You realize that serious verbal abuse is not something that a person can generally just "brush off," right? Verbal abuse is still abuse.
You realize that serious verbal abuse is not something that a person can generally just "brush off," right? Verbal abuse is still abuse.
As a gamer myself—and a person who is categorically nonviolent—I ask that you not apply the part-for-whole fallacy to a surprisingly large group of people in your effort to raise awareness of a disturbing (and unfortunately continuing) trend.
Gamers are regular people; we go to work, we have relationships, we get…
How does an event from 2010 display that "Gamers do it all the time"?
I know of three cases (not saying it's only 3 cases ever but if it happened all the time I'd know of more) and since 'gamers' have been present online for 20 something years if gamers were killing or raping in real life out of revenge, there'd be on…
(Hey! I posted this as its own comment, but then I remembered I'm in the gray and probably won't be seen unless I reply to another comment)
If they wanted to physically abuse someone, they would have physically abused them. This is just verbal abuse. The vast majority of people on the internet who make these threats do it because they believe they can get away with it. The purpose isn't to rape or kill - they don't give two shits whether you're raped or…
No silly, it's their perfect opportunity to become a druggie. Oh, and I think 'druggie' is derogatory and way too generalizing, you should use 'cokehead' in the future.
Craigslist?
What else would a non-druggie do with it, sell it and get busted?
Have you ever thought you were craving ice cream, but deep down you actually wanted to eat gold? Well, I've got the…
Why do pro-gun people always assume they have the only gun in a situation like this?
At the wedding I went to in New Mexico, that qualified as "semi-formal."
I guess we have to hold out hope that Detroit can attract some bright, forward-thinking Urban Planners into their ranks in the next few years. The kind that can help steer mixed income housing developments and can encourage City Council to utilize CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) approaches to…
Im pretty sure it would make sense if and when your children are hit by a speeding driver.