Should the BUM FIGHTS VIDEO Producers Be In Jail? So should the BUM FIGHTS VIDEO producers be in jail?
SAN DIEGO (REUTERS) -- Two men who allegedly paid street people to fight each other as part of the Internet video sensation "Bumfights" have been arrested in San Diego, police say.
The arrests of Las Vegas residents Zachary Bubeck, 24, and Ryan Edward McPherson, 19, followed a three-month probe by the La Mesa Police Department into the "Bumfights" tapes, Lt. Raul Garcia said. La Mesa is a suburb of San Diego.
Bubeck surrendered Monday, and detectives arrested McPherson in La Mesa two weeks ago, Garcia said Tuesday.
Police said they were still looking for two other Las Vegas residents, as well as others who may have been involved in the production of "Bumfights."
Producers claim to have sold more than 300,000 copies of "Bumfights" over the Internet for $19.99 each.
"Bumfights, Vol 1" -- touted by its producers as "the fastest-selling independent video" featuring "drunks" and "crack-heads" -- shows bedraggled men engaging in fistfights and acts of self-abuse, such as running headlong into steel doors and leaping off bridges.
Police say the "Bumfights" producers persuaded street people to fight for the camera in exchange for cash payments, food, liquor and hotel rooms but warned the participants not to tell authorities about the remuneration.
One person broke his leg during a taping session in La Mesa, and producers threatened another witness in the case, police said.
Bubeck and McPherson were charged with conspiracy, solicitation of a felony crime and illegally paying people to fight.
They are due in court Oct. 10 for a preliminary hearing. Show results
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(10/22/02 12:51 am) Reply
Re: Should the BUM FIGHTS VIDEO Producers Be In Jail?
I don't think that they should sue.. it was their descission to do such an idiotic thing.. but if a producer did convince someone to jump off a bridge or slam their head into a steel wall in exchange for basic human needs then sorry, I'm all for that producer being placed in a small cell with a big guy named bubba. It's bribery for profit and it's imoral, unethical, and simply disgusting in my book.
Sorry guys, I had to vote against you on this one.
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(10/25/02 1:03 pm) Reply
Re: Should the BUM FIGHTS VIDEO Producers Be In Jail?
Hmmm.....Freedom...[/end homer]
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(11/30/02 6:06 pm) Reply
Re: Should the BUM FIGHTS VIDEO Producers Be In Jail?
As far as I know, the bums weren't the ones that brought suit against the producers. Instead, the state did. It's against the law to stage a fight without a permit. The producers didn't have a permit, therefore, they broke the law.
I don't have a problem with "the jackass" crowd. But at least those idiots are hurting themselves. The producers of Bum Fights didn't have the courage to do the stunts themselves. Instead, they took advantage of homeless men and women whe were either mentally ill or addicted to drugs and alcohol.
Re: Should the BUM FIGHTS VIDEO Producers Be In Jail?
Man those bumfight vids are fucken hilarious big deal if they are bums. Look about 99.9% of them are gonna spend the rest of there lives on the street. So what if they do a few funny stunts for the film it is funny and they don't really care what they do. If they cared about what they do they wouldn't be bums. So who cares!!! Do you?
I saw these guys 0n CNN once.
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