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Shrink says Jack Thompson is sane? That's crazy! photo

Jim told us last month that famed attorney and anti-violence crusader Jack Thompson was ordered to undergo psychological testing, but now it looks like video gaming's very own "Whacko Jack-o" isn't so whacked after all -- or at least that's what his paid psychologist says. 

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.

In fact, his psych (which he pre-emptively saw at his own expense) only really calls him on his "hyperbole and sarcasm" in some of his motions and pleadings, which Thompson promises to moderate in the future.

So, what's the deal? Is Jack just nuts enough to clear a shrink's evaluation, or are his public ramblings just an act for attention? If he's able to "play it cool" to pass a psych evaluation, this may show that his courtroom craziness is indeed an act.

[Via GamePolitics -- Thanks, Justin] 


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MrBAMF's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 14:05
MrBAMF
that man is a cunt.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 14:08
GuitarAtomik
@beer baron

Unfortunately, game sites ignoring him will not make him go away. The mainstream media listens to him and, as long as they do, there needs to be a counter voice.
Goei's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 14:24
Goei
He's not nuts. He's an asshole.
michiyoyoshiku's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 14:33
michiyoyoshiku
He paid a crooked one to say he's sane.
plkrtn's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 14:33
plkrtn
We desperately need Jack Thompson jumping up and down on the Oprah couch....
plkrtn's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 14:35
plkrtn
@michiyoyoshiku
Well if I were the Florida Bar, I would want my own independent assessment made, rather than one paid out of Thompson's own pocket.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 14:40
Mxyzptlk
Sane like a fox.
BlackDove's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 14:40
BlackDove
They pay off shrinks all the time to testify falsely in court.

I don't see how this is any different. It's his profession to know which psychiatrist can be paid for false testimony.
Fleet3000's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 14:46
Fleet3000
the mans psychotic. anybody that tries to get games banned is violating the first amendment to begin with, not to mention that millions of people around the world would want to come after them.

This "Jack Thompson," has just the right amount of crazy to go after with a metal bat.
plkrtn's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 14:48
plkrtn
@Fleet3000
Way to reinforce his view of gamers there man... Threaten violence. Real clever. Why don't you just testify for him, cut out the middle man?
Calla's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 14:52
Calla
that picture really creeps me out.
Milofo's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 15:17
Milofo
Well all I can say is that you don't need to be crazy to be wrong... or an asshole.
DGX Goggles's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 15:18
DGX Goggles
Superior Intellectual Functioning, ROFL.
JonDarkwood's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 15:23
JonDarkwood
Of course he's not crazy, but that doesn't mean he doesn't look like an idiot to everyone who disagrees with him.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 16:03
Sharpless
Let's not go too far overboard on the anti-religion speech, guys. This guy does not represent my faith at all. I'm a devout evangelical (if we must put a label on it) Christian and I don't agree with this quack at all. He's delusional, self-obsessed, arrogant, and some of his intentional public acts and statements have been entirely anti-Christian. I wouldn't put it past him to bribe or twist the doctor's words to put him in a good light. I wish he'd disappear. Forever.
masterledz's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 16:28
masterledz
Sciencedamnit! This man will be admitted Blackfield Asylum and enter the Twisted Metal competition one of these days. THEN he'll see the light.
Eschatos's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 16:33
Eschatos
This is bullshit. Any competently smart person, sane or not, can easily lie their way through those psych tests, even if he didn't pay the psychologist to pass him. You don't have to be stupid to be insane.
gamerzworld's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 17:09
gamerzworld
Jack Thompson sane? When pigs fly.
TheBrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 17:37
TheBrain
I didn't really think he had a particular diagnosis. Keep in mind that "self-deluded jerk with an inability to entertain opposing viewpoints" isn't in the DSM. It doesn't make him any less annoying though.
Churchhills Dog's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 21:08
Churchhills Dog
He's as sane as anyone. He is simply a dirty, cowardly, scumbag attorney (about 95% of that profession fits that description BTW) looking to break the litigation cherry of the larger gaming companies which will open the floodgates into his bank account and give him what he craves most, exposure and an ego boost.

He's not even a man, he's simply an old cunt bleeding heart Jesus jumper who's not even intellectually honest enough to debate people in an up front and honest manner. I pray a drunk plows into him head-on some evening on the way back from his Bible study.

prick.
LostCrichton's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 23:14
LostCrichton
Just looking at the picture for this article makes me think this guy is totally bat shit insane.

In the words from Pink Floyd's The Wall: "Crazy, bars in the windows, he is crazy!"
Pedro Blandino's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/22/2007 11:18
Pedro Blandino
bullshit, i hopes the bar will have their own person check him out.
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/27/2007 08:22
Fading Star
This is one of most flattering pictures of Jack that I have ever seen...
We will have to wait and see what happens to him in the future.
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