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BalloonBattle05
12/04/20 10:06:08 PM
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to the point where making an empty non-violent threat means everyone will gang up on you and any who live near you will call the cops for online posts you made?

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CADE FOSTER
12/04/20 10:07:35 PM
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anime avatar yep you were wrong next question
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BalloonBattle05
12/04/20 10:20:45 PM
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CADE FOSTER posted...
anime avatar yep you were wrong next question

what wrong?

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Solid Sonic
12/04/20 10:21:40 PM
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Reddit is full of passive-aggressive salties who have no words to describe what makes them butthurt so they resort to downvoting.

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Background_Guy
12/04/20 10:23:14 PM
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Yes but I'm pretty sure you were in the wrong in whatever situation you're describing
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Rika_Furude
12/04/20 10:30:22 PM
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BalloonBattle05 posted...
any who live near you
and how would they know where you live? its pretty stupid to spread that info online

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Solid Snake07
12/04/20 10:35:45 PM
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What constitutes an "empty nonviolent threat"?

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masticatingman
12/04/20 10:38:14 PM
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Wasnt a fan of Reddit even on forums youd expect would be fairly welcoming. Their whole messaging system just wasnt conducive to anything good happening.

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BalloonBattle05
12/04/20 10:53:54 PM
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Background_Guy posted...
Yes but I'm pretty sure you were in the wrong in whatever situation you're describing

what situation?

do you read my other posts on gamefaqs?

Rika_Furude posted...
and how would they know where you live? its pretty stupid to spread that info online

you could simply say which city you live in

Solid Snake07 posted...
What constitutes an "empty nonviolent threat"?

any threat you make to someone that you dont intend to do, and it doesnt involve any form of violence.

Most notably scamming someone online


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BalloonBattle05
12/04/20 11:30:44 PM
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Solid Snake07 posted...
What constitutes an "empty nonviolent threat"?

as they can probably explain better

violent vs non-violent threat https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/non-violent-vs-violent-crimes.html

empty threat https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/empty+threat

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Punitive
12/05/20 12:16:07 AM
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yes
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IShall_Run_Amok
12/05/20 12:20:42 AM
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Did you try apologizing sincerely for making empty threats? That's usually what I do when I do the wrong thing, even though its never making threats to people.

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BalloonBattle05
12/05/20 12:36:19 AM
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IShall_Run_Amok posted...
Did you try apologizing sincerely for making empty threats? That's usually what I do when I do the wrong thing, even though its never making threats to people.

not too much, but even then they probably dont accept the apology

Background_Guy posted...
Yes but I'm pretty sure you were in the wrong in whatever situation you're describing

not saying Im not in the wrong, but calling the cops seems ridiculous

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TheCodeisBosco
12/05/20 12:57:05 AM
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This is a... strange thread, but as a general rule - yes, Reddit is as anti-intellectual as it gets, and its users have a major problem with making up their reality as they go.

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BalloonBattle05
12/05/20 9:02:28 AM
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TheCodeisBosco posted...
This is a... strange thread, but as a general rule - yes, Reddit is as anti-intellectual as it gets, and its users have a major problem with making up their reality as they go.

I had an issue with a Facebook seller where I couldnt buy a Pokmon XD disc from him because he had given me the incorrect bus route, and also didnt apologize for doing so. While I shouldve double checked the bus route beforehand, the fact that he didnt apologize for giving the wrong info implies he deliberately wasted my time on purpose (even though there is no evidence). I thought he wasnt very committed to selling especially since me and my buddy had difficulty y buying from a previous seller. My other friend said he doesnt deserve business if hes so picky lmao so I took my friends words out of context to mean the guy didnt deserve any cash and anyone who robs him should be arrested (but he doesnt deserve his game back). I posted on reddit all the events that happened and at the end, I linked the sellers item and said would anyone like to buy from him? Ill let you keep the game if you want and also feel free to scam him. I just want the game off his hands and in a better one. I didnt list other things such as the guys address or what steps to scam him, but later on I said I wouldnt be into scamming him if he had given the incorrect bus route. Everyone told him all about this. and he filed a police report on me. Its been 2 months since the report without me hearing anything from the police and I dont really interact with the guy now, but I told someone else on reddit everything that happened and the person said that the police probably dont really care as they consider me some random guy online, so this is why I asked this and these two questions so I could learn how do police work. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79147451
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79149729

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I4NRulez
12/05/20 9:04:19 AM
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Reddit faces the same problem that all websites face. Most big subreddits have gotten so big its all about karma and not discussion.

