Florida man sues WikiLeaks and Julian Assange for $150m over "EMOTIONAL DESTRESS"
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Apparently Julian Assange has some new legal troubles to worry about: He and WikiLeaks are facing a typo-filled $150 million lawsuit because a Florida man feels that he has suffered some serious emotional distress at the hands of the organization.
David Pitchford claims that WikiLeaks' release of sensitive documents has caused him all sorts of personal damage including a worsening of his hyper-tension, depression, and stress. He also explains that he now lives in "constant fear of being stricken by another heart attack and or stroke" due to the belief that the world is now "on the brink of Nucliar WAR."
You can read the documents Pitchford filed—complete with odd typos—right here:
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I find worsenig powers of destressing very neglegent to people's personan health :downsrim:
The US should invest in spelling.
$150m damn, somehow I think the government encouraged him to take this action and I don't think they will make it a very fair trial.
Yes, that whole Nucliar war thing sure is glooming over the horizon.
Nu(c)LAIR
This guy must be a troll, he can't be for real...
I believe Wikileaks caused great emotional happiness to me, i should give wikileaks $150 M.
[QUOTE=Random94;27406750]I believe Wikileaks caused great emotional happiness to me, i should give wikileaks $150 M.[/QUOTE]
I wish I had that kind of money to donate to Wikileaks :smith:
Also, if this guy is for real, I can foresee Anon fucking him up bigtime :/
[QUOTE=Rygar69;27406757]Oh jeeze...
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Is there a reason why that looks 3D?
Well, it looks like Assange is in for some comedy.
[QUOTE=Starpluck;27406778]Is there a reason why that looks 3D?[/QUOTE]
Depth of field.
Only in the US...
You want money? Then sue someone with an unbelievable dumb story for several billion dollars.
The only people who should sue Wikileaks are the families of those informants in Afghanistan who died because it revealed their names. This guy is just an idiot.
[QUOTE=iPat;27414125]The only people who should sue Wikileaks are the families of those informants in Afghanistan who died because it revealed their names. This guy is just an idiot.[/QUOTE]Except no one died
Not that they'd have a case if they did sue, but they're really the only people who have a justifiable disdain for wikileaks.
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100's of names were released. The Taliban said they'd hunt them down. Just because it didn't make the news doesn't mean it didn't happen.
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100's of names were released. The Taliban said they'd hunt them down. Just because it didn't make the news doesn't mean it didn't happen.[/QUOTE]
Just because it DID make the news doesn't mean it DID happen then, by your logic
Wikileaks never leaked anything
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Why would anyone sue over that? I would love to be de-stressed.
What the shit
he doesn't even have to respond in any way seeing as Assange isn't from the US
Civil lawsuits don't cross borders very well.
[QUOTE=aVoN;27407538]Only in the US...
You want money? Then sue someone with an unbelievable dumb story for several billion dollars.[/QUOTE]
Like the lady who sued McDonalds for spilling her fresh cup of coffee not knowing it was hot and burned herself
[QUOTE=Rombishead;27406722]$150m damn, somehow I think the government encouraged him to take this action and I don't think they will make it a very fair trial.[/QUOTE]
My country isn't run by Cobra Commander. :doh:
People need to stop thinking that the US has a hand in every single thing that happens to this asshat. This guy is probably just looking for an easy buck.
I'm gonna be rich.
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