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  • On the post: Man Facing 75 Years In Jail For Recording The Police; Illinois Assistant AG Says No Right To Record Police

    mikey4001 ( profile ), 02 Sep, 2011 @ 02:04pm

    Re:

    Except for the fact that all the Idiot Cop has to do is claim that "what you can't hear on the tape is me being threatened, and maybe even the sounds of gunfire." The Idiot Cop's own recording of the incident will have been "unfortunately lost" or "damaged in the scuffle," so we'll just have to take his word for it.

  • On the post: Court Upholds $60,000 Ruling Against Blogger… Even Though His Statements Were True

    mikey4001 ( profile ), 02 Sep, 2011 @ 01:41pm

    Sounds like a good time to dump all of my E-Verify stock.

  • On the post: Feds Insist That As Long As They Break The Law In A 'Classified' Way, They Can Never Be Sued

    mikey4001 ( profile ), 01 Sep, 2011 @ 02:58pm

    Breaking News: The government has just declared that it is logically impossible for those who create, buy, or enforce the law to break the law. One well respected judge was quoted as saying "I AM THE LAW!"


    This Just In: The price of bullets has risen ten-fold overnight with many retailers reporting shortages.

  • On the post: Federal Court Invents A New Intellectual Property Right: The Money Makes It So Exclusive Right To Record

    mikey4001 ( profile ), 29 Aug, 2011 @ 11:35am

    So, now that high school sporting events are no longer "public," I assume that while in attendance I am now free to carry a firearm, and/or consume massive quantities of alcohol while getting a lap dance from a stripper. The half-time show is gonna kick so much ass this year...

  • On the post: EA's Origin Service Wants To Exchange Games For Your Personal Data [Updated]

    mikey4001 ( profile ), 26 Aug, 2011 @ 10:59am

    Thanks, EA, for making it easy.

    I have been a loyal consumer of the battlefield franchise since BF:1942, all the expansion packs, DLC, and everything else. I even steam-gifted multiple copies BF:BC2 to some friends so they would play that POS with me. I have been looking forward to BF3 ever since I first launched the demo for 2142. But I guess I still just can't be trusted...

    I have been stashing cash all summer to buy a new video card when BF3 is released. Looks like this bit of news has just saved me not only $60 bucks for the game, but another $300 or so on top of that for new gear. Perhaps instead of complaining to EA, there should be some "constructive criticism" directed towards nVidia, ATI, AMD, Intel, etc. When I don't buy new games, I don't buy new gaming gear. After all, out in the back yard on a nice autumn day with a good book and a cold brew is certainly NOT "the way it is meant to be played."