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  • Rick Latona
    The Best Ideas Start Here
    • Dec 2002
    • 6037

    #1

    Consumption Junction hereby announces our first change in policy and a few apologies.

    Consumption Junction hereby announces our first change in policy. Additionally, a few apologies.

    We at Consumption Junction have never changed our policies or bent to the will of a adversary. That said, the good people at GoFuckYourself.com and our valued surfers and fans are not adversaries but rather our life blood. We desire to earn your respect and will do what it takes for this to happen.

    On the 15th of July. 2004 we posted a video on Consumption Junction (CJ) that displayed men of presumably eastern European origin taking a cat, putting it in a cage then lighting it on fire. The title we gave this video was ?This May Be the Hottest Pussy You?ll Ever See?. CJ has always been a site about sex, humor and violence. We make no judgments and pass no judgments. The website?s mission is simply to archive and distribute the craziest content shared on the web. This part of our business model will not change and we make no apologies for it.

    However, recent events and the demands of thousands of concerned individuals have succeeded in making us realize that insulting and/or mocking titles on content sure to touch of sensitivities is neither correct nor necessary. A few years ago this letter wouldn?t have been written but now in 2004 our fan base has grown too large for us to not recognize some responsibility.

    We therefore apologize to our fans, clients and business associates. While we make it our business to be insulting, we don?t have to be assholes about it. We can?t promise that we won?t continue to stir emotions and generally raise hell when we have the chance, but we can promise we will now try to be more sensitive with content we know in advance will anger part of our fan base.

    For the record, no one at our company condones the abuse of animals. We post videos such as the one referred to above for the same reason we post anything else; the video isn?t boring. So count on us continuing to post content that is legal and not boring, bearing in mind the sensitivities of others.

    Lastly, we?d like to apologize one more time to the great people at National Net who have stuck with us through everything over the years. Tony Morgan is a wonderful an that has done much for our business and he was wronged by us during the chaos that followed our release of the video.

    Sincerely,

    Rick Latona
    Managing Member
    Consumption Junction, LLC.
    Regards,

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  • bringer
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    • Jul 2003
    • 13082

    #2
    handled this great
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    • FuqALot
      Confirmed User
      • Dec 2001
      • 3817

      #3
      Using titles like that is what your site is about... if you cant or wont use the title then dont post the video either.

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      • MrJackMeHoff
        Confirmed User
        • Mar 2004
        • 4569

        #4
        Wow what a big puss you are. Dont apologise for shit thats weak.

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        • kak_azn
          So Fucking Banned
          • May 2004
          • 3055

          #5
          Works for me

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          • UltraSonic
            Confirmed User
            • Jul 2004
            • 1728

            #6
            Got only one thing for you Rick:

            You handled this wiselly as i knew a man like yourself would do.
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            • TheWildcard
              So Fucking Banned
              • Jun 2004
              • 4759

              #7
              Cool.

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              • korzon
                Confirmed User
                • Jan 2004
                • 1524

                #8

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                • Tuga
                  Confirmed User
                  • Nov 2002
                  • 7678

                  #9
                  Wow, I dont know what to say After all those threads....

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                  • TDF
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                    • Mar 2002
                    • 27296

                    #10
                    Sig heil

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                    • doornx
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                      • Nov 2003
                      • 2531

                      #11
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                      • Digipimp
                        BP4L OT DL
                        • Mar 2003
                        • 13481

                        #12
                        Did you get as many complaints about it as the beheading videos?

