Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 9 Feb 2000 22:28:14 -0500 (EST) | From | Gregory Maxwell <> | Subject | [OT] Our 'friend' Jeff V. Merkey |
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I'd like to start by apologizing for this offtopic post. As we all know Mr. Merkey has plaged this list for some time with his ocassional rude and irrational outbursts against various Linux users, developers, and orgs.
I usually take advantage of these outburts to poke fun at the overactive rage and ego of Mr. Merkey both publicly and privately. I've found that such messages ease both myself and others from the undue stress caused by his lack of professionalism and emotional control.
In the below forward private thread, Mr. Merkey appears to threaten me with bodily hard, and I respond with an attempt at humor and a URL to the automatic insult generator http://anything.really.fuckingsucks.net/
Obviously, Mr. Merkey didn't 'get it' which would not be supprising to anyone who has followed his current or past exploits here.
He then proceedes to threathen me with legal action. I find this kind of behavior extreamly distructive to the freedom of expression on this list.
So, I've decided to forward the thread (unedited) to the list, partially in an attempt to cover my butt, but mostly to give the rest of you a good laugh.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 17:27:10 -0700 From: Jeff V. Merkey <jmerkey@timpanogas.com> To: Gregory Maxwell <greg@linuxpower.cx> Subject: Re: Mono-e-Mono
Greg,
Christmas Island is immune to most legal processes (except war), however, posting what you did (death threats) is a felony in the United States. Since it was posted to a web server in the US, our laws apply. The "really fucking sucks" website is also in violation of federal law, and we will seek an order to tone it down since it resides within the plenary jurisdiction of the US (California). This has been turned over to Andrew McCullough and my attorneys -- I have instructed them to file for a criminal order in US District Court -- they will file tommorrow. What this means is if you ever enter the US or a US possession, you will be immediately arrested and put in jail when they see your VISA and identify you. Death threats are not funny and are something I take very seriously. Before I go through with this, I'd like to know if this was a joke, or if you really do want to kill me or enlist others to do so? If it's a joke I have until the morning to stop the legal process. I hope you were joking. If I do not hear from you -- we will move forward. Once the process starts, I cannot stop it.
Regards,
Jeff
"Jeff V. Merkey" wrote: > > Greg, > > The is fabulous (the website). Thanks. > > Jeff > > Gregory Maxwell wrote: > > > > I passed your email around the office and conducted a poll. > > > > Guess the age of this author: > > > > <=11 Years 1 vote > > 12 Years 2 votes > > 13 Years 4 votes > > 14 Years 4 votes > > 15 Years 2 votes > > >=16 Years 2 votes > > > > Just thought you'd like to know. > > > > Btw- found a great site about you: > > http://jeff-merkey.really.fuckingsucks.net > > > > On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Jeff V. Merkey wrote: > > > > > > > > Greg, > > > > > > I am writing you this personally. I don't really know where the hell > > > .cx is and I don't care, but you have been a continuous heckler. > > > Normally, I ignore folks like you, but it's pretty clear that you enjoy > > > stirring the pot. I hope we meet one day face to face -- I'd like to > > > see how brave you really are when you don't have the internet to hide > > > behind. Let me know when you'll be in the states, and perhaps we could > > > get together and "talk". > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > Jeff > > >
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