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[BarrettW]

jesus christ

Do you realize how FUCKING STUPID you sound?

Youre free to explain it to me

 

[EVA UNIT 01]

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

not even a joke.
its trash

 

[g11]

So the making no judgments was talking about your view of him as a person?

I feel like I explained this when I said because I know none of the parties involved I CAN'T MAKE JUDGEMENTS OF THEM.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Read the comment I was responding to before you get all sanctimonious. I was literally implying the same thing you are, the person I was responding to clearly thought otherwise. My God...

I did. I suggest you read, and read carefully because you're clearly missing the point.

 

[hodgy100]

Sorry this happened to him but pretty shitty that he blames the industry

Really hope he went to the police

I will say that most of those drugs leave you so messed up that you would be in the hospital, so it could have just been alcohol poisoning

Truth is none of us have enough information to make a call either way, still dont see this as a games industry problem
We dont even know if this was an after party, dev hosted party or what

I cant see any reason he would lie i just wouldnt raise the pitchforks just yet

Edit: Hope this doesnt come across as being dismissive because it isnt, spiked drinks are unfortunately a huge problem everywhere, i just dont blame the industry

you seen to care an awful lot more for an impersonal entity (the games industry) being marked as having shitty people in it shitty then for the well-being of the individual.

 

[A Link to the Past]

Sorry this happened to him but pretty shitty that he blames the industry

Really hope he went to the police

I will say that most of those drugs leave you so messed up that you would be in the hospital, so it could have just been alcohol poisoning

Truth is none of us have enough information to make a call either way, still dont see this as a games industry problem
We dont even know if this was an after party, dev hosted party or what

I cant see any reason he would lie i just wouldnt raise the pitchforks just yet

Edit: Hope this doesnt come across as being dismissive because it isnt, spiked drinks are unfortunately a huge problem everywhere, i just dont blame the industry

What is your role in the industry?

Also note that your edit clarifies your position on a thread where you introduce the possibility of simple alcohol poisoning and assume that the victims were either lying or mistaken

 

[NeOak]

Sorry this happened to him but pretty shitty that he blames the industry

Really hope he went to the police

I will say that most of those drugs leave you so messed up that you would be in the hospital, so it could have just been alcohol poisoning

Truth is none of us have enough information to make a call either way, still dont see this as a games industry problem
We dont even know if this was an after party, dev hosted party or what

I cant see any reason he would lie i just wouldnt raise the pitchforks just yet

Edit: Hope this doesnt come across as being dismissive because it isnt, spiked drinks are unfortunately a huge problem everywhere, i just dont blame the industry

You come as totally dismissive

 

[SomedayTheFire]

You should be able to block people on mobile is the major vibe I'm getting from a few people in here.

 

[BarrettW]

you seen to care an awful lot more for an impersonal entity (the games industry) being marked as having shitty people in it shitty then for the well-being of the individual.

That was not my intention, apologies

Of course thr gaming industry has shitty people in it and what happened to him was horrible

 

[Vice]

Youre free to explain it to me

Most people who drink know the feeling of being tipsy/drunk/tipsy and it's different than being drugged. At media parties drinks flow so I assume he has some experience.
If it's an industry event then it looks bad for the industry if someone, or multiple people, are drugging people's drinks.

 

[poodaddy]

Yeah, she said I was falling down and slurring. I only had a few beers that night so it wasn't too much booze. I have never blacked out like that. It was a straight mind wipe. Black, nothing - zero recollection of anything.

You describe it the exact way my buddy did, he said it was like a straight warp. Goddamn that's scary dude; no one should ever have to experience that.

 

[MUnited83]

Youre free to explain it to me

There's no reasoning with idiots like you, but here:


-None of those tweets says he's blaming the industry. You are literally making shit up

-You don't get alcohol poisoning because of one drink

-The guy even discovered that other people had the same thing happen to them.

-"Not enough information yet" jesus come the fuck on;enjoy your ban.

 

[jon bones]

In this day and age, if you need to be reminded of this from social media, you probably shouldn't be going out in the first place. This should be common sense.

