VictimOfScience
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So Jack has been at this for a while. His prurient beliefs have not just been used against gamers, but homosexuals as well(he was very anti Janet Reno, for instance), but did anyone know the following?
Liberal Circuit Court Judge Dick Feder (also the chairman of the Florida ACLU) was persuaded by Reno's child porno supporters to attempt to dispose of Thompson and get his license to practice law lifted by having him declared mentally incompetent because of "his obsession with pornography." Apparently, Thompson's only "obsession" was his effective opposition to it.
Jack Thompson, 47, is an unusual package in today's society. As an ordained Elder in the Presbyterian Church of America, as well as a holder of a government-issued license to practice law in the secular state, he faces challenges to his personal moral code every day. Unlike most attorneys, he does not hesitate to place his biblical beliefs higher than his fear of mere mortal beings in the state and federal judiciaries-particularly those such as Feder. His embrace of Christianity seven days a week tends to dispel, somewhat, the ubiquitous belief that the term "Christian Attorney" is an oxymoron.
Spurned-on rather than cowed by the judge's dastardly attack and accompanying innuendo, Thompson suggested to his own attorney that he,Thompson, submit to a psychological examination by doctors chosen by the Bar Association. The results were, "Jack Thompson suffers no identifiable neuroses. He is neither paranoid, nor delusional, nor homicidal; nor suffering from any brain damage. Mr. Thompson is a Christian who is solely motivated by his religious faith."
Jack Thompson may be the only "officially certified sane" attorney in the United States. he later collected $20,000 in damages from the Florida Bar Association, the only such legal victory in the history of any of the state associations.
Refreshing, at least, that most of the people I talk to who aren't gamers have no idea who this idiot is, but those results are disturbing. Religious fanaticism is more dangerous than any amount of T&A IMHO--just look at the statistics
Liberal Circuit Court Judge Dick Feder (also the chairman of the Florida ACLU) was persuaded by Reno's child porno supporters to attempt to dispose of Thompson and get his license to practice law lifted by having him declared mentally incompetent because of "his obsession with pornography." Apparently, Thompson's only "obsession" was his effective opposition to it.
Jack Thompson, 47, is an unusual package in today's society. As an ordained Elder in the Presbyterian Church of America, as well as a holder of a government-issued license to practice law in the secular state, he faces challenges to his personal moral code every day. Unlike most attorneys, he does not hesitate to place his biblical beliefs higher than his fear of mere mortal beings in the state and federal judiciaries-particularly those such as Feder. His embrace of Christianity seven days a week tends to dispel, somewhat, the ubiquitous belief that the term "Christian Attorney" is an oxymoron.
Spurned-on rather than cowed by the judge's dastardly attack and accompanying innuendo, Thompson suggested to his own attorney that he,Thompson, submit to a psychological examination by doctors chosen by the Bar Association. The results were, "Jack Thompson suffers no identifiable neuroses. He is neither paranoid, nor delusional, nor homicidal; nor suffering from any brain damage. Mr. Thompson is a Christian who is solely motivated by his religious faith."
Jack Thompson may be the only "officially certified sane" attorney in the United States. he later collected $20,000 in damages from the Florida Bar Association, the only such legal victory in the history of any of the state associations.
Refreshing, at least, that most of the people I talk to who aren't gamers have no idea who this idiot is, but those results are disturbing. Religious fanaticism is more dangerous than any amount of T&A IMHO--just look at the statistics