Like i use the NBA reddit. Most people talk about the games/players/teams without actually watching them. Its just a soundboard to hate.

but if you go to a smaller subreddit theres actually discussions and a sense of community

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HannibalBarca3
12/05/20 9:10:52 AM
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I only browse reddit's askhistorians and that subreddit is far and away from being full of idiots. Having a heavily moderated sub full of experts leads to high quality content.

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untrustful
12/05/20 9:31:51 AM
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Reddit is especially bad when compared to gamefaqs. Us gamefaqs users gotta stick together in the face of big forums to let them know they aren't the only ones on the block, and that they are outclassed.

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Solid Sonic
12/05/20 9:32:26 AM
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HannibalBarca3 posted...
I only browse reddit's askhistorians and that subreddit is far and away from being full of idiots. Having a heavily moderated sub full of experts leads to high quality content.

And butthurt downvoters.

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Evening_Dragon
12/05/20 9:35:53 AM
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I find that the people who most often complain about reddit fit in with the bottom tiers they complain about.

Topical Reddit is high tier.

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Southernfatman
12/05/20 9:40:56 AM
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Can any of us here on freaking gamefaqs really rag on any other forum?

And it's not all bad anyway. Just don't go to the big subreddits. I've had or read plenty of good meaningful discussions.

Down voting isn't a totally bad thing either. It can be a good way to handle trolls and other various shit posters.

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BalloonBattle05
12/05/20 9:55:30 AM
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HannibalBarca3 posted...
I only browse reddit's askhistorians and that subreddit is far and away from being full of idiots. Having a heavily moderated sub full of experts leads to high quality content.

what other subreddits arent full of idiots?

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Evening_Dragon
12/05/20 11:35:29 AM
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BalloonBattle05 posted...
what other subreddits arent full of idiots?

Almost any subject with basis in academia.

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Solid Sonic
12/05/20 11:37:20 AM
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We only have Evening_Dragon's position to go on, which suggests he's looking down his nose at the rest of us.

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Evening_Dragon
12/05/20 11:39:27 AM
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Solid Sonic posted...
We only have Evening_Dragon's position to go on, which suggests he's looking down his nose at the rest of us.

It does not suggest that, as I look down my nose at all of you by default.

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kirbymuncher
12/05/20 11:44:14 AM
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I don't think it's really any worse than CE in terms of userbase? That said I think the UI / structure of the site makes it difficult to have actual good longform communications so that's not really a point in its favour either

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BalloonBattle05
12/05/20 11:11:05 PM
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kirbymuncher posted...
I don't think it's really any worse than CE in terms of userbase? That said I think the UI / structure of the site makes it difficult to have actual good longform communications so that's not really a point in its favour either

are current event users just as idiotic?

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Rexdragon125
12/05/20 11:12:54 PM
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Hello fellow redditor! Thanks for reddit gold! Cat tax, banana for scale
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IllegalAlien
12/05/20 11:21:46 PM
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BalloonBattle05 posted...
I had an issue with a Facebook seller where I couldnt buy a Pokmon XD disc from him because he had given me the incorrect bus route, and also didnt apologize for doing so. While I shouldve double checked the bus route beforehand, the fact that he didnt apologize for giving the wrong info implies he deliberately wasted my time on purpose (even though there is no evidence). I thought he wasnt very committed to selling especially since me and my buddy had difficulty y buying from a previous seller. My other friend said he doesnt deserve business if hes so picky lmao so I took my friends words out of context to mean the guy didnt deserve any cash and anyone who robs him should be arrested (but he doesnt deserve his game back). I posted on reddit all the events that happened and at the end, I linked the sellers item and said would anyone like to buy from him? Ill let you keep the game if you want and also feel free to scam him. I just want the game off his hands and in a better one. I didnt list other things such as the guys address or what steps to scam him, but later on I said I wouldnt be into scamming him if he had given the incorrect bus route. Everyone told him all about this. and he filed a police report on me. Its been 2 months since the report without me hearing anything from the police and I dont really interact with the guy now, but I told someone else on reddit everything that happened and the person said that the police probably dont really care as they consider me some random guy online, so this is why I asked this and these two questions so I could learn how do police work. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79147451
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79149729
your views on reality are really fucked up.. you essentially doxxed this person over a Pokemon game... Reddit is full of morons, but that doesn't have anything to do with the consequences of your actions.

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BalloonBattle05
12/06/20 12:06:31 AM
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IllegalAlien posted...
your views on reality are really fucked up.. you essentially doxxed this person over a Pokemon game... Reddit is full of morons, but that doesn't have anything to do with the consequences of your actions.

