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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 4:24PM ytilanigiroon said

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@SlyBeast

Do they not have a mute button on the PS3 version of BlOps?
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:43AM vonstalhein said

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A modern parable in the making. Kudos Joystiq for maintaining a thoroughly morally upstanding stance amongst the melee of misleading reportage on the matter.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:43AM 8bitbadguy said

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Are you seriously condoning choking someone over getting mad about video games? Wow. I hope you get fired.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:46AM CheesecakeJones said

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@8bitbadguy

Let's start a campaign! "Fire Justin McElroy!" It worked in the past, right?

http://firejustinmcelroy.blogspot.com/
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:47AM Breakdown said

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@8bitbadguy

I would say that you should be careful what you say about Justin, he may track you down and choke you out. However, knowing his physique, he'd probably be winded just climbing into his car as he got ready to drive to your house.

Crap, I just signed up for a good choking too, didn't I?
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:53AM Uncle Jesse said

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@Breakdown

Careful. I heard Justin is cutting back on carbs.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:53AM CalmGiant said

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@8bitbadguy *whooooosh*
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:55AM copa said

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@8bitbadguy

"Are you seriously condoning choking someone over getting mad about video games?"

It's more like the Chris Rock bit:

"I don't CONDONE it... but I UNDERSTAND."
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:59AM Breakdown said

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@Uncle Jesse

That's good; for one, his stamina will be almost nil. Secondly, fad diets never work long term.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 12:05PM 8bitbadguy said

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@Breakdown I'm sure his hands will be so sweaty with rage and embarrassment by the time he got to you that he wouldn't be able to get a good grip anyway.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 12:09PM This Little Man Says His Name Is said

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@Breakdown

Just don't stand downhill.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 12:14PM TheAngryIntern said

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@8bitbadguy meet Satire. Satire, meet 8bitbadguy.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 12:18PM (Unverified) said

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@8bitbadguy Lighten up, it's a humorous article, the kid is still breathing and has learned a valuable lesson about not being a Douche bag!
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 12:21PM Breakdown said

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@TheAngryIntern

I think everyone realizes Justin is trying to be funny.

The point of disagreement is whether the physical assault of a child by a grown man is something that should be made fun of.

What if the Mom hadn't been home? Would they guy have choked the kid to death, intentionally or accidentally? How funny would the story be then?
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 12:25PM (Unverified) said

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@Breakdown It wouldn't be funny at all then, in fact what he did isn't funny at all and he should face the full wrath of the law but the way this article was written is awesome and hilarious!!!
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 12:45PM JamesBE said

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@8bitbadguy I hope you develop a sense of humor.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 2:09PM Stevetrop Man of Mystery said

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@8bitbadguy

Why you little.......
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 3:38PM sonyforlife said

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@Breakdown More? (the question mark is so i'm not a horrible person)
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 4:09PM KillaPat said

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@sonyforlife
More (no ? because I am an asshole)
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 9:46PM sonyforlife said

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@KillaPat nice to meet you asshole
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:44AM Breakdown said

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If you can't control yourself enough that you go around assaulting people, or even worse, assaulting kids, then you really belong in jail.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 12:20PM PatientJ said

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@Breakdown
+ for reason, logic, and humanity.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 3:01PM llllFlREBlRDllll said

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@Breakdown

Exactly. No matter how you rage at those kids, going to their house and choking them is not the right answer (although it is the most satisfactory!). Muting them is, and I think the man forgot that a mute player button exists for instances like this.

Still, makes you sad to think what the youth of today is like now compared to the good old days. Tsk tsk tsk...
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:44AM Calib4n said

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I registered to comment this article.

