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The_Sock
06/27/24 10:59:20 AM
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/26/new-jersey-gamer-hammer-attack

An online gamer from New Jersey recently flew to Florida, broke into the home of a fellow player with whom he had feuded digitally but never met in person, and tried to beat him to death with a hammer, according to authorities.

The allegations leveled by the Nassau county, Florida, sheriffs office against 20-year-old Edward Kang constitute an extreme example of a phenomenon that academics call internet banging which involves online arguments, often between young people, that escalate into physical violence.

As Bill Leeper, the local sheriff, told it, Kang and the man he is suspected of attacking became familiar with each other playing the massively multiplayer online role-playing game ArcheAge.

The Korean game is supposed to no longer be available beginning on Thursday, its publisher announced in April, citing a declining number of active players, as ABC News reported. But prior to the cancellation, Kang and the other player became locked in some sort of online altercation, Leeper said at a news briefing on Monday.

Kang then informed his family that he was headed out of town to meet a friend he had made through gaming, Leeper recounted. The sheriff said Kang flew from Newark, New Jersey, to Jacksonville, Florida, and booked himself into a hotel near his fellow gamers home early on Friday morning.

He had allegedly bought a hammer and a flashlight at a local hardware store, receipts for which deputies later found in Kangs hotel room.

By early Sunday, Kang purportedly had put on black clothes, gloves and a mask, and he went into his targets home through an unlocked door. He waited for the victim to get up to take a bathroom break from gaming and then battered him with the hammer, Leeper said.

The alleged victim managed to wrestle Kang to the ground while screaming for help. The victims stepfather woke up after hearing the screams, rushed to his stepsons side, helped take Kangs hammer away, and restrained him until deputies were called and they arrived, according to Leeper.

Deputies found blood at the homes entrance and in the bedroom of the victim, Leeper added. The sheriff said the victim was brought to a hospital to be treated for severe head wounds while deputies jailed Kang on counts of attempted second-degree murder and armed burglary.

Leeper accused Kang of telling deputies that he carried out the violent home invasion because he believed the target to be a bad person online. Kang also allegedly asked investigators how much prison time was associated with breaking and entering as well as assault.

Attempted second-degree murder alone can carry up to 15 years. Leeper quipped that his only answer to Kang was: It will be a long time before you play video games.

Striking a more serious tone, Leeper urged people to be vigilant about and report to authorities any suspicious online behavior aimed at them. He also mentioned the importance of locking ones home.

This serves as a stark reminder of the potential real-world consequences of online interaction, Leeper said.

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philsov
06/27/24 11:03:57 AM
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internet banging


Back in my day, this was something different (and better).

Also -- goddamn. That's pretty dark to progress from an online pissing contest.

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Were_Wyrm
06/27/24 11:04:02 AM
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Gamers targeting gamers

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TroutPaste
06/27/24 11:06:46 AM
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All for a failed MMORPG

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RetuenOfDevsman
06/27/24 11:35:22 AM
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The_Sock posted...
attempted second-degree murder
If getting on an airplane, buying a weapon, wearing a mask and lying in wait don't qualify first, then I guess I just have no clue what first degree actually entails.

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Gobstoppers12
06/27/24 11:36:32 AM
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The_Sock posted...
a phenomenon that academics call internet banging
Yeah that's not what that means lol

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kingdrake2
06/27/24 11:38:47 AM
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RetuenOfDevsman posted...
I guess I just have no clue what first degree actually entails.


maybe there was something missing that doesn't elevate the charge into attempted 1st degree. but i do agree with the statement.

should've been charged as attempted 1st degree.

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Solar_Crimson
06/27/24 11:39:53 AM
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TroutPaste posted...
All for a failed MMORPG


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Gobstoppers12
06/27/24 11:44:26 AM
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kingdrake2 posted...
should've been charged as attempted 1st degree.
Yeah, I feel like if that's not the case, the prosecution will try to make it the case. Because you don't get more "first degree" than traveling, purchasing items, dressing up to hide your identity, and lying in wait after breaking into the victim's home. That's like, pretty much the most first degree you can get.

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Sub_Tank
06/27/24 11:49:32 AM
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This is not proper 1v1 etiquette.

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Weezy_Tha_Don
06/27/24 11:50:06 AM
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so did the opp drop their location or something? how did he get dudes address lol

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Tyranthraxus
06/27/24 11:52:32 AM
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The_Sock posted...
telling deputies that he carried out the violent home invasion because he believed the target to be a bad person online.
Thank God this guy doesn't post on CE

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BuddyRyan
06/27/24 11:53:36 AM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Thank God this guy doesn't post on CE

I got news for ya

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NatsuSama
06/27/24 11:54:58 AM
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Weezy_Tha_Don posted...
so did the opp drop their location or something? how did he get dudes address lol
Came here to ask this.

