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Man Physically Assaulted At McDonald's For Wearing Digital Eye Glasses

Posted by Soulskill on from the i-don't-think-he's-lovin'-it dept.

RockoW writes "Steve Mann, a long-time researcher of computer vision systems, (i.e. Augmented reality, Digital Eyeglass) had an incident at a McDonald's in Paris, France. He was assaulted by three men during his visit to get food with his family. They had a problem with his digital eye glasses and tried to take them off his head. 'The eyeglass is permanently attached and does not come off my skull without special tools.' The men also tore up Mann's documentation and a letter from his doctor explaining the device's use. Fortunately, the rough treatment of the device caused it to keep recent images in its memory, instead of quickly overwriting them, so Dr. Mann has pictures of the men who assaulted him."

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  1. What is/are the race of the attackers? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    As Paris has a mixture of many races, it is advisable for all to know the racial background of the attackers, so that, future visitors to Paris would be well advised to avoid any contact with people of that race.

  2. Re:I do not condone violence nor stealing... by LLKrisJ · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Must be :)

    In any case, this guys seems a bit disconnected from reality:

    1) He comes from a country (the US) with some of the most strict rules on security at airports and whatnot... I think I hardly ever visited a country is more paranoid (and this is not intended as a slur) and then he goes off and bolts something to his skull that makes him look like the terminator of a Navy seal on a covert op. And you Sir, hold a phD? :)

    2) He takes his kids to go and learn "true Parisian French"? Lol...

    Looks like a bad case of attention whoaring to me...

  3. Re:What I don't understand ... why just not leave? by acidfast7 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Of course, I do, and they've never eaten fast-food (5 years + 2 years) and counting. Fast food is not a replacement for lazy planning/parenting.

  4. Re:Go for french cuisine the next time by Zaphod+The+42nd · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    He was with his CHILDREN you asshole. His CHILDREN likely wanted McDonalds, and wanted to practice their french with a menu they were familiar with. Children can often be picky about food, and can prefer something they already know.

    You're right, he brought children into a McDonalds! He deserves TO BE PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED. (Its not like McDonalds caters to children with playgrounds or anything, oh wait...)

    Who the hell do you think you are?

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