[Groop] They're baaaack!! Arrrrrrrrg!

[Elie A. Harriett]

Well, day two at the Motor City Comic Con and guess who's back?  Yup, 
you guessed it.  Hokey smoke, Bullwinkle, the pirates have returned.  
But in smaller numbers and a few with a reduced inventory.

I got to question a few of those who returned.  Apparently, the MPAA 
received a tip that a couple of the pirates were selling new, A-list 
movies.  The guys I spoke with said they were specifically looking for 
those selling Mission Impossible 3 and The DaVinci Code.  Apparently, 
the police just arrested everyone selling pirated videos and inventoried 
everyone's wares.  Those that were selling new, in-theatre movies were 
taken to jail.  Those that weren't were given a slap on the wrist and 
let go.  This particular merchant I spoke with said he was let go within 
an hour and came back today.

The biggest offenders (that Janet and I noticed yesterday) aren't here 
today with only two exceptions.  We looked at their remaining 
inventory.  All their movies are completely gone -- new or old, there 
was not a single feature film to be found.  However, all the pirates 
that returned were still selling all the same internet videos, adult 
movies, and old television shows and cartoons that they had yesterday.  
Sorry Mark, they still had the Complete Wuzzles on hand (and yes, I did 
snuggle mine, today).

Like Groo in the resinkable pirate ship, our pirates came back again 
today.  But I'll bet a few of them will think twice before pirating 
movies that are still in theatres again.  Frankly, I'm a little 
disappointed that's all they busted people for.  But it's an improvement 
over a few years ago.

Elie