4Chan's Power

On February 17 2009 22:29 BuGzlToOnl wrote:
Way to go 4chan?

On February 17 2009 22:30 dibbaN wrote:
Hope someone beats him up, records it and posts it on youtube.

On February 17 2009 22:47 Navane wrote:
This reminds me of that spanish(?) art guy who killed a dog in a museum or smt, to ask attention for bad things that happened elsewhere in the world.

On February 17 2009 22:36 onnings wrote:
Morals are relative.

Love for cats is not.

On February 17 2009 22:59 Yizuo wrote:
Slightly offtopic, but I found a nice article about "moot", the founder of 4chan.
Appearantly, he is 20k in debt and can't find a job.

On February 17 2009 22:58 Puosu wrote:

wasn't this proven to be untrue and the dog never died but just was there "starving" for a little while..

On February 17 2009 23:16 Daigomi wrote:

An artist took two dogs that were starving on the street and, if I remember correctly, created a sort of juxtaposition where the one was fed and the other one was exhibited in a museum as a starving animal. It was quite a clever idea because the artist didn't actually worsen the dog in the museum's life, he just did nothing to change it and brought it to people's attention. So thousands of animal lovers protested because the artist was "maltreating" the dog, but in actual fact he was just ignoring the dog like thousands of dogs on the street are ignored each day. I thought it was quite a good statement, but lots of people were very upset.

That said, I love it when the internet comes together to do something useful like this.

On February 17 2009 22:59 Yizuo wrote:
Slightly offtopic, but I found a nice article about "moot", the founder of 4chan.
Appearantly, he is 20k in debt and can't find a job.

On February 17 2009 23:19 Puosu wrote:

I think part of that is pure bullshit, sure if he had problems like that he would have sold 4chan years ago netting himself a fuck a loads of money. ;;

On February 17 2009 23:00 Ghardo wrote:
don't be so self-righteous.. you all eat teh flesh of teh animals

apart from that: it's really interesting how far 4ch's connections reach.. they can do phenomenal things as the "mass anonymous".

On February 17 2009 22:34 Itachii wrote:
Hope someone beats him up, records it and posts it on youtube.

On February 17 2009 23:31 Kim_Hyun_Han wrote:
Who cares for negative IQ fags like the writer of this article anyway?

On February 17 2009 22:26 Kim_Hyun_Han wrote:
Yesterday, this guy posted on /b/ a video on utube with a boy named Kenny Glenn, beating his cat, as known /b/ loves cats and how knows how, managed to get the kids adress, phone, email, school, etc.
Result?
The boy was even on 7news:


http://www.dexanthony.com/kenny-glenn-lawton-the-cat-abuser-timmy/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCaFiEE9lqE


I m not going to post the video of the boy beating the cat unless a mod allows of ask me to.
but omfg, i really really think this is sick, i just wtf'ed when i saw

On February 17 2009 22:36 onnings wrote:
Morals are relative.

Love for cats is not.

On February 17 2009 23:27 RoieTRS wrote:
I don't know if you guys are aware, but TL is mentioned in a certain Encyclopedia Dramatica article.

Also: cocks.

Trolling is simple. Simply make a thread saying that MBS and auto mining will make Starcraft 2 more competitive. Then watch as how dozens of raging nerdgins (the formal term for a nerd who is also a virgin) tear the post apart, discussing the mechanics of human-eye coordination and bringing up quotes of professional gamers playing a pre-alpha build of Starcraft 2. This can only be done on the battle.net site as you will be immediately banned from the latter site for writing such uncultured drivel.

On February 17 2009 23:56 KizZBG wrote:
Probably the best thing 4chan has ever done. His myspace got hacked too hahah!

On February 18 2009 00:18 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
Guy pounds a lil pussy and gets a bunch of nerds giving him flak.. sigh.. scorpion and raptor will never be fully appreciated

On February 17 2009 23:47 Kim_Hyun_Han wrote:
source ?
u mean?
only the 7news video and the 4chan

On February 17 2009 22:28 ShaLLoW[baY] wrote:
I'm just waiting for a closet /b/ poster to scream "RULES 1 AND 2."

