Charles Carreon is officially sueing TheOatmeal, the American Cancer Society and the National Wildli - Polidicks

[QUOTE]The story of [URL="http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/06/15/funnyjunk-lawyer-charles-carreon-isnt-afraid-of-the-oatmeal/"]Funnyjunk lawyer Charles Carreon [/URL]and Matthew Inman, AKA The Oatmeal, is only just now getting serious. Carreon may have come to the situation representing comedy aggregator Funnyjunk.com, but now he’s working on his own.After Inman refused to send Funnyjunk $20,000 for alleged defamation, he decided instead to raise money for reputable charities using his massive following. First Carreon tried to get those charity drives shut down, and now he’s suing not only Inman, but the American Cancer Society, The National Wildlife Federation, and Indiegogo, the website Inman was using to collect donations.“Funnyjunk is a footnote,” [URL="http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/06/15/funnyjunk-lawyer-charles-carreon-isnt-afraid-of-the-oatmeal/"]Carreon told me[/URL] This is according to Courthouse News Service, [URL="http://www.loweringthebar.net/"]as first noticed by Lowering the Bar. [/URL][URL="http://blogs.forbes.com/kevinunderhill/"]Lowering the Bar[/URL] notes that this description might be flawed, but this is how CNS described the case:[I]Defendants Inman and IndieGogo are commercial fundraisers that failed to file disclosures or annual reports. Inman launched a Bear Love campaign, which purports to raise money for defendant charitable organizations, but was really designed to revile plaintiff and his client, Funnyjunk.com, and to initiate a campaign of “trolling” and cybervandalism against them, which has caused people to hack Inman’s computer and falsely impersonate him. The campaign included obscenities, an obscene comics and a false accusation that FunnyJunk “stole a bunch of my comics and hosted them.” Inman runs the comedy website The Oatmeal.”[/I]Carreon compared what was happening to him to a fundraiser that lets kids throw balls at girls accused of being witches in dunk tanks. There is money raised for charity, but the witches aren’t in on it. I don’t know enough about the vicissitudes of the law to comment on the strength of Carreon’s case, but if it’s a war he wanted, it’s a war he’s getting.Reports are sketchy at the moment, and we’ll have more on the situation as it develops.[/QUOTE] [URL]http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/06/18/lawyer-charles-carreon-suing-the-oatmeal-american-cancer-society-and-national-wildlife-federation/[/URL] Just when you thought it couldn't get more hilarious. TheOatmeal's reaction : [quote]Dear Charles Carreon, You're making things worse. This dispute was originally between myself and FunnyJunk. After the fundraiser was a success, I figured you and FunnyJunk would stop there. This would have been an ideal exit for you. It wouldn't have been a particularly graceful exit, but an exit nonetheless. So when did this transform from Oatmeal VS FunnyJunk to Carreon VS the internet? I'm going to take a wild shot in the dark here and guess that it's when you announced to a journalist at MSNBC that you were trying to [URL="http://digitallife.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/12/12187665-cartoonist-turns-lawsuit-threat-into-100k-charity-fundraiser"]shut down a charity fundraiser[/URL] which would benefit cancer victims and endangered wildlife. THAT was the moment when the tide of public opinion focused on you instead of FunnyJunk. I never encouraged anyone to attack, harass, or otherwise contact you. In fact in my[URL="http://theoatmeal.com/blog/funnyjunk_letter"]original letter[/URL] I blurred out your contact information and I linked to your Wikipedia page instead of your website. If I've directed energy anywhere it's been to the fundraiser page. And to anyone else who is reading this: it goes without saying, but [B]stop harassing Carreon[/B]. Be lawful and civil in your interactions with him. If you want to help, go [URL="http://www.indiegogo.com/bearlovegood"]donate[/URL]. You're upset, I get it. My original response to the FunnyJunk letter was probably humiliating, and following your comments, I gather that you allegedly received a slew of nasty emails and phone calls. People who are upset often say and do very stupid things, and perhaps that's why you told the journalist at MSNBC you were attempting to shut down my fundraiser. Perhaps that's why last night you went ahead and [URL="http://www.popehat.com/2012/06/17/the-oatmeal-v-funnyjunk-part-iv-charles-carreon-sues-everybody/"]filed a lawsuit against myself, the National Wildlife Federation, and the American Cancer Society[/URL]. Your lawsuit is meritless and it'll probably just get dismissed, but I'm guessing you're just going to [URL="http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/06/15/funnyjunk-lawyer-charles-carreon-isnt-afraid-of-the-oatmeal/"]keep trying[/URL] until you find an angle that sticks with a judge. My advice: take a few weeks off, stop saying crazy shit to journalists, and come back when you've calmed down. Write an apology to whomever you feel is appropriate, or just don't write anything ever again. Maybe start your own charity fundraiser as way of apology. I'd donate. Hugs and sexy bear kisses, -The Oatmeal[/quote] [URL]http://theoatmeal.com/blog/carreon[/URL] Just as a reminder, the indiegogo isn't even closed yet and reached 186 000$ as I type those lines, donations are still slowly coming by : [URL]http://www.indiegogo.com/bearlovegood[/URL]

