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[metaphorge]

[Poll #817566]

My take: yeah, sure, the guys that sent this information in were dummies. However, rfjason was even dumber to expose himself to the potential legal liability for undertaking the action in the first place. Even if he wins any pending lawsuits it's going to cost him a pretty penny.

In any case, be careful who you send your personal info to on the internet, kids....

Comments

[lee93.livejournal.com]

i read one person's opinion on this somewhere.. they thought it was some weird attempt that he was making to try to screw the girl who helped him (lj user demure) in the butt. i liked this scenario best.

[lee93.livejournal.com]

totally unrelated:
i just went to your userinfo, and it says you are "Friend of: 666"
XD

[beautifulpyre.livejournal.com]

I said "funny" - I must be a sociopath! But I'm sure that would come as no surprise to anyone... :)

[metaphorge.livejournal.com]

The two are not necessarily mutually exclusive. I don't see the humor in it 'cos this is shooting fish in a barrel. :P

[alostrael.livejournal.com]

I think publically posting other ppl's private info without their consent should be a crime.

But I also think the ppl who gave him their private info are dumbasses.

[plutopsyche.livejournal.com]

These people willingly handed over personal detials and photos in the hopes of getting some tail. These people do not deserve protection.

But I did read it so here is my opinion so that I can let it go:

[ethora.livejournal.com]

This guy baited men who view themselves as "ruff...tuff...brutal...muscular...arrogant...fucking bastard[s] who thrive on giving pain...[and who are] self-centered, nasty, egotistic, [and not to mention] sadistic," he publicly humiliates these men while at the same time admitting that his exact location/address is public, and then he and others say that it is the men who replied to the ad who are stupid?

This whole deal is a stupid parade that celebrate stupidity on Stupid Day, and Jason (who has more to fear than lawsuits methinks) is the drum major.

[plutopsyche.livejournal.com]

That was a fantastic idea. Applause. Stupid people totally deserve this shit.

[laurelindel.livejournal.com]

I think that wanting to get some tail and being stupid doesn't mean that you deserve to have things you sent to someone in confidence exposed without your permission. Yes, what the guys did was not exactly bright. But what was done to them was malicious, bullying, and probably criminal. Bleah.

[rialian.livejournal.com]

===There are none so pathetic as those that want to encourage laughter at the foibles of others for their own enjoyment.

===Folks like The Yes Men do their stuff to make a statement, and to hopefully make the world a better place...or at least to be aware of what they are actually believing, how far they are willing to go.

===This guy has no such degree of honor.

[laurelindel.livejournal.com]

There are none so pathetic as those that want to encourage laughter at the foibles of others for their own enjoyment.

Yes. It's... really not funny, at all. What Jason is doing is disgusting. The fact that his victims acted stupidly makes it no less disgusting.

[lysana.livejournal.com]

Very well put.

As an aside to our host, the "entries/friends/etc" line in this style stays on screen in Safari for Mac and blocks other items on the screen as you scroll down. You may wish to check the CSS on this.

[pope-guilty.livejournal.com]

He's a pathetic, malicious little shit, and I'm appalled that anyone thinks that engaging in such activity and potentially ruining people's lives is funny or anything but contemptible.

[plutopsyche.livejournal.com]

Aw, you were one of the guys who sent a photo, weren't you?

[liveavatar.livejournal.com]

I'm with Laurelinde and Pope_Guilty. It's way, way beyond entrapment. I can hardly wait for the lawsuits to begin.

[laurelindel.livejournal.com]

Dude! You have a Pod People icon!

(she said, stating the obvious...)

[feyandstrange.livejournal.com]

This asshole's gonna get himself beaten in an alley by somebody he hurt any hour now. And I'd refuse medical treatment.

I don't generally condone violence, but how else do you communicate with sociopaths? Most societal pressures mean nothing to them.

Sure, there are some people who aren't clued in about personal information proetcetion on the internet. And every single person who thinks this is funny has a similar flaw, whether it be accepting free drinks at a bar, going somewhere with a relative stranger because you're hoping they'll put out, taking illegal drugs without testing their ingredients first, or mouthing off in public forums like this livejournal.

