I guess pimpin' really ain't easy.
In June of 2012, Portland pimp Sirgiorgio Clardy robbed and beat a "customer" with his Jordans so bad that the victim require![Sirgiorgio Clardy, Portland Pimp]()
d stitches and plastic surgery on his nose. He also beat the woman he forced to work as a prostitute to the point where blood was leaking from her ears. A jury found him guilty of (among other things) assault and robbery, and Clardy was given a sentence of 100 years in the pen.
According to a lawsuit filed this week, however, Clardy claims it wasn't entirely his fault. Who shares the rest of the blame in this pimp game gone wrong? You guessed it: Nike. And for failing to warn him that if he took off his Jordans and used them to beat the ever-living piss out of people, it would result in some rather serious personal trauma, they owe him $100 million:
Do (sic) to the fact that these defendants ... failed to warn of risk or to provide an adequate warning or instruction it has caused personal injury in the likes of mental suffering.
In a totally related story, a psychologist last year declared Clardy a psychopath. (via The Oregonian)
More solid crime stories: The Worst Crimes Committed By Pro Athletes
In June of 2012, Portland pimp Sirgiorgio Clardy robbed and beat a "customer" with his Jordans so bad that the victim require
d stitches and plastic surgery on his nose. He also beat the woman he forced to work as a prostitute to the point where blood was leaking from her ears. A jury found him guilty of (among other things) assault and robbery, and Clardy was given a sentence of 100 years in the pen.According to a lawsuit filed this week, however, Clardy claims it wasn't entirely his fault. Who shares the rest of the blame in this pimp game gone wrong? You guessed it: Nike. And for failing to warn him that if he took off his Jordans and used them to beat the ever-living piss out of people, it would result in some rather serious personal trauma, they owe him $100 million:
Do (sic) to the fact that these defendants ... failed to warn of risk or to provide an adequate warning or instruction it has caused personal injury in the likes of mental suffering.
In a totally related story, a psychologist last year declared Clardy a psychopath. (via The Oregonian)
More solid crime stories: The Worst Crimes Committed By Pro Athletes
