I had a theory about Jack Thompson...
What if he's actually a PLANT by the gaming industry? Seriously, what if they manufactured the bastard to represent the anti-gaming violence movement?
With letters like this one, I'm sure he's alienating far more people than he's encouraging to join his anti-violence crusade. Logically speaking, if I wanted to prevent a REAL opponent from surfacing to counter my plans, I'd generate a false opponent who is so clearly batsh*t crazy that no one will be able to take him OR the argument against me seriously. Right now, if anyone tries to take up the fight against gaming violence, their cause is inevitably lumped in with JT and is immediately and invariably weakened as a result.
It's like if Pauly Shore was fighting to allow ga y marriage: because of his lack of credibility, the entire cause suddenly seems like a joke, just like what JT is doing for the anti-violence cause.
As long as JT is doing this, it's hard for a COMPETENT opponent of violent gaming to rise to popularity. If I were the gaming industry, I'd see JT as a godsend.