The Two Words That Might Have Saved Jack Thompson's Career

I must respectfully disagree with your assessment that remorse would be sufficient to absolve Thompson of his crimes against his profession, his clients and the Court. You can read the full reason why on my blog. Suggesting that remorse is sufficient to justify letting an incompetent attorney retain his license when he has time and time again defied the orders of the Court is setting a horrible precedent. The fact that he had no intention of changing his conduct just reinforces the fact that he never should've been allowed to go this long.

Jack Thompson saying "I'm sorry"?

Pah. Remember the last time (at least that I know of) when he apologized for ANYTHING? (And I use "apologized" rather loosely.) Well, the last time I remember was... (it pains me to mention this)... that MGS.org incident, which Jack mocked. We demanded an apology from him, he thought we were extorting him, and his "apology" mutated into a suggestion to sue Konami.

And now I'M sorry. For offending anybody by bringing this up. Which would include me. ~_~

That Jack'll never admit he's sorry is ironic. He's nothing, if not "sorry." He's about as "sorry" as they come.

I seem to recall an interview Thompson gave after he called gamers "terrorists" (I think this was before he started using "pixelantes") where he apologized, but the next day he turned right around on that and made it into a back handed remark? It was posted here, but I can't seem to find it.... :(

It might come from his Evangelical Christian roots... Now, I'll admit that I'm not religious, but I'm not one to bash religion. It's just that Evangelicals are one of THOSE types of religions where a basic "fact" is that they're right. So, Jack, being highly religious, has extended his religious tendancies a little too far.

It's like argueing against a preist about the existance of God: you might be debating as the devil's advocate, but the priest will always think he's right.

Alternatively, it's like argueing politics. You can prove that a candidate doesn't have a certain viewpoint, but the voter is highly likely to not change his opinion at all (without even realizeing how illogical their comment is).

I wrote something to this effect over on NeoGaf.  If Jack had ever, just once, been willing to bend, been willing to go to any other lawyer, (including his own wife,) and say, "Will you countersign my defense?" He could have defnded himself, and this topic might have a very different outcome.

But no, if there's on thing Jack Thompson holds dear, it's his pride.

Put a fork in him? OMG Dennis advocating violence, proof of teh conspiracee!

I remember the 90 day suspension that was offered. He told them it was an insult to him and it was illegal and that he would crush them in court, etc... I recall some time after when things started looking a little more serious to him, he starting saying "Ok, just give me the 90 day suspension" but that offer had been taken off the table and he had another tantrum about that.

I wonder is it sinking in to him the fact that all of his bluster was just that? That every time he claimed to be winning, or that the bar was right where he wanted it, or that he was going to take down Take Two, all of it was posturing. Perhaps he's experiencing what a cat must feel when after standing it's fur on end, baring it's fangs and hissing, the big dog is still coming for it.

The funny thing is they were offering a 90 day suspension at the beginning of his disbarrment proceedings. He laughed at them, insulted them, and told them to bring it. The funny thing, Jack is NOW willing (now that he is in panic mode) to work with them. Sadly it was a wasted opportunity and another time where instead of working with someone and being cooperative...he spat in their face and continued his tirade.