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From NPR:
Police are responding to an active shooter at the headquarters of YouTube. A hospital has received "several" patients from the incident, a spokesman says.
Local TV news reports show pictures of people evacuating a building with their hands over their heads. Each person was being frisked by a police officer, apparently to make sure that they pose no threat.
Local law enforcement officials have not issued any information.
From Reuters:
Police in San Bruno warned people in a Twitter message to stay away from the address where YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc's Google, is based.
"We are responding to an active shooter. Please stay away from Cherry Ave & Bay Hill Drive," San Bruno police said on Twitter.
Lisa Kim, a spokeswoman for Stanford Health Care, said the hospital was receiving between four to five patients from the shooting incident at the YouTube offices.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 03 2018, @09:59PM (41 children)
Ive seen this mentioned elsewhere, nothing productive going on in the comments...
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 03 2018, @10:01PM (1 child)
We gotta get those clicks, man. Ad revenue!
(Score: 3, Insightful) by kazzie on Tuesday April 03 2018, @10:02PM
Who'll get the ad revenue when videos of the event are posted to Youtube?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 03 2018, @10:10PM (33 children)
Until we know the actual details there is no use speculating. Disgruntled worker? Crazy person? Angry about the banned gun videos? No point in guessing really.
Oh right, thoughts and prayers.
(Score: 2) by deadstick on Tuesday April 03 2018, @10:37PM
Yeah, Trump came through with that.
(Score: 4, Funny) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Tuesday April 03 2018, @11:37PM (10 children)
Write a check out to your favorite NRA apologist, then write "Thoughts And Prayers" in the two places where the dollar amount would normally go.
If I can find my postage stamps I'm gonna do some of this.
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(Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @04:31AM
I'm not seeing what America's oldest civil rights organization has to do with a jihadi. Perhaps, despite ignoring the law on murder, you think she'd have just stopped if getting the pistol were illegal? ("Oh darn, I guess I can't slay infidels because 3D-printing a pistol would be a crime.")
The last time anything NRA-related was involved in a massacre, it was a barefooted NRA safety instructor who ran down the street with his AR-15 to successfully stop a bad person. This was good.
(Score: 2, Flamebait) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday April 04 2018, @02:03PM (6 children)
You need to write a check out to your Muslim apologists. Find your postage stamps, Bubba!!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @03:51PM (2 children)
It seems clear to me that the NRA would lose a lot of money if they cut out the conservative muslim demographic from their marketing. More so than the white conservative, because the muslims are not so interested in who is president at the time they make their purchases.
They are not driven by fear shouted to them about the government is going to take their guns; instead, they are driven by the intrinsic motivation of righteousness. And that will always sell bullets.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday April 04 2018, @04:13PM (1 child)
Yep - it's as clear as mud. WTF are you even going on about? There are at least as many redneck gun owners in Arkansas, alone, as there are Muslims in the United States. Clear to you - are you a carp? Do you feed in the murky bottom waters of a polluted river?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @04:34PM
On this day we salute Runaway, champion of truth, defender against trolls!
/ns
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @05:41PM (2 children)
It wasn't a religious attack jackass.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday April 05 2018, @01:13AM (1 child)
Oh, so you and a team of shrinks have ruled out any possible influence of this broad's religion on her actions. Derp-a-derp!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 05 2018, @03:18PM
But you and your supeeerb mental abilities can definitively say that her religious exposure IS to blame. Glass house bub.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @04:03PM (1 child)
I can see how to write that amount in words, but how do you write "thoughts and prayers" in digits?
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @05:30PM
0.00
(Score: 5, Insightful) by driverless on Wednesday April 04 2018, @12:59AM (20 children)
Dear USA,
Could I suggest the following template for reporting the daily shooting over there? It'd make for a lot less work for people reporting the story every day:
Love,
The rest of the world.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @01:14AM
My sweet gunwoman. My precious Valkyrie.
Love,
memes
(Score: 4, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday April 04 2018, @01:22AM (18 children)
You know, it's quite possible to not shoot your mouth off about other nations' entirely domestic issues that don't concern you in any way at all. Americans do it all the time.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday April 04 2018, @01:33AM (2 children)
Only while stuffing their faces with pizza and hamburgers, right?
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(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday April 04 2018, @02:12AM (1 child)
You forgot the drinking and shooting things bits.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by edIII on Thursday April 05 2018, @12:32AM
You forgot the time honored tradition of fireworks and blowing shit up. Everything covered so far, still doesn't cover half of the events in the Redneck Olympics (which is the only Olympics I follow).