Honestly, People spend so much time ON social media now a days that is probably when these assholes are drugging the drinks in the first place. Wouldn't even surprise me if it is more often than not someone within the same social circle.

what are you even doing

Sorry this happened to him but pretty shitty that he blames the industry

Really hope he went to the police

I will say that most of those drugs leave you so messed up that you would be in the hospital, so it could have just been alcohol poisoning

Truth is none of us have enough information to make a call either way, still dont see this as a games industry problem
We dont even know if this was an after party, dev hosted party or what

I cant see any reason he would lie i just wouldnt raise the pitchforks just yet

Edit: Hope this doesnt come across as being dismissive because it isnt, spiked drinks are unfortunately a huge problem everywhere, i just dont blame the industry

yikes

 

[Aselith]

I feel like I explained this when I said because I know none of the parties involved I CAN'T MAKE JUDGEMENTS OF THEM.

Then why would you question his motive for posting on twitter? You are making a judgment by questioning his motive. You're assuming that he didn't go the police and then questioning his motive for only posting on twitter which strongly implies that he had some other motive for going to twitter.

 

[A Link to the Past]

When g11 talks about judgment, what he actually means is "I want this story to not be true, and questioning its veracity is the best way to do that."

There's no reasoning with idiots like you, but here:


-None of those tweets says he's blaming the industry. You are literally making shit up

-You don't get alcohol poisoning because of one drink

-The guy even discovered that other people had the same thing happen to them.

-"Not enough information yet" jesus just fuck off and enjoy your ban.

Yo, no reason to get banned yourself here

 

[Geek]

Youre free to explain it to me

I got you fam

Sorry this happened to him but pretty shitty that he blames the industry

He's not. He's saying that it's shitty that it happens in what he probably thinks is a cool industry.

Really hope he went to the police

He's under no obligation to do that. He probably has almost no relevant information that will lead to an investigation or an arrest.

I will say that most of those drugs leave you so messed up that you would be in the hospital, so it could have just been alcohol poisoning

He says he was messed up for days, but yeah, good example of victim blaming here

Truth is none of us have enough information to make a call either way, still dont see this as a games industry problem
We dont even know if this was an after party, dev hosted party or what

Will apparently has enough information to put it out there and warn. And it doesn't matter what kind of party it was. It's a fucked up thing that happened at or near an industry function, where you'd really hope this kind of shit wouldn't occur.

I cant see any reason he would lie i just wouldnt raise the pitchforks just yet

Yeah, I'm also concerned that potential date rapists might get some blowback on this one.

Edit: Hope this doesnt come across as being dismissive because it isnt, spiked drinks are unfortunately a huge problem everywhere, i just dont blame the industry

Oh it DEFINITELY comes across as being dismissive. Again, Will's not blaming the industry. This industry can suck sometimes. I can verify that.

 

[Shiggy]

He better went to see the doctors to see what he got there.

 

[mclem]

What do people get out of accusing him of lying?

I'm extremely curious to hear how they articulate a train of thought that concludes at "he's lying" without at any point stopping at the station of "This can't be true because I don't want it to be". I'm sure if these people have any hard evidence to the contrary, the police would be delighted to hear it, and it'd be frankly irresponsible not to supply it

 

[Velcro Fly]

Saw that Jim F'n Sterling Son retweeted one of these tweets earlier today.

Fucking bullshit and I wish whoever did it would get caught.

Literally no excuse for this at all

 

[malboroking]

When g11 talks about judgment, what he actually means is "I want this story to not be true, and questioning its veracity is the best way to do that."



Yo, no reason to get banned yourself here

Why would he get banned?

 

[weevles]

This is disturbing, infuriating, and exacerbating.

It's also one of those things where even if it was reported to the police, I don't think anything is going to come of it. Just smdh...

 

[kirblar]

Most people who drink know the feeling of being tipsy/drunk/tipsy and it's different than being drugged. At media parties drinks flow so I assume he has some experience.
If it's an industry event then it looks bad for the industry if someone, or multiple people, are drugging people's drinks.

