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Mr. Shizzy · 01/10/2009 07:51 PM

Jack Thompson the lawyer who is always making the headlines for his protests about violence video games is attempting to sue Facebook for $120 million. The lawsuit is claiming that Facebook failed to supervise their site as Jack Thompson hate group has been set up by users of the popular social networking website.

    Facebook Inc., the world’s most popular social-networking Web site, was accused in a lawsuit of letting site users post violent threats against a lawyer who was later disbarred.

    Plaintiff Jack Thompson said the postings started after the CBS news show “60 Minutes” aired its interview with him in 2006 as a crusader against video game violence, according to the complaint he filed Sept. 29 in federal court in Miami. The games influence players to 'borrow' cars and shoot people, he says. Thompson sued some of the game makers before the Florida Supreme Court disbarred him as an attorney in 2008, according to court records.

    Facebook users started an “I Hate Jack Thompson” group, according to the lawsuit. The complaint cites a posting that said “Jack Thompson should be smacked across the face with an Atari 2600.” Thompson included images of the Facebook postings in the lawsuit.

    Thompson claims intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress and failure to supervise the site, and seeks at least $120 million in damages.

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trademark91 · 01/10/2009 07:56 PM

lol, im gonna join this group now

lembas · 01/10/2009 08:04 PM

trademark91 Wrote:lol, im gonna join this group now

yeah, that.

I lol'd.

300nukez · 01/10/2009 08:06 PM

he needs to get a life it should be a given that there are allot of anus holes in the world ready to pwn him or anyone for just about anything :/

trademark91 · 01/10/2009 08:07 PM

he is the definition of the word tool lol

1-R · 01/10/2009 08:12 PM

Facebook sucks.

feinicks · 01/10/2009 08:17 PM

lol....

ameer · 01/10/2009 08:49 PM

300nukez Wrote:he needs to get a life it should be a given that there are allot of anus holes in the world ready to pwn him or anyone for just about anything :/

To be fair, this is a good way to get rich fairly quick lol
Also i would be pretty upset if i there was a facebook group called 'I hate Ameer' with thousands of members

trademark91 · 01/10/2009 08:55 PM

* trademark91 is setting up ameer hate group now

xBu · 01/10/2009 09:24 PM

lol ^

Chaoticgamer Wrote:Facebook sucks.

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