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                        • Rick Latona
                          The Best Ideas Start Here
                          • Dec 2002
                          • 6037

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Digipimp
                          Did you get as many complaints about it as the beheading videos?
                          100 times more.
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                          • Mike Okitch
                            Confirmed User
                            • May 2004
                            • 4126

                            #14
                            To apologize publicly like this takes lots of guts.
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                            • bluff
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                              • Jan 2004
                              • 6253

                              #15
                              well said

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                              • BMI Lace
                                Too lazy to set a custom title
                                • Mar 2004
                                • 16116

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Mike Okitch
                                To apologize publicly like this takes lots of guts.
                                I agree. And very nicely put. Good job Rick
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                                • Gasper

                                  #17
                                  Good stuff

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                                  • Ross
                                    Ik ben een aap
                                    • Sep 2002
                                    • 18874

                                    #18
                                    Nice statement Rick. You're still a good guy in my book

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                                    • polish_aristocrat
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • Jul 2002
                                      • 40377

                                      #19
                                      Was it also posted on CJ?
                                      I don't use ICQ anymore.

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                                      • Tuga
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Nov 2002
                                        • 7678

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Mike Okitch
                                        To apologize publicly like this takes lots of guts.
                                        Really? I think it takes a lot of complaints.

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                                        • Digipimp
                                          BP4L OT DL
                                          • Mar 2003
                                          • 13481

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by Rick Latona
                                          100 times more.
                                          that's pretty sad isn't it

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                                          • {fusion}
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • Sep 2003
                                            • 1650

                                            #22
                                            dont sell out, because of a few moaning pussy lovers.

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                                            • macker
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                                              • Jul 2003
                                              • 2161

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by Digipimp
                                              that's pretty sad isn't it
                                              Yep, I'd agree but not surprising. The beheading was fueled by political agenda whereas the cat was both mindless and pointless cruelty.

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                                              • Manowar
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                                                • Dec 2003
                                                • 71528

                                                #24
                                                Rick is a stand up guy

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                                                • kmanrox
                                                  aka K-Man
                                                  • Oct 2001
                                                  • 29295

                                                  #25
                                                  Rick... you're a good guy but if i could give my opinion on your post;

                                                  1. Your statement completely contradicted itself and was pure hipocrasy.

                                                  2. It would seem to me that NatNet gave you shit about it, causing this statement.
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                                                  • MaDalton
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                                                    • Feb 2004
                                                    • 39861

                                                    #26
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                                                    • candyflip
                                                      Carpe Visio
                                                      • Jul 2002
                                                      • 43073

                                                      #27
                                                      I didn't watch the kitty video, but all the hoopla had me clicking all over your site like a madman.

                                                      Stand up response to the entire ordeal Rick, my hat is off to you.

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                                                      • StarkReality
                                                        Confirmed User
                                                        • May 2004
                                                        • 4444

                                                        #28
                                                        No matter what caused this statement, good move

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                                                        • {fusion}
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Sep 2003
                                                          • 1650

                                                          #29
                                                          you expect shit like that from CJ, rotten ect. why the fuck do people surf these sites only to find they find it offensive?

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                                                          • shermo

                                                            #30
                                                            Glad to see that this is finally coming to an end. It's sad that you were forced to compromise your decisions for the greater cause, but I think you proved that your model is successful: Controversy = traffic = clicks = sales.

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                                                            • Shoehorn!
                                                              Die With Your Boots On
                                                              • Oct 2003
                                                              • 22872

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by Rick Latona
                                                              Consumption Junction hereby announces our first change in policy. Additionally, a few apologies.

                                                              We at Consumption Junction have never changed our policies or bent to the will of a adversary. That said, the good people at GoFuckYourself.com and our valued surfers and fans are not adversaries but rather our life blood. We desire to earn your respect and will do what it takes for this to happen.

                                                              On the 15th of July. 2004 we posted a video on Consumption Junction (CJ) that displayed men of presumably eastern European origin taking a cat, putting it in a cage then lighting it on fire. The title we gave this video was ?This May Be the Hottest Pussy You?ll Ever See?. CJ has always been a site about sex, humor and violence. We make no judgments and pass no judgments. The website?s mission is simply to archive and distribute the craziest content shared on the web. This part of our business model will not change and we make no apologies for it.

                                                              However, recent events and the demands of thousands of concerned individuals have succeeded in making us realize that insulting and/or mocking titles on content sure to touch of sensitivities is neither correct nor necessary. A few years ago this letter wouldn?t have been written but now in 2004 our fan base has grown too large for us to not recognize some responsibility.

