Gaming pranker and his family fall victim to extreme revenge prank
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While I agree with you that people shouldn't have to leave a public area, that's not the way it turns out sometimes. And I'm not saying it's her fault that she just happened to be the one it happened to. What I'm saying is that it's her fault it went on so long and how it escalated due to her inability to make the right choice.MiracleOfSound said:
I'm curious how one is punished so severely in a video game that they'll stay in a game even while being harassed like that. Seems stupid to me and it's kinda defeating the "leave game" function.
Leaving a game counts as a loss in most online shooters. Plus Bungie bans you for doing it.InsaneAlbino said:
She couldn't walk away from all of it. She could have left the match, but, as other people have pointed out, she shouldn't have to (that's an issue for MS). It's also mentioned in the video that she started receiving loads of messages which she doesn't want, prompting her to change her gamertag. Rape was a bit far, the equivalent of that would be spamming her phone/mobile with those messages, sexual harassment is closer.scifidownbeat said:
OT: The prank was a waste of police time, but the guy is a massive twat and deserved it. If he didn't act like that it wouldn't have happened. You make your bed and you sleep in it. I, however, elected to just report the video and hope the people who didn't like it do the same.
You misunderstand what it means when people say his family was involved, he doesn't live with his parents he lives with his wife/girlfriend (whatever) and their daughter.strangeotron said:
He's a tool, but his daughter is young and I doubt this experience was good for her.
No were not. Someone bothers you on the internet, On aim, on myspace, twitter, internet forum, there is always an ignore button. Even your phone example, however, I'm sure there is a way to block numbers from calling (and also you can type in the special code that reports the call to the police department)strangeotron said:
Question, why are you focusing on the gender? Would it have been more acceptable to you if the person being harassed was male? This appears worrying to me.
Ehhhh this is a not a good prank. Yes I don't like jerks on the Internet. I especially don't like egotistical, sexist, pigs who harass people on the internet.
But getting a SWAT team to kick down his door? I don't care about the guy, but what about the SWAT team? They have stuff to do, training to complete, their own lives to lead. They don't have time to get involved with pranks. This prank was inconsiderate to the police officers involved.
There's a reason calling Hoaxes in to law enforcement is a crime. It takes up their time, it diverts resources, it causes more additional, pointless paperwork, it wastes time and it's just not pleasant.
Fine, you don't like jerks on the internet, mute them. That's what I do. I MUTE them. I don't read their chat text, I don't respond to them. I ignore them. But I also don't get the police involved and waste everyone's time just because someone called someone I know bad names on the internet.
EDIT - and what about the cost to taxpayers? Deploying a SWAT team isn't cheap. You don't just roll up in your car to the house. You need to plan, to organize the equipment, get ambulances on standby, load ammo and pay for the fuel to drive a lot of vehicles there. You need to hire people to seal off the area around the scene, you need to get Police Department PR to deal with the press - calling in a SWAT team is NOT FUNNY, it's EXPENSIVE. I'm not saying it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, but it probably did cost hundreds of dollars, if not thousands - taxpayer money that could have gone to better use.
This is what I hate about the internet - yes, Keen was an inconsiderate, sexist pig, and I don't care if he was pranked. But using up police resources and time and taxpayer money IS ALSO inconsiderate and wrong.
Bah - kids these days. They never THINK about stuff, they just assume they know everything. The Police and the SWAT team aren't there for you to use in your pranks. This is just stupid.
But getting a SWAT team to kick down his door? I don't care about the guy, but what about the SWAT team? They have stuff to do, training to complete, their own lives to lead. They don't have time to get involved with pranks. This prank was inconsiderate to the police officers involved.
There's a reason calling Hoaxes in to law enforcement is a crime. It takes up their time, it diverts resources, it causes more additional, pointless paperwork, it wastes time and it's just not pleasant.
Fine, you don't like jerks on the internet, mute them. That's what I do. I MUTE them. I don't read their chat text, I don't respond to them. I ignore them. But I also don't get the police involved and waste everyone's time just because someone called someone I know bad names on the internet.
EDIT - and what about the cost to taxpayers? Deploying a SWAT team isn't cheap. You don't just roll up in your car to the house. You need to plan, to organize the equipment, get ambulances on standby, load ammo and pay for the fuel to drive a lot of vehicles there. You need to hire people to seal off the area around the scene, you need to get Police Department PR to deal with the press - calling in a SWAT team is NOT FUNNY, it's EXPENSIVE. I'm not saying it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, but it probably did cost hundreds of dollars, if not thousands - taxpayer money that could have gone to better use.
This is what I hate about the internet - yes, Keen was an inconsiderate, sexist pig, and I don't care if he was pranked. But using up police resources and time and taxpayer money IS ALSO inconsiderate and wrong.
Bah - kids these days. They never THINK about stuff, they just assume they know everything. The Police and the SWAT team aren't there for you to use in your pranks. This is just stupid.
You know, at first I thought it sounded a bit extreme, but after watching the video, I think that's really the only way to get to a douche of that magnitude. I agree with whoever posted the first video:
Whoever you are, Frosty: You're my hero.
Whoever you are, Frosty: You're my hero.
you've got a point but its begs the question.(yes I know thats not correct usage) How would you take revenge on him if you were HIGHLY motivated to?renzozuken2002 said:
Did he deserve such an extreme retribution?
Hell Yeah!
Thats not funny thats just one more reason why gamers get a bad name. Perhaps a SWAT team will teach him a lesson in online etiquette? Personally if he had come onto any game server that i had admin rights to he'd have gotten a ban there and then, and told to take his sexist ways elsewere.
Hell Yeah!
Thats not funny thats just one more reason why gamers get a bad name. Perhaps a SWAT team will teach him a lesson in online etiquette? Personally if he had come onto any game server that i had admin rights to he'd have gotten a ban there and then, and told to take his sexist ways elsewere.
Please excuse my language, but that douche deserved exactly what he got. I hate people like him almost as much as I hate cheaters.