I'm not a fan of Jack Thompson - never have been and never will. If he just waged a never-ending war against videogames, that would be one thing, but as someone who studied a little law in school I'm offended from that point-of-view as well. How he is able to do things like sending the picture described in the article and still be taken seriously by the media and still have the right to practice law is absurd. My favorite part is when GamePolitics interviews Jack about the picture, and when a great comparison is made regarding his pic and videogames, he refuses to answer by being childish.

From the article:

As GamePolitics readers know, controversial Miami attorney Jack Thompson has been involved in a protracted legal struggle with the Florida Bar and the Florida Supreme Court.

The Bar, which placed Thompson on trial for allegations of professional misconduct in December, is pursuing discipline which could ultimately see Thompson stripped of his license to practice law.

The Florida Supreme Court, meanwhile, has grown weary of Thompson’s many filings, which it terms abusive of the legal process. Based on a recent show cause order, it seems likely that the Supreme Court will soon refuse to accept anything submitted by Thompson. The Florida Supremes also have a hand in Thompson’s troubles with the Bar. The Supreme Court, for example, appointed the referee, Judge Dava Tunis, who presided over Thompson’s Bar trial and will soon issue a ruling on her findings.

That’s the backstory. Late Tuesday afternoon, Thompson sent GamePolitics an e-mail which contained a new filing with the Florida Supreme Court. The document (MS Word) was CC:’d to numerous attorneys, Florida Bar officials, and even state prosecutors. For the most part, it was standard-issue Thompson bluster, but we took note of the final sentence:

Below is what The Florida Bar will look like if [the Florida Supreme] court acts affirmatively on its show cause order, figuratively speaking, of course:

The picture is that of a devastated building, possibly from World War II.

Read the rest of the article over at gamepolitics.com

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