Yup. The "mistook blackout drunk for being drugged" thing is w/ new drinkers in high school or college who overindulge because they don't know their own tolerance due to the US's abstinence culture w/ alcohol. Not adults who've got enough drinking experience to feel comfortable drinking at industry functions.

 

[Theanine3D]

I can't believe people are attacking him for this. Seriously confused.

 

[TheBlueBomber]

I can't believe people are attacking him for this. Seriously confused.

People will find a way to attack someone over anything apparently

 

[Neoleo2143]

Predators being Predators I see...

Wait a second, screw that. I think it's now obvious that its NOT just Women who suffer from this Shit. Everyone and anyone can be hurt because of some immoral idiot.

 

[Sword Of Doom]

What do people get out of accusing him of lying?

I think it just proves that pretty much everything has a fucking defense force.

It's disgusting and im trying to comprehend what kind of person does this? It's rape and I'm hoping the police take the matter seriously.

I can't believe people are attacking him for this. Seriously confused.

A bunch of low life pieces of shit. This industry is disgusting sometimes

 

[Tye The Czar]

not even a joke.
its trash

You see: The internet is a public place, but not enough seem to realize that.

 

[Schnozberry]

It's tough to know who was drugging drinks, but it's all too common. High functioning sociopaths are difficult to detect, especially in places where they are around people with whom they are just an acquaintance. A buddy of mine works in the auto parts industry and goes to trade shows, and he's heard stories about salespeople that make your skin crawl, even stuff that approaches American Psycho levels of narcissism.

 

[kirblar]

Predators being Predators I see...

Wait a second, screw that. I think it's now obvious that its NOT just Women who suffer from this Shit. Everyone and anyone can be hurt because of some immoral idiot.

Men definitely get targeted too. It's just typically either in more private settings or in predominately male or gay spaces, tho not always. There was a serial rapist in my area a few years ago who targeted competitive beer pong players.

 

[system11]

Yeah because people randomly put roofies in drinks at industry events for shits and giggles

Nothing would surprise me anymore, actually this was my immediate thought when I read the story about other people allegedly being affected. A random hateful person dosing drinks like a coward to lash out at everyone.

As for the many people asking "why would someone lie about it?" - yeah well I've seen that more than once, never underestimate what people will come up with to try to cover up their drunken actions at parties. No I'm not suggesting that's the case here, but I was perplexed that it didn't seem to even register to people as a thing that happens.

 

[Yayate]

Accusing him of lying and whatnot only furthers the image problem the industry already has. I don't understand the insatiable desire some people have to keep digging. Are they just desperately trying to separate the gaming community from 'normies'?


News like this disgusts me. I'm glad he turned out okay and I hope that the other people that got drugged didn't have anything worse happen. Always keep your drinks in sight when drinking, put your hand on it when you're looking away.

 

[BarrettW]

I got you fam



He's not. He's saying that it's shitty that it happens in what he probably thinks is a cool industry.



He's under no obligation to do that. He probably has almost no relevant information that will lead to an investigation or an arrest.



He says he was messed up for days, but yeah, good example of victim blaming here



Will apparently has enough information to put it out there and warn. And it doesn't matter what kind of party it was. It's a fucked up thing that happened at or near an industry function, where you'd really hope this kind of shit wouldn't occur.



Yeah, I'm also concerned that potential date rapists might get some blowback on this one.



Oh it DEFINITELY comes across as being dismissive. Again, Will's not blaming the industry. This industry can suck sometimes. I can verify that.

You make some great points, maybe some of my post came from a place of fear and a desire to bring order to things.

I would rather live in a world where he was mistaken than one where rapists roam e3 parties.

Its completely naive on my part i realize, i still hope he goes to the police if he has any information. I would like this asshole caught.

 

[StrongBlackVine]

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.

Um this type of shit happens every where from college campuses to Hollywood. More females are getting sexually assaulted than we are comfortable admitting.

