addiction to pron = disability?

[CptStern]

Man sues IBM over firing, says he's an Internet addict

A man who was fired by IBM for visiting an adult chat room at work is suing the company for $5 million, claiming he is an Internet addict who deserves treatment and sympathy rather than dismissal.

James Pacenza, 58, of Montgomery, says he visits chat rooms to treat traumatic stress incurred in 1969 when he saw his best friend killed during an Army patrol in Vietnam.

In papers filed in federal court in White Plains, Pacenza said the stress caused him to become "a sex addict, and with the development of the Internet, an Internet addict." He claimed protection under the American with Disabilities Act.

so in other words up until the advent of the internets this guy coped by ..what exactly? ..give me a break, talk about trying to milk the system

Until he was fired, Pacenza was making $65,000 a year operating a machine at a plant in East Fishkill that makes computer chips.

Several times during the day, machine operators are idle for five to 10 minutes as the tool measures the thickness of silicon wafers.

It was during such down time on May 28, 2003, that Pacenza logged onto a chat room from a computer at his work station.

Diederich says Pacenza had returned that day from visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington and logged onto a site called ChatAvenue and then to an adult chat room.

"oooh a wall full of names of dead people" <ziiip> <fapfapfapfapfap>

what a croc


http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/02/18/chat.room.lawsuit.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

 

[DEATHMASTER]

heard it on the radio.

 

[tehsolace]

Ridiculous. I don't believe addiction to anything is a disability.

 

[DeusExMachina]

Now I know how to make my millions.

 

[CptStern]

fap your way into disability?

 

[<RJMC>]

if I steal something and the police get me,I can sue the police cuz I am a stealing addict?

weeeeeee!

 

[tehsolace]

if I steal something and the police get me,I can sue the police cuz I am a stealing addict?

weeeeeee!

I'm a sex addict, so I'm going to go rape little girls! CUZ I JUST KANT HELP MYSELF.

 

[Gray Fox]

His accusations are ridiculous, but so is the fact that he was fired. I mean he was doing it in his brake, it didn't influence his work. What the **** is it with the US and Sex for god sake, let him visit the dammed chat rooms in his free time.

 

[Beerdude26]

Oh. Now I get how some gamers are filthy rich while doing nothing

 

[Vegeta897]

If it wasn't affecting his job and he wasn't harming anyone, and he claims he can't help it, I say let him keep his job if he gets a therapist or something.

 

[DEATH eVADER]

Post Traumatic Stress does not cause people to go on adult chat

The fact of the matter is, he is in the wrong as he never did declare it to his employers.

 

[Evo]

I think i've read about someone who had a sex addiction..similar but not the same

conspirashens :hmph:

 

[CyberPitz]

Wow, *NOTE* Next job I go to, say I'm addicted to sex, and need at least 5 minutes a day of pr0n.

 

[Pulse]

I demand financial benefits to cater for my chronic masturbation addiction.

 

[Cole]

Were making up excuses for everything in this country.

Do you know some people believe "Road Rage" is a disease. Yes a disease. "Omgz I shouldn't go to jail for hitting someone, i got da road rage disease". My response to that is, you should be jailed longer cuz ur an even more of a danger to society with that disease.

 

[15357]

Do you know some people believe "Road Rage" is a disease. Yes a disease. "Omgz I shouldn't go to jail for hitting someone, i got da road rage disease". My response to that is, you should be jailed longer cuz ur an even more of a danger to society with that disease.

Yeah, I know. Seriously. They should lock up those 'infected' people.