So this is old news as of just before the weekend. Chances are that since I got the message through the Penny Arcade site you might already know about it. You can find the comic on it here.

It is said that if you rant hard and long enough that not only will people stop listening to you they will go out of their way to shut you up. In this case the courts just want Miami lawyer Jack Thompson to shut up long enough so he can die.

In case you didn't know John Bruce "Jack" Thompson (born July 25, 1951) is a major activist against video games in the crazy christen front war. When he first began attacking companies like Rock Star multiple parents and politicians got behind him in an effort to stamp out the video game art form in nearly all areas. However after it became more and more apparent that not only was Jack a bit "off the reservation" even as christian conservatists were able to stomach he was getting into downright illegal acts of law. His extreme religious views put him on a crusade against the Florida Bar Assc. in 1992 because of their defending the rights of "gays, humanist, and liberal agendas". He has held to this campaign till present day. In May 2008, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dava Tunis, after reviewing 2,400 pages of transcripts and 1,700 pages of exhibits, recommended that Thompson be found guilty of 27 of the 31 violations of which he had been accused, including making false statements to tribunals, disparaging and humiliating litigants and other lawyers, and improperly practicing law outside of Florida. Then on June 4, 2008, Judge Tunis recommended 'enhanced disbarment' for Thompson. More here.

You can look up his wacky campaign all over but in the end you can boil it down to a few things. He wants his way based on extreme religious beliefs. He is willing to do whatever it takes to get them including violating the law, and attacking anyone in power that will not allow him to have his way in the end. I certainly hope this crack pot goes down in flames.

I had a comic ready for today but I would rather use comics from those more talented then myself since the subject is already been "comicked" to hell and back.

And so on and so forth. Please shut up and die sir.

My Chi thinks ten years of "quiet time" will make his heart pop like a zit.

-Alex