And some other sociopath will think it's funny when you get "taught a lesson" in paranoia.

On second thought, maybe jailing this guy and seeing what the other inmates do to him is more humorous.

[airshipjones.livejournal.com]

I didn't chose any of the options, because none of them quite fit how I see this.

I just returned from the play "Ragnarok: Doom of the gods." The main character was Loki. He is shown as the guy who brought most of the great things to the gods in Asgard, though there was a price for each. His actions among the gods really makes us think about our actions. He holds a mirror up for us to view ourselves and that affords us the opportunity to chage for the better.

So the reason I bring this up is that I think that this guy, Jason, where intentionally or not, is doing the same thing as Loki. He is pointing out the weaknesses in our society and in our personality, so that we can do some introspection and perhaps change ourselves or our society for the better. While I would not take on that kind of role myself, I can respect (as an observer) the positive and negative effects of Jason's actions.

I do think he should be held accountable for his actions as much as they are legally prosecutable. But as a Sysadmin, I tend to be down on folks using business accounts for personal use (though I tend to handle it without getting people fired), especially when it be a legal liability for the business. I think both sides are equally liable in this case, and hope that everyone learns a lesson from this.

[liveavatar.livejournal.com]

Can't say I'm with you there -- most of the men posting didn't use business accounts, many weren't married, etc. etc.

However, if this guy's Loki, I'm completely happy with giving him Loki's punishment.

[helen99.livejournal.com]

At first I thought, "all of the above" - but it's really not funny at all when you think about it. Peoples' lives could be ruined. They kind of deserve to be taken out of the gene pool for sheer stupidity, but it's still not funny. Nor is it funny that Mr. Fortuny will probably get killed or sued off the planet, or both. Or that there are miserable sociopaths like him all over the place who have absolutely nothing better to do with their intellects than to play these kinds of games. I had my personal information posted up at one point because I hadn't known that other people could see my address and phone number when they did a whois (I fixed that since then). I didn't find out until years later.

There's something remarkably slippery about these types - they seem to avoid being prosecuted for whatever they do. I hope these guys are savvy and well-to-do enough to sue him - but he probably preyed on people who can't afford to sue (and that'll become even harder if they lose their jobs).

[soft-ascent.livejournal.com]

It's mean hearted and cruel. No matter how funny something like this may seem or what lessons it teaches us about sharing our information online, there were still people involved who didn't do anything wrong aside from trust someone. What does he intend to teach us? Don't trust people? Thanks a lot for the update, jerkwad. All he's doing is perpetuating mistrust and maliciousness. I honestly don't think there is any value in this. Just some asshole showing off.

[cakkafracle.livejournal.com]

When police do it they call it "ENTRAPMENT" folks
its despicable, and all he's doing is playing on the rediculous notion that wanting sex outside of ministerily ordained coital obligation is sinful and a sign of moral weakness.
WHOA! fucking FUNNY!
the slimey cock...

[iamsquid.livejournal.com]

As somebody who frequents ED, I'm suprised I didn't see this on the wiki (unless it happened while I was in the desert). I'm pretty familiar with the typical format of ED articles and it sounds to mee like the blog yoo link to is either misleading or the guy in question is pretty fucking lame. Don't get mee wrong, ED is a class-action lawsuit waiting to happen, and the editors there tend to be pretty fucking cruel (usually in a way I find enjoyable but not always), but I'd like to read the article in question before condemning the guy.

One of the reasons I'm glad ljoto is gone is that I was pretty sure that if things kept going the way they had been going, it would only be a matter of time before ED found out.

[thatdamnninja.livejournal.com]

He is so going to get his ass kicked.

[cherrypep.livejournal.com]

It's called society. You get all kinds, but your approval of their practices is not required unless they're actually making uninvited advances - craigslist announcements count as invitation. This says much about his cheerleaders, too, who feel the need to compulsively poke around under every stone in sight just to see if the inevitable slimy things live under them.

Hope the little shit gets the smile wiped permanently off his face.

[glazomaniac.livejournal.com]

i am more & more convinced the need for someone to just go out & do some good in this world.