Man sues IBM over firing, says he's an Internet addict

I won't comment on the Britney madness but here is another gem:

A man who was fired by IBM for visiting an adult chat room at work is suing the company for $5 million, claiming he is an Internet addict who deserves treatment and sympathy rather than dismissal.

James Pacenza, 58, of Montgomery, says he visits chat rooms to treat traumatic stress incurred in 1969 when he saw his best friend killed during an Army patrol in Vietnam.

In papers filed in federal court in White Plains, Pacenza said the stress caused him to become "a sex addict, and with the development of the Internet, an Internet addict." He claimed protection under the American with Disabilities Act.

Right, what's next? I know, I will sue my neighbour because his house is bigger and now I am suffering from Napoleon syndrome because of that.

Here is the link to the CNN story: http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/02/18/chat.room.lawsuit.ap/index.html