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Posted Jul 07, 2009 at 11:04PM by Mabie A. Listed in: News Tags: Florida, Jack Thompson
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Jack Thompson disbarred - Image 1Jack Thompson was already disbarred in Florida back in September of 2008. 10 months after Florida, that disbarment from the practice of law might just go federal. Judge Federico Moreno of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has issued a court order to Thompson, directing him to explain why his Florida disbarment should not be extended to the federal level.

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Posted Sep 25, 2008 at 10:25AM by Isaac C. Listed in: News Tags: Florida, Jack Thompson
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Hit the road: Jack Thompson disbarred, Thompson - Image 1"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.

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Posted Jun 04, 2008 at 05:50PM by Sally B. Listed in: News Tags: Florida, Jack Thompson
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Jack Thompson - Image 1It's still far from the end of the road for Jack Thompson: apparently, the Florida lawyer walked out of his recent disciplinary hearing after filing his own formal objections to the sanctions hearing. The result? An enhanced disbarment recommendation that may result in barring Thompson from practicing law for ten years. More details in the full article.

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Posted Apr 02, 2008 at 10:52PM by Glen D. Listed in: Opinions & Analysis, Humor Tags: Florida, Jack Thompson, Rampage, G4
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Jack Thompson - Image 1Activist lawyer Jack Thompson has been on the case of violent games and their developers for years now, and he's provoked the ire of gamers time and again. We're looking back at some of the most memorable quotes he's ever dropped, and we've chosen the twenty best out of them all. See the full list of Jack Thompson's most memorable quotes right after the jump!

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Posted Mar 20, 2008 at 09:26PM by Ryan C. Listed in: Off Topic Tags: Florida, Jack Thompson
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Jack Thompson - Image 1Jack Thompson, Miami-based attorney and anti-gaming advocate, has just been sanctioned by the Florida Supreme Court. The order issued states that the lawyer will not be able to file anything with the Court, unless he has another lawyer with good standing to do it for him. Check out all the details in the full article, as well as what the Court has to say about Jack.

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Posted Mar 06, 2008 at 05:53AM by David T. Listed in: News, Games, All Star Cheer Squad Tags: THQ, Florida, Nunchuk, wrestling, Wii Balance Board
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Cheerleaders cheering - Image 1It would seem that THQ is in an experimental mood. Perhaps due to the trouble it has received at the hands of a wrestling company, the video game publisher has decided to switch to cheerleaders instead.

Yes, you heard us right. THQ has announced what is supposed to be the first-ever cheerleading video game: All Star Cheer Squad. Look for more "cheery" news after the jump.

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Posted Feb 15, 2008 at 02:08PM by Charles D. Listed in: News Tags: Fox News, Florida, Jack Thompson, Shootout, Virginia, Illinois
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Jack Thompson, Florida attourney and anti-video game activist - Image 1Jack Thompson is at it again, and this time he has his eye on the recent shoot out that occurred at North Illinois University earlier today. In an interview with Fox News, he presented the same arguments as with previous campus massacres and other violent incidents, pinning the blame once again on violent video games. You can read more about what Jack Thompson had to say, as well as the video interview in the full article after the jump.

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Posted Nov 22, 2007 at 09:40PM by Nicolo S. Listed in: News Tags: ESRB, Florida, Jack Thompson, San Diego, NIMF
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ESRB M-rating - Image 1A two-month survey conducted by the National Institute on Media and Family (NIMF) involving 60 retailers in the U.S. show that 46% of retailers sell M-rated video games to teens. The East County Youth Coalition and other youth groups are now requesting retailers to provide employees with proper training and separate M-rated titles from other games.

More on this at the full article!

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Posted Nov 05, 2007 at 10:24AM by Karl B. Listed in: News Tags: GDC, Florida, Jack Thompson, San Francisco, Lorne Lanning
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Jack Thompson - Image 1Anti-video games advocate and lawyer Jack Thompson has said that he will be present at this year's Game Developers Conference (GDC) for another round of debate. This was mentioned in a motion Thompson filed with the U.S. District Court in Florida.

Details about the debate are still hazy. So far, nobody from the GDC has confirmed whether or not Thompson's statements are true.

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Posted Aug 26, 2007 at 11:55AM by Ryan C. Listed in: News, Opinions & Analysis Tags: Sony, Florida, Jack Thompson, UK
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In light of the tragic ride-by killing of 11-year-old Rhys Jones, U.K. Conservative David Cameron cited and spoke out against various cultural influences - one of which is violent videogames - to be responsible for such abhorrent behavior among today's youth. The part of his rather lengthy speech about videogames, verbatim:

What has become of our society when we have this spate of children killing children? It means understanding and acting on that age-old maxim that it takes a village to raise a child. It means retailers stopping the sale of alcohol to young teenagers.


It means music companies, media companies, games manufacturers, not just thinking, ‘What is my social responsibility as a company in terms of the projects I support and the charities I back, good and important as they are’, but asking, ‘What is the effect of the music I produce, the games I market and the programmes I broadcast?’


The rest of the article after the jump!

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