Crime What may be the world’s first cybernetic hate crime unfolds in French McDonald’s

[seph ir oth]

Steve Mann, the "father of wearable computing," has been physically assaulted while visiting a McDonalds in Paris, France.

The Canadian university professor was at the restaurant with his family when three different McDonalds employees took exception to his "Digital Eye Glass" device and attempted to forcibly remove it from his head. Mann was then physically removed from the store by the employees, along with having his support documentation destroyed.

This may be the first ever recorded assault of a person instigated by the prominent display of a Google Glass-like wearable computer.

What may be the world's first cybernetic hate crime unfolds in French McDonald's

Steve Mann, the "father of wearable computing," has been physically assaulted while visiting a McDonalds in Paris, France.

gizmodo.com

_________________
What's the worse crime? Being assaulted for having cyber-gear, or eating at McDonalds while visiting France?

 

[FireCat]

What were they afraid of? Hmm was he going to steal the secret recipe or what. eh?

 

[Fatmankev]

What's the worse crime? Being assaulted for having cyber-gear, or eating at McDonalds while visiting France?

Man, that's what came to my mind, too. You go to the culinary capital of the world, and you get your lunch at a McDonald's? For shame.

Sucks to be him, though.

 

[Slapshot136]

Man, that's what came to my mind, too. You go to the culinary capital of the world, and you get your lunch at a McDonald's? For shame.

this always bugs me, but it's an American thing.. they are addicted to the chemicals that they add in those french fries and what not..

 

[Dan]

Well, fast food is cheap ya know.

 

[DarkRevenant]

Well, fast food is cheap ya know.

This. Ever eat in Parisian restaurants? It's (at least) $200 per day to feed a family of 4 if you don't have a kitchen.

 

[Fatmankev]

This. Ever eat in Parisian restaurants? It's (at least) $200 per day to feed a family of 4 if you don't have a kitchen.

You're not vacationing in Paris if you don't have money to spend at restaurants. But I see your point.

 

[Slapshot136]

Well, fast food is cheap ya know.

even so there are alternatives... not to mention that the McDonald's in France are all tourist-priced, since only tourists eat at them, making them as expensive as other stuff

 

[camelCase]

Damn neanderthals =/

 

[Hatebreeder]

Damn neanderthals =/

But they make good cheese and whine. Other than that, I agree.

 

[The Helper]

Wait.. Wut? LOL!