Dox meaning: search for and publish private or identifying information about (a particular individual) on the internet, typically with malicious intent.

a Facebook account isnt private info, anyone can look it up

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BalloonBattle05
12/06/20 12:15:11 AM
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ProfessorKukui posted...
as the kids say today, "yikes"

yikes what?

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Kisai
12/06/20 12:15:54 AM
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Yes. Much like everywhere on the internet.

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I4NRulez
12/06/20 12:16:44 AM
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BalloonBattle05 posted...
I had an issue with a Facebook seller where I couldnt buy a Pokmon XD disc from him because he had given me the incorrect bus route, and also didnt apologize for doing so. While I shouldve double checked the bus route beforehand, the fact that he didnt apologize for giving the wrong info implies he deliberately wasted my time on purpose (even though there is no evidence). I thought he wasnt very committed to selling especially since me and my buddy had difficulty y buying from a previous seller. My other friend said he doesnt deserve business if hes so picky lmao so I took my friends words out of context to mean the guy didnt deserve any cash and anyone who robs him should be arrested (but he doesnt deserve his game back). I posted on reddit all the events that happened and at the end, I linked the sellers item and said would anyone like to buy from him? Ill let you keep the game if you want and also feel free to scam him. I just want the game off his hands and in a better one. I didnt list other things such as the guys address or what steps to scam him, but later on I said I wouldnt be into scamming him if he had given the incorrect bus route. Everyone told him all about this. and he filed a police report on me. Its been 2 months since the report without me hearing anything from the police and I dont really interact with the guy now, but I told someone else on reddit everything that happened and the person said that the police probably dont really care as they consider me some random guy online, so this is why I asked this and these two questions so I could learn how do police work. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79147451
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79149729

All that over a pokemon game.

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Questionmarktarius
12/06/20 12:17:05 AM
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Kisai posted...
Yes. Much like everywhere on the internet.
This.
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Axiom
12/06/20 12:19:34 AM
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BalloonBattle05 posted...
I had an issue with a Facebook seller where I couldnt buy a Pokmon XD disc from him because he had given me the incorrect bus route, and also didnt apologize for doing so. While I shouldve double checked the bus route beforehand, the fact that he didnt apologize for giving the wrong info implies he deliberately wasted my time on purpose (even though there is no evidence). I thought he wasnt very committed to selling especially since me and my buddy had difficulty y buying from a previous seller. My other friend said he doesnt deserve business if hes so picky lmao so I took my friends words out of context to mean the guy didnt deserve any cash and anyone who robs him should be arrested (but he doesnt deserve his game back). I posted on reddit all the events that happened and at the end, I linked the sellers item and said would anyone like to buy from him? Ill let you keep the game if you want and also feel free to scam him. I just want the game off his hands and in a better one. I didnt list other things such as the guys address or what steps to scam him, but later on I said I wouldnt be into scamming him if he had given the incorrect bus route. Everyone told him all about this. and he filed a police report on me. Its been 2 months since the report without me hearing anything from the police and I dont really interact with the guy now, but I told someone else on reddit everything that happened and the person said that the police probably dont really care as they consider me some random guy online, so this is why I asked this and these two questions so I could learn how do police work. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79147451
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79149729
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IllegalAlien
12/06/20 12:20:27 AM
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BalloonBattle05 posted...
Dox meaning: search for and publish private or identifying information about (a particular individual) on the internet, typically with malicious intent.

a Facebook account isnt private info, anyone can look it up
You likely have some hangups which will make it so that you will never be able to understand how fucked up your actions were so let's just call it square and point and laugh at reddit shall we

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BalloonBattle05
12/06/20 12:24:08 AM
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I4NRulez posted...
All that over a pokemon game.

more accurately, all that over a failed transaction.

the guy was selling the disc alone for $120. While no one should encourage thefts, you could say no one would realistically buy from him

Questionmarktarius posted...
This.
The entire internet is full of idiots. Don't worry about it too much.

Idiots who dont know how cops operate?

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I4NRulez
12/06/20 12:25:39 AM
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BalloonBattle05 posted...
more accurately, all that over a failed transaction.

Well you couldn't figure out a bus route to go buy something. Then you went on reddit to encourage people to scam him.

You're a real piece of shit for that.

