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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-30-09 11:43 PM
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W.Va. man sues over use of mugshot
Edited on Mon Nov-30-09 11:47 PM by baldguy
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Patrick Tribett was arrested in Bellaire, Ohio, in 2005. Police say he had been huffing the fumes from gold spraypaint, and the lower half of his face was golden in his mugshot.

New Martinsville lawyer H. John Rogers says the image has appeared on T-shirts, coffee mugs and even a billboard in Europe.

Rogers says he's preparing lawsuits against four companies for using Tribett's image for financial gain.

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Rogers says Tribett has been sober for eight weeks and is making progress.

more:
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/92/2009/november/30/wva-man-sues-over-use-of-mugshot.html
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csziggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-01-09 12:55 AM
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1. This thread is useless without the picture!


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Quantess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-01-09 01:04 AM
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2. The gold paint warrior!
It's pretty hard to deny you huffed paint when half your face is painted gold.
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murielm99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-01-09 07:46 AM
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3. It's a good thing I finished my coffee before opening this thread.
I would have spewed all over the screen and keyboard.

Damn, that's funny.
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peekaloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-01-09 08:00 AM
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4. Kinda looks like Bill Murray. He's definitely a "crying on the inside" type of clown.
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WillParkinson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-01-09 08:01 AM
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5. Looks like he was snorting from the 2nd line of his shirt...
Should have used better stick-ons.
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-01-09 08:10 AM
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6. Arrested and booked with gold-flecked face in 2005; now sober for eight weeks.
Way to work the program!
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Rhythm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-01-09 08:59 AM
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7. The Wheeling Register did a nice article about him trying to get his life together
http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/531548.html?nav=515
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-01-09 11:57 AM
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8. Ya know, I really feel for the guy & really hope he keeps sober
But ya gotta admit - That is a classic mug shot!
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LeftinOH Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-01-09 12:47 PM
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9. I just wonder- why did he choose the color gold? Was it on sale?
-Why not go with a nice flesh tone, or a darker color that would suggest a beard & moustache?
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Drunken Irishman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-01-09 12:50 PM
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10. Looks like he blew King Midas.
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-01-09 01:11 PM
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11. +1
I was going to make a crack about the Midas touch, but that just won't do it any more.
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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-01-09 01:17 PM
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12. That's gold Jerry.
Gold.
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