… no wait, Savior was Jesus.
According to a report by Gamepolitics.com Jack Thompson has removed himself from the Grand Theft Auto lawsuit in Alabama, Strickland v. Sony.
This report is backed by additional information in the Tuscaloosa News, but you’ll have to register to read it.
Thompson, in all his usual bravado and mis-statement of fact, has cited his expertise as reason for recusing himself, indicating that his withdrawal was inevitable, as he would likely need to take the stand as a witness in the case. I fail to see why, as he has no expert credentials, no forensic expertise, and would probably just want to get up ‘on stage’ to launch another tirade against games. No responsible judge would ever allow it.
More interesting is the fact that his recusal came as the presiding judge in the case, the Honorable James Moore, was considering whether or not to revoke Thompson’s Pro Hac Vice status in Alabama for this case. Considering that neither the judge nor the Alabama Bar have any love for the Florida attorney (who is, incidentally, currently under investigation by the Florida Bar), one is forced to wonder just how much of this was Thompson’s attempt to save the case from being torpedoed before it even began. Thompson had responded to the court’s request for reason behind his actions with this letter, in which he manages to plug his book while making some pretty large claims about Blank Rome, the law firm representing Take Two/Rockstar.
Jack has also made point of seizing upon comments made by Warren Spector recently, who indicated displeasure with the way Rock Star was implementing their gaming technology. Spector recently spoke out against the “mindless killfests”, and indicated his frustration with Take Two and Rockstar for not making better, more intelligent games with their technology. According to GamePolitics, Jack has indicated that “Warren Spector just got himself a free plane ticket to testify in the Fayette, Alabama video game murder lawsuit, for plaintiffs. Trust me.”
Oh Jack… do you do children’s parties? You wouldn’t have to wear the funny shoes and rubber nose, just stand there and talk for a little while.
Finally, someone else agrees that we should just ignore this clown.
Yeah, I mean it’s fun to mock him occasionally, and the PA donation was certainly newsworthy, but we’re really into “feed not the troll” territory at this point.
Yup — I too think that we should all just ignore Mr. Thompson. Not because I don’t think that our society needs to have a productive debate about how violence is portrayed in entertainment media, like movies and video games, but because I don’t belive that Mr. Thompson has anything to contribute to such a debate.
That said, Carl, your obsession with the activities of Mr. Thompson simply ensures that he will receive even more attention then he already does!