You are correct in that he requires attention but it is more than that
in this case.  He has been backed into corners so much and made to look
foolish that he genuinely hates certain people.  He also hates certain
ideals, principles and individuals he has never interacted with.
JoeSpareBedroom is such a resentful person that his world has shrunk to
a computer where he can control who, what, where, when, why.  You don't
really think he can act this way in real life and not have every bone
in his body broken by now, do you?

As to your question of why we don't just killfile him, let me just say
that some of us are not into self-censorship.  He's also a good example
of a bad example and some of us need to be reminded that there are
still jerks in the world that must be dealt with personally.  Besides
if he was killfiled we would never know when he finally payed Scott the
half-million dollars he owes him!

Why do you think I built an extra special blacklist box just for him?

1.  He always rants.
2.  No original thinking.  Usually repeating some crap from the Loonie Left.
If he believes half the stuff he posts, he's no doubt a full fledged
Leftard.
3.  Thinks he can break through blacklists.
4.  Thinks the New Jerk Times is a valid media source.
5.  Has no manners at all.  Wishes Scott were dead, and no doubt me as well.
6.  Believes that man is the highest creature.  At the same time, believes
man is just a hairless ape.  Does not see the total contradiction in
believing those two beliefs at the same time.

He's just a hair north of a spammer.

Charles the Curmudgeon.

"Don't Taze Me, Bro!" ...

I'm really disappointed that he either can't or won't concede his misstep.
JSB is quite intelligent, IMO, and I think he fully understands what our
objections mean, but refuses to acknowledge his mistake.  He keeps saying
it's justified because he attacked Scott in particular, but I'm sure he
knows that's not the issue.  *Who* he attacks is totally irrelevant.
*Where* he attacked is the misstep. There are a number of posters here whose
demises won't make me cry, but I sure as hell wouldn't attack them in a
thread about his/her *death.*  I thought it may have to do with his being
atheist, but no, none of the atheists I know would dream of doing something
like this, out of common decency.  It's just plain wrong.

I sometimes think the back-and-forth between adversaries on this NG are
hilarious, even if I like the person being dissed (hence my "Sorry, ____,
but ROFL" replies)

The irony here is that his attack on Scott only made *JSB* look bad, not his
target, simply because of *where* he attacked.

*sigh*

Natalie