Jack Thompson's epic faliure.

Things have finally come to a head for Mr. Thompson, the anti-gaming right wing loony attorney from Florida. Thompson's disbarment has been on the plate for a while now. Thompson has been facing disbarment for 31 (!) various infractions of misconduct. Though I don't think his harassing email to the mother of Strauss Zelnick, Take Two's chairman, is one of them.

After finding him responsible for 27 separate instances of professional misconduct, the Florida Bar has requested that controversial Miami attorney and anti-gaming activist Jack Thompson be disbarred for 10 years, reports GamePolitics.
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And what exactly do those 27 guilty verdicts pertain to?

Among the Florida Bar offenses for which Judge Tunis has recommended a guilty verdict:

* Knowingly making a false statement of material fact or law to a tribunal
* Knowingly disobeying an obligation under the rules of a tribunal
* Communicating the merits of the case with a judge before whom the proceeding is pending
* Using means that have no purpose other than to embarrass, delay or burden a third person
* Engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation
* Engaging in conduct in connection with the practice of law that is prejudicial to the administration of justice, including to knowingly or through callous indifference disparage or humiliate litigants or other lawyers
* Making statements that the lawyer knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to the truth or falsity concerning the qualifications or integrity of a judge
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Thompson also handed in a 14 page 4,500 word "objection" after he was denied the ability to verbalize his rambling tirade. He then stomped his feet, called the Florida bar fascists, called the presiding judge arrogant and incompetent and probably said some other stupid shit too. If one takes the time to read Thompson's rambling, delusional "objection," you quickly realize just how fucking nuts the guy is. Especially when you get to the part where he compares himself to Jesus and John The Baptist.

Before walking out of the courtroom, Thompson filed what he called "Thompson's Formal Objection to June 4 Sanctions Hearing." In the rambling, 4,500-word objection, Thompson questioned Tunis' ability to preside at his hearing, calling her incompetent and arrogant and threatening to have her removed from office "in the days and weeks ahead." He also went on to call the people run The Florida Bar fascists and denied that he was involved some sort of "petty culture war."
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You can go to the above quoted source (kotaku.com) to read Jack Thompson's lengthy letter.

If all of this still doesn't convince you Thompson is crazy...

Thompson had alleged in his lawsuit that The Florida Bar has participated in a civil conspiracy, collaborating with complainants who have filed SLAPP bar complaints against him to shut him up.

The Bar claims that Thompson had violated an order not to send a circuit court judge any letters or emails relating to a November 2005 case involving the death of two police officers. The Bar claims Thompson violated the order more than 30 times but no contempt charges were filed against Thompson.

The complaint also alleges that Thompson has sent strong and accusatory letters and e-mails to several lawyers including Miami attorney Alberto Cardenas, lawyers with the Philadelphia law form of Blank Rome and Judge James Moore of Fayette County, Ala.

One of the counts against Thompson is for his letter to Cardenas accusing him of “distribution of pornography to children”.
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It's still too early to say goodbye to Jack just yet, as Thompson still has motions filed against the Florida Bar and against the Florida Supreme Court. However, once these machinations begin to peter out he will be left with nothing until his 10-year disbarment is up. Perhaps that's what he plans. To have his other asinine motions go on and on until he is allowed to reapply to the bar.