February 22, 2008 -
As GamePolitics reported yesterday, the Florida Supreme Court alleged earlier this week that controversial Miami attorney Jack Thompson has "abused the legal system by submitting numerous frivolous and inappropriate filings in this Court."In GP's experience, Thompson's legal filings are indeed frequent, often vitriolic, and occasionally come with, ahem, pictures attached. But that's old news. So what filing of Thompson's pushed the Florida Supremes to the brink?
The Daily Business Review reports that a December document was specifically mentioned in the Court's show cause order to Thompson:
The court described one of Thompson's recent filings in detail. [Thompson] dubbed it a "children's picture book for adults," interspersing images with text in his motion due to "the court's inability to comprehend" his arguments.
Images included "swastikas, kangaroos in court, a reproduced dollar bill, cartoon squirrels, Paul Simon, Paul Newman, Ray Charles, a handprint with the word 'slap' written under it, Bar Governor Benedict P. Kuehne, a baby, Ed Bradley, Jack Nicholson, Justice Clarence Thomas, Julius Caesar, monkeys, a house of cards," the order said.
You can see that filing here (MS Word format), slightly edited for length. For his part, Thompson told the DBR:
I have a right to file anything I want with the court. It is beyond bizarre that they think they can tell me I can't seek relief. They can deny relief, but they can't tell me I can't seek relief.
GP: Some folks are asking in comments, so let me reiterate. This is a real document that Thompson really filed with the real Florida Supreme Court in December. Apparently, it made the justices really mad...
Comments
a) Retarded
b) Insane
c) All of the above
This letter proves it.
Then again. If they dot all their i's and cross all the T's, There'll be nothing left for Jack to try and appeal on.
It's almost like watching a steamroller crush a man who's feet have been glued to the sidewalk at 1/3 MPH... *grabs popcorn.*
I mean...Wow. I just have no words to describe Thompson now. That's just bad, when I can't even come up with a comment for him.
It's a shame to see a life go to waste, even Jack's. But if this is what he's chosen, I hope he lives somewhere with plenty of hills for him to shout at.
It's not April 1st, is it?
Where are the men with his complimentary strait jacket?
Maybe his Son? XD
And it's a COURT FILING.
That alone should say there's something wrong with this man...
One other thing - from the document:
"When I look back on all the crap [imaged withheld] I learned in high school, it’s a wonder I can think at all.”
Was the 'withheld' bit put there by GP, or did JT write that? If so, he really is a comedy genius. Incredibly unprofessional, but still a genius.
I was thinking the same thing. I could hear Yahtzee's voice as I read the letter. He just didn't seem as funny.
Well I think this is quite possibly the most fitting ending to a career I've ever read. Pure drivel, with large writing and pictures.
That's Jack Thompson's swan song.
Jack lost it didnt he?
Looking at that filing made me think of 2 things: a grade-schooler making some sort of collage for art class, and the episode of The Office (U.S.) where Michael speaks at Ryan's business school class and holds up different candy bars as "visual aids." I just can't decide whether that episode or this filing is funnier.
Also, Godwin calls shenanigans on his letter.
there is no reason this man to be practising law, someone call the mental hospital, their getting another resident.
However, the line, "Thompson has no problem with enduring a fair disciplinary process. He has not had it, and no Justice sitting on this High Court could rationally think fair this Ben Kuehne-led high-tech lynching of an uppity Christian" is in extremely poor taste since he has so eloquently equated a black judge to a lynch mob leader. Yes, no racial overtones there Mr. Thompson. Good show sir, a few more like this, and the Fed will investigate the Florida Bar if they don't pull your license.
I wonder if an excessive use of copyrighted images in a court filing is illegal...think of all the infringement in this filing alone. I know threadless had nothing to do with Mr. Thompson, and I'm pretty damn sure the image is excessive. Might be a lawsuit in it for some of the owners of those images.
Or "WTF" for that matter.
Jack, any problems you have with trying to get what you feel you are not getting from your wife elsewhere is none of the Florida Bar's business.
-M
The question is, does Jack's swan song sound more like a Funeral Dirge, or something along the lines of "They're coming to Take Me Away, Ha-HA!"
I'll bet on the latter. I think Jack might look good in a fresh white Straight Jacket.
Fangamer
For those wondering, Mr Dec was an American lawyer, who - after a long and spectacular breakdown, including repeated incoherent rambling letters to the courts - was disbarred and then went utterly insane, eventually becoming a demented recluse, distributing his gibbering diatribes to anyone who didn't run screaming.
Read about his exploits here.
http://www.bentoandstarchky.com/dec/intro.htm
Alternatively (and less amusingly) there's a wikipedia entry on the man here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_E._Dec
There are easy parallels to draw between Thompson and Dec. This has gone on for quite some time, but I didn't really think he'd go this far. An illustrated lunatic rant with Judge Tunis' mention accompanied by a picture of a kangaroo with a gavel? Great stuff.
Keep tuned, kids. The best part is yet to come. Once Thompson gets disbarred, if he continues down the road laid by Dec, then the real comedy is yet to come.
Fangamer
They're not. They're telling you you need to go through someone who's not a tantrum throwing child before you're allowed to file. It's no different than not allowing you to file without a docket fee...
Sheesh, play up the poor oppressed victim.
Briar Rabbit has jumped head first into the stew pot and he doesn't even know it.
lol *cries*
You. Have. Got. To. Be. Fucking. Kidding.
@Jabrwock
That's the misguided Christian fundie in feeling like its getting martyred
A lot of them of them seem to think they're being persecuted for their cause, when in reality it's because of their stupidity.
Also, parallels can be drawn to Joshua A. Norton. The self styled Emperor of the United States. He was dismissed as a harmless crank and even became something of a celebrity in San Francisco.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_A._Norton
(Those who play Phoenix Wright will understand)
then i start scrolling.
"WTF is up with the pictures?"
Is Mr. Thompson trying to make a comic book or something? or an old school Looney Toons skit?
Anyone know a proctologist who can take care of this asshole? Anyone?