So, I was browsing The Escapist this morning and stumbled across this crazy story. For those not interested in following the link, here's this gist of it:
Now, as stated, the kid claimed someone had hacked his account, and I'm willing to give this kid the benefit of the doubt. I refuse to believe that anyone could possibly be this stupid. It's bad enough that you're enough of a jackass to even think up something as awful as this, but to then log on to the biggest MMO in the world and discuss those plans? You might as well just turn yourself in, at that point."The 18-year-old from Johnson County, Indiana, said that he "was going to board a plane at 7:30 to Chicago and that (he) was going to try and kill as many Americans as possible," reports Destructioid. Apparently, the moron in question repeated this claim more than once, which I imagine is similar to smashing your foot with a sledgehammer, then repeatedly doing it over and over again to see if it'll still hurt.
Predictably, Blizzard employees saw the announcements and notified the proper authorities. The teen quickly backpedaled, claiming that someone had hacked his account, but that didn't stop the FBI from seizing his computer to investigate the incident further."
I'd really like to try to follow this story as it develops, because I am curious to see how it all unfolds. It seems like there's always something completely insane going on around these MMOs. I've never been much for Wow, or games like it, but I can't help but be a little interested when I read crazy stories like this.
Ah, the Internet. You'll eventually be the death of us all, but I can't help but love ya.
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