August 21, 2007 -
In July GamePolitics reported that controversial Miami attorney Jack Thompson was under pressure from Florida Bar officials to undergo a psychiatric evaluation (see Jack Thompson says FL Bar Official Demanded He Take Psych Test, Accept Suspension).In documents filed Monday with the U.S. District Court in Florida where he has a pair of lawsuits in progress against the Bar, Thompson wrote that he pre-emptively saw a psychologist at his own expense. A six-page report from the PhD was filed with the court this morning. It reads in part:
The overall impression is that of a socially committed, and religiously devout man, of Superior Intellectual Functioning, who does not suffer from any major mental illness or impairment. He is deeply committed to personal betterment and social progress which he feels involves the regulation of exposure of minors to pornography, obscenity and violence.
Concerning the accusations that Mr. Thompson displays “obsession” with pornography, obscenity and/or violence presented to minors, Mr. Thompson does not report or display any of said obsessions. That is, his self-report, his clinical presentation and his relationships with his wife and two close personal friends reveal no evidence of fixation with pornography, obscenity and/or violence. To the extent that testing data may reveal such obsessions, there was no evidence of this theme in his ideation.
Mr. Thompson appears to be a thoughtful, prosocial and erudite man whose life is anchored, fortified and enriched by his Evangelical Christianity. I find no evidence that his faith distorts, clouds or impairs his personal or professional judgment.
While Mr. Thompson displays certain areas of personal distress and difficulty, such problem areas are well within the range from which attorneys can and do practice competently and even expertly.
Dr. Wunderman's report notes that it is focused exclusively on three specific areas:
- Does Thompson suffer from a mental illness or disorder that impairs his capacity to competently practice law?
- Is Thompson obsessed with the prosecution and limiting of pornography and obscenity?
- Is Thompson obsessed with curtailing violent video-games that are marketed to minors.
The report also addressed Thompson's combative style:
I asked Mr. Thompson about the hyperbole and sarcasm that I read in some of his motions/pleadings. He said that he realizes that he may have offended some with his ad hominem writings, and he will be more moderate in his writing style in the future.
Comments
No Jack. We won't deal with it. Unlike the American government which people have so many problems with but aren't wanting to take the necessary steps to change it other than to wait, the gaming community is largely informed about your internet and courtroom antics and we DO WANT CHANGE. JT you may not rest until you see results, but we the gamers won't stop until we see you put in your place. The case just fell apart? No nonono, this is the beginning of the end of your ridiculous display.
And when the day comes, I'll make a road trip picking up other gamers and donate video games and video game systems to place on your yard so that you can have something to play.
Huh, so by your own admission, Dr. Wunderman's analysis of you was incomplete, due to the omission of all your crazy rantings at the Bar, other lawyers, judges, news sites, etc. Guess it's worthless as a judge of whether you are an obsessed lunatic then.
I hardly see how Dr. Wunderman is supposed to analyze your mental capacity with regard to dealing with the law and conspiracies when he isn't shown any relevant documents.
Guess we'll just have to wait for a proper exam where the evidence isn't pre-screened by the man who's being analyzed...
Is gamers supposed to be an insult? Jack take you and your generation of religous extremists and stop interfering with the new world. We believe in the rights of people, and the rights of speech. And I for one, am damn proud to be a gamer
http://fanboys-online.com/index.php?cid=187
Enjoy.
From WP:
"In sending documents to opponents, Thompson would frequently attach a photocopy of his driver's license, with a photo of Batman pasted over his own, just to make sure they knew who they were dealing with."
"In October 2006, Thompson sent a letter to Midway Games, demanding they cease and desist selling the latest game in the Mortal Kombat series, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, claiming that the game was illegally profiting on his likeness, because gamers could use the Kreate a Fighter option to make a character who looked like Jack Thompson.[77]"
There must be some definition of bizarre that I'm not getting...
