his estate have let people and their grassroots WoT worlds alone. I don't see why Herr Herbert's folks have to get spiny about this. Or rather, I see the pragmatic list, but think the spirit of it ought to be different.
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Pessimippopotamus
04/11/09

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The Sandworm is your GOD! Bring me more lawyers for I am hungry!!!
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LllusionX Mailed the Fission
04/11/09

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And where is Home while all of this happens? Why dont you guys tell me, i know you have an opinion.
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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
04/11/09

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Please please please make a Dune MMO! I want to have a house in the Landsraad. Or maybe I could have a sietch. Or maybe I could turn into a giant worm and try to protect the human race against the dangers of Krazilec.

The sleeper must awaken.
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DarkFalzX
04/11/09

@OW-Holmes: That's right! Throw in a couple of Bene Tleilax, Sardaukar, Honored Matre references and watch the screen explode from the over-geekage!
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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
04/11/09

@DarkFalzX: I need new pants.
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