Man sues Apple for conspiring with the mafia-making him do stuff

[the color nine]

Beverly Hills, CA resident Gregory McKenna has filed a 124-page complaint in a U.S. District Court in Missouri against Apple and a group of other defendants, including the F.B.I., the St. Louis County Police Department, and an auto mechanic. Why? Well, McKenna alleges that Apple conspired with the Italian Mafia to affix special receivers to an iPod shuffle he purchased on eBay and an iPod mini purchased in an Apple Store. These receivers were allegedly used by the Mafia to transmit threatening messages to the iPods.

Okaayyyyy. So, what were these messages? Well, first there was the time in 2008 where recordings of Mafia members saying "I'm going to kill him" were played in unison with a song on McKenna's iPod mini. The most serious message was apparently transmitted not only to his iPods, but also to an iBook G4, a PowerBook G4, and three vehicles including his mother's Honda Accord.

The "message" consisted of the word "herpes" being inserted into the song "Still Tippin'" by hip-hop/rap artist Mike Jones. Mr. McKenna alleges that this was done "to humiliate, degrade, and cause emotional distress" to him. While apparently the Mafia was using the messages to coerce McKenna into doing fashion modeling for them in New York City (I am not making this up), I'd speculate that it's probably Apple's way to get him to purchase newer equipment.
http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/20/wacky-apple-lawsuit-of-the-day-apple-conspiring-with-italian-ma/

I think this may be model Greg the nutter, if not sorry Greg the not nutter model


http://www.modelmayhem.com/526182

[portia]

omg.  what the fuck.  :lol:

i wish my ipod transmitted crazy things to me.  it would make walking the dog more interesting.

[the color nine]

Mine obviously says, stay on MDS don't do anything else.

[Nomad]

So, the Mafia was talking to him through his iPod and his mom's Honda Accord.  Telling him to be a fashion model, no less.  :lol:

Even Paulie would think that was ridiculous.

[ICDEDPPL]

That suit is right up there with the nutcase trying to sue Hugh Hefner.

[Hayalet]

:lol: marking this, i have too see the statement he and his mother release when the case is chucked out.

[snowfallsoon]

you can sign his petition too! VERY detailed....
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/gregory-mckenna-v-stlpd-fbi-et-al

[Hayalet]

One question... how can he be sue apple when he brought the ipod off ebay?