Ladies and gentlemen, gamers of all ages, it is my distinct pleasure to be able to inform you that Jack Thompson, mildly insane ambulance chaser and enemy to gamers everywhere, can add one more title to his resume: former lawyer. After a Florida judge recommended months ago that Thompson should be stripped of his license to practice law in the state, the Bar has kicked him to the curb, figuratively speaking. Even better, they’re also asking that he reimburse the Bar’s legal fees, which come to a whopping $43,675.35. How’s he going to make that kind of money without the ability to take advantage of grieving families and sue everything in sight?

This is the official word from the court documents, and justice has never tasted quite so sweet:

The Court approves the corrected referee's report and John Bruce Thompson is permanently disbarred, effective thirty days from the date of this order so that respondent can close out his practice and protect the interests of existing clients. If respondent notifies the Court in writing that he is no longer practicing and does not need the thirty days to protect existing clients, this Court will enter an order making the permanent disbarment effective immediately. Respondent shall accept no new business from the date this order is filed.

Now, I’m no lawyer and don’t know everything about the intricacies of this whole courtroom drama, but our friends at GamePolitics have summed it up for us: “The action, which takes effect in 30 days, means that Thompson will no longer be licensed to practice law and may not apply for reinstatement. Ever.”

In a lengthy response to Kotaku, the delusional media whore, not surprisingly, accuses the Florida Bar of basically being mean and unfair, while continuing to refer to himself as “Miami attorney Jack Thompson, nationally and internationally known by virtue of his effective and successful opposition over the last 20 years to the broadcast, marketing, and sale of adult-rated entertainment to children.” He states that this decision is in response to a motion that Thompson filed last week in a federal civil rights suit against the Bar—even though it was decided months ago that Thompson was not allowed to file any more motions without a lawyer in good standing, and no such lawyer would ever want to be associated with this jackass.

Thompson is fighting the disbarment, of course, but personally, I think he stopped caring about his law career a long time ago. This guy feeds off of the attention he gets from others, even if it is completely negative and makes him look like an absolute douchebag. Either that or he’s so far gone that he actually thinks that what he’s doing is right, in which case he should probably be institutionalized. This is a great victory for gamers and fans of justice—this guy can’t pervert the laws to suit his own pathetic and pointless agenda anymore. While I assume that he’ll still be self-promoting his idiotic arguments on any news outlet and website that will let him, it’s good to know that he no longer has the legal power to abuse the system anymore. Congratulations, Jack Thompson, on throwing your career, your years in law school, and your credibility out the window. I hope it was worth it.

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