Teen Arrested for Making Threats Over Xbox Live
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Fucked up his life with a fake claim, not the first time someone's done that, but I find it hard to feel sad for someone who talks like that over the net.
"Oh yeah, I burn babies and eat heroin!"
"Why are the cops kicking down my door?!"
"Oh yeah, I burn babies and eat heroin!"
"Why are the cops kicking down my door?!"
First, I laughed. Then I realised that this incident was good for reasons other than cheap laughs. For the people that make threats that aren't serious, maybe they'll shutup. And maybe someday someone will be found with an automatic weapon and a suicide note.
For those people saying, why waste all this time. It could have been serious, it's good that they followed up on it. And it's different to some idiot saying "I'm hacking you right now, I'll be coming to your house soon" (yes that has happened to me over a PC game), this guy was saying he was shooting up his school. It was plausible.
For those people saying, why waste all this time. It could have been serious, it's good that they followed up on it. And it's different to some idiot saying "I'm hacking you right now, I'll be coming to your house soon" (yes that has happened to me over a PC game), this guy was saying he was shooting up his school. It was plausible.
Nice to see they took it seriously, if they took everything like this seriously they'd need to hire a second police force.
The threat was made, he reported it and was still talking to the cabbage patch kid, then the cabbage was arrested. That's like what an arrest a few thousands of miles away from where the incident was reported all within 10-20 minutes, those police need capes not badges!
The threat was made, he reported it and was still talking to the cabbage patch kid, then the cabbage was arrested. That's like what an arrest a few thousands of miles away from where the incident was reported all within 10-20 minutes, those police need capes not badges!
I was saying that it wouldn't be fair to arrest a guy for reporting something that could have saved lives, but didn't. The kid shouldn't be charged, but certainly warned. Although even over Live, it's really easy to tell when someone's not serious about something.RJ Dalton said:
Actually, it's still illegal to threaten anyone. Most people think that internet threats are legal because they can do it any probably not be caught, but the same rules goes with internet as with real world.The DSM said:
This however was more than making threats about killing someone done in rage.
Detailed plans about a school shooting is more serious than telling someone he's going to kill you, but I am not sure you knew that.
This article made me think if I would have gone through the same actions as that first kid, don't know if I would have taken that kid serious.
It would be nice to be able to play a game of COD of GTA online, xbox or ps3, without being cursed at, my mother being called a you-know-what, or just that annoying *bleep* who wont stop yelling.
So basically people report people who ruin the gaming experience.
It would be nice to be able to play a game of COD of GTA online, xbox or ps3, without being cursed at, my mother being called a you-know-what, or just that annoying *bleep* who wont stop yelling.
So basically people report people who ruin the gaming experience.
That's just it. What if this guy hadn't taken him seriously, and then the next day found out about a school shooting in Texas? I can't begin to imagine how awful that'd be.mrx19869 said:
OT - fuck all the "It's BIG BROTHER! NOOOOOES!" crap. This is a good thing, and I'm glad it happened, because I'm not stupid enough to connect someone reporting a possible school shooting to the CIA tapping my phone lines. And, if you can read this, CIA operative, fuck you, you miserable drone!
Pretty much this.Kajin said:
I applaud the kid for contacting police, I'm relieved that Microsoft, the RCMP, and San Antonio Police seemed to work together so well, and I'm even more relieved that the kid wasn't serious and was just a stupid douche.
If it's okay to arrest people making abstract threats of violence online because a small percentage of them actually do it, where's the flaw in taking it one step further and arresting every person who has ever played an FPS, because a small percentage of them actually do it.
What percentage of people reading this thread ever did any of the following when they were under the age of 12:
A) kissed/pinched/inappropriate snapped the clothing of a member of the opposite sex?
B) wrote down a reasonably detailed retribution story about what they wish would happen to at least one classmate?
C) brought a toy gun or a realistic looking replica weapon to school?
Well, kids that do any of these things in this generation are now being slapped with felony charges; meanwhile, if they do something wrong they actually CAN conceive the full depth of, such as shoplifting, they get their fingers slapped.
Priorities, people. Law enforcement should develop them. I can't believe any competent system of threat triage would have resulted in the incident in the OP ever coming to the forefront. Let's arrest every person who has a drug reference in their name in their handle while we're at it. As George Carlin said, "don't wimp out on me now! The blood is already on our hands, we're just talking a difference of degree at this point"
What percentage of people reading this thread ever did any of the following when they were under the age of 12:
A) kissed/pinched/inappropriate snapped the clothing of a member of the opposite sex?
B) wrote down a reasonably detailed retribution story about what they wish would happen to at least one classmate?
C) brought a toy gun or a realistic looking replica weapon to school?
Well, kids that do any of these things in this generation are now being slapped with felony charges; meanwhile, if they do something wrong they actually CAN conceive the full depth of, such as shoplifting, they get their fingers slapped.
Priorities, people. Law enforcement should develop them. I can't believe any competent system of threat triage would have resulted in the incident in the OP ever coming to the forefront. Let's arrest every person who has a drug reference in their name in their handle while we're at it. As George Carlin said, "don't wimp out on me now! The blood is already on our hands, we're just talking a difference of degree at this point"
