disbarment posts

With all of his bluster, his harsh statements and his criticisms, Florida attorney Jack Thompson can sometimes be entertaining with his almost always inaccurate assessment of the PC/video game industry. He has been a huge force in the mass media's coverage of games, stating that titles like Doom and the Grand Theft Auto series directly cause people to commit crimes and even murder. Today he lost a massive and prolonged battle in court to keep his law license.

Our sister site Joystiq reports that the Florida Supreme Court has finally disbarred him and has the full court decision in a gallery feature. It states Thompson made false accusations and constantly harassed opponents among the many actions described in the final decision. The decision becomes final in 30 days but you can bet Thompson will make all efforts to appeal. Even if his appeal is unsuccessful you can also bet Thompson will continue to rant against the game industry as a civilian.

Infamous anti-games attorney Jack Thompson is still defiant after having been recommended guilty on 27 of 31 counts of professional misconduct by Judge Dava Tunis, who presided over Jack Thompson's Florida Bar trial in 2007. The case will now be remanded to the Supreme Court of Florida for further ruling.

In his closing argument to the court, Thompson has stated that he will continue his fight against what he calls "the distribution of adult material, pornographic material, violent material, adult rated material to children", even after the point of disbarment, if that should be the eventual result.

We're curious to see whether or not his muckraking and glory-seeking will be as successful once he no longer commands a position of authority. It's difficult to demand respect as a janitor.