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James O'Keefe to pay 100k and apologize to ACORN employee
« on: March 07, 2013, 08:30:45 pm »
Anyone know what happens if he cannot pay the settlement? 

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Journalism school laughingstock and expert jazz hands practitioner James O'Keefe will pay $100,000 and apologize to a former ACORN employee who was fired after being featured in one of O'Keefe's 2009 "sting" videos. The heavily-edited videos were successful, in that they led to a congressional investigation that eventually shutdown ACORN, netting O'Keefe $65,000 in the process. The videos were also, apparently, illegally filmed, at least the one shot in California. Former ACORN employeed Juan Carlos Vera sued O'Keefe and his partner-in-crime Hannah Giles last year, saying the secretly recorded video violated California law that prohibits recording someone without their permission.

http://gawker.com/5989340/james-okeefe-will-pay-100000-apologize-to-former-acorn-employee
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Re: James O'Keefe to pay 100k and apologize to ACORN employee
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2013, 08:35:52 pm »
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Re: James O'Keefe to pay 100k and apologize to ACORN employee
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2013, 10:44:37 pm »

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Re: James O'Keefe to pay 100k and apologize to ACORN employee
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2013, 11:31:29 pm »
Fitting for my 1,100th post.

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Re: James O'Keefe to pay 100k and apologize to ACORN employee
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2013, 11:35:15 pm »
What anime is that from and also @O'Keefe 
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Re: James O'Keefe to pay 100k and apologize to ACORN employee
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2013, 02:39:49 am »


I have to admit that I was wondering how could his antics be legal. Good to have some justice to this story.
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Re: James O'Keefe to pay 100k and apologize to ACORN employee
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2013, 05:51:59 am »
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Re: James O'Keefe to pay 100k and apologize to ACORN employee
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2013, 11:08:05 am »
Quote from: DiscoBerry on March 07, 2013, 08:30:45 pm
Anyone know what happens if he cannot pay the settlement? 

It's a court ordered settlement, his wages will get garnished and tax returns withheld until the amount is paid
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Re: James O'Keefe to pay 100k and apologize to ACORN employee
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2013, 11:44:18 am »
Quote from: Bezron on March 08, 2013, 11:08:05 am
Quote from: DiscoBerry on March 07, 2013, 08:30:45 pm
Anyone know what happens if he cannot pay the settlement? 

It's a court ordered settlement, his wages will get garnished and tax returns withheld until the amount is paid

The guy was appealing to right-wing groups a couple of months ago for money, I cannot see him having much income. 
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Re: James O'Keefe to pay 100k and apologize to ACORN employee
« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2013, 01:39:07 pm »
Sometimes schadenfreude is completely appropriate.
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Re: James O'Keefe to pay 100k and apologize to ACORN employee
« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2013, 03:25:16 pm »
Quote from: DiscoBerry on March 08, 2013, 11:44:18 am
Quote from: Bezron on March 08, 2013, 11:08:05 am
Quote from: DiscoBerry on March 07, 2013, 08:30:45 pm
Anyone know what happens if he cannot pay the settlement? 

It's a court ordered settlement, his wages will get garnished and tax returns withheld until the amount is paid

The guy was appealing to right-wing groups a couple of months ago for money, I cannot see him having much income.

It should be interesting to see whether his "handlers" actually cover this for him, or leave his ass flapping in the wind.
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Re: James O'Keefe to pay 100k and apologize to ACORN employee
« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2013, 06:17:04 pm »
Quote from: booley on March 08, 2013, 01:39:07 pm
Sometimes schadenfreude is completely appropriate.

I think this is less schadenfreude and more "the delight at seeing the natural consequences of an idiot's actions."

This is more pseudo-cosmic slapstick, where the victim of the slapstick is the one who's been slapping people as well.
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