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What, did you think being disbarred for life by the state of Florida would stop Jack Thompson from railing against video games? Sigh, I wish.

Thompson is asking, nay, demanding that detectives investigating the case of accused Portland nightclub shooter Erik Ayala seek the former attorney’s help.

Thompson e-mailed GamePolitics a copy of the note he sent to Portland Police Chief Rosie Sizer and, of course, Thompson is upset that detectives in the case will not pursue violent video games as an contributing factor in the case.

Thompson said the detective he spoke with had been “compromised by the video game industry.” I don’t even know what that means, but that’s par for the course when Thompson is involved. The vocal video game opponent asks Sizer to have

Game Politics notes that Thompson has a history of trying to insert himself into these investigations whether local authorities seek his help or not. In 2007 he sued the Omaha Police Department for information concerning games an 18-year-old mall shooter might have played. In 2008 Thompson threatened to sue Northern Illinois University for information about a campus shooter. Because let’s face it, what these law enforcement agencies and other institutions really need as communities try to recover from tragedies are anti-video game activists stirring up more trouble.

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