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Thompson Threatens Wikipedia; Says GamePolitics Editor is "Next"

Mar 13, 2006 00:12

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Sounds like Assault to me ... verbinator March 13 2006, 04:34:49 UTC

I think the definition of "assault" involves both actually threatening or making the victim feel that he or she is threatened by the assailant.

Time to file another round of complaints with the Florida Bar Association.

Anyway ... isn't the content in the wikipedia supposed to be only those entries which can be verified by previously printed documentation? Facts, not opinions?

Re: Sounds like Assault to me ... brianj012 March 13 2006, 04:39:01 UTC

Assault applies more to threats to physically harm the subject I think. See my comment a little further down.

I stand corrected verbinator March 13 2006, 04:52:10 UTC

Though I would have to believe that somewhere in the vast expanse of US Tort law, there would be something that covers making threats of this nature against another individual.

Re: I stand corrected bm03 March 13 2006, 17:51:48 UTC

In the UK, there is "harassment" (and everybody's favourite, "antisocial behaviour") for this sort of thing, I'd imaging that there's something similar in US Law.

/b

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synthiviper March 13 2006, 04:35:07 UTC

Jack Thompson: Censor of the Year.

I can't even begin to describe my embarassment when he goes on these crazy crusades. It's not even bad enough to say that I'm from the same country, but that we both happen to be homo sapiens. It sickens me that someone could be so inhumanly evil towards other humans.

brianj012 March 13 2006, 05:01:51 UTC

Yeah, I am considering renouncing my citizenship to Sol 3 and getting out of dodge. I hear Mars is great this time of year.

synthiviper March 13 2006, 05:07:32 UTC

I'll volunteer to be on the crew of the first manned mission out there. Just to get the hell away.

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Interesting. brianj012 March 13 2006, 04:38:09 UTC

We all know his track record for ultimatums. I am thinking that if he actually carried through on his thread to sue every Tom, Dick, and Harry he threatened to he would get thrown up on a list of vexatious litigators quite promptly.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vexatious_litigation

Re: Interesting. iceph03nix March 13 2006, 18:53:07 UTC

Hes like a small child, you just have to shake your head and wait for him to run out of energy.

yzzerdd March 13 2006, 04:38:37 UTC

What is the hell does "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" supposed to mean? Is he scared about Dennis being next? "Your next!" is he Goldberg?

beardoggx March 13 2006, 04:51:52 UTC

Jack would have to be Jewish to be Goldberg.

my guess nortelrye March 13 2006, 05:34:20 UTC

Judging by JT's lust for attention, it was probably his excitement about being in the news again coming to an.....er, climax, as he was typing out the subject line. He probably had to go and change his shorts after clicking 'send'.

Re: my guess spudsey March 13 2006, 13:20:47 UTC

....x_x

I need some Comet and Brillo pads in order to scrub my brain now.

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beardoggx March 13 2006, 04:39:16 UTC

Jack has no case against Wikipedia. Case closed. So he should practice what he preaches: Grow up and get a life, Jack.