                                                              We therefore apologize to our fans, clients and business associates. While we make it our business to be insulting, we don?t have to be assholes about it. We can?t promise that we won?t continue to stir emotions and generally raise hell when we have the chance, but we can promise we will now try to be more sensitive with content we know in advance will anger part of our fan base.

                                                              For the record, no one at our company condones the abuse of animals. We post videos such as the one referred to above for the same reason we post anything else; the video isn?t boring. So count on us continuing to post content that is legal and not boring, bearing in mind the sensitivities of others.

                                                              Lastly, we?d like to apologize one more time to the great people at National Net who have stuck with us through everything over the years. Tony Morgan is a wonderful an that has done much for our business and he was wronged by us during the chaos that followed our release of the video.

                                                              Sincerely,

                                                              Rick Latona
                                                              Managing Member
                                                              Consumption Junction, LLC.
                                                              Alright, so what are you saying? You're not going to post videos like that anymore, or you're not going to give them names that mock what is happening?

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                                                              • devilspost
                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                • Feb 2004
                                                                • 3980

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by Rick Latona
                                                                100 times more.
                                                                Justs go to show how fucking stupid the sheep are. Drop a 100 tons of napalm on humanbeings and say it is fighting for freedom, everybody cheers!

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                                                                • Tipsy
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Jul 2001
                                                                  • 6989

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Er....I thought he answered that very clearly. Try re-reading it.
                                                                  Ignorance is never bliss.

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                                                                  • Anna_O
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                                                                    • Oct 2002
                                                                    • 5773

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Well done


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                                                                    • JFK
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                                                                      • Jan 2002
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                                                                      #35
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                                                                      • Doctor Dre
                                                                        Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                        • Jan 2001
                                                                        • 51692

                                                                        #36
                                                                        Why do you gotta apologize ? I mean ... every site that post your kind of content use titles like that . I don't see nothing wrong with it
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                                                                        • Groove
                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                          • Jan 2003
                                                                          • 3852

                                                                          #37
                                                                          Rick, seems like you're the flaming pussy

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                                                                          • wyldblyss
                                                                            Confirmed User
                                                                            • Nov 2003
                                                                            • 5779

                                                                            #38
                                                                            You took a very professional stance on this one. I applaud you.

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                                                                            • HS-Trixxxia
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • Mar 2002
                                                                              • 2946

                                                                              #39
                                                                              I commend you for going back & correct something that upset many others. You can still get much attention without being offensive to your fans & that's what's most important. They want to see it, they just don't want to be 'making fun of' it. Strange yet true. Good luck!

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                                                                              • fr33s3x
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                                                                                • Apr 2003
                                                                                • 5064

                                                                                #40
                                                                                good

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                                                                                • SomeCreep
                                                                                  :glugglug
                                                                                  • Mar 2003
                                                                                  • 26118

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Originally posted by kmanrox
                                                                                  Rick... you're a good guy but if i could give my opinion on your post;

                                                                                  1. Your statement completely contradicted itself and was pure hipocrasy.

                                                                                  2. It would seem to me that NatNet gave you shit about it, causing this statement.
                                                                                  I agree.

                                                                                  This apology strikes me as odd, unnatural, and contradicts every other thread/post Rick has made regarding this matter.
                                                                                  Last edited by SomeCreep; 07-24-2004, 04:48 AM.

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                                                                                  • MickeyG
                                                                                    Confirmed User
                                                                                    • May 2004
                                                                                    • 4134

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    after all that you apologize? fuck that man I just lost tons of respect for you and your site.

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                                                                                    • charlieb
                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                      • Jul 2004
                                                                                      • 344

                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Originally posted by Manowar
                                                                                      Rick is a stand up guy





                                                                                      He has to be a stand up guy ,, so all of you can kiss is ass !!!

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                                                                                      • WebTitan
                                                                                        Confirmed User
                                                                                        • Mar 2003
                                                                                        • 5114

                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by wyldblyss
                                                                                        You took a very professional stance on this one. I applaud you.

