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

[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.

[bringer]

handled this great

[FuqALot]

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

[MrJackMeHoff]

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

[kak_azn]

Works for me

[UltraSonic]

Got only one thing for you Rick:

You handled this wiselly as i knew a man like yourself would do.

[TheWildcard]

Cool.

[korzon]

[Tuga]

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

[TDF]

[doornx]

[Digipimp]

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

[Rick Latona]

Originally posted by Digipimp
Did you get as many complaints about it as the beheading videos?

100 times more.

[Mike Okitch]

To apologize publicly like this takes lots of guts.

[bluff]

well said

[Lace]

Originally posted by Mike Okitch
To apologize publicly like this takes lots of guts.

I agree. And very nicely put. Good job Rick

Good stuff

[Ross]

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

[polish_aristocrat]

Was it also posted on CJ?

[Tuga]

Originally posted by Mike Okitch
To apologize publicly like this takes lots of guts.

Really? I think it takes a lot of complaints.

[Digipimp]

Originally posted by Rick Latona
100 times more.

that's pretty sad isn't it

[{fusion}]

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

[macker]

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.

[Manowar]

Rick is a stand up guy

[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.

[MaDalton]

works for me

[candyflip]

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.

[StarkReality]

No matter what caused this statement, good move

[{fusion}]

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

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.

[Shoehorn!]

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?

[devilspost]

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!

[Tipsy]

Er....I thought he answered that very clearly. Try re-reading it.

[Anna_O]

Well done

[JFK]

sig placement

[Doctor Dre]

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

[Groove]

Rick, seems like you're the flaming pussy

[wyldblyss]

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

[HS-Trixxxia]

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!

[fr33s3x]

good

[SomeCreep]

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.

[MickeyG]

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

[charlieb]

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 !!!

[WebTitan]

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

[PerfectionGirls]

[Jace]

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

[Jace]

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

[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!!

[=^..^=]

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

if people surf that site they should know what to expect

[Jace]

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