# Jack Thompson subpoenas the President. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 7, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-thompson-subpoenas-the-president/418403 "2007-09-07T21:38:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-thompson-subpoenas-the-president/418403/1 "2007-09-07T21:38:25Z")
Title says it all, really. If you’re not aware of who[Thompson](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thompson_%28attorney%29) is, count yourself lucky. He’s an anti-video games campaigner, among other things; but he’s nutty enough that you probably wouldn’t want him on your side. [Proof?](http://news.filefront.com/wacky-jacky-subpoenas-george-w-bush/) > [@](#): > > Jack Thompson has filed documents with a federal court in Florida requesting to subpoena President George W. Bush for a deposition to retain Thompson’s license to practice law. Thompson, the bane of gamers everywhere, is in the midst of two ethic complaints which were filed by the Florida Bar and will face a court appointed mediator on November 26th. Wacky Jacky is currently suing the mediator, Judge Dava Tunis, along with the Florida Supreme Court and the Florida Bar. Yes. Because the correct response after suing a judge and a state supreme court and law body, in order to keep your license, is to set your sights _upward_. This is really less a complaint, as this pretty much guarantees he’ll get, well, what he deserves. This is more a thread to point and laugh. So. _points_ _laughs_ ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-thompson-subpoenas-the-president/418403/2 "2007-09-07T21:42:07Z")
Wow. I wish Fred Phelps would condemn him to hell. That’d be some good fireworks. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-thompson-subpoenas-the-president/418403/3 "2007-09-07T21:45:46Z")
I for one am thrilled that someone like Jack Thompson is leading the charge against video game violence. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-thompson-subpoenas-the-president/418403/4 "2007-09-07T21:51:39Z")
If he adversely affects the release date for Halo 3, I’ll show him some goddam violence! ---
**Author:** ![Plynck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-thompson-subpoenas-the-president/418403/5 "2007-09-07T21:54:59Z")
> [@](#): > > “In every school shooting, we find that kids who pull the trigger are video gamers.” Gotta love logic like that. ---
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-thompson-subpoenas-the-president/418403/6 "2007-09-07T22:32:03Z")
[QUOTE=Plynck] Gotta love logic like that. [/QUOTE] A entails B; therefore, B entails A. You and your pagan, humanistic, pro-gay ‘logic’ have a problem with that? Huh? Punk! ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-thompson-subpoenas-the-president/418403/7 "2007-09-07T22:37:44Z")
The irony of that quote is that, IIRC, he uttered it in conjunction with the Virginia Tech shootings, whose perpetrator was later shown to have little-to-no interest in video games at all. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-thompson-subpoenas-the-president/418403/8 "2007-09-07T23:50:06Z")
[Jack Thompson is the only lawyer in the State of Florida to be certified sane.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(attorney)#Campaign_against_Janet_Reno) This came after he campaigned against Janet Reno in his inimitable fashion: > [@](#): > > Thompson gave Reno a letter at a campaign event requesting that she check a box to indicate whether she was homosexual, bisexual, or heterosexual. Yes. Sane. I bet he has a little card in his wallet saying as much. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f07891/32.png) [@Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Plastic_Ninja)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-thompson-subpoenas-the-president/418403/9 "2007-09-08T00:45:38Z")
[QUOTE=Derleth] Yes. Sane. I bet he has a little card in his wallet saying as much. [/QUOTE] Hey! It’s special! Not everyone has one of those! :mad: 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-thompson-subpoenas-the-president/418403/10 "2007-09-08T01:20:49Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] Wow. I wish Fred Phelps would condemn him to hell. That’d be some good fireworks. [/QUOTE] Hell, Thompson shows potential for being the next Fred Phelps (Phred is, among other things, a disbarred attorney). ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-thompson-subpoenas-the-president/418403/11 "2007-09-08T01:23:12Z")
[QUOTE=BJMoose] Hell, Thompson shows potential for being the next Fred Phelps (Phred is, among other things, a disbarred attorney). [/QUOTE] I can just see him now, standing outside a funeral, holding a picket sign that says, “God hates frags!” ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-thompson-subpoenas-the-president/418403/12 "2007-09-08T02:48:59Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] I can just see him now, standing outside a funeral, holding a picket sign that says, “God hates frags!” [/QUOTE] [God answers](http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/2004/12/01/holy_combat). ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-thompson-subpoenas-the-president/418403/13 "2007-09-08T04:45:19Z")
He’s also the 2 Live Crew hater. And the Cop Killer guy. ---
**Author:** ![Darkhold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@Darkhold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darkhold)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-thompson-subpoenas-the-president/418403/14 "2007-09-08T04:58:45Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] The irony of that quote is that, IIRC, he uttered it in conjunction with the Virginia Tech shootings, whose perpetrator was later shown to have little-to-no interest in video games at all. [/QUOTE] No you’re totally wrong. See that guy did play a video game once…perhaps twice which proves Jack’s point after all. They’re obviously so corrosive it only takes that much exposure to the ‘murder simulators’ turn someone into a killing machine. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-thompson-subpoenas-the-president/418403/15 "2007-09-08T23:05:32Z")
[QUOTE=Darkhold] No you’re totally wrong. See that guy did play a video game once…perhaps twice which proves Jack’s point after all. They’re obviously so corrosive it only takes that much exposure to the ‘murder simulators’ turn someone into a killing machine. [/QUOTE] Especially if the game was Pong. _rimshot…misses_ ---
**Author:** ![Aioua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@Aioua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aioua)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2007, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-thompson-subpoenas-the-president/418403/16 "2007-09-09T04:46:47Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] I can just see him now, standing outside a funeral, holding a picket sign that says, “God hates frags!” [/QUOTE] I stand in awe… you win. I’m actually a bit sad… old jack is on his way out, and what if, y’know, he’s replaced by someone _competent_? That could be bad…