Below are some excerpts of testimony from the Jack Thompson December Bar trial. It would seem that Mr. Thompson sent a large amount of Emails Faxes etc. to the Judges presiding over cases he was involved in. Even though this is a long 9 part story I found it a very interesting read. GP is running this story to coincide with Judge Tunis’ decision expected in April
Go to
GamePolitics.com Bar Trial Series for the full story.
Florida Bar prosecutor Sheila Tuma
Alabama Circuit Court Judge James Moore
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Judge MOORE: That is a copy of an e-mail from Mr. Thompson dated November the 7th, 2005… It’s addressed to me….
TUMA: Please slowly read that paragraph.
Judge MOORE: “I was in your courtroom, Judge, and I felt like Alice in Wonderland must have felt. It’s okay for [video game industry attorney] Mr. Smith to act like a Mafia thug, but it’s unethical for me to point out the thuggery. What in hell - literally - is going on here? This is utter, utter nonsense and you’re watching it, Judge… it is open season in your Courthouse and courtroom on Christians who think that there are such things as decency and sexual material harmful to minors and murder simulators and so forth. This has got to stop.”
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Ronald Friedman From the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court
Exerpt from a memorandum from Jack Thompson to Judge Ronald Friedman by e-mail dated October 13th, 2006…
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RF: “What you conducted in your chambers, Judge, was the equivalent of Iran leading U.N. weapons inspectors around the country, taking them to places where the illegal activity was not occurring… I couldn’t care less what you did to me. What I care is that you, through judicial arrogance, have hung countless kids out to dry at school that will now be meaner and more dangerous. Next time you promise a hearing, I’ll bring a parent with me whose kid is in the ground because of a kid who trained to kill him or her in a violent video game. Try mocking that person, I dare you.”
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Although my limited and hopefully only experience with the court system was a tour of jury duty. I find it amazing that the Judges put up with Jack Thompson for as long as they did.