Also, it would be best if you learned what an apology meant. You are practically trying to black mail Judge Moore for one, "Apologize, or I will..." is all that comes to mind from that little email there. It reminds me of the bullies in school, holding a kid up to a locker, threatening to beat them unless they hand over their lunch money. Again, for being this Crusader of Right and Wrong, of Everything that is Holy and the Good of the Children (Think of it as a title, like your Superior Intellectual Functioning appears to be), you are doing little more then tainting religion with your, and I shall use a certain word that I find rather amusing in your last paragraph there, rotten values.
And, just because I know I'm a porn crazed, serial killer in training, that wants nothing more then to spread such a thing to children: I agree entirely, kids should not be playing some games. However, that is not up to you, or the goverment. The last time I checked, parents are supposed to be the ones that raise their children, and even with such laws in place, if the parent feels the kid can play such a game, they will still get it. Nothing you do can change that, ever. Unless, of course, you honestly feel you are able to, which case I will have to say: Grow up. That is honestly the only thing that would come to mind from such actions.
I m surprised that this psychologist didnt even state any close association with any form of personality disorder. Judging all that I have seen on Jack Thompson he seems to have at least Schizoid, paranoid, or Schizotypal disorder. maybe not to the extreme to be hospitalized or cleared to be mentally ill but the point where it would be recognized that he has such instances of his personality going that way.
For all I know he could have schizoaffect, and well if he has that and has no outlet for dealing with stress, well he might just break down. Hmm maybe his outlet is to be a stupid asshole.
Well psychological evaluation or not he still has to face the florida bar. If this bar does not punish him in some way or form then for any wannabe lawyers out there (which maybe myself) lets pass the bar in florida. I bet we could get lie, cheat, steal, slander, deceive, and etc and still be able to practice law.
The thing is, we aren't judging Jack solely on the the basis of his online behavior. We're also judging him on his behavior in the legal system. That includes his conduct in court filings, his conduct in courts, and his behavior in regards to legislation he was supposed to be helping defend. There's also his behavior in public appearances in which he shows lack of debate skills when faced with pointed challenges.
Just so y'know.
Do you really think reading the WHOLE report is a very good eyecatching article.
Oh, how ironic it is that you are the one to complain about censorship.
Hooah!
for those who don't want to read a wall of text this is better way to explain it.
science-heres a theory do everything in your power to disprove it even if its not what humanity wants to hear.
religion-here a work of fiction from 2000+ years ago do everything in your power to prove everything about it is correct to please or brainwarshed followers.
both are exact polar opposites they cannot co-exist in todays zealot environment.I don't care really in what "invisible pink unicorns" folks
believe in but when they try and pass fiction on as some kind of fact
or shove draconian morals down our throats then it bothers me.
"[Jack] believes things like a child hanging himself was because of South Park, a show the child had never watched."
Did Kenny ever hang himself in South Park? The only time I recall him committing suicide was when he sacrificed himself to get a hospital's power generator online to save countless lives.
Why not a log in system for the comments, so people can be banned for faking, or trolling for that matter.
Jack has cleansed his act up a bit concerning his behaviour on the comments section. Still don't like what he stands for.
Wunderman & Wunderman, P.A.
Oren Wunderman, Ph.D. Terilee Wunderman, Ph.D. 7600 Red Road, Suite 222 Galloway Professional Center South Miami, Florida 33143 8600 S.W. 92nd Street, Suite 203 Licensed Psychologist (PY 3862) Miami, Florida 33156 Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (MT 716) Licensed Psychologist (PY 4278)
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (MH 255) Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (MT 914)
Phone: (305) 669-4490 Fax: (305) 385-7164 Phone: (305) 595-6633 Fax: (305) 385-7164
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION
Privileged and Confidential: For Professional Usage Only
Patient Name: Thompson, John (A.K.A. “Jack” Thompson)
Date of birth: July 25, 1951
Age: 56 Years Old
Dates of Evaluation: August 6, 2007, August 16, 2007 & August 18, 2007
Date of Report: August 20, 2007
Reason for Referral and Presenting Circumstances
Mr. Thompson is an attorney licensed in the State of Florida to practice law. The Florida Bar is currently investigating Mr. Thompson concerning the following allegations made by The Bar and several of Mr. Thompson’s legal adversaries:
1. It is alleged that Mr. Thompson suffers from a mental illness or disorder that impairs his capacity to competently practice law.
