British man gets beat up over chat room argument online.

Need help in the world of technology? Here is the section for you, or talk about your favourite tech related topic, or what is new in the world of tech here.
Post Reply
User avatar
froggyboy604
Anime music gaming Fanatic
Posts: 37509
Joined: Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:28 pm
Contact:

British man gets beat up over chat room argument online.

Post by froggyboy604 »

Attention chat room occupants: you might think you can hide behind your keyboard and mouth off to anyone and everyone with your misspelled insults and dry, referential wit, but don't be so sure you're safe. In England the first report of "web-rage" has come in, with a guy who was insulted in a chat room tracking down his insulter, traveling 70 miles to his house, and beating the living crap out of him with a pick axe handle. Yikes. There are no amount of smiley faces or LOLs to make that one feel any better. Let this be a lesson to all of you who like to feel tough by being a jerk anonymously online: you are not anonymous, and you are not tough. The Internet is full of crazies, and you do not want to get your skull busted in with a pick axe handle because you told some guy you thought Buffy the Vampire Slayer was an unrealistic show. This has been a public service announcement from your friends at SCI FI Tech who, for the record, would never beat you up. — Adam Frucci
source: http://blog.scifi.com/tech/archives/200 ... n_get.html

This is so weird lol. People should learn violence and arguing with people online doesn't solve problems online or offline. Hitting the victim with a pick axe handle is just mean. I think it's not very smart to offend people online since they can track you down and do something crazy like this attacker in the story.
SetoTK
Low flying mountains just to the right.
Posts: 5093
Joined: Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:34 pm
Location: localhost
Contact:

Post by SetoTK »

meh this is hardly new, i've heard of a few cases on this,
I never really understood Thursdays.
User avatar
babydorkee
Deejay
Posts: 2112
Joined: Thu Aug 18, 2005 6:44 am
Location: cali
Contact:

Post by babydorkee »

wow thats freaky lol.
Image
User avatar
froggyboy604
Anime music gaming Fanatic
Posts: 37509
Joined: Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:28 pm
Contact:

Post by froggyboy604 »

I heard a case of a guy who lives in china stabing another player in the chest till he died in real life cuz the other guy sold his virtual sword for 871 dollers that the other player lent him to use in some online Legend of Mir III game without telling him.

u can read about it here: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/do ... 429265.htm
Post Reply