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HudGard
06/27/24 11:56:26 AM
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Imagine the hardware store employees confusion when he asked where the ban hammers were.

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Arcanine2009
06/27/24 12:02:51 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Thank God this guy doesn't post on CE
Probably 4chan or... Resetera.

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Cheater87
06/27/24 1:08:12 PM
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And politicians will say this is why violent video games should be banned.

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DKBananaSlamma
06/27/24 1:09:42 PM
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How did he find out where he lived?

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Mad_Cow46
06/27/24 1:10:21 PM
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it's a Jersey thing

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06/27/24 1:11:09 PM
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https://youtu.be/vuBWbpTJRqk?si=e8ES90085PGWVakf

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LoveLikeJazz
06/27/24 1:11:34 PM
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Literally never even heard of ArcheAge lmao

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HairyQueen
06/27/24 1:15:01 PM
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More proof that gamers are the most oppressed demographic??

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King_Rial
06/27/24 1:30:47 PM
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In Florida, (Attempted)First Degree Murder can only be charged if you were carrying out a separate specified Felony and end up killing someone while doing that crime. So like robbing a bank and someone dies during the commission of that. Or Carjacking, Arson, etc. That sort of thing.

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Axiom
06/27/24 1:35:39 PM
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Which gamefaqs sub does he post on
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DrizztLink
06/27/24 1:41:05 PM
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The_Sock posted...
armed burglary.
Did he steal shit, or is this just the legal code for this sort of B&E?

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Gobstoppers12
06/27/24 1:42:50 PM
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DrizztLink posted...
Did he steal shit, or is this just the legal code for this sort of B&E?
Burglary is the entering of a building without permission with the intent to commit a crime. It was never restricted only to cases during which a robbery or theft occurred.

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DrizztLink
06/27/24 1:46:24 PM
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Gotcha, my mistake.

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rideshort
06/27/24 1:46:55 PM
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DKBananaSlamma posted...
How did he find out where he lived?

This. How did he get his address?

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Ryangrad
06/27/24 1:48:54 PM
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He clearly backtraced him. Consequences, folks. They were never the same.

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ImagineUsngAlts
06/27/24 1:53:28 PM
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Imagine being so obsessed that you doxx an MMO player you were feuding with, break into their home prepared and armed, sucker punch him with the weapon while he was taking a break from gaming, but still get your ass kicked by your MMO archenemy who holds you down to get arrested. And then he taunts you that you won't be playing video games for awhile. Fattest L ever for this nutcase lmao.

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Axiom
06/27/24 1:55:23 PM
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Ryangrad posted...
He clearly backtraced him. Consequences, folks. They were never the same.
Lol. He probably did one of those "Come meet me at blah blah blah and we'll do this" and gave him the address thinking no one would go on a road trip to beat ass

He was wrong
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DrizztLink
06/27/24 1:55:34 PM
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ImagineUsngAlts posted...
Imagine being so obsessed that you doxx an MMO player you were feuding with, break into their home prepared and armed, sucker punch him with the weapon while he was taking a break from gaming, but still get your ass kicked by your MMO archenemy who holds you down to get arrested. And then he taunts you that you won't be playing video games for awhile. Fattest L ever for this nutcase lmao.
"Does the victim have any words for the defendant?"

"gg no re"

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Gobstoppers12
06/27/24 1:58:02 PM
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The most tragic thing is that these were the only two players left in the game. With one in the hospital and the other going to prison, there's nobody left to play it.

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Blue_Thunder
06/27/24 2:11:32 PM
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DrizztLink posted...

"Does the victim have any words for the defendant?"

"gg no re"

lol

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Solar_Crimson
06/27/24 2:13:05 PM
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ImagineUsngAlts posted...
Imagine being so obsessed that you doxx an MMO player you were feuding with, break into their home prepared and armed, sucker punch him with the weapon while he was taking a break from gaming, but still get your ass kicked by your MMO archenemy who holds you down to get arrested. And then he taunts you that you won't be playing video games for awhile. Fattest L ever for this nutcase lmao.
It was the sheriff that said that.

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RetuenOfDevsman
06/27/24 3:02:50 PM
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Axiom posted...
Lol. He probably did one of those "Come meet me at blah blah blah and we'll do this" and gave him the address thinking no one would go on a road trip to beat ass

He was wrong
That was my guess

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ImagineUsngAlts
06/27/24 6:03:22 PM
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Solar_Crimson posted...
It was the sheriff that said that.

Ah my bad. The feeling is still there though I'm sure lol.

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ExtremeLuchador
06/27/24 6:24:27 PM
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You can get charged for burglary in my state for breaking into a building to sleep on the floor.

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