2. It is alleged that Mr. Thompson is “obsessed” with the prosecution and limiting of pornography and obscenity, a subject about which he has filed formal complaints.
3. It is alleged that Mr. Thompson is “obsessed” with curtailing violent video-games that are marketed to minors. He has sued the manufacturers of violent video- games that are marketed to minors, asserting that they promote real-life “copy-cat killings.”
Mr. Thompson engaged me to conduct an Independent Forensic Psychological Evaluation to assess the above-listed three allegations.
Informed Consent
Mr. Thompson was apprised of the limitations of confidentially associated with this assessment because of the on-going Bar investigation and the litigation in which he is a party.
Scope of Report
The report is a summary document that is focused only on the assessment of the above-
listed allegations. As such, this report is not data-exhaustive of all information obtained or all clinical findings and opinions.
Psychosocial History Reported on August 16, 2007
Mr. Thompson reported the following information:
Mr. Thompson was born and raised in Ohio, where he lived with his biological mother, father and sister, who is three years older than he. His parents were loving, supportive and structured. His parents are still married to each other. His father, now 88 years old, is in declining health and his mother, now 84, is in fairly good health. He has a relatively close relationship with his sister.
Mr. Thompson credibly denied being subjected to – or observing any- forms of sexual abuse or domestic violence during his upbringing. He was disciplined primarily via verbal admonishments, withdrawal of privileges and “times-out.” There was no usage of alcohol or recreational drugs in his family of origin.
Mr. Thompson married his wife, Ms. Patricia Thompson, in May 1976. They have one son, now 15 years old. He is very happily married to Ms. Thompson, describing her as a wonderful life partner, a superior lawyer, a great mother to their son, and a kindred “Evangelical Christian.”
Mr. Thompson developed an abiding devotion to Evangelical Christianity in his early adulthood, experiencing his faith as one of the cornerstone satisfactions and sources of strength in his life. He and his wife are both devout Evangelical Christians, a commonality that they both experience as inspirational and fortifying.
Mr. Thompson is a “stay-at-home-dad” who works from his home office and has plenty of opportunity to interact with his son, a role and relationship that he treasures.
Mr. Thompson has a life that is very full with friends, colleagues and fellow congregants. He and his wife socialize comfortably with others. Mr. and Ms. Thompson feel warmth and esteem from others and they feel positive attachments to a host of friends, colleagues and congregants in their lives. He feels a strong sense of commitment to the betterment of himself and to the community in general.
The history given by Mr. Thompson, and his clinical presentation during the interview, indicated psychological health, connectedness to loved ones and friends, and a deep, balanced connection to religion and spirituality. There was no evidence of a major mental illness or an impairment to competently practice law in his self-report or clinical presentation. There was no evidence of an obsessive pursuit of “righting all personal wrongs” or of the “righting of all social wrongs.” There was no evidence of a grandiose sense of having to be a “guardian of public morality.” (Quotation marks added by Dr. Wunderman)
Mental Status Examination Conducted on August 16, 2007
Mr. Thompson is a 56 year old, Caucasian male who presented in mild distress. He stated that he has, at times, felt offended by the ad hominem attacks made against him by The Bar and some of his legal adversaries. He presented as clean, neat and casually dressed. He was responsive to questions, elaborating freely upon many questions asked. He spoke with precision, often eloquently, and without tangentiality or circumstantiality. There was no point at which he took umbrage at the personal questions asked during this interview.