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @05:03AM (13 children)
If these shootups happen once in a blue moon, or even only once a month, you might have a point. God damn every week this shit happens.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday April 04 2018, @10:20AM (9 children)
You're saying that what is and isn't your business is a function of if it's interesting or not then? Feel free to fuck off with that nonsense any time you like.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @01:52PM
You do you and be sure to shut the fuck up on anything that don't concern you - i.e., most shits posted on here. Rohyngia? None of you damn buzwax. Refugees to Europe? Same shit - shut up.
Also, Americans don't talk shit about other countries' business? Which hole is your head stuck in?
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @04:37PM (7 children)
Wait wait wait, so "You know, it's quite possible to not shoot your mouth off about other nations' entirely domestic issues that don't concern you in any way at all. Americans do it all the time." was entirely serious? I saw it with a +funny mod at the time and that made sense. The US sticks its nose in everyone's business!!
You were serious TMB? lol
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday April 04 2018, @10:45PM (6 children)
Absolutely serious. Our media doesn't report your everyday bullshit so nobody over here even knows about it.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 05 2018, @12:26AM (3 children)
Shooting shit up in public space/schools is "everyday bullshit" in America. That's the fucking problem, you numbnut.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday April 05 2018, @12:45AM (2 children)
No, it's not. Whether a gun is involved in a murder is irrelevant. The key word there is murder, dipshit, and we're nowhere near the top of the list in murder rates.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 05 2018, @01:03AM (1 child)
Name another country where random shoot-up/carve-up/bomb-out what-have-you killing buncha people happen on weekly base.
"Nowhere near the top of the list?" Let's give ourselves a medal then.
Dumbass.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday April 05 2018, @01:41AM
Most all of them of any significant size. When your nation isn't even as big as most of our states, you kind of expect that it's going to have less gross crimes of any variety.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 05 2018, @03:21PM (1 child)
Incorrect, we hear about every terrorist attack on western nations, along with any other international news that helps US propaganda. Pay attention!
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday April 05 2018, @03:30PM
Do you? I have to go to international sources if I want to hear/read about any non-domestic attacks. Even Brexit didn't get much domestic coverage.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @01:34PM
What people willfully overlook is the reaction promulgated in the media. This will continue for some time as long as the media feeds on these tragedies. It encourages anonymous nobodies to take up arms and make headlines. The media cannot seem to give it a rest and every crazy asshole knows this. The Florida high school shooter is now receiving fan mail. Until the media pulls their heads out of their collective asses, we can expect more of the same until the shiny wears off and the media starts chasing the next ratings magnet.
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday April 04 2018, @02:04PM (1 child)
Need to start deporting Muslims, and the number of shootings will drop significantly.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @04:38PM
The shooter was Bahá'i [wikipedia.org] It's the most universal faith, like the modern lefts "fake liberalism" it superficially respects everything and realistically respects nothing.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Wednesday April 04 2018, @05:29PM
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 3, Insightful) by takyon on Tuesday April 03 2018, @10:41PM (4 children)
I haven't heard about this so Soylent actually informed me of it.
YouTube HQ? I'm sure an interesting motive will come out...
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(Score: 5, Insightful) by edIII on Wednesday April 04 2018, @01:44AM (1 child)
I laughed at the breaking complaint. You guys just can't fucking win with the breaking news can you?
Three days late: complaints, comparison to Slashdot, but just days older.
One day late: complaints, accusations of disrespect to the dead, etc.
Completely on fucking time for once: complaints about whether it's even appropriate.
I think every breaking news article should come from the kick-us-in-the-balls-why-dont-you dept. :)
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday April 04 2018, @02:08PM
Some people would bitch if they were to be hung with a brand new rope. There's just no pleasing them. There's no point in trying. Soylent needs to do what it does, hold it's collective head up, and tell the world to "FUCK OFF!"
Someone or other did a song to that effect. "You can't please everybody, so you've got to please yourself." But, it's alright now, right?
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @03:39AM (1 child)
Ill provide the first helpful comment, it was anti-youtube:
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-04-03/youtube-shooter-identified-nasim-aghdam [zerohedge.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @07:06PM
and her website gives a 503 already.
(Score: 3, Informative) by looorg on Tuesday April 03 2018, @10:14PM (32 children)
News over here said the gunman is apparently supposed to be a woman and that she is already dead, which is somewhat rare -- the female part, not the being dead part.
(Score: 2) by mendax on Tuesday April 03 2018, @10:30PM
Confirmed here [latimes.com]
It's really quite a simple choice: Life, Death, or Los Angeles.
(Score: 5, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 03 2018, @10:30PM
Google promotes diversity.
