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Thompson used a [[Baton (law enforcement)|blackjack]] on a man who had no reputation for violence. A jury hearing the resulting case denounced Thompson for his brutal beating of the defendant. The judge who presided at the trial later called Thompson’s supervisor into his chamber and warned him about Thompson’s behavior. Thompson later blackjacked a twelve-year-old boy, the boy’s mother, and his one-legged father. He subsequently [[pistol-whip]]ped a manacled prisoner in full view of a crowd of onlookers who were outraged at his behavior.{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}}
Thompson‘s "favorite tactic was to walk into a joint, grab a pitcher of beer, and pour the contents on the bar, then offer to reimburse the nearest drinker. If the man denied that the beer was his, [Thompson] would strike him over the head with a shot-filled blackjack, and then wring a confession by painfully twisting the victim’s arm." {{citation needed|date=June 2013}}
[[Bureau of Prohibition]] officials defended their agents’ violence, arguing that they bravely had to consume alcohol as part of their undercover work and that it threatened their health and caused crazed behavior. However, a local newspaper asked why patrons who consumed the same beverages didn’t become similarly crazed with an uncontrollable desire to injure others and destroy property.
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