Whacko Jacko Thompson at it yet again..

[SirFozzie]

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...hp?story=11011

Infamous Florida-based lawyer and anti-gaming crusader Jack Thompson has returned with a new wrongful death suit in the trial of Albuquerque teen Cody Posey, citing Sony, Rockstar and publisher Take-Two as defendants in the case.

Posey was charged in 2004 for the murders of his father, step-mother and 13 year old step-sister at a New Mexico ranch, after an alleged long history of parental physical and sexual abuse. He was convicted of first degree murder in February of this year and has since been serving a juvenile sentence.

According to reports by the Albuquerque Tribune, the new 68-page $600 million countersuit, filed today by Thompson on behalf of the remaining members of the Posey family, names Posey, Rockstar, Sony, and Take-Two as defendants, claiming Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City gave the teen simulated weapons training and made him an "extraordinarily effective" killer, adding, "Posey essentially practiced how to kill on this game. If it wasn't for Grand Theft Auto, three people might not now be dead."

The tactics are strikingly similar to the Alabama case Thompson took on late in 2005, which blamed Sony, Take-Two and retailer Wal-Mart for contributing to the murders of Fayetteville police officers by Devin Moore, said to have been 'trained' by Grand Theft Auto III.

In that case, the trial was soon derailed when defense attorneys filed a motion to have Thompson removed from the case, on the grounds that his multiple press releases attacking the defense attorneys was against court decorum and in violation of legal ethics. Thompson removed himself from the case soon afterward, and presiding Judge Moore ordered the circuit clerk to notify the state bar association that Thompson's temporary Alabama law license would be revoked.

[Ksyrup]

While it's not personal, I unfortunately have some history with this guy.

From Wikipedia:

In April 2006, Thompson filed a second suit, this time in federal court, against the Florida Bar, alleging it is harassing him by investigating what he calls baseless complaints made by disgruntled opponents in previous disputes. His five-count complaint asks for more than $1 million in damages. The lawsuit alleges the Bar is pursuing baseless ethics complaints brought against Thompson by Tew Cardenas attorneys Lawrence Kellogg and Al Cardenas of Miami, and by two lawyers from the Philadelphia office of Blank Rome, in violation of Thompson’s constitutional rights. According to the lawsuit, the Bar is looking at Thompson for violations of a bar rule that prohibits attorneys from making disparaging remarks about judges, other attorneys, or court personnel. Thompson has 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.”[85]



Tew Cardenas is my former firm and I worked pretty closely with Kellogg and Cardenas. The guy would send emails once or twice a month to every attorney in our firm, chastising us for representing a particular client and alleging that we were acting illegally or unethically in allowing them to turn the population into a bunch of heathens and whatnot. Or one level, it was amusing; but on another, it is hard to understand how someone like that could continue to hold a license.

[SirFozzie]

I'd like to lock this guy and Fred Phelps in a room, and see who killed the other first

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

I'd like to lock this guy and Fred Phelps in a room, and see who killed the other first

Make sure to leave them a game of Grand Theft Auto III in the room.

[SirFozzie]

Originally Posted by Kodos

Make sure to leave them a game of Grand Theft Auto III in the room.

Oh come on, we don't want to give Jacko all the advantage.. we'll get Fred Phelps a coulple of his "Thank God for AIDS" signs as well