Bruce On Games writes:
Jack Thompson is a rabid, self publicist American lawyer who has made a reputation (and presumably money) for himself by a continued attack on video games, often using mistruths and deception to make his case.
The truth of the matter is that violent video games reduce crime significantly because they act as a catharsis.
So it is fantastic to see hoaxer Jack Thompson get his well deserved come uppance. The Florida courts have found him guilty on 27 charges including:
* Knowingly making a false statement of material fact or law to a tribunal
* Knowingly disobeying an obligation under the rules of a tribunal
* Communicating the merits of the case with a judge before whom the proceeding is pending
* Using means that have no purpose other than to embarrass, delay or burden a third person
* Engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation
* Engaging in conduct in connection with the practice of law that is prejudicial to the administration of justice, including to knowingly or through callous indifference disparage or humiliate litigants or other lawyers
* Making statements that the lawyer knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to the truth or falsity concerning the qualifications or integrity of a judge
What we need to know now is how are the American news media going to undo the harm they have done over the years by using Jack Thompson to deceive and lie to the public with his self publicity hoaxing?
