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Posted by Cal on Jan-06-2005 16:51:

Man bumps head, sues Fear Factor

LOS ANGELES(Reuters) - Watching contestants eat dead rats on NBC's gross-out stunt show "Fear Factor" so disgusted a Cleveland man that he has sued NBC for $2.5 million, saying he could not stomach what he saw.

In a handwritten four-page lawsuit filed in federal court in Cleveland on Tuesday, paralegal Austin Aitken said, "To have the individuals on the show eat (yes) and drink dead rats was crazy and from a viewer's point of view made me throw-up as well an another in the house at the same time."

His suit added, "NBC is sending the wrong message to its TV watchers that cash can make or have people do just about anything beyond reasoning (sic) and in most cases against their will."

He said the show caused his blood pressure to rise so high that he became dizzy and light-headed, and when he ran away to his room, he bumped his head into the doorway.

In a brief telephone interview with Reuters, Aitken said, "I am not at liberty to discuss the complaint unless it is a paid-interview situation."

A spokesman for "Fear Factor" said the show would have no comment until it sees a copy of the complaint. The spokesman said the program did feature an rat-eating scene in New York's Times Square on Nov. 8.

Over the years, contestants on the program have eaten some weird things, including ground-up spiders and live worms.

Reuters/VNU

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Goddamn what the hell is wrong with people

Posted by D-res on Jan-06-2005 19:08:

gee.... i have an idea.... CHANGE THE FREAKIN CHANNEL

idiot

Posted by RenderedDream on Jan-06-2005 19:43:

i begin to wonder if there is a reason someone can NOT sue another for some reason

Posted by trance85 on Jan-06-2005 20:36:

quote:
cash can make or have people do just about anything beyond reasoning

He said it himself.

Anyways yea what a douchebag, I think the courts should automatically reverse the charges ONTO the people suing, just because they're such dumbfuck pricks about it. This reminds me of those fat people that tried to sue McDonalds 'cause they're so fat from eating there all the time.

Posted by TweeK on Jan-06-2005 22:11:

OMG

Posted by sym on Jan-07-2005 00:19:

quote:
Originally posted by RenderedDream
i begin to wonder if there is a reason someone can NOT sue another for some reason

Well technically you can sue anyone for anything, doesn't mean your gunna win

Posted by Dj Dovla on Jan-07-2005 07:15:

something called a remote control

you use it to change channels when you don't like what you see on TV . but hold on , maybe he had a black and white tv with no control, and his legs were cut off and arms tied to his head, so he couldn't .... hmmmm

Posted by dj chex on Jan-07-2005 07:36:

It made me think of a simular lawsuit b/c this guy's wife was 50lbs overweight, his kids lazy and he blamed it all on cable. Oh yeah, he also wanted 3computers w/ unlimited internet access. And to make matters worse, he was sorta stealing cable. He should of asked for a tredmill or a exercise bike instead...

http://www.wisinfo.com/thereporter/..._14044768.shtml

Posted by dallastar on Jan-07-2005 08:22:

Re: Man bumps head, sues Fear Factor

quote:
Originally posted by Cal
LOS ANGELES(Reuters) - Watching contestants eat dead rats on NBC's gross-out stunt show "Fear Factor" so disgusted a Cleveland man that he has sued NBC for $2.5 million, saying he could not stomach what he saw.

In a handwritten four-page lawsuit filed in federal court in Cleveland on Tuesday, paralegal Austin Aitken said, "To have the individuals on the show eat (yes) and drink dead rats was crazy and from a viewer's point of view made me throw-up as well an another in the house at the same time."

His suit added, "NBC is sending the wrong message to its TV watchers that cash can make or have people do just about anything beyond reasoning (sic) and in most cases against their will."

He said the show caused his blood pressure to rise so high that he became dizzy and light-headed, and when he ran away to his room, he bumped his head into the doorway.

In a brief telephone interview with Reuters, Aitken said, "I am not at liberty to discuss the complaint unless it is a paid-interview situation."

A spokesman for "Fear Factor" said the show would have no comment until it sees a copy of the complaint. The spokesman said the program did feature an rat-eating scene in New York's Times Square on Nov. 8.

Over the years, contestants on the program have eaten some weird things, including ground-up spiders and live worms.