Having a daughter must be terrifying knowing what awaits them.

 

[mattiewheels]

Trying to figure out the motivation for those GGers like Milo to "false flag" this story. Like, do they truly think this guy made up a tale to make all the E3 people sound like predators? Do they assume all SJWers are terrorists planning to destroy the gaming patriarchy one false flag at a time or something?

 

[TheBeebs]

Wow. It's disgusting this kind of thing is still going on. It makes me sick as a parent of a little girl to think she could one day have something like this happen to her.

I wish people should just stop being shitty.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

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

Playing devil's advocate, he is apologizing for acting strange. Some folks might see that as a "that's not how I normally behave, female friend I was hanging out with. Honest."

But this is disgusting. How do you do that and then read about this stuff in the news and live with yourself.

 

[Aselith]

Trying to figure out the motivation for those GGers like Milo to "false flag" this story. Like, do they truly think this guy made up a tale to make all the E3 people sound like predators? Do they assume all SJWers are terrorists planning to destroy the gaming patriarchy one false flag at a time or something?

Don't you understand he's trying to destroy the game industry and remake it into an SJW paradise where we can't see kawaii anime girls with bazongas and all of the games have female protags that talk about feelings and other SJW shit. Wake up, sheeple

 

[notaskwid]

Why is he drinking other person's drink is the better question

Spoiler

Im not serious

 

[Geek]

You make some great points, maybe some of my post came from a place of fear and a desire to bring order to things.

I would rather live in a world where he was mistaken than one where rapists roam e3 parties.

Its completely naive on my part i realize, i still hope he goes to the police if he has any information. I would like this asshole caught.

I hear you. I'd rather Will be mistaken somehow; or there be some quirky mixup with some medication and booze; or virtually any other reason that would replace the reality that sometimes, some men drug and sexually assault women at bars and clubs.

But let's be real about the situation and realize that it hits closer to home sometimes: People in the video game industry, an extension of a medium we love, can be victims of these things.

 

[Raylan]

I could tell you stories about drugged women..... you wouldn't beliiiiiiieve it. Fucked up world we live in. Terrible!

 

[DatAhmedz]

This is disgusting. Why the hell do people do gross shit like this?

 

[mattiewheels]

Don't you understand he's trying to destroy the game industry and remake it into an SJW paradise where we can't see kawaii anime girls with bazongas and all of the games have female protags that talk about feelings and other SJW shit. Wake up, sheeple

I see, it can be a trying thing when people are coming to take your vidya games away.

 

[JMY86]

Good gravy. What the fuck is wrong with people. I hope this shit bag gets what is coming to him.

 

[DannyDanger]

You make some great points, maybe some of my post came from a place of fear and a desire to bring order to things.

I would rather live in a world where he was mistaken than one where rapists roam e3 parties.

Its completely naive on my part i realize, i still hope he goes to the police if he has any information. I would like this asshole caught.

Glad somebody responded to you without the rabid hostility some Ppl are so quick to unleash on here.

Didn't agree with your argument but it lead to a decent discussion rather than insults back and forth.

 

[Giran]

They accuse him of lying? But he says there were others. That just removes any doubt. Are they saying all these people are making up some intricate web of lies, or have none of the other industry people he says got drugged spoken up at all?

 

[Boke1879]

They accuse him of lying? But he says there were others. That just removes any doubt. Are they saying all these people are making up some intricate web of lies, or have none of the other industry people he says got drugged spoken up at all?

It's GG. They don't care if it's true. They'll call you a liar and try to discredit you while digging up personal info in order to harass you. that is truly their only purpose now.

 

[pelican]

A bad state of affairs if you need to drug a woman to get laid.

Shocking behaviour.

 

[Dr. Buni]

Man, people who drug women so they can rape them deserve the worst. Like, not even talking about death, but stuff that are worse than that.

 

[Aske]

Surreptitious forced intox at an E3 party is definitely thread worthy. Watch your drinks and look out for your friends, because sociopathic predators pop up everywhere.

 

[Yopis]

If true this makes my blood boil.