OJ sued for stealing satellite?

[dgibson]

Miami-AP -- DirecTV is accusing O-J Simpson of pirating T-V signals.

A civil lawsuit seeks at least 20-thousand dollars and attorneys fees, saying Simpson had two "bootloader" piracy devices in his Miami home.

Simpson's house was searched as part of a drug investigation in 2001. No charges against Simpson were filed, but the lawsuit says a DirecTV representative found the devices during the search.

A DirecTV spokesman didn't have specific information about the Simpson lawsuit, but says the company is aggressive when it comes to "signal thieves."

Simpson's lawyer was unavailable for comment.

A "bootloader" device is used to repair a damaged satellite T-V card once it has been "zapped" in routine security sweeps of the satellite T-V system.

Anybody but me wondering what a DirecTV rep was doing at OJ's house during a drug raid? Maybe they always tag along with the cops during investigations...just in case.

 

[pawclaws]

I'll bet if we drag out our agreements we'll discover we gave them permission for search and seizure when we signed up originally! Hmmm; wonder if Bin Laden got Direct TV!!

 

[schmalts]

What the hell gave a DirectTV guy the right to search the house during a drug bust??