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Comments on: Lawsuit claims Apple, Mafia sent threats via iPod

Man sues Apple, St. Louis police, and others, claiming a receiver had been installed on his iPods allowing the Mafia to transmit threats. Seeks $14.2 million in damages.

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by EvilUrgency July 17, 2009 1:49 PM PDT

Gregory McKenna is obviously a paranoid schizophrenia and the fact that any Lawyer would take this case is proof positive that the legal system in this country is broken. I hope the judge sentences the plaintif to life in a mental institution for wasting everyones time.

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by ikramerica--2008 July 17, 2009 5:48 PM PDT: You can file a lawsuit without a lawyer...; Like this


by Kiljoy616 July 17, 2009 10:31 PM PDT: ikramerica--2008 is correct, but its more fun if a lawyer can bankrupt you in the process, ever been to California, lots of houses half built from the 80 and 90, crazy owners ran out of millions as architects took them to the cleaners, that the name of the game as a professional, can I get enough of these bozo in a life time to make me millionaire.

Or wait alternative med hahaha, oh i get a smile on that one.; Like this


by mospeed09 July 17, 2009 1:51 PM PDT: This will go away when the MiB flash him...; Like this Reply to this comment


by Orion Blastar July 17, 2009 1:57 PM PDT: Apple meanwhile secretly patented the iBug and the iMafia just so they could do this sort of thing.

That 1984 "Big Brother" advertisement for the Macintosh was really about Apple being big brother. :); Like this Reply to this comment

by sargess25 July 17, 2009 1:58 PM PDT

only in AmeriKa

what next? a woman suing Microsoft after taking W7 beta for a test drive and crashed twice after 10 minutes

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by monkeyfun14 July 20, 2009 8:27 PM PDT: You had to fit a trolling remark in there somewhere didn't you...; Like this

by joerickx July 17, 2009 2:11 PM PDT

This just goes to show how far down this country has sunk! Back in the day the Mafia hired drug dealers, hit man, number runners and assorted guys with funny nick names. Now they are hiring fashion models! Where are you Godfather?

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by Kiljoy616 July 17, 2009 10:32 PM PDT: The mafia goes where the money is, I guess now its in fashion. :-); Like this


by jwissick July 17, 2009 2:32 PM PDT: And this guy is not locked in a rubber room why?; Like this Reply to this comment

by tufop123 July 17, 2009 3:06 PM PDT

The mafia app has always been buggy

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by Perry_Clease July 17, 2009 3:52 PM PDT: 'Dis guy is wearing a wire!; Like this

by lkrupp July 17, 2009 5:40 PM PDT

What we should all be concerned about is the fact that this obviously mentally ill person was even allowed to file the lawsuit in the first place. What is wrong with the justice system in this screwed up country anyway? Of course it will be dismissed as frivolous but probably thousands of dollars will be wasted in the process. Why did it make it even this far?

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by Kiljoy616 July 17, 2009 10:36 PM PDT: They have to, and no this is what makes the system work. Imagine that your neighbor was involve rather than apple or say a police officer. Why should they look into those things, after all a police officer would never do that, the law works because someone will look into it and make a decision, or maybe we should think it was crazy when the kids been sent up for petty stuff was actually two judges making millions in kickbacks, well it just happen and look at that it started with someone making a complain and someone saying let me look into it first and then make a decision if these kids are crazy.

That said its time to medicate this guy, oh wait to expensive and he may not have insurance so oops.; Like this


by Yelonde July 17, 2009 6:59 PM PDT: Hmm, this sounds like a case of schizophrenia.; Like this Reply to this comment


by iBuzz July 18, 2009 10:03 AM PDT: This is why you should always wear an aluminum foil hat! The transmissions won't get through even when you're listening to your iPod.; Like this Reply to this comment

by July 18, 2009 10:29 AM PDT

What really worries me is how desensitized we've all become to mental illness. Just makes me crazy.

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by Michichael July 20, 2009 12:48 PM PDT: Yes because obviously we're horrible human beings if we think that flaws in the species shouldn't be protected.; Like this


by mbf123 July 19, 2009 1:00 PM PDT: This is a ridiculous claim. Apple didn't send this guy any threats. It's like suing Microsoft because you checked your email on the web and found threats in it. What this guy needs is not a lawsuit, but a mental institution.

Not only is this not technology news, but to report the claims this person is making as legitimate news is a disservice to cnet readers.; Like this Reply to this comment


by AppleSuxLeo July 19, 2009 5:29 PM PDT: Apple legal is sending out threats to anyone contemplating shopping at the new Microsoft stores ?
They have deemed competition illegal ?; Like this Reply to this comment


by ewelch July 20, 2009 6:38 AM PDT: Sounds like classic schizophrenic, paranoid type. But I'm not a psychiatrist, just a former mental health social worker. He does need evaluation. If he has a lawyer, I hope they throw the book at him for malpractice.; Like this Reply to this comment


by DragonWizard July 20, 2009 3:58 PM PDT: The best part of this story is that it didn't start the usual flame wars most of the stories do.. At least if it's funny no one blames it on someone using a computer that they don't use...; Like this Reply to this comment


by ThaKidTrialz July 21, 2009 12:52 PM PDT: Now thats some loco shyt! lmao...; Like this Reply to this comment


by cdxskier6 July 21, 2009 2:10 PM PDT: What a nutjob!; Like this Reply to this comment


by ChukchansiDan July 23, 2009 12:31 PM PDT: Actually, I think he drives a Vega...; Like this Reply to this comment

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