Mr. Thompson convincingly denied any current or historical delusions, hallucination, ideas of influence or ideas of reference, homicidal ideation, suicidal ideation, alcohol abuse, recreational drug usage or difficulties with appetite. He reported some recent difficulty sleeping that he attributed to his upset over the personal attacks against him by The Bar and some of his legal adversaries. He denied any episodes of disassociation, but did report one instance of having been temporarily knocked unconscious during a basketball game when he was a very young man. He drinks alcohol occasionally, and only in moderation. He reports generally feeling happy and blessed in his life. He is in generally good health and enjoys golfing and walking. He does not take any medications. His judgment and insight appear to be within normal limits.
There was no evidence of a major mental illness in Mr. Thompson’s self-report or clinical presentation. There was no evidence of an impairment to competently practice law in his self-report or clinical presentation.
Evaluation-Specific Questioning
I asked Mr. Thompson why he thought he was being accused by some of being mentally unstable or impaired from the competent practice of law. He said that he has never engaged in any form of bizarre or erratic practice of law. He felt that these attacks come from manufacturers of violent video games marketed and sold to minors and from radio “shock jocks” and owners of certain radio stations whom he has criticized and successfully filed complaints against.
I asked Mr. Thompson why he thought that he was accused of having an “obsession” against pornography and obscenity. He said that he does not feel or act pre-occupied with pornography or obscenity either in his personal life or his professional life. He said that he took action against certain radio “shock jocks” because he felt that the public airing of certain content was unarguably offensive, and the Federal Trade Commission concurred with his assessment. He stated that the airing of indecent material is a violation of Federal Law.
I asked Mr. Thompson why he felt that he was accused of having an “obsession” with violent video-games that are marketed to minors. He said that he feel that there is a direct, empirically verifiable link between certain violent video games marketed to minors and the subsequent frequency and modus operandi of some violent crimes committed by minors, especially toward police officers. He was clear in telling me that he felt that censoring violent subject matter to adults was not something that regulators should become involved in. However, he felt strongly that there is a clear and present danger to youth, and their subsequent victims, who view and interact with violent videos and video games. He stated that he represents three families in Alabama whose loved ones were killed by video-gamers.
I asked Mr. Thompson about the hyperbole and sarcasm that I read in some of his motions/pleadings. He said that he realizes that he may have offended some with his ad hominem writings, and he will be more moderate in his writing style in the future. He reported that there was a factual basis to each of his written statements.
I asked Mr. Thompson about the unsworn allegation made by a Judge from Alabama that he had intentionally withheld information from the Judge about a prior Florida Bar investigation about him. He said that he provided the Alabama Court with all prior records from The Florida Bar, and he can prove his compliance.
Psychological Testing and Interpretation of Results
The results produced by Mr. Thompson on the Minnesota Multi-Phasic Personality Inventory -2 indicated some areas of personal distress and difficulty. However, he does not appear psychotic or impaired to competently practice law.
The results produced by Mr. Thompson on the Millon Clinical Multaxial Inventory – III indicated some areas of personal distress and difficulty. However, he does not appear psychotic or impaired to competently practice law.
The results produced by Mr. Thompson on the Incomplete Sentence Blank – Adult Form, indicated that he is a pro-social, fundamentally optimistic person who feels a reverence for God.
The results produced by Mr. Thompson on the Multi-Modal Life History Inventory indicated no evidence of a major mental illness and no impairment to competently practice law.
Collateral Information
In the interests of comprehensiveness, the following sources of collateral information were either reviewed or sought:
1. Mr. Thompson reported that The Florida Bar investigated his mental health in approximately 1992. He said that, pursuant to that investigation, he submitted to a Psychological examination and a Psychiatric examination. He said that both assessments concluded that he was mentally well, competent to practice law, and functioning not from extremism, but from a thoughtful furtherance of his faith. I asked Mr. Thompson several times to furnish me with copies of the two evaluations and The Bar’s ultimate determinations. He said and showed me that he had requested this information several times from the Custodian of Records of The Florida Bar.
