Post: Blizzard Rep Reports Suicide Threat, Teen Arrested
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01-06-2009, 12:03 AM
#1
erickos
Koster
A 17-year-old Fairfield Twp. teen pretended to be suicidal when he became frustrated with World of Warcraft, 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 Pimlico Court. The charge is a first-degree misdemeanor.
The teen was having an online conversation with a representative of Blizzard Entertainment, an online video game company, when he typed that "he was suicidal and that the game is the only thing he has to live for," according to the report.
The company representative called 911.
The juvenile told police it was a joke "to try to get what he wanted for the game," according to the report. He was then handcuffed and placed in a patrol car. The boy was released to his father.
The boy is scheduled to appear in Butler County Juvenile court on Tuesday, Jan. 6.
01-06-2009, 12:55 AM
#6
TexasInstrument
Guest
ive never heard of someone doing this in the case of the actual game website, but in the case of customer services on websites for selling currency, you can do it all the time, i remember when i used to play it id say crazy stuff like im going to run away etc, just so that the provider would be a dumbass and send money, these kids do it because the company providing the games make them not casual player friendly and want people on 24/7.
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