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15 yr old Lad gets 25 to life!

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  • #52
    Buona Fortuna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,507 ✭✭✭Buona Fortuna


    wazky wrote: »
    Would never work here, ringing Mick up in the barracks to drive down in his Mondeo to your mates house to raid him, doesn't have the same effect.

    Was thinking that too



  • #53
    take everything
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,807 ✭✭✭take everything


    Interesting how many of the comments agree with the article. Not satire but might make some of these people think.


  • #54
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 17,378 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Isn't the problem here that a guy died because of misinformation.. Not where it came from..


  • #55
    Buona Fortuna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,507 ✭✭✭Buona Fortuna


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Isn't the problem here that a guy died because of misinformation.. Not where it came from..

    If I make a false emergency call, I'd expect to be in trouble. If the responding Garda car ploughs into a bus queue and kills 3 people I'd expect to be in a lot more trouble - but not 25 to life :(

    I have strong reservations about all of these terrorism laws that were all rushed in on the back of 9/11. But what do I know :cool:


  • #56
    The Rabbit
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 140 ✭✭The Rabbit


    tomwaterford wrote: »
    a bit extreme is it not???

    are they really going to lock him up for 25 year or was jus to frighten the ****e outta himn and just let him out on appeal

    It was becoming a bit of a craze.

    They need to stamp it out and this poor fcuker happens to be the example.

    Ah well.


  • #57
    Smiles35
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,749 ✭✭✭Smiles35


    It's missing a list of 'safe' pranks approved by some authority.


  • #58
    minidazzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,739 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    Oink wrote: »
    Thats not satire. Theres nothing funny or unbelievable about it. This article serves no purpose that I can see.
    Swatting happens, death by cop happens, and ridiculously overblown sentences happen. Havent bothered reading the site, dont think I will.

    Edit: its just like writing about a fake car accident. Whats the point?

    Satire doesn't have to be funny. It's used as a tool of ridicule. Humour is not necessary.


  • #59
    Saipanne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭Saipanne


    evo2000 wrote: »
    http://nationalreport.net/15-year-old-swatted-domestic-terrorism/comment-page-1/#comment-485557

    Craziness! lad called a swat team to a rival gamers house after losing in bf4 lol

    That website is a nightmare to read on a tablet. Keeps jumping from the article to the comments.


  • #60
    Buona Fortuna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,507 ✭✭✭Buona Fortuna


    Saipanne wrote: »
    That website is a nightmare to read on a tablet. Keeps jumping from the article to the comments.

    Same on a desktop ;)


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  • #61
    Manach
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,733 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manach


    Well in current trends, given the states militarisation of police forces, I suppose he (the lad) was lucky they did not just launch a drone strike against the victim.


  • #62
    Augmerson
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,162 ✭✭✭Augmerson


    Mardy Bum wrote: »
    It is a satirical site.

    Wait so this never happened? :confused: but swatting does happen??


  • #63
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Report


  • #64
    aunt aggie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 454 ✭✭aunt aggie


    That's the same website that said George RR Martin was rushed to hospital after GoT didnt win an emmy and loads of people believed that one too.

    Maybe its just something got lost in translation but I dont think this latest article was satirical at all.


  • #65
    KungPao
    Registered Users Posts: 4,784 ✭✭✭KungPao


    I have read three articles just there, "Paul Horner" shows up in each, that's kinda funny.

    But yeah, not much humour in general.


  • #66
    The Diabolical Monocle
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,618 ✭✭✭The Diabolical Monocle


    Tail Docker wrote: »
    He's not the class swot now anyway.

    But he is reeeeeaally popular now.


    Soreassmom69


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  • #67
    The Diabolical Monocle
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,618 ✭✭✭The Diabolical Monocle


    Tail Docker wrote: »
    He's not the class swot now anyway.

    But he is reeeeeaally popular now.


    Soreassmom69


  • #68
    ireland.man
    Registered Users Posts: 1,080 ✭✭✭ireland.man


    Just moments ago I told someone I read this mad story about America in the guardian or BBC or somewhere... damn.


  • #69
    ScumLord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    I could well believe that's true, I thought they'd managed to catch someone. I'm sure the American police forces are desperately looking for one of the swatters, I think they passed a law that makes the swatter liable for the costs of any raids they call in.

    Whoever they catch will be made an example of.


    The only thing I can say about the militarised American police is that at least they're trained properly now. Considering the phone calls they get it's a credit to them they haven't actually shot someone by accident.


  • #70
    Intensive Care Bear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 661 ✭✭✭Intensive Care Bear


    I love satire but that is a very poor example.


  • #71
    Iwasfrozen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,250 ✭✭✭✭Iwasfrozen


    tomwaterford wrote: »
    a bit extreme is it not???

    are they really going to lock him up for 25 year or was jus to frighten the ****e outta himn and just let him out on appeal
    That's what I thought until I learned the other gamer's father was critically injured during the raid.

    With that in mind I think the judgement was fair.

    Edit: lol just found out it was a joke site, I'll admit I fell for it.


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  • #72
    Specialun
    Registered Users Posts: 3,068 ✭✭✭Specialun


    He should look to transfer to mountjoy..dont they all have playstations there now


  • #73
    evo2000
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭evo2000


    Specialun wrote: »
    He should look to transfer to mountjoy..dont they all have playstations there now

    Think they were being bold so they took the ps4s off em they only have the xbox one left...tough life!


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