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15 year old gamer gets 25 years in prison for "swatting" an opponent
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Newser.
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Date: September 01, 2014 12:07PM
Re: 15 year old gamer gets 25 years in prison for "swatting" an opponent
Posted by:
9pCe6
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Date: September 01, 2014 12:44PM
good
Re: 15 year old gamer gets 25 years in prison for "swatting" an opponent
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Play stupid games...
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Date: September 01, 2014 12:46PM
9pCe6 Wrote:
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> good
Win stupid prizes.
+1
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> good
Win stupid prizes.
+1
Re: 15 year old gamer gets 25 years in prison for "swatting" an opponent
Posted by:
ReAnimator
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Date: September 01, 2014 01:01PM
Jesus these online gamers are fucked in the head. If they arent shooting up schools, they are doing crazy shit like this. You can only hope this sends a message to these basement dwelling douchebags that their stupid online lives can suffer real life consequences.
I hope he enjoys his 25 years.
I hope he enjoys his 25 years.
Re: 15 year old gamer gets 25 years in prison for "swatting" an opponent
Posted by:
shermanstwin
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Date: September 01, 2014 01:05PM
Done Son!!! 25 is a bit much for a 15 y/o I'd say 5 is more fitting but oh well...were over populated!
Re: 15 year old gamer gets 25 years in prison for "swatting" an opponent
Posted by:
RG-Me
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Date: September 01, 2014 01:07PM
Geezus. Glad I grew up playing video games in the '80s-'90s Atari/Sega/Nintendo/Commodore 64 era, and not the PSN/Xbox Live/Twitch/U-Stream era, like all of these little assholes are now...
Re: 15 year old gamer gets 25 years in prison for "swatting" an opponent
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@fake news is good news
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Date: September 01, 2014 01:10PM
Regrettably, fake.
Swatting Hoax: ’15 Year Old “Swatted” Gamer Convicted of Domestic Terrorism; 25 Years to Life in Prison’ Article is Fake; Paul Horner Not Real
Jack Phillips
August 30, 2014
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/924330-swatting-hoax-15-year-old-swatted-gamer-convicted-of-domestic-terrorism-25-years-to-life-in-prison-is-fake-paul-horner-not-real/
Swatting Hoax: ’15 Year Old “Swatted” Gamer Convicted of Domestic Terrorism; 25 Years to Life in Prison’ Article is Fake; Paul Horner Not Real
Jack Phillips
August 30, 2014
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/924330-swatting-hoax-15-year-old-swatted-gamer-convicted-of-domestic-terrorism-25-years-to-life-in-prison-is-fake-paul-horner-not-real/
An article saying 15-year-old gamer “Paul Horner” was sentenced to 25-years-to-life in a federal prison is fake.
The bogus piece was published on National Report, a satirical webiste.
“What many teenagers these days are considering a harmless prank, has landed one online gamer in more trouble than he could have ever imagined. In a Louisiana courtroom today, 15-year-old Paul Horner broke down in tears after a judge found the young man guilty on two counts of domestic terrorism and was sentenced to twenty-five years to life in federal prison,” it says.
The website doesn’t currently have a disclaimer, but it used to say: “*DISCLAIMER: National Report is a news and political satire web publication, which may or may not use real names, often in semi-real or mostly fictitious ways. All news articles contained within National Report are fiction, and presumably fake news. Any resemblance to the truth is purely coincidental . The views expressed by writers on this site are theirs alone and are not reflective of the fine journalistic and editorial integrity of National Report.”
It’s also worth noting that there’s no media reports of a 15-year-old named Paul Horner being sent away to prison for “swatting.”
The National Report frequently uses the name “Paul Horner” in many of its articles, which can be seen here and here.
On Saturday, the article appeared to be going viral, generating tens of thousands of “likes” and shares on Facebook.
About a week ago, the National Report posted a bogus story saying “Breaking Bad” would return for another season, which got hundreds of thousands of shares. The website also posted a fake story saying Casey Anthony would be pregnant with twins and would have a reality TV show about her life.
Re: 15 year old gamer gets 25 years in prison for "swatting" an opponent
Posted by:
hnDeu
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Date: September 01, 2014 01:15PM
> Done Son!!! 25 is a bit much for a 15 y/o I'd say 5 is more fitting but oh well...were over populated!
Just because no one was hurt doesn't mean this offense was less heinous. Say the police break down the door and the gamer makes a furtive movement in his dark basement. Bang. One dead gamer. Oh well, he didn't mean any harm.
And before I hear the liberal blather about they didn't have just cause or evidence, they certainly did. Someone placed a 911 call -- Should we ignore them if they seem outrageous now?
Just because no one was hurt doesn't mean this offense was less heinous. Say the police break down the door and the gamer makes a furtive movement in his dark basement. Bang. One dead gamer. Oh well, he didn't mean any harm.
And before I hear the liberal blather about they didn't have just cause or evidence, they certainly did. Someone placed a 911 call -- Should we ignore them if they seem outrageous now?
Re: 15 year old gamer gets 25 years in prison for "swatting" an opponent
Posted by:
Jane Janeane
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Date: September 02, 2014 05:15AM
hnDeu Wrote:
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> > Done Son!!! 25 is a bit much for a 15 y/o I'd
> say 5 is more fitting but oh well...were over
> populated!
>
> Just because no one was hurt doesn't mean this
> offense was less heinous. Say the police break
> down the door and the gamer makes a furtive
> movement in his dark basement. Bang. One dead
> gamer. Oh well, he didn't mean any harm.
>
> And before I hear the liberal blather about they
> didn't have just cause or evidence, they certainly
> did. Someone placed a 911 call -- Should we
> ignore them if they seem outrageous now?
At least the "liberals" know how to check into a FAKE news story. Dumbass.
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> > Done Son!!! 25 is a bit much for a 15 y/o I'd
> say 5 is more fitting but oh well...were over
> populated!
>
> Just because no one was hurt doesn't mean this
> offense was less heinous. Say the police break
> down the door and the gamer makes a furtive
> movement in his dark basement. Bang. One dead
> gamer. Oh well, he didn't mean any harm.
>
> And before I hear the liberal blather about they
> didn't have just cause or evidence, they certainly
> did. Someone placed a 911 call -- Should we
> ignore them if they seem outrageous now?
At least the "liberals" know how to check into a FAKE news story. Dumbass.
Re: 15 year old gamer gets 25 years in prison for "swatting" an opponent
Posted by:
eesh
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Date: September 02, 2014 05:44AM
Aren't there two threads on this fake story?
Blessed are the murderous.
Blessed are the murderous.