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                                                                                        • PerfectionGirls
                                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                          • Oct 2002
                                                                                          • 4484

                                                                                          #45
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                                                                                          • Jace
                                                                                            FBOP Class Of 2013
                                                                                            • Jan 2004
                                                                                            • 35562

                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            what the fuck is this bullshit? i stood by CJ for this entire thing cause they have the balls to do what NO ONE else in america has to do....and now you come here apologizing and retracting shit you did..SINCE WHEN IS CJ IN THE BUSINESS OF RETRACTING SHIT THEY PUT OUT THERE

                                                                                            fuck that shit

                                                                                            i may not send you much hits, in fact I barely send you any traffic at all, but I am pulling all links now....this is pure and total bullshit and goes against everything CJ stands for.....fuck this shit

                                                                                            i stood by you all, and now you pull this shit? fuck that...i love marc and paul, and rick you were a great guy for inviting me to the steak dinner when you barely knew me.....but as far as this shti is concerned...

                                                                                            wow....i guess now you wanna go and kiss ashcracks ass now

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                                                                                            • Jace
                                                                                              FBOP Class Of 2013
                                                                                              • Jan 2004
                                                                                              • 35562

                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              Originally posted by MickeyG
                                                                                              after all that you apologize? fuck that man I just lost tons of respect for you and your site.
                                                                                              fuck-n-a, no shit

                                                                                              stand by your work

                                                                                              the WORST thing you could have done was retract after all that shit...and YOU DID IT

                                                                                              fuck this shit...i am pissed

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                                                                                              • the_wizz
                                                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                                                • Dec 2003
                                                                                                • 1633

                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                I've noticed that either way, Cj is screwed. If they don't issue an apology, then all the people who are against the videos and the things that have happened this past week are still pissed off. If he issues an apology, there's the select few asses who berate him for going back on things that were said earlier.

                                                                                                WTF is up? Can't the guy earn a living doing what his site set out to do?

                                                                                                I don't like some of the site that CJ posts, however, I do have to give them major credit for finding a good way to market themselves and their other offerings (anyone else a CJbucks webmaster?)

                                                                                                Rick, I think the way you've handled this whole ordeal has been outstanding. Anyone of us could have been placed in a similar position and not handled it quite as well.

                                                                                                May you have continued success!!
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                                                                                                • =^..^=
                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                  • Jan 2002
                                                                                                  • 6935

                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  more than half the whiners complaining are meat eaters - fucking hypocrite idiots

                                                                                                  if people surf that site they should know what to expect
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                                                                                                  • Jace
                                                                                                    FBOP Class Of 2013
                                                                                                    • Jan 2004
                                                                                                    • 35562

                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    Originally posted by the_wizz
                                                                                                    I've noticed that either way, Cj is screwed. If they don't issue an apology, then all the people who are against the videos and the things that have happened this past week are still pissed off. If he issues an apology, there's the select few asses who berate him for going back on things that were said earlier.

                                                                                                    WTF is up? Can't the guy earn a living doing what his site set out to do?

                                                                                                    I don't like some of the site that CJ posts, however, I do have to give them major credit for finding a good way to market themselves and their other offerings (anyone else a CJbucks webmaster?)

                                                                                                    Rick, I think the way you've handled this whole ordeal has been outstanding. Anyone of us could have been placed in a similar position and not handled it quite as well.

                                                                                                    May you have continued success!!
                                                                                                    an oh yeah, don't forget to add this:

                                                                                                    when you stand up and defend yourself, make sure you can retract it later and FOLD UNDER THE PRESSURE

                                                                                                    If he issues an apology, there's the select few asses who berate him for going back on things that were said earlier.
                                                                                                    i have no issue about what he said earlier, fuck that shit...i have an issue about the site CJ....CJ prides itself on being the MOST OFFENSIVE SITE ON THE INTERNET...and if you retract shit you say that is offensive than you really look like an idiot

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