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Gamer shot in chest. I can't make the witty title. Help

graizurgraizur __BANNED USERS regular
edited May 2007 in Social Entropy++
Um... A part of me is seriously with this guys actions. Another part of me is wondering at the point of it all.
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Joystiq says
24-year old Adam Mapleson is an IT consultant, a fan of heavy metal music, an avid video gamer, and a hero. At a rail station just yesterday, Adam came to the aid of a terrified female security guard being robbed by two armed thugs. As he went to tackle the assailants, he was shot in the chest, close-range. According to a witness, blood was "all over the floor and all over the wall" as Adam lay on the ground calling for help.
The guy is in serious but stable condition.

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http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/29/gamer-shot-while-saving-robbery-victim/

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    AHH!AHH! Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    They need to nerf that gun cuz one shot is ridiculous


    edit. wait did he die or did he just get popped?

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    Metzger MeisterMetzger Meister It Gets Worse before it gets any better.Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    ... That is so gnarly. "Of course, if he hadn't gotten his heroic idealism from video games he never would have done it," says Jack Thompson.

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    BijlBijl Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    He overestimated the amount of hitpoints he had

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    PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    so, he dead or what?

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    PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    what I'm trying to say is, do we need a phoenix down?

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    STATE OF THE ART ROBOTSTATE OF THE ART ROBOT Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Guy needed to get some better armor. That 13 armor cloth shirt ain't cutting it.

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    naporeonnaporeon Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Not as rad as Werner Herzog. He was giving an interview about Grizzly Man (a rad movie), when he was shot in the leg by a crazed fan. His response?

    "It was an insignificant bullet. Let us continue."

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    JordynJordyn Really, Commander? Probing Uranus. Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I always make sure to turn on Invulnerability before rushing into a fight, especially if the dudes are orange or red.

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    YggdrasillYggdrasill Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    So, the article didn't actually mention if he lived.

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    ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    That was kind of stupid of him. Unless they were like beating her up or trying to kidnap her he should have just called the cops.

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    ZoolanderZoolander Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    nub, should've used IDDQD

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    Metzger MeisterMetzger Meister It Gets Worse before it gets any better.Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    naporeon wrote: »
    Not as rad as Werner Herzog. He was giving an interview about Grizzly Man (a rad movie), when he was shot in the leg by a crazed fan. His response?

    "It was an insignificant bullet. Let us continue."


    I lke grizzly man because it's about a naturalist who get's eaten by a bear, and I love irony.

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    naporeonnaporeon Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I don't think that you can call that irony.

    I mean, if you spend all your time around bears, it's kind of expected that eventually you'll get eaten by one.

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    PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    steve irwin

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    JordynJordyn Really, Commander? Probing Uranus. Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I hated that part in Grizzly Man where they talk about killing the bear that killed that dude.

    It's a bear.

    A wild bear.

    What the fuck did you think a wild bear was going to do?

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    AHH!AHH! Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    more gaem jokes pulz

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    Metzger MeisterMetzger Meister It Gets Worse before it gets any better.Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I was told that he had said, prior to filming, that the bears wouldn't actually eat him because "They will be able to sense that I'm not there to do them harm, and that I love the Earth" and other such stuff.


    And then a bear ate him.

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    PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Jordyn wrote: »
    I hated that part in Grizzly Man where they talk about killing the bear that killed that dude.

    It's a bear.

    A wild bear.

    What the fuck did you think a wild bear was going to do?

    they have to do it by law

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    JordynJordyn Really, Commander? Probing Uranus. Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Oh god when Norm was on the Daily Show after Steve Irwin died...

    holy crap that was hilarious.

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    XythXyth Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    He forgot to tap Z or R twice to do a barrel roll.

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    JordynJordyn Really, Commander? Probing Uranus. Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    Jordyn wrote: »
    I hated that part in Grizzly Man where they talk about killing the bear that killed that dude.

    It's a bear.

    A wild bear.

    What the fuck did you think a wild bear was going to do?

    they have to do it by law

    Yeah, so it's a stupid law.

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    naporeonnaporeon Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited May 2007
    It may have seemed ironic to him, but to anyone whose perception of bears is not tainted by mental illness, it was wholly natural and something to be expected.

    Therefore, not ironic.

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    BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    what kind of lousy security guard was that woman anyway, getting robbed

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    YggdrasillYggdrasill Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    The robbers managed to escape, but Adam's heroism ensured no one else was injured, including the intended victim. Adam is still in the hospital listed as "serious but stable". Here's to a speedy recovery for an all-around hero and fellow gamer.

    He doesn't need a rez, guys. He feigned death after that crit and didn't get ganked. So I don't feel bad about making that joke.

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    WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    :colbert:

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    naporeonnaporeon Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited May 2007
    It's a good thing that he didn't hold aggro, then.

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    AHH!AHH! Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Here's a title:

    First aid! Here!

    Recharging!

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    BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    feign death cleared the aggro dude

    lrn2play

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    WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    video game joke

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    XythXyth Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    AHH! wrote: »
    Here's a title:

    First aid! Here!

    Charging!

    MEEDIIIIC!

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Weaver wrote: »
    video game joke

    this is the most original one

    I don't know if that's irony or not

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    WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    tension pneumothorax

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    BijlBijl Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    If he hadn't done anything, probably nobody would have been shot

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    Metzger MeisterMetzger Meister It Gets Worse before it gets any better.Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Well, bears don't hunt, really, I've been told. They're more scavengers and foragers, right?

    I mean, hugh-mans must be tasty little morsels of course, but a bear might be pretty fucking dangerous if he realises peoples are a food source.

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    STATE OF THE ART ROBOTSTATE OF THE ART ROBOT Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Man. I hope that guy has another life saved up.

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    BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    and then the medic just goes around zapping enemies instead of you

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    AHH!AHH! Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Bijl wrote: »
    If he hadn't done anything, probably nobody would have been shot

    Just raped

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    Calamity JaneCalamity Jane That Wrong Love Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    World of Warcraft reference

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    Metzger MeisterMetzger Meister It Gets Worse before it gets any better.Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    AHH! wrote: »
    Bijl wrote: »
    If he hadn't done anything, probably nobody would have been shot

    Just raped

    He also wouldn't be famous and have a bitchin' scar/story to get him laid forever.

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    naporeonnaporeon Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Also, I think we're ignoring the fact that Werner Herzog is a stone-cold badass.

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