2. I read a number of Mr. Thompson’s motions to The Florida Bar and one
responsive motion from The Florida Bar. Also, I read several of his letters
and other documents on his website.
3. Collateral Interview with Ms. Patricia Thompson, Mr. Thompson’s wife, on
August 16, 2007. The information provided by Ms. Thompson does not support
the accusation against Mr. Thompson of alleged mental impairment or the
accusation of “obsession” with pornography or violence.
4. Collateral Interview with Mr. J. F. on August 18, 2007. Mr. J. F. is a close friend of Mr. Thompson. They have known each other for about the past ten years. The
information provided by Mr. J. F. does not support the accusation against Mr.
Thompson of mental impairment or the accusation of “obsession” with
pornography or violence.
5. Collateral Interview with Mr. M. T. on August 18, 2007. Mr. M. T, who is no
relation to Mr. John Thompson, has known Mr. John Thompson well for about the
past fifteen years. The information provided by Mr. M. T. does not support the
allegation against Mr. John Thompson of mental impairment or the accusation of
“obsession” with pornography or violence.
Summary and Impressions
Concerning Mr. John Thompson, the overall impression is that of a socially committed, and religiously devout man, of Superior Intellectual Functioning, who does not suffer from any major mental illness or impairment. He is deeply committed to personal betterment and social progress which he feels involves the regulation of exposure of minors to pornography, obscenity and violence.
Concerning the accusations that Mr. Thompson displays “obsession” with pornography, obscenity and/or violence presented to minors, Mr. Thompson does not report or display any of said obsessions. That is, his self-report, his clinical presentation and his relationships with his wife and two close personal friends reveal no evidence of fixation with pornography, obscenity and/or violence. To the extent that testing data may reveal such obsessions, there was no evidence of this theme in his ideation.
Mr. Thompson appears to be a thoughtful, prosocial and erudite man whose life is anchored, fortified and enriched by his Evangelical Christianity. I find no evidence that his faith distorts, clouds or impairs his personal or professional judgment.
While Mr. Thompson displays certain areas of personal distress and difficulty, such problem areas are well within the range from which attorneys can and do practice competently and even expertly.
______________________________________ Date of Report: August 20, 2007
Oren Wunderman, Ph.D.
I think the best ones are when JT tries to point out spelling and grammatical errors in posters' quotes, despite the fact that in his official documents he continually proves that he has far from mastered the English language, with frequent punctuation, spelling, grammar, and capitalization errors, not to mention the complete lack of professionalism contained within.
Copied directly from "Case 1:07-cv-20866-PCH Document 5 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/25/2007"
"Plaintiff could go on, citing other examples of the incredible and sustained
and unco5nstitutional headlong lurches by this Bar in pursuit of its Governors’ collective left-wing agenda, but discovery herein will flesh them out more fully."
John B. Thompson, Attorney at Law
1172 S. Dixie Hwy., Suite 111
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
305-666-4366
amendmentone@comcast.net
August 21, 2007
The Honorable James Moore
Circuit Court Judge
Fayette County Courthouse
Fayette, Alabama 35555 Via Fax to 205-932-3678
Dear Judge Moore:
As you know, I took your deposition today in the context of The Florida Bar’s “discipline” of me..
I told my wife, who is a lawyer and a far better one than I will ever be, that you admitted, under oath (which you have not been under until now), that I in fact did not even have to disclose to you my public reprimand back in 1992, since all the Alabama State Bar required was information about suspensions and disbarments, either actual or potential. As you now had to admit, there were no suspensions and disbarments.
My wife then asked the following question:
“Did Judge Moore apologize?”
That’s a heck of a good question, Judge. And so here’s mine:
Are you going to apologize?
I ask, because you should. People make “mistakes.” You made a whopper. You put my career at risk because you never bothered to call The Florida Bar to find out if I had ever been suspended or disbarred or even threatened with that. Now The Bar’s staff clerks state there never was such a proceeding, and you ran with the rotten bait Blank Rome falsely dangled under your nose.
