It's been a good week so far for those of us who want better treatment of videogames, and the great news isn't about to stop. Jack Thompson, the slightly more insane Joker to the videogame world's Batman, has been ordered by the Florida Bar to undergo psychological testing, as well as eat a 91-day suspension of his law license. This is what one might call a most
severe dose of smackdown's syndrome. In an email personally sent to
GamePolitics.com, the silver-haired villifier of videogames informed that mediation talks between he and the Bar did not go quite how he would have liked:
Mediation failed today because there was no mediation whatsoever… [Florida Bar official] Ms. Tuma not only did not move off her [suspension] demand one iota, not one smidgeon, but she instead upped her demand by requiring that Thompson undergo a battery of psychological tests as part of the fabulous deal The Bar offered him…
Ms. Tuma [sic] last demand going into the mediation was a 91-day suspension, and she opened and ended with that and a shrink’s couch. This is bad faith…
This “mediation” was a charade… Finally, [Thompson] requests a status conference herein as soon as possible so that we can… shut this Star Chamber down. Thompson is not the one who needs a psych evaluation.
Aaw, what are you going to do about it, Jacky boy? Go write some emo poetry on a Geocities webpage? That's what happens when you're a grown man, supposedly a professional, and your behaviour indicates nothing of the sort. Thompson's dealings with the Bar have seen five counts of professional misconduct levelled against him, as well as a complaint from a Miami judge regarding Thompson's Bully suit. This now stands as the sweetest cheese in the cake. No wonder he's been so quiet recently, the man's too busy putting a rope around his neck and, if the psych tests prove what I believe, smearing his feces on the walls and talking to an orange he's named Ken.
[Burling, you rule for this awesome tip]
Contest:
10:02 AM on 07.03.2007
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whew.
actually it would explain a lot
[i]"Oh yeah, and this coming from a guy who was forced to undergo psychological evaluation by his own Florida Bar Association..."[/i}
Debate over:
Destructoid: 2
Jack Thompson: 0
Oh man that's awesome.
p.s. nice
*pinches self upon seeing the article again*
Nope, not dreaming.
oh, and i'm starting to think burling is either a convict with internet access or he is some sort of uber insider.
hehe, oh btw Jack, here is your psychological eyechart.
psychologist: "Jack please, #4 now, repeat please... good"
psychologist: "good, now #5... repeat... repeat! Jack why cant you get #5 right? Im sorry, going to have to extend your therapy"
legendary win.
This has made my day.
L O L
and BTW...
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaahaaahaaaaahhaaaaa.....ooooooooo *inhales*.......
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaahhhhhaaaahhaaahhaaaha....ooooooo
best fucking news i've heard of all time!
nice A Better Tomorrow 2 reference...
So long as it's a different group performing the tests, as well as the fact that this is try #2, there is probably a better chance that they'll find something wrong with the guy.
I'm not even sure this is necessary. It would probably be better just to remind the Florida State Bar that this is the man who threatened Wendy's because of Wii happy meal toys.
Certainly lawlz-worthy though.