Rent-a-Protester

[jducoeur]

Thanks to dmnsqrl for this link to an article in Der Spiegel. Short version: a website in Germany has made the jump to the logical next step after astroturfing -- they will rent demonstrators for you, at reasonable rates.

Every time I think "okay, that's just too ridiculous to be real", the world proves me wrong...

Comments

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

How much does it cost just to have a politician legislate for me?

[jimpage363.livejournal.com]

It reminds me of hiring professional mourners.
The world is a weird, weird place.

[dmnsqrl.livejournal.com]

tim_ is the one who brought it to my attention

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

I can just see their pricing structure:
Protester: $10/hr
singing: $13/hr
singing well: $17/hr
with sign: $12/hr
sign spelled correctly $15/hr

and:
Protester gets picked up for disturbing the peace $50/hr
Statements to the media by protestor $10 each

Disturbing the peace

[metageek.livejournal.com]

Protester gets picked up for disturbing the peace $50/hr

Plus legal fees...and medical bills.