On February 18 2009 01:11 Jayme wrote:


Not if they want to be ridiculed. Everyone here could and should do that if someone here screams rules 1 and 2. It only applies to raids anyway.

But yea this cat video seemed to piss a lot of people off there, it was pretty amazing see them all work together to ruin someones life.

Just goes to show you that the internet is a pretty cutthroat place.

On February 18 2009 01:30 Ellis wrote:
I think there are other events that better show 4chan's power.

On February 17 2009 23:15 brambolius wrote:
some1 change the topic to "a certain forum's power" and all will be fine

On February 18 2009 02:25 bumatlarge wrote:
all for a... cat? i guess i dont share the love of uptight creatures that dont do anything of value except kill mice and sleep forever. Now if it was a dog...

On February 18 2009 02:24 redtooth wrote:
Fear /b/
The best thing I saw /b/ do was convince half the internet that Hugh Laurie was dead. They edited wikipedia pages, quoted fake news articles, etc. etc. They are a powerful force.

On February 18 2009 04:03 Hawk wrote:
Jesus. This is like incontrol stopping someone from trolling. Pigs will fly next.

On February 18 2009 00:02 vGl-CoW wrote:


from that article:



hahaha mega owned by lightning moderation

On February 18 2009 03:06 dronebabo wrote:
cancer

On February 17 2009 22:35 Kim_Hyun_Han wrote:
what i dont understand,
they can make justice for a cat(what is very noble btw)
but if some fucktard post a pedo pic or vid, they make themselves blind or even worse, they fap like the sick-heads they are

On February 18 2009 07:23 Hittegods wrote:
That is a great username for a norwegian.

Schulte says he did not know what punishment the boys may face if found guilty, but said the penalties for a juvenile conviction could include psychological counseling, court monitoring until they turn 18, community service to provide restitution for treatment of animals, and/or placement in court custody.

On February 18 2009 04:29 Frits wrote:
also they put it on youtube

how do you know if the cat wasn't acting

On February 18 2009 08:07 Flaccid wrote:
Here's the latest news on the story and what's happening.

To sum it all up, both teens have been charged with two accounts of animal cruelty and will go on trial. But, since they're both juveniles, the punishments will be minor and the records will be sealed. Big surprise.



In other words, less of a punishment than I get for mooning the other team's fans at a football game. The system works...

On February 18 2009 07:39 travis wrote:


probably because no one gets hurt.

On February 18 2009 08:14 travis wrote:
they need love and rehabilitation.

On February 17 2009 22:35 Kim_Hyun_Han wrote:
what i dont understand,
they can make justice for a cat(what is very noble btw)
but if some fucktard post a pedo pic or vid, they make themselves blind or even worse, they fap like the sick-heads they are

On February 18 2009 08:15 Cpt Obvious wrote:


yeah, no one gets hurt in child pornography, it's all a big conspiracy by those elderly-loving fags.
/sarcasm

On February 18 2009 08:15 Cpt Obvious wrote:


yeah, no one gets hurt in child pornography, it's all a big conspiracy by those elderly-loving fags.
/sarcasm

On February 18 2009 08:18 Flaccid wrote:


I have always been of the opinion that you 'can't fix crazy'.

It's like the guys around here who broke into a neighbour's house and microwaved their cat. Call me a pessimist but I can't imagine a world where the type of psychosis necessary to pull off something like that can ever be remedied.

On February 18 2009 08:20 travis wrote:


yeah, little girls get hurt all the time by having a picture taken of them

/sarcasm



(if you're gonna say I am wrong could you at least give an example?)

On February 18 2009 08:20 travis wrote:


yeah, little girls get hurt all the time by having a picture taken of them

/sarcasm



(if you're gonna say I am wrong could you at least give an example?)

On February 18 2009 08:40 travis wrote:
im talking about stuff that would be posted on 4chan

On February 18 2009 08:21 travis wrote:



so then you believe they were just born unlucky and that their role in life should be one of suffering - left apart from the rest of society - and looked down on by other people?

On February 18 2009 09:19 CharlieMurphy wrote:
Does anyone have a link to the actual beating video instead of an edited version from a local news station?

