Officer Bubbles Sues YouTube Commenter
Thursday, October 21, 2010Toronto Police Const. Adam Josephs, also known as “Officer Bubbles” decides he wants to sue a commenter on YouTube. He originally received the name “Officer Bubbles” when he threatened a protester at the G20 in Toronto with assault charges for blowing bubbles. And now he’s suing a YouTube commenter for an 11-word wisecrack.
A video of Josephs getting comically tough with a young G20 protester (above) became a viral hit. “If the bubble touches me, you’re going to be arrested for assault,” Josephs told the protester. After the original video being posted on YouTube, other videos followed mocking “Officer Bubbles”. Joseph then filed a $1.2 million defamation lawsuit and is seeking to legally compel Google to revel the identity of the parody cartoon’s creator, plus the identities of 24 people who commented on it.
One of the sued commenters, Todd Mara aka “Pussymcfats,” has now uncloaked himself in the Toronto Star to give Josephs a piece of his mind. Mara’s YouTube comment read, in full, “officer bubbles probably looks at himself in the mirror a lot.”
Todd Mara: ” I mentioned, according to what I saw in the video, that he’s an egomaniac. I stand by what I did. I thought he was out of line. …I don’t know why this guy wants to draw more attention to himself. I can’t figure it out. It’s ridiculous.”
Source: Gizmodo
