Utah Senate President Looks To Sue Jack Thompson For Continual Spam
from the with-friends-like-these... dept
Disbarred lawyer Jack Thompson, made famous for never missing an opportunity to blame violent video games for any sort of violent activity (despite a near total lack of evidence to support this), has focused his post-lawyer life on trying to get states to pass anti-violent video game laws. Of course, this has been a tough slog. Utah appeared to be his only hope, but even that state eventually vetoed the bill, noting that it didn't make much sense. Thompson, who is known as a prolific emailer, has apparently been emailing Utah politicians quite a bit since this decision came down, and now the President of the Utah Senate (who supported the Thompson's bill) is threatening to go after Thompson using CAN SPAM anti-spam laws, telling Thompson:I asked you before to remove me from your mailing list. I supported your bill but because of the harassment will not again. If I am not removed I will turn you over to the AG for legal action.Can't wait to see Thompson claim that this is all part of the conspiracy of video game fans against him. Clearly, the video gamers have somehow brainwashed the President of the Utah Senate...
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No, if you had bothered reading the truly terrible Doom novels, you would know it was the Cyberdemons that were responsible for that...
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Jack Thompson, as far as I know, lives in Florida. The Utah senate doesn't have to give a crap about anything he says.
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You're new, aren't you?
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"e-mail whose primary advertisement purpose is advertising or promoting a commercial product or service,"
Political lobbying doesn't seem like it would fall into those categories
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Poor Jack, much like Joseph Smith he finds himself wandering the promised land of Utah, the butt of many jokes.
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Jack? Is that you? It's going to be "OK" now.
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huh...
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B) Also, no, they aren't 'required' to hear what people have to say. You can't send offensive or threatening letters to a public official, even if they may fall under your right of free speech. You want to talk to an official you attend public forums or make an appointment. Carpet bombing their mailbox is an abuse.
C) Yeah, I think Anonymous12 is Jack, too.
IMHO, IANAL, I am also not a public servant.
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