What an idiot.

Wow. He actually went there.

Holy shit, this guy's actually a respected lawyer? I'd probably get better legal representation if I just hired Inman to draw my opponents engaging in bear sodomy.

Oh wow, now he's trying too hard.

Just carreon making a mess of things, charles

I'd like a sexy bear hug :(

[quote] Hugs and sexy bear kisses, -The Oatmeal[/quote] You have to admit though, Inman is kind of poking him(Carreon) with the burning iron.

He's got carrion for brains

[QUOTE=credesniper;36385388]You have to admit though, Inman is kind of poking him(Carreon) with the burning iron.[/QUOTE] He's kind of begging for it. Carreon is just doing it for the media coverage imo, no one in their right mind would sue charities for anything else but attention-whoring. Unless your goal in life is to be hated by every living person in your country.

suing charities hahahah how fucking pathetic can you get?

What an asshole.

How could he think this was a good idea?

[thumb]http://www.charlescarreon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/9.jpg[/thumb] [thumb]http://www.charlescarreon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/8.jpg[/thumb] hahaha

He is going to eat his fucking words, character by character. This became personal the second he decided to sue [b]charity organizations[/b], and the internet never takes these things likely. They're going to bury him. v:v:v

This is the point where a forced asylum treatment is prescribed.

Yeah you can kinda see who everyone is rooting for, even if you don't like the-oatmeal it's just morally wrong too support someone who is suing not charity organization but two.

Indiegogo is down for me :( I wanted to see the awesomeness of charity.

oh god [I]my sides[/I]

Let's sue two major charities helping animals and people with cancer and get away with it. Oh, and still sue that Inman guy. Wow, he's stupid, seriously? He's going to fail terribly and his career will be destroyed for ever.

Is he seriously so butthurt he is suing charities? How low can you get. This guy is the definition of scum.

I can't comprehend this. No really, I can't. Is this guy trying to be a douche? If so mission accomplished, I look forward to the news of your disbarment. [video=youtube;LvV2tw_0bKc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvV2tw_0bKc[/video]

I really just don't get this guys thought process. You try to sue someone that said some less that flattering stuff about your website, and when that doesn't work out you try to sue two charitable organizations. Seriously, what the hell?

He's sueing cancer. People who are trying to heal cancer. What an asshole.

anally wounded TO THE MAX holy shit how do you get off suing two fucking charities, one being cancer for fuck's sake

I don't think he could dig a deeper hole with a hydrogen bomb at this point. Duck and cover are so far passed that he's going to probably be disbarred.

Wow he just does not know when to stop and I don't think suing the American Cancer Society is going to go over very well at all.

Buttdoctor verdict: [B][I]Buttfrustrated.[/I][/B]

What an ass.

[QUOTE=FZE;36385833]Buttdoctor verdict: [B][I]Buttfrustrated.[/I][/B][/QUOTE] No, that is not enought. General Ripper says that Mutuall Assured Buttdestruction should be enought of a deterrent.