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Field Marshal Klesh is offline Field Marshal Klesh
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Says Star Wars Boi. Possible Lawsuits pending!

Man, this is great. An internet classic. Make sure you see all 4 versions.

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Dude, what was done to him wasn't fair. He didn't ask or want for that video to be publicized, and he was cruelly made fun of for it. I hope that he wins his lawsuit.

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What can I say.. don't leave your tapes hanging around in public places... I feel like he should be left alone if he so wants, but.. that would mean there are going to be whole series of lawsuits if this goes through I guess.

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He ain't getting his life back by having lawsuits, that's for sure.

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If you were fat, ugly, and unpopular, would you want a video of you doing something extremely dorky shown to every single person on the internet?

I've seen the video, and it wasn't funny enough for me to justify the exploitation and harm that goes along with it.

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If you were fat, ugly, and unpopular, would you really have a life to begin with?

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Nah this only does good to him.. sure some people makes fun of him, but there are also some girls that will contact him.. that's what happens if you're famous, no matter if you're ugly and fat.

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I mean sure, it blows. But I'm never gong to meet him, and the millions of people that unknowingly will for ther rest of his life arent going to know him as the Star Wars Boi.

Its like going to college, you do whatever you want. He could go jogging and cut his har and no ones gonna know. I thik he should roll with it, think of the marketing! He did it when he was 15, everyone's a loser at 15.

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If you were fat, ugly, and unpopular, would you want a video of you doing something extremely dorky shown to every single person on the internet?

I didn't think he was ugly, or particularly fat. He was just kinda stocky. Which lots of kids grow out of.

As for unpopular, he's the most popular kid in his school now.

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Star Wars Boi.

What? He's gay??

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I thought all gay people were fit.
Someone ought to revoke his membership.

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The original video of this kid wasn't funny, and the fact that people have devoted their time and websites to this is rather...pathetic.

Get on with your lives, and let the kid alone.

Shi Huangdi is offline Shi Huangdi
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to his lawsuit. They wrongfully stole the video, and the kid has suffered massive humiliation as a result. Compensation is due.

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What Shi said

Boris Godunov is offline Boris Godunov
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I'm all for the *******s who have tormented him getting their comeuppance.

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Yes, especially those who've taken time out of their lives to donate money and gifts to him in support of his "plight"...some even going so far as to have a petition trying to get George Lucas to give this poor, wretched, god-forsaken soul an appearance in the next Star Wars film (nameless, lineless extra in all likelyhood).

Shame on everyone who DARES empathises with him!



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I don't think this is much of a relief if he became the laughingstock of his whole highschool, or of his whole community.
It's difficult already to bear being the laughinstock of a small group (which he probably was). It must be atrocious to become the laughingstock of a much larger group. I bet his self confidence is now definitely zero

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Hehe, I remember the star wars geek boy. There was even a thread at counterglow makin fun of him.

Boris Godunov is offline Boris Godunov
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Yes, especially those who've taken time out of their lives to donate money and gifts to him in support of his "plight"...some even going so far as to have a petition trying to get George Lucas to give this poor, wretched, god-forsaken soul an appearance in the next Star Wars film (nameless, lineless extra in all likelyhood).

Shame on everyone who DARES empathises with him!


And the relevance of that is...?

Look, he didn't want all that stuff, he didn't ask for it. This was all done without his knowledge or permission, remember? By kids who have made a habit of bullying and tormenting him, no less.

Shi Huangdi is offline Shi Huangdi
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Yes, especially those who've taken time out of their lives to donate money and gifts to him in support of his "plight"...some even going so far as to have a petition trying to get George Lucas to give this poor, wretched, god-forsaken soul an appearance in the next Star Wars film (nameless, lineless extra in all likelyhood).

Shame on everyone who DARES empathises with him!





The fact that some people have independently been nice to him does not cancel out the perpertrators liability for the harm done to him.

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I am with Shi on this one.

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What can I say.. don't leave your tapes hanging around in public places...


You mean like locked in a cabinet from which they were stolen in this case?

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The doofus made a tape of himself doing something embarassing. It's my understanding it was with school property. Being teased is the LEAST of the things he should be worried about. He's lucky the school didn't repremand him for using school property without permission. Internet Stardom isn't something he should be shying away from. Milk it for all its worth.

