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Prisoner sues GTA IV developer among others: Those games are hazardous to my existence!

StarJet | April 17, 2008 | News | Playstation 3 XBOX 360 Misc 
Jonathan Lee Riches, an inmate in a medium security prison has sued Rockstar over GTA IV. Reason : The game is a direct threat to his life. God knows how.
He's actually filed a handwritten complaint voicing his um... concerns.
To add to this, GameSpot has found that he has sued both Atari and Activision as well, under similar claims.

Even then, that is not the worst part. This man has unsuccessfully sued Martha Stewart, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, President George W. Bush, Steve Jobs and Britney Spears as well, in the past. When will he stop?
Riches, who's incarcerated for wire fraud, wrote in his filing that he seeks a temporary restraining order against the "newest Grand Theft Auto games."

The inmate stated, "Defendants contributed to Plaintiff committing identity theft. Defendant's games show sex, drugs and violence which offends me."

Riches continued, "Defendants put me in prison. I face imminent danger from violent inmates who played Grand Theft Auto who will knock me out and take my gold Jesus cross."

FCI Williamsburg is a medium security prison that is currently home to 1,638 male inmates.

This isn't the first time that Riches has filed a lawsuit from prison. Riches sued suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick last year for "$63,000,000,000 billion dollars," alleging Vick had ties to Al Qaeda. He didn't win. He's also unsuccessfully sued Martha Stuart, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, President George W. Bush, Steve Jobs and Britney Spears, according to cited entries on Wikipedia.

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  • 1 thumbs!
    Storm | April 18, 2008
    $10 says that Jack Thompson gets in contact with this prisoner...
    • 3 thumbs!
      Guticb | April 18, 2008
      $100 says he gets in touch with good old Jack(ass).
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    Seproth | April 18, 2008
    This isn't the first time that Riches has filed a lawsuit from prison. Riches sued suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick last year for "$63,000,000,000 billion dollars," alleging Vick had ties to Al Qaeda. He didn't win. He's also unsuccessfully sued Martha Stuart, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, President George W. Bush, Steve Jobs and Britney Spears, according to cited entries on Wikipedia.

    Wow, Just WOW!!! Medium security? Please, he's barely even a real criminal ROFL
  • 0 thumbs!
    Lord_80 | April 18, 2008
    Well Wikipedia. there you go. i hate that site. nothing but lies...
    • 1 thumbs!
      slumpy monkey | April 18, 2008
      Its one of the most well respected online encyclopaedia's. If people post BS it gets changed very quickly. Plus repeated offences gets your IP banned.
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    X_MANBEARPIG_X | April 18, 2008
    One of these days he'll win and then he'll be laughing
  • 0 thumbs!
    kspiess | April 18, 2008
    Oh man. I hope the judge just tosses this one.
  • 0 thumbs!
    SvR2008 | April 18, 2008
    Oh jesus, Again?

    Why doesn't he just *bleep* of!
  • 0 thumbs!
    tekmosis | April 18, 2008
    Shouldn't the title of this article be "Prisoner sues Rockstar and other publishers"? You can't sue GTAIV, and GTAIV's not a publisher anyways, I hope R* counter sues this guy.
  • 0 thumbs!
    FFXFREAK | April 18, 2008
    Oh snap tek, that would be awesome of they counter sued, I'd lol. Does this guy not have a life? It seems all he does is sue people for fun T_T.

    ~FFXFREAK
  • 0 thumbs!
    Sereph | April 18, 2008
    Rockstar/Take2 should just reply with a single letter that says "With all due respect sir, you are an idiot. Thank you."
  • 1 thumbs!
    Stitch | April 18, 2008
    What a dope.
    "It offends him".
    Well, Maybe someone will sue him for seuing too much.
  • 0 thumbs!
    theundertakergonzo | April 18, 2008
    Why is this guy even taken seriously? I mean the guy has a list of people sued. He's a dead set idiot. Just put him in jail, lock him in the basement and that'll shut him up.
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    tallteen86 | April 19, 2008
    $63 QUINTILLION? There isn't even that much money in the world, I'm fairly sure >_>

    This guy just gets off sueing famous people/entities >_>

    And yeah, I was like "You can't sue GTA IV? It is a product, not a publisher, or a distributor, or a developer?" >_>
    • 0 thumbs!
      slumpy monkey | April 19, 2008
      $63 billion. I think the person who wrote it meant $63 billion not $63,000,000,000 billion.
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        tallteen86 | April 20, 2008
        True, that makes more sense (hilarious, though, considering suing anyone/anything $63 billion on BS charges, is absolutely ludicrous). But even then, Most companies aren't woth that much >_> Or at least don't have that much to give out. Even Rockstar is probably worth less than that? Or at least not much more >_>

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