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wowinsider.com - 1/7/2009

Teen arrested for making suicide threat to a GM

— wowinsider.com — After a 17-year-old in Fairfield, Ohio told a GM "he was suicidal and the game was the only thing he had to live for," the Blizzard rep called 911, and the kid was apparently arrested, according to the Middletown Journal . We've seen this before -- ... (more) Teen arrested for making suicide threat to a GM

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PSA: Do not threaten suicide to Blizzard customer support
The Joystiq Podcast — ... A 17-year-old Ohio gamer was arrested Monday after he allegedly threatened to commit suicide to a Blizzard customer service rep, presumably over World of Warcraft. The rep called 911 and the boy was charged with a first-degree misdemeanor. The ...

Teen arrested for faking suicide threats to Blizzard phone support
Big Download Blog — ... Teen arrested for faking suicide threats to Blizzard phone support originally appeared on Big Download Blog on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Wandering Goblin — ... takes the kid seriously and of course calls the cops.  Cops show up, teen claims he was kidding, cops throw a really nice pair of designer bracelets of mending on the boy and haul him off to an instance located in the county jail and booked him for inducing a panic. There's some lessons to be learned here.  First, don't threaten suicide.  Second, if you're going to threaten suicide, just follow through, save the World of Warcraft your drama. Read the story in fine print here. [editors note:  she's just kidding folks....about the suicide ...

Teen arrested for making suicide threat to a GM
WoW.com — ... After a 17-year-old in Fairfield, Ohio told a GM "he was suicidal and the game was the only thing he had to live for," the Blizzard rep called 911, and the kid was apparently arrested, according to the Middletown Journal. ...

Teenager arrested for making suicide threat to Blizzard rep
Massively — ... Journal. The young man was chatting with a Blizzard rep and made the statement that he was "suicidal and that the game was the only thing that he had to live for." Whether... Continue reading Teenager arrested for making suicide threat to Blizzard rep Teenager arrested for making suicide threat to Blizzard rep originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.   Read | Permalink | Email this |  ...

WoW: Teen Threatens Suicide to Blizzard Rep
WarCry Network : Latest News — An Ohio teenager is probably not going to be playing much World of Warcraft for awhile after threatening suicide while in communication with a Blizzard representative. See why he pulled such a stunt by reading the account from the local newspaper, The Middletown Journal : A 17-year-old Fairfield Twp. teen pretended to be suicidal when he became frustrated with an online video game, Fairfield Twp. police reported. According to officials, the teen was arrested Monday, Dec. 29, for inducing panic after patrol officers and medics responded to the boy's home in the 3000 block of ...

World of Warcraft Online Suicide Threat
The MMO Experience — ... and hopefully thrown into a police car where he will never see the light of day. I would like to say one thing, because the rest of the things in my head are too enraged and filled with fury to be worth saying. Kudos to you, nameless Blizzard employee for doing the right AND smart thing. You did the right thing. However I really hope this "boy" doesn't get off easy for this. ;) Maybe he'll get nerfed? You can read the full and original story from it's source here.