Reuters/VNU

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Goddamn what the hell is wrong with people

i would do the same damn thing! serve that shit reality scary fear factor show where to go!

Posted by mr. poopyhead on Jan-08-2005 00:55:

if i had diplomatic immunity, i'd kick this guy in the face...

hell... if i had diplomatic immunity, or some kind of james bond style, "license to kick people in the teeth" there's a whole list of people i'd kick in the face...

Posted by Halcyon+On+On on Jan-08-2005 06:48:

Re: Man bumps head, sues Fear Factor

quote:
Originally posted by Cal
and when he ran away to his room, he bumped his head into the doorway.

LMAO!!!

Posted by monoxide on Jan-09-2005 21:14:

quote:
Originally posted by sym
Well technically you can sue anyone for anything, doesn't mean your gunna win

technically you can sue everyone or even everything if you live in USA. the rest of the world has things to do besides going back through evoliutionary pathway.

i guess the man that bumped his head would be sued for not respecting the court if he came w/ his case to any judge in Europe.

funny though. stupidity's always funny

Posted by Stassi on Jan-10-2005 00:43:

quote:
Originally posted by monoxide
technically you can sue everyone or even everything if you live in USA. the rest of the world has things to do besides going back through evoliutionary pathway.

how is suing someone as a civil putting us backing through this 'evoliutionary pathway'
please take this snobbish european attitude and shove it.

Posted by Cal on Jan-10-2005 02:58:

quote:
Originally posted by Stassi
how is suing someone as a civil putting us backing through this 'evoliutionary pathway'
please take this snobbish european attitude and shove it.

Because people in europe act on common sense, unlike in NA, where there are lots of cases of people suing because they are too retarded to understand that when you buy coffee it's boiling hot and might burn you, for example.

Who the hell would do that for money anyway? Don't people have pride or self-respect? Filing claims like this is like saying : "Give me money for being a moron"

Posted by colonelcrisp on Jan-10-2005 04:09:

DONT GROUP US WITH THE YANKS

canadian law is far more resonable than american law.

ie in canada a burgler cannot sue you for breaking his leg when he fell down your steps after breaking into your house.

and im not trying to go american bashing, god knows there is enough of that lately. but seriously guys dont you agree your country has let this whole sueing thing go way out of hand. i read one the other day of a woman who was sueing the city because she claimed the jackhammering they were doing on the corner was hurting her unborn child. when the press showed up for an interview she was smoking while pregnant....

then there is the mcdonalds hot coffee bullshit. and its not only that but these lawsuits are huge... 2.5 million dollars because you saw something that made you puke? its horeseshit. the only reason this guy is sueing is cause he is some fat lazy prick who doesnt want to work to earn his fortune.

Posted by razerscutpeople on Jan-10-2005 05:57:

i agree woth colone, the U.S. is way out of hand with some stuff, i realize that and i fucking live here. it also annoys the hell out of me that people get away with the shit they do, especialy since fear factor tells you what the contestents are going to do before they actually do it, so its not like it was a big surprise... i hate dumb people...

Posted by Swamper on Jan-11-2005 07:12:

If that guy went into the Chill Out Room he'd probably sue me after reading some of the shit in there

Posted by monoxide on Jan-11-2005 14:47:

Posted by Cal on Jan-11-2005 16:02:

Well yeah maybe canadian law is more responsible, but this guy I know was rearended and he sued the guy that hit him and milked 2 g's out of him.

And the thing is his bumper wasn't even damaged. The guy bumped him so softly and lightly it wasn't even scratched. The 2 gs were for "injuries" alone.

That ain't cool.

Posted by JackJ on Jan-12-2005 21:31:

quote:
Originally posted by colonelcrisp
i read one the other day of a woman who was sueing the city because she claimed the jackhammering they were doing on the corner was hurting her unborn child. when the press showed up for an interview she was smoking while pregnant....

nice

Posted by monoxide on Jan-13-2005 13:11:

quote:
Originally posted by JackJ
nice

here you go.

Posted by trance85 on Jan-13-2005 14:02:

^ lol ^

and she's smoking a cigarette and stuff in the pic

Posted by razerscutpeople on Jan-13-2005 20:42:

quote:
Originally posted by monoxide
here you go.

white trash...