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Kid threatens suicide in Blizzard game, representative gets him arrested

4:00 PM on 01.01.2009, Brad Nicholson 24 comments

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Playing online videogames, especially Blizzard ones, are a serious activity for the dedicated. As a result, we get hilarious and tragic stories. This one is a little bit of both. Game Politics (via The Middletown Journal) is reporting that a teenager recently threatened suicide to an online Blizzard representative and was arrested after the rep talked to human authorities about the incident.

The game that the teen was threatening suicide in is unknown, but a good guess would probably be Blizzard’s soul-devouring MMO, World of Warcraft. It couldn't be StarCraft, as it is widely known that those players only type in acronyms.

According to the police report, the teen told the Blizzard rep “he was suicidal and that the game is the only thing he has to live for.” Afterwards, the kid (demoted) said to police that the comment was an attempt to “try to get what he wanted for the game.” He may not have gotten what he wanted in the game, but he did earn a rap sheet, which has a -5 modifier when used in conjunction with job interviews.


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mistic's Avatar
mistic at 01/01/2009 16:17
sweet! owned by his own depressedness :-)
Professor Pew's Avatar
Professor Pew at 01/01/2009 16:26
gg ^_^
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Drach at 01/01/2009 16:27
Sounds like a Diablo 2 player. lol.
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gamadaya at 01/01/2009 16:37
No officer, you don't understand! I only threatened to commit suicide and broke the law to get what I wanted in a video game! I have done nothing wrong!
Technophile's Avatar
Technophile at 01/01/2009 16:55
This kid is a moron.

Off topic: That picture. Is snaked hiding in "The Orange Box"? I didn't know Kojima was a Valve fan.
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Bacchus at 01/01/2009 16:56
igfbmbo =

i'm gonna freaking blow my brains out
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dprime at 01/01/2009 17:12
Unfortunately angsty teenagers bring up suicide far too easily, but even more unfortunately a lot of them actually do it, so I think it's good that they took it seriously and I think the whole "oh my fucking god shut up attention whore lol just go do it" thing is probably a bad idea.
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Redzie at 01/01/2009 17:48
LOLWOW.
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brainderailment at 01/01/2009 18:07
I'm going to cut my wrists if you don't give me that epic mount!
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Newsworthy at 01/01/2009 18:26
The same blackmail kids have used on their parents for eons.

"Give me money or I'll run away" etc etc. Seems in game admins have to play the role of babysitters nowadays.
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Detox at 01/01/2009 20:11
and yet jack thompson never attacks this MMO game. Oh, that's probably cuz he's a level 60 dwarf geek, and he swore an oath to the game once he signed up, just like the rest of those geeks in that game
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Furyfire at 01/01/2009 20:16
... He musta level capped...
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-PL- at 01/01/2009 21:48
lol @ WoW Gold. How very opportunistic of you.

Guys, if you play WoW, I would suggest NOT clicking on WoW Gold's link. Gold buying sites are notorious for spreading keyloggers.
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Superfluous Moniker at 01/01/2009 21:48
Threatening suicide is a first degree misdemeanor? That's sorta messed up. Congratulations, you hated your life before, and now it's even worse since you have a criminal record!

You'd think they'd just send him to counseling or fine him or something. Not that they won't do that anyway.
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MotoRobo at 01/01/2009 21:49
Why'd the pigs arrest him? The rep shouldn't've tatted on 'im. A guy who's gonna kill himself doesn't broadcast in advance. You find 'im dead.
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pascuz46 at 01/01/2009 23:38
Yeah thats a good pic, gotta make the connections yourself. Very good use of allusions. Also you know whats crazy is that pick is from mgs2 which came out in 2001, it still looks pretty good. Havent picked up the game in a while...hmmm.
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Aziel13 at 01/01/2009 23:59
dude you've just been kick'd in the dick
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Tino at 01/02/2009 06:50
Wanting to kill yourself is against the law? There are laws telling us how to feel about ourselves?
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vrplumber at 01/02/2009 10:08
Confirmed: Solid Snake is a hidden character in The Orange Box:P
Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 01/02/2009 11:32
Suicide is no laughing matter.
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The Amazing Shenazin at 01/03/2009 03:33
my guess is that he was going to be banned from WOW or something
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