That guy deserves a medal. So easy to hide behind a keyboard or a controller.
Payback's a bitch, little punk.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 12:29PM Awkwardhugs said

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@Calib4n "I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you stop tea bagging me now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you. "
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 12:41PM whylekat said

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@awkwardhugs

Lullzzz to Taken parody!
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 1:48PM PedoJokerBear said

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@Awkwardhugs

+100000000000
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 3:42PM kentuckyfried said

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@Calib4n

Some of the little shits on Xbox Live and PSN really need to get punched in the face.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:44AM JGGiant915 said

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Wow, never let this man play any MOBA games. He'd end up on a killing spree.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:44AM Helghast102 said

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Im not sure if I should be laughing or not.
Oh you McElroys
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:44AM tedknaz said

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I think I prefer Pepsi over Choke-A-Cola http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/11/02/
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:46AM Uncle Jesse said

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Holy shit! Imagine this little brat, talking trash and mowing down this guy over and over, feeling pretty good about himself, laughing and laughing. Then all of a sudden his door gets kicked in and it's the 46 year old man that you were making fun of and he's trying to choke you out?! I bet this kid doesn't talk shit anymore after this.

I was picturing more of a Homer and Bart Simpson picture, myself.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 12:00PM theBrayn said

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@Uncle Jesse

Unfortunately, he's probably going to talk more shit now than before.

The mother should be ashamed of herself for allowing her 13 year old to act like a such a douche online that someone actually tracked him down and choked him.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 1:43PM The Joy of Painting w Bob Ross said

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@theBrayn

Probably. It seems plenty of parents could care less what their kids do or say online. I rented Black Ops and I couldn't go a match without hearing kids that had to be no older than 9-years old constantly call everyone else f****ts or the shorter version of that word. Or the n-word, or constantly blurt out every obscenity in the dictionary.

That never happened in Call of Duty 4 in my experience, things were more civil and full of sportsmanship back then.

The kid's a douche, the older guy is nucking futs.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 1:44PM theBrayn said

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@The Joy of Painting w Bob Ross

"The kid's a douche, the older guy is nucking futs. "

Agreed.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 7:39PM BlazeKing said

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@theBrayn

The mother should be ashamed of letting a 13 year old play an M rated game. I'm sick of kids these day acting so damn grown like they're Billy Badass.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:46AM baddates77 said

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More kids in general need to be physically assaulted when they act like little shits. Maybe not to this extreme, but dammit people.... Hit your kids once in a while.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:48AM Dashx747 said

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So, does he know there is such a thing as a mute button?
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:58AM baby sea tuna said

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@Dashx747

Yeah, it's called a crushed-windpipe.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 4:13PM KillaPat said

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@baby sea tuna
Oh jesus, that's fantastic.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:48AM KGameLover1 said

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Wow. As much as I've dreamed about doing this, it's still morally wrong and I can't believe Justin is sympathizing with him, even if I DID lol hard while reading this article.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:59AM KGameLover1 said

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Wait. Crap. Justin is probably going to track me down and choke me now. If he can track me down, drive here, and walk from his car to my house without getting tired or bored, I'll give him $100 :p
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:48AM DrunkFux said

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haaa i saw this in The Sun this morning, i lol'd

i dont condone what the dude did, but little dude should have shut the quack up, he probably was with a mate and wanted to show off his L337 skills, bet he didnt show off about this incident haa
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:48AM Mach2 said

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I have to say, while the kid probably deserved a kick the the throat by The (Goddamn) Batman, what this guy did is inexcusable.

And awesome.

Awesomscuseable.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 5:28PM Dooliss said

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@Mach2

So awesome it's excusable?

anyways, it's kids like that that made me stop playing on XBL and PSN.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:48AM Dekkadekka said

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This kind of reporting is why people point to the gaming community at large and say we're all latent psychopaths.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:55AM OnToGloryReturns said

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@Dekkadekka

as long as it's latent it's ok

seriously tho - how did he get the kid's address? that is the disturbing part.

little dick had it coming
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 12:01PM southernpredator said

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@Dekkadekka

And it feels GREAT!!
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 12:02PM HuluVoodoo said

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@Dekkadekka

Only people with no sense of humor. Or appreciation of irony.
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Posted: Sep 30th 2011 11:48AM iceveiled said

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I love it. I've encountered so many little punks online that deserve a good throttling. If you can't back it up in real life, don't talk shit online because this can happen to you.
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