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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 05:51 AM
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Local inventor files lawsuit against ‘racist’ AOL, Google
Local inventor files lawsuit against ‘racist’ AOL, Google


Laurel, Mississippi-

A Jones County inventor has filed a lawsuit against two Internet server companies.

John Ishmel Henry of Soso, in May, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

In his suit, Henry claims that “he was called and depicted as a n----r on two of the Internet service provider search engines, AOL and Google.”

Henry, the original inventor of the vibrating toilet seat, was featured on the Jay Leno Show in November, 2008.

“Needless to say that my invention garnered a lot of attention,” he said. “I was completely humiliated and horrified to discover that these two great bastions of business prowess would allow (these) web sites ... to thrive on their search engines.”

“The hypocrisy of this libelous and slanderous tragedy has caused me enormous mental harm, emotional suffering and sleepless nights,” he claims in his suit. “I am a true American and feel that I have the right to respond to such indignation in the court of law. ... I believe in the freedom of speech, but I believe we all should be treated fair as citizens of America.”

Henry said he is concerned as to how these search engines affects him as well as others.

“I believe that exposing these websites will enlighten the American people of the horrors of racism,” he said. “These search engines should be responsible with what goes on those sites. ...They should show some responsibility to what’s happening.”

http://www.leadercall.com/local/local_story_232111123.html
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tularetom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 05:57 AM
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1. This guy was ridiculed for totally the wrong reason
I mean c'mon, the vibrating toilet seat?
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Fla_Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 05:59 AM
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2. Makes sense
you can come and go at the same time.
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