You may have heard of Jonathan Lee Riches, but if you haven't, here's a quick introduction. The man is currently serving a prison sentence for wire fraud, and has spent his time in jail filing frivolous, unbelievable law suits. He likes to try and blame videogames for his fraud, claiming that Rockstar "put [him] in prison," and suggesting that he at risk from "violent inmates who played Grand Theft Auto who will knock [him] out and take [his] gold Jesus cross."
He has also tried to sue the Eiffel Tower, Nostradamus and the Hitler-era National Socialist Party ... somehow.
The latest in Riches' half-baked legal chicanery is a third-party motion in the MDY Industries vs. Activision case. The lawsuit is over the former's bots being used in the latter's game. Riches has decided to "help" by suggesting that his mind was twisted by World of Warcraft and -- just like Rockstar -- Blizzard is to blame for his identity theft:
"[WoW] …caused Riches mind to live in a virtual universe, where Riches explored the landscape committing identity theft and fighting cybermonster rival hacker gangs. Riches was addicted to video games and lost touch with reality because of defendants. This caused Riches to commit fraud to buy defendants video games. Riches chose World of Warcraft over working a legit job. Riches mind became a living video game."
Yeah, he's quite the little shitehawk. I really wish criminals weren't taught by anti-game lobbyists just how easy it is to blame videogames for their crimes. They have learned how to take a diminished responsibility for their actions thanks to certain individuals practically telling them they can. Although, considering Riches has tried to make defendents of The Roman Empire, Che Guevera and The Garden of Eden, I don't think this guy needs an excuse to play the blame game. He's light years ahead of anybody else on this planet.
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6:56 PM on 11.05.2008 | 
This is America. Who fucking want's to work?
Obviously, he suffers from some kind of mental illness if this is statement, in fact, the case. As such, he should have electrodes attached to his testicles to zap the "crazies" out of him. Oh, and a soap suds enema might do well to relieve him of all the fecal matter he seems to be brimming with.
"He has also tried to sue the Eiffel Tower, Nostradamus and the Hitler-era National Socialist Party "
This guy may be my new hero.
If he tried to sue the Roman Catholic Church he would be my new hero.
This man seriously takes blaming videogames to the next level, where it actually seems that not only does he know that it's not true, but that his whole mission in life is proving this falseness true. Even when this goal clearly places his sanity into question.
Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with people? Accepting consequences for your actions is the single most important trait in being a human being, IMO.
It's Matt1267 not Matt1257 you jazz-handed douche
Screw you, you Catholic bastard and the horse you rode in on!
I'm Presbyterian you rat's cock bag! You and the pope can go fuck each other.
Get your greedy hands out of my pants you goddamned religious bastard!
Hey, hey, I ain't no homo. The Lord says that man shall not lie with another man. That may be just before the part where He says a man can stone a disobediant child to death, but that's beside the point
Did you just say you that the bible says that you should get stoned with children!? What kind of sick bastard are you?
At least I ain't some god-damned atheist gettin' stoned with the devil. Jesus and The Lord are the only high I need
You and the lord can get high all you want. I, on the other hand, will be making the most of my time as a living being. So you can take your Jesus Juice and shove it up your ass.
btw Darwin could totally kick the shit out of Jesus.
Yea right. My man Jesus could walk on water. The best Darwin could do would be to walk on a non-newtonian fluid. Plus, have you met Jesus's brother Craig? That dude is f*ckin crazy
"Cybermonster rival hacker gangs?"
..Wow, that just may be the strangest thing I've read in ever.
And I've read the sentence "Hitler had become a Super Saiyan."
Craig was a high school dropout with AIDs you ignorant dick. Before you get all religious on me you should get your facts straight.
Yea right, I'm quotin this right from the bible:
"Jesus is the Prince of Peace.
Jesus is the Lamb.
Jesus is the Son of God,
But Craig don't give a damn"
That's hardcore
Oh yeah,well I'm quoting this straight from On "The Origin of Species":
"For I am well aware that scarcely a single point is discussed in this volume on which facts cannot be adduced, often apparently leading to conclusions directly opposite to those at which I have arrived. A fair result can be obtained only by fully stating and balancing the facts and arguments on both sides of each question; and this cannot possibly be here done.
P.S. Jesus was a douchebag."
No, no you're wrong. Jesus was a jazz-handed douche
You see kiddies what me and my friend Miguel are trying to say is that atheism is the way to go. Atheism rocks!!!
Thank you and good night
Could I sue Seinfeld because I got addicted to watching every episode on DVD and then I had to rob banks because I lost my job?
...FINISH HIM!
No, we're not one person. We just know each other in real life and we were really bored last night. Being bored makes you do crazy things sometimes