On February 18 2009 08:21 travis wrote:



so then you believe they were just born unlucky and that their role in life should be one of suffering - left apart from the rest of society - and looked down on by other people?

On February 18 2009 08:55 Flaccid wrote:


It's not what I believe, it's more about science.

Obviously significant counselling is the only thing that can have a positive effect on these kids' lives right now. It's the only chance at creating some artificial sense of empathy to stand-in for the one these guys seem to have been born without. But if you think that a court-ordered, non-voluntary, minimum therapy is going to make a difference (and that's if they get the book thrown at them), you aren't referencing reality. Oh, but their mom is taking away their dirtbike.

I know you like to play arm-chair philosopher, but it's all just speculation.

These kids are yet to be diagnosed with any serious mental disability (along the lines of the myriad of serious mental disabilities with which people lead productive lives while not torturing defenseless animals).

I disagree with how the justice system uses something like prison as a form of rehabilitation for a crime when the only 'rehabilitation' often gained is a fear of going back to prison. But I also feel that some people are simply beyond rehabilitation. If we disagree on that point, then obviously we aren't going to agree on much here =P

On February 18 2009 08:18 Flaccid wrote:


I have always been of the opinion that you 'can't fix crazy'.

It's like the guys around here who broke into a neighbour's house and microwaved their cat. Call me a pessimist but I can't imagine a world where the type of psychosis necessary to pull off something like that can ever be remedied.

On February 18 2009 10:11 kaizenmx wrote:
so, what's gonna happen to the kids?

On February 18 2009 10:20 Yurebis wrote:
It's ironic how people can feel sorry for an abused animal, yet wish for the death of or great harm to the abuser.
I wish harm to no one. These kids may have went beyond what's socially acceptable, but you are no better than them by hoping they'll be raped in jail or the like.

On February 18 2009 09:19 CharlieMurphy wrote:
Does anyone have a link to the actual beating video instead of an edited version from a local news station?

On February 18 2009 10:23 Fontong wrote:

Oh you are just so darn comfy on your high lofty perch aren't you?

On February 18 2009 10:08 travis wrote:


yeah its so much different than being a real philosopher . you know, the ones that go out in the field and really get their hands dirty philosophizing.

On February 18 2009 08:00 homeless_guy wrote:
i am currently giving my cat extra love and petting.

On February 18 2009 11:40 randombum wrote:
I never understood people's feelings for pets. It seems so arbitrary, many people will wish a person dead for hurting a cat, but then turns around and eats a cow. What makes a cat better, because you can hug it?

So its cat/dog > human > other animals?

Don't get me wrong, the guys a jerk for doing this to his pet, but I wouldn't wish him harm, at worst I would go out of my way to avoid him.

On February 18 2009 11:40 randombum wrote:
I never understood people's feelings for pets. It seems so arbitrary, many people will wish a person dead for hurting a cat, but then turns around and eats a cow. What makes a cat better, because you can hug it?

So its cat/dog > human > other animals?

Don't get me wrong, the guys a jerk for doing this to his pet, but I wouldn't wish him harm, at worst I would go out of my way to avoid him.

On February 18 2009 11:50 Yurebis wrote:

Thats what I meant. People need to get their ethics and priorities straight.
Acting out of reason and not instinct is what separates men from beast.

On February 18 2009 11:50 Yurebis wrote:

Thats what I meant. People need to get their ethics and priorities straight.
Acting out of reason and not instinct is what separates men from beast.

On February 18 2009 11:50 Yurebis wrote:

Thats what I meant. People need to get their ethics and priorities straight.
Acting out of reason and not instinct is what separates men from beast.

On February 18 2009 12:14 Jonoman92 wrote:
It's those kinda sick kids that become murderers and rapists.

On February 18 2009 12:41 Ancestral wrote:

Or perhaps even worse, cat murderers and cat rapists.

On February 18 2009 12:39 fusionsdf wrote:


people don't wish the death of innocent and good people.

what evil did that cat do?

On February 18 2009 12:43 travis wrote:


probably about as much as most other cats

which would mean it tormented and killed small animals such as bugs, mice, rats, birds, lizards, etc.