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cavalierking
12/06/20 12:25:42 AM
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BalloonBattle05 posted...
I had an issue with a Facebook seller where I couldnt buy a Pokmon XD disc from him because he had given me the incorrect bus route, and also didnt apologize for doing so. While I shouldve double checked the bus route beforehand, the fact that he didnt apologize for giving the wrong info implies he deliberately wasted my time on purpose (even though there is no evidence). I thought he wasnt very committed to selling especially since me and my buddy had difficulty y buying from a previous seller. My other friend said he doesnt deserve business if hes so picky lmao so I took my friends words out of context to mean the guy didnt deserve any cash and anyone who robs him should be arrested (but he doesnt deserve his game back). I posted on reddit all the events that happened and at the end, I linked the sellers item and said would anyone like to buy from him? Ill let you keep the game if you want and also feel free to scam him. I just want the game off his hands and in a better one. I didnt list other things such as the guys address or what steps to scam him, but later on I said I wouldnt be into scamming him if he had given the incorrect bus route. Everyone told him all about this. and he filed a police report on me. Its been 2 months since the report without me hearing anything from the police and I dont really interact with the guy now, but I told someone else on reddit everything that happened and the person said that the police probably dont really care as they consider me some random guy online, so this is why I asked this and these two questions so I could learn how do police work. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79147451
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79149729

holy fuck do you sound like a moron

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BalloonBattle05
12/06/20 12:31:31 AM
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IllegalAlien posted...
You likely have some hangups which will make it so that you will never be able to understand how fucked up your actions were so let's just call it square and point and laugh at reddit shall we

Fucked up as in legally?

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BalloonBattle05
12/06/20 12:33:15 AM
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I4NRulez posted...
Well you couldn't figure out a bus route to go buy something. Then you went on reddit to encourage people to scam him.

You're a real piece of shit for that.

not going to dispute me being a piece of shit, moron or whatnot but how would people scam him?

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hellhound76
12/06/20 12:49:42 AM
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Its not too bad. A lot better than the sjws amd morons on here

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codey
12/06/20 1:03:00 AM
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You're a real simple piece of shit for doing that

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kirbymuncher
12/06/20 1:58:18 AM
#46:


BalloonBattle05 posted...
are current event users just as idiotic?

BalloonBattle05 posted...
I had an issue with a Facebook seller where I couldnt buy a Pokmon XD disc from him because he had given me the incorrect bus route, and also didnt apologize for doing so. While I shouldve double checked the bus route beforehand, the fact that he didnt apologize for giving the wrong info implies he deliberately wasted my time on purpose (even though there is no evidence). I thought he wasnt very committed to selling especially since me and my buddy had difficulty y buying from a previous seller. My other friend said he doesnt deserve business if hes so picky lmao so I took my friends words out of context to mean the guy didnt deserve any cash and anyone who robs him should be arrested (but he doesnt deserve his game back). I posted on reddit all the events that happened and at the end, I linked the sellers item and said would anyone like to buy from him? Ill let you keep the game if you want and also feel free to scam him. I just want the game off his hands and in a better one. I didnt list other things such as the guys address or what steps to scam him, but later on I said I wouldnt be into scamming him if he had given the incorrect bus route. Everyone told him all about this. and he filed a police report on me. Its been 2 months since the report without me hearing anything from the police and I dont really interact with the guy now, but I told someone else on reddit everything that happened and the person said that the police probably dont really care as they consider me some random guy online, so this is why I asked this and these two questions so I could learn how do police work. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79147451
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/79149729


inclined to say yes

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BalloonBattle05
12/06/20 8:34:01 AM
#47:


codey posted...
You're a real simple piece of shit for doing that

Is it worth calling the cops on someone who lists your item on a website and encourages people to scam you, without giving info as to how to scam or where you live though?

especially if chances are its just an empty threat?

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21WIVES_CHILL
12/06/20 8:38:11 AM
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Not surprised considering all of them voted for biden
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codey
12/06/20 9:02:18 AM
#49:


BalloonBattle05 posted...
Is it worth calling the cops on someone who lists your item on a website and encourages people to scam you, without giving info as to how to scam or where you live though?

especially if chances are its just an empty threat?

You don't seem to know what an empty threat is. One, you never threatened him. Two, you carried out your shitty action.

This guy didn't even know about what you did until people contacted him and told him that you provided people with all the info they needed to harass him. You say you didn't intend anyone to scam him, but you literally gave people his information and told them to scam him.

Your thought process is not complex and you're not a good person, ie you're a real simple piece of shit.

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Naysaspace
12/06/20 9:05:26 AM
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The top post on r/all today was one full of fake info about Amazon dodging taxes.

Yes. Idiots. Especially on r/conservative which is basically r/the-donald nowadays
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