Police Claim Bootleg Bust; the rest of us groan
February 21, 2008
It’s time for Middlesex Township Police to proudly step into the spotlight. They busted the most treacherous of criminals, the bootlegger. This guy had 1,520 bootleg DVD movies and 1,578 counterfeit CDs!! Three cheers for this diligent detective work.
In other news, everybody else in the world, besides that poor sap and the Middlesex Township Police, just downloads their music via p2p networks.
Seriously, I feel bad for this guy for actually believing that there is still a market for this bootleg stuff, and I feel bad for the cops who are pretty delusional in thinking that they made a difference in anything.
February 21, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Just out of spite, I think I’m going to download Superbad, Office Space, Police Academy 1-5 and Dragnet.
Right now.
And then make five copies of each and leave them on my neighbors doorsteps as presents.
Mysterious presents of laughter and goodness.
I wonder if they caught that band of jaywalkers yet.
February 24, 2008 at 10:03 am
Actually, the bootleg DVD market is still alive and active in NYC. I wouldn’t be surprised if that bootlegger was in transit–considering he was busted in one of the country’s biggest trucking hubs.
I don’t see them as often anymore, but have seen foreign women using blankets covered with the latest films down in the subway stations. It amazed me then that they hadn’t been arrested.