As recently noted in the
Games News Discussion forum, controversial attorney
Jack Thompson during a hearing earlier this month filed an objection then walked out of the court room, going as far as to question if Judge Dava Tunis even had the right to rule on his potential disbarment. His objection as filed can be
viewed here - note, tin foil hat not included.
Apparently not content with his public display of judicial contempt, Thompson also fired off a scathing letter to Judge Federico Moreno suggesting Al Qaeda suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have more rights than him, alleging his "'mistake' was not killing 3000 people to make my point."
"We find yesterday that enemy combatants at Guantanamo are to get more due process from federal judges than what I am to have. I guess my "mistake" was not killing 3000 people to make my point.... I demand a hearing."
Moreno responded by dispatching U.S. Marshals to Thompson's residence, and naturally, Thompson is now seeking a Congressional House Judiciary Committee meeting to discuss his supposed harassment by the Department of Justice. Considering the FBI reportedly will no longer even take Thompson's phone calls, it will be interesting to see if Congress even bothers responding to his request. The situation would be laughable and perhaps even somewhat entertaining assuming Thompson's legal maneuvering and public posturing was not burning through taxpayer dollars and otherwise valuable judicial resources.
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6-19-2008 10:24pm
