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[Morrigan Stark]

Will Powers, PR/marketing rep of Deep Silver, says he was drugged by drinking a spiked drink intended for a girl he was hanging out with. O_O This is seriously fucked up if true. He says others might have been drugged too! I mentioned this in the E3 cringe thread but I think it deserves its own thread, honestly.

His tweets about it here: https://twitter.com/WillJPowers

And of course, Gamergate assholes like Milo and others call him a liar. Don't check the comments if you value your sanity. Will's response:

I have no words...

 

[Seiru]

Uh, is this something you report to the police?

 

[AstroNut325]

F*** Anyone that tries to pull this sh!t. And likewise for people thinking it's ok.

 

[mrmickfran]

Uh, is this something you report to the police?

I would be surprised if he hasn't already.

 

[L~A]

Saw that earlier and... yup. Fucked up is the right word.

It's sadly not uncommon, and not limited to that particular industry.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

Uh, is this something you report to the police?

I think so, and I hope he does the same. This is heartbreaking and absolutely shameful behaviour. Please get well soon, Will, and I hope someone finds whoever was responsible for this. This should never happen, ever.

 

[darkwing-buck]

that's fucked up

 

[HORRORSHØW]

That is fucking terrible. Fuck that piece of shit who tried that shit.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Fuck this

 

[Movalpolos]

What the fuck?
Which E3 party?

 

[Suzushiiro]

Terrible people are everywhere, even in the games industry, I suppose. Hopefully the douchebag who did it gets what they deserve.

Uh, is this something you report to the police?

If he knew/remembered who spiked the drink in the first place, I'd imagine he did.

 

[Scientist Supreme!]

Fucking horrible.
And fuck those assholes who think he's lying.

 

[Joey Ravn]

Fuck the people who spiked that drink. I want them named and taken to court.

Fuck the people who defend this kind of shit. GamerGate is a disgrace to humankind as a whole.

 

[No_Style]

I want to believe that this isn't exclusive to this industry and that other industries are equally shitty. I want to believe that this industry doesn't house the shittiest human beings. But I am finding it tough to believe otherwise. Holy shit.

 

[backflip10019]

God dammit. Fuck anyone who does this.

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

That's fucked up.

 

[The Boat]

I really hate people sometimes.

 

[g11]

Making no judgements either way, I'm not sure what he hopes to accomplish taking it to Twitter, thats a matter for the police.

 

[jon bones]

God damnit.

 

[Dark Cloud]

I can already see this being spun as "gamers like to drug girls" and "gamers are bad people"...This is all messed up.

 

[nubbe]

Social Media was a mistake, it's nothing but trash

 

[SomedayTheFire]

I'm not sure what he hopes to accomplish taking it to Twitter, thats a matter for the police.

To let people know that this shit still happens and to stay vigilant.

 

[Blam]

Uh, is this something you report to the police?

Yeah, but I doubt there was cameras to see who it was.

 

[Aters]

Terrible, just terrible.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Making no judgements either way, I'm not sure what he hopes to accomplish taking it to Twitter, thats a matter for the police.

.... Why not take it to Twitter?

Twitter is about things that happen in your life. "Someone tried to rape my friend and ending up drugging me." seems, uhh, like something that happens in your life.

 

[disappeared]

Talk about being in the right place at the right time. He unwittingly prevented something potentially awful from happening.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Making no judgements either way, I'm not sure what he hopes to accomplish taking it to Twitter, thats a matter for the police.

What can the police do? He probably doesn't know/remember who handed him the drink or where it came from. I guess he can file a report to open a file or something, but there's not much the police can actually do about it. By posting about it online he can spread awareness to others that this can happen.

To let people know that this shit still happens and to stay vigilant.

Yep

 

[Sou Da]

What do people get out of accusing him of lying?

 

[antonz]

I'm not sure what he hopes to accomplish taking it to Twitter, thats a matter for the police.

It is called letting fellow industry people know. Police won't be able to do jack shit about it at this point.

I know several women in the Industry who will not step foot at a single E3 party because they have been targeted in such ways in the past at these parties. It is not all Industry people either though. These parties are big gatherings of anyone some PR person felt is important enough to be there

 

[Majine]

Isn't that the guy who won "The Tester"?

 

[Ydelnae]

Making no judgements either way, I'm not sure what he hopes to accomplish taking it to Twitter, thats a matter for the police.

To raise awareness about not letting your drinks out of sight when you are in a party, perhaps.

 

[boredandlazy]

Making no judgements either way, I'm not sure what he hopes to accomplish taking it to Twitter, thats a matter for the police.

Why not both?
Twitter would be a much faster way of spreading awareness. Of course, the police should be the first port of call.

 

[Scientist Supreme!]

I can already see this being spun as "gamers like to drug girls" and "gamers are bad people"...This is all messed up.

Yes, the important part of this horrible situation. Come on, man.

 

[Ashby]

What do people get out of accusing him of lying?

Maintaining the status quo.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

What the fucking hell? Seriously what the fuck? Anyone who would drug someone's drink is a real piece of scum.

 

[kirblar]

I want to believe that this isn't exclusive to this industry and that other industries are equally shitty. I want to believe that this industry doesn't house the shittiest human beings. But I am finding it tough to believe otherwise. Holy shit.

It's only because you're tuned into this one. Predatory a-holes are everywhere.

Unfortunately this probably wasn't at an actual bar w/ a security system and such where they could try and track down the culprit.

 

[CambriaRising]

Making no judgements either way, I'm not sure what he hopes to accomplish taking it to Twitter, thats a matter for the police.

I didn't realize the two were mutually exclusive.

Oh, they aren't.

 

[Miroku129]

Fuck that! Thats horrible.

 

[-Horizon-]

WTF D:

Absolutely terrible that this happens to anyone.

 

[John Kowalski]

Fucking scumbags.

 

[Gattsu25]

WHAT THE FUCK

Making no judgements either way, I'm not sure what he hopes to accomplish taking it to Twitter, thats a matter for the police.

Where does it say that he didn't?

 

[Kilau]

Awful.

I'm sorry this happened to him and the others.

 

[Tapejara]

That's terrifying.

 

[Kade]

Wait, how would he even benefit from lying about this? I don't understand.

What do people get out of accusing him of lying?

They might get a retweet from Milo which would be the closest thing most of these guys have to something they can put on a resume.

 

[WickedLaharl]

Damn this is terrifying.

 

[Broken Joystick]

What do people get out of accusing him of lying?

eFame.

 

[King_Moc]

Not surprising to see some of the 'gamergaters' are pro-rape. Nothing but a pack of animals.

Uh, is this something you report to the police?

Who said he hasn't?

 

[OrlanisWorks]

What do people get out of accusing him of lying?

The satisfaction of being an asshole knows no bounds.

Trying to drug girls = there were some sick mother fuckers at that E3 party. Christ-and-a-half, I wish karma was real.

 

[Toxi]

Making no judgements either way, I'm not sure what he hopes to accomplish taking it to Twitter, thats a matter for the police.

Being drugged is not sufficient reason to vent on twitter?

 

[TheSeks]

What the fuck?
Which E3 party?

That's what I want to know. If he knows which drink was spiked, surely he could contact the party "owners" and let them know to go through tapes(?) to find the person doing it?