I'm sorry, but anyone filing frivolous lawsuits get zero sympathy from me. I was happy for this kid, that he should have such embarrasing footage of himself embraced by the Internet community and turned into a legend. When I first heard about this lawsuit (months ago FYI, good to see we're keeping up with CURRENT events Yahoo! News... ), I lost a lot of respect for him. Apparently receiving praise from the inner-geek in a lot of people isn't enough for these greedy sods, now they have to turn spiteful and attack those who exposed him. Yes, those kids did it maliciously, but NEWS FLASH, their act had the unintended consequence of turning him into an Internet Darling. The worst thing he should do to those kids is NOT give them so much as a dollar for busfare. If not that, then get on the school's case to punish the kids who also abused/vandalized school property by taking the tape and uploading it. That's where this case should end.

I guess the parents don't want their son to make the most of this. They want their piece and they want to take it out of the other parents. Shame on each of you for lending support to frivolous lawsuits like this.

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The doofus made a tape of himself doing something embarassing. It's my understanding it was with school property. Being teased is the LEAST of the things he should be worried about. He's lucky the school didn't repremand him for using school property without permission.


How do you know he used it without permission? Baseless conjecture.

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Internet Stardom isn't something he should be shying away from. Milk it for all its worth.


What if he doesn't want it?

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I'm sorry, but anyone filing frivolous lawsuits get zero sympathy from me. I was happy for this kid, that he should have such embarrasing footage of himself embraced by the Internet community and turned into a legend. When I first heard about this lawsuit (months ago FYI, good to see we're keeping up with CURRENT events Yahoo! News... ), I lost a lot of respect for him. Apparently receiving praise from the inner-geek in a lot of people isn't enough for these greedy sods, now they have to turn spiteful and attack those who exposed him.


Again, who cares if that's not what he wants? His life isn't fun now, it's hell. He is now a laughingstock, and he doesn't want to be. Just because YOU might like it if you were him doesn't matter.

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Yes, those kids did it maliciously, but NEWS FLASH, their act had the unintended consequence of turning him into an Internet Darling. The worst thing he should do to those kids is NOT give them so much as a dollar for busfare. If not that, then get on the school's case to punish the kids who also abused/vandalized school property by taking the tape and uploading it. That's where this case should end.


So people shouldn't be held accountable for mischeiviously stealing something and splashing someone's image around the internet without authorization? Well, those perverts who videotaped women peeing in public restrooms will be glad to know you're on their side.

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I guess the parents don't want their son to make the most of this. They want their piece and they want to take it out of the other parents. Shame on each of you for lending support to frivolous lawsuits like this.


It's a shame you don't have any concern for the kid's well-being and are so blithe about the bullies who have tormented him for so long. Your moral indignation is cute, but uninteresting, as it's hollow.

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How do you know he used it without permission? Baseless conjecture.


I do hope you didn't actually intend to ask this question

Anyway, DROSE: Don't you understand he IS milking it for all its worth?

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Sure I did. DRose claims the kid (we're talking about the fat kid) used the equipment without permission. I've not read that anywhere, so I wonder what he's basing that claim on.

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What tosh. It was a a freakin' school project!

Hense, the tape was at school, in a private storage space.

The scum wads who stole it and put in on the internet deserve every once of misery this law suit will bring them. The best part is, since they are minors their parents will likely have to pay!

How's that for a little comeuppance?

Hey, you don't want to be a star wars dork? Don't make the tape. Fine. You don't want to bugger your parents into the poor house? Don't be a thieving, bullying tw@t!

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Sure I did. DRose claims the kid (we're talking about the fat kid) used the equipment without permission. I've not read that anywhere, so I wonder what he's basing that claim on.


An article about this when it first came to light in the general media, that's what. I don't care enough to find it again 'cause it wasn't that interesting. Besides I never stated that God told me he used that equipment without permission, therefore it must be true. I said it "was my understanding" from that article so long ago.

And where do you get off telling me I'm making sh!t up when you start implying everyone on God's green Earth, save a handful, is tormenting and bullying this kid? Baseless conjecture, indeed.



Further, HOW F*CKING DARE YOU ACUSE ME OF SUPPORTING HIGHLY ILLEGAL AND IMMORAL VIOLATIONS OF A PERSON'S PRIVACY IN A BATHROOM AND COMPARE IT TO MY STANCE ON THIS KID'S SO-CALLED-PLIGHT!!! Let's really compare, shall we: stupid highschool prank vs. objectifying women and turning them into nothing more than pornographic entertainment. Interesting how you quote a portion of my post and bend it to your will to make it say what you want...congradulations Boris, you're an ass.

 
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