I’ll accept an apology, if it is made by tomorrow.
Regards, Jack Thompson
Even if the test is accurate (Hahaha. Yeah right.) the exclusive focus of the exam precludes a diagnosis of any non-obsessive condition that prevents his "capacity to competently practice law", which would include the non-violent psychopathy he clearly exhibits.
Maybe so, but it's all so much like him, so might as well :P
Great job, Jackie. Now go back to finding ways that WE are infringing on YOUR First Amendment rights.
I'm sure some of these questions have already been answered so just ignore them if they have. Has any further information regarding the relationship between the minister and Jack Thompson come up? Such as friends/groups they share. Is this report honestly passable as a legit psych evaluation? I don't mean the minister's reputation as a shrink but the evaluation itself. Has it been officially accepted? If Jack Thompson gets cleared as someone who is of sound mind then fine. My main concern is that it's done in a FAIR manner, meaning unbiased, no questionable methods that will still leave a big question mark over this whole incident.
Assuming this shrink is correct and you ARE sane, could you please explain why you take time almost every day to insult children on the internet? It does nothing to further your cause, encourages backlash from the gaming community, and even earns you enemies. Is it perhaps an outlet for your aggressive tendencies? If so, you might want to try video games instead... ;)
Well the thing is, I don't need to prove all that myself because scientists are constantly testing their hypotheses and theories themselves.
It roughly works like this:
The basis of good science is constructing hypothesis and then test it until destruction to see if it fits and accuratly predict the results you get.
If it works really well it could become a theory, and further testing and observation can refine it. If it later turns out to be false you discard it and start over. If you check history you'll find ample examples of this process which even got us the very internet we are using this very moment.
So in science you never take things on faith (in the classical sense of the word), you try to expand what you know and test ideas that could fit in the gaps that are left.
As soon as you accept things on faith then you stop searching because real faith needs no proof.
And once you know something really exists you don't need faith anymore.
Do I need to prove god exists or not?
No. Yet I have faith he does in some form.
Life on other planets? We have already got proof of planets around other stars and since there are untold number of the things it seems a bit of a waste if our little dirtball is the only living thing out there.
Maybe the one upstairs has plans he has not told us about?
Just keeping an open mind...
And yes, the zealot bit was an exagerration and actually not meant to be derogatory.
I don't get it. What's the point? Why post the report here? Surely he must realize that the average GP reader isn't going to help him get the bar's complaint buried. If anything, 99.9% of us would LOVE to see him disbarred and handing out carts at the Wal-Mart for a living.
He's confused one series of tubes with another.
The thing is, even if the test raised flags, if the flags were in regards to areas that the report did not focus on, they would not be mentioned. The areas of "personal distress" the report mentions could well be of interest to the Bar if they were asking the questions, rather than Thompson asking the minimum that he thinks will clear him. As things stand, I'm convinced that his crusade against violence and obscenity does not reach the level of obsession, and that he has no physical based mental impairment. However I am unconvinced that Thompson does not have a personality disorder that would affect his ability to conduct himself professionally.
@jdecamp
Your belief that a court ordered evaluation done by someone else would have the same results ignores the possibility of that evaluation being more broad. This one has a fairly narrow focus.
Without seeing the full report, we can't know the full extent of the finding.
The evaluation was not ordered by an impartial third party. In other words, I want one arranged by a court involved in the case. Not Thompson. Not the Florida Bar. That's what it's SUPPOSED to be to have legal action based on it.
No where does anything we've seen so far tell what tests have been done. And I mean specific names of tests with a summary of the results.
Everything I've sen so far indicates the evaluation was conducted either forensically from submitted information, or in the form of an interview. Even these two things combined wouldn't be a full evaluation.
