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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... :)

[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]

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

[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.

[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.

[pope-guilty.livejournal.com]

Yeah, damn sex wanters!

Let's post their information in the public square, next to the photographs of people going into porn stores!

[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.

[metaphorge.livejournal.com]

The guy that did the posting deserves protection even less; this was a much more foolish action on his part than it was on the fools who sent him their information in the first place. I hope he gets bankrupted by the lawsuits.

[plutopsyche.livejournal.com]

No, I think they're both on equal terms. Both ends knew the risks involved.

Anarchy, baby.

[plutopsyche.livejournal.com]

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

[plutopsyche.livejournal.com]

Darling, you are so missing the point. Sex isn't the issue, it never was.

[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.

[metaphorge.livejournal.com]

In an ideal anarchistic solution his personal details would simply get distributed and we could pop some popcorn. ;)

[plutopsyche.livejournal.com]

Got butter?

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.

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

[metaphorge.livejournal.com]

That about sums up my opinion on the matter; well, I also think it will provide an excellent example of the consequences of such shenanigans to other would-be "pranksters" of the future....

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

[ethora.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, I was just about to re-post my above comment with the typos fixed. But now that you've replied, my grammatical errors will have to remain trapped in the ether for all eternity (much like the penis shots of a dozen or so horny 'til all the blood rushed out of their brains men who got trapped in Jason's idiocy).

[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.

[pope-guilty.livejournal.com]

Funny, and predictable.

[feyandstrange.livejournal.com]

Coming from someone "stupid enough" to post an address and enough personal info in their LJ profile for even a stupid psychopath to find them, that's almost funny in itself.

[pope-guilty.livejournal.com]

It looks to me like the issue (to you, anyway) is "Look, people who've put themselves in a situation where they can be singled out for ridicule! Let's call 'em names and shove 'em into the lockers at school!"

Seriously. This isn't high school, and your type was despicable even then.

[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.