I didn't see anything about the assertations of paranoia and delusions of persecution and conspiracy. Although those sections could easily have been in what hasn't been posted.
There is an assertation that Thompson will make an effort to be more careful in his wording to others and in legal documents and proceedings. What I didn't see is anything about how he will do this, including any treatment plan. Unless he's a quack, no psychologist would make any assertations without refferencing such plans. That's not how we're taught. (On a side note, he starts making sarcastic comments in his very first point in that court document. He doesn't seem to be trying too hard.)
So honestly, until I see the full report WITH a list of all of the procedures followed, I don't trust any of this to be solid. It all just sounds too fishy to me.
-Mike Schwinger
Psychology/sociology student, Children's therapy aid
But Jack Thompson, he makes me want to hurt people. He should take is god-loving ass and mind his own business. What gives him the right to decide what I can or can't view? Who made him God? And why should I have games, movies, or music censored and/or dumbed-down becuase it *MIGHT* get into the hands of children?
I hope he dies just as he came into this world: cold, alone, and screaming.
Anyway, my point is that when people's dignity or pride is on the line, they will go out of their way to act differently. Acting more moderately in a session of a few hours with a psychologist is incredibly easy for any sane person to do, which is why psychological assessment oftentime requires much more than just a few hours. In JT's case, he's smart enough to know that if he acts like he does normally, he'd probably appall the psychologist doing the assessment, so he acts with much more moderation and restraint than he does in normal day to day life.
It's not a difficult thing to do, really.
Remember, they concluded that you're *not insane*. Which is rather like being told you've not got Chlamydia. It's no supposed to be something you advertise to the world.
GP: I have the entire report but was hesitant to post it due to confidentiality issues."
Afraid of disclosing the full facts are we Jack? Whose confidentiality are you worried about, your own?
Why not see a psychologist that isn't being paid by yourself, that is court appointed and has no previous connection to yourself, whatsoever?
Jack is proud of the fact that he had to pay someone to say he was sane?
I believe you also violated Judge Moore's orders not to comment publicly about the case. In other words, you acted like an ass and had your pro hac vice status revoked because of it. The lack of disclosure was hardly the "sole reason" it was revoked.
Once again, you're very good about leaving out relevant facts.
Yes, but I believe that confidential information should stay that way. By posting it, and chiding Dennis for NOT showing information, shows complete lack of decorum on Thompson's part.
*Sound of dueling banjos wafts through the air*
I'm just glad he isn't based in Europe, but then again I'm sure Jack Thompson believes my liberal ways are the basis of all evil... Just like I believe religion, and particular evangelicalism (praise the lord, line my pockets!) is the basis of all evil.
Because he doesn't play video games, he can just believe that the reasons we're infuriated with his conduct is because of gaming, rather than, you know, the lack of rationality in his statements. His anger could come from anywhere; but as long as he can claim that it's not from video games, he's able to use everyone else's anger as ammunition against them.
Unfortuantely, it's also completely impossible to get into an actual debate with JT. He has two excuses as to why he will not debate with you, and they are dependent on your career -
1. Member of the Video Game Industry: If this is you, you are clearly being paid to support video gaming, and you will lie and cheat and do whatever is necessary to "not connect the dots" between violence and video games.
2. Not a member of the Video Game Industry: You're an idiot, because you are not directly involved and have no professional experience.
Either way, it's just whining. The fact that a psychiatrist proved that he is sane is irrelevant. In fact, the three areas in which he was analyzed fail to even capture what the problem is. He's not obsessed; he likes attention. He's not insane; he's focused on an incorrect belief. His main problem is that he needs to focus the problem elsewhere - the parents.
He believes things like a child hanging himself was because of South Park, a show the child had never watched. He immediately blames Comedy Central for marketing to children. Why not blame the parents? Where were they? If a 10 year old child manages to get his hands on an M-rated game, why not blame the cashier who let him purchase it, or the parents who let him buy it? Where does the game industry fall in these scenarios? Nowhere.