(Score: 2) by Arik on Tuesday April 03 2018, @10:54PM (12 children)
https://gizmodo.com/possible-active-shooter-reported-at-youtubes-san-bruno-1824294859
and here:
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-youtube-shooter-live-updates-htmlstory.html
"authorities do not believe this was an act of terrorism and appears instead to have been a case of domestic or workplace violence"
So I'm guessing she didn't yell "allahu akbar."
Seems at the moment 5 shots fired, shooter killed herself, wounded 4 others.
Who benefits?
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 03 2018, @11:02PM (7 children)
You do realize domestic terrorists are a much greater threat right? How many stories have we had now where the nutters scream "muslim terrrorrrrriiiiiist!!!" and it turns out to be some relatively average US citizen?
Who benefits from someone going postal? Nobody unless it manages to scare people enough to give away some MORE freedoms.
It is amusing to me seeing fools like yourself rail on about "turrists" while negating all actions by the US which would more than apply as terrorism. Hell, the US is too pussy to even label "military actions" by the proper term WAR.
Stay afraid fool, better to live in "protected" fear than be free amirite?
(Score: 1) by Arik on Wednesday April 04 2018, @12:21AM (5 children)
You clearly do not know me, and you presume far too much.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @01:44AM (4 children)
Entirely possible I thought you were much more right wing turristy than you are. Might be the font?
My point stands about people who think everything is terrorism by jihadis because they've been conditioned to hate and fear. If you are not such a person then my apologies.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Arik on Wednesday April 04 2018, @01:54AM (3 children)
If she did this intending it to create terror in order to advance her political agenda, then it was terrorism. If not, then it was not. Her religion has nothing to do with it.
But you'd never know that reading the media accounts.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @04:06AM (2 children)
Perhaps without intent, you advance the deadly agenda of an enemy.
An analogy: You're like HIV, and Muslims are like strep. What might otherwise be survivable will doom us if our defenses are down.
On a per-capita basis, terrorism is overwhelmingly muslim. No other group comes even remotely close. Surveys taken of muslims in western nations show that there is consistently high support for terrorism. Muslims are not unusually industrious, so most are too lazy/poor/unskilled/busy to actually carry it out, but they do generally desire it.
(Score: 3, Disagree) by Arik on Wednesday April 04 2018, @06:41AM (1 child)
You might want to take those words to heart.
"You're like HIV, and Muslims are like strep."
Seeing your fellow humans as agents of infection is not rational, nor is it healthy.
"What might otherwise be survivable will doom us if our defenses are down."
But there is some truth there. Unfortunately, again, it's truth pointed at you, not myself.
The agenda you are advancing, whether consciously or as a 'useful idiot,' is certainly one that lowers our defenses. You're spreading division, mistrust, and disinformation. You advance the cause of chaos when you do these things, however much you may imagine yourself an agent of order you are not.
"On a per-capita basis, terrorism is overwhelmingly muslim."
[Citation needed.]
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @05:01PM
Heheheh, looks like such accusations attract the racist trolls anyway huh? I believe the per-capita basis since muslims are such a huge percentage of humanity and they tend to be persecuted like christians back in the day. However, much of that violence is supposedly targeting other muslims so it really isn't as scary as you'd think.
Other countries are probably terrified of americans due to our excessive amount of gun violence, prison population, and tendency to drone small villages, but that doesn't make a good generalization of the average tourist or ex-pat.
(Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Wednesday April 04 2018, @01:49AM
[citation needed]
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @01:25AM (2 children)
There has to be some irony here--the victims (presumably Google employees) were taken to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. (per LA Times story)
(Score: 2) by chromas on Wednesday April 04 2018, @03:09AM (1 child)
The term "Zucced" just got serious.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Wednesday April 04 2018, @02:38PM
Too soon.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @03:54AM
It's that single finger (no the other one!) pointing up to indicate the number "1". The idea is that there is 1 correct sky fairy, 1 correct prophet, 1 correct religion, etc... and all the rest of us just need to die.
She had that in one of her videos, all dressed up with the head covered. I think the hint is damn obvious: she's yet another Muslim terrorist.
The parable of the frog and the scorpion is relevant. Western society is the frog. Islam is the scorpion.
(Score: 4, Touché) by Entropy on Tuesday April 03 2018, @11:02PM (16 children)
I wonder if this is what they expected from all those diversity programs?
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 03 2018, @11:11PM
Grow up
(Score: 5, Funny) by SomeGuy on Tuesday April 03 2018, @11:27PM
De longer you verk here diverse it gets.
(Score: 4, Informative) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday April 04 2018, @02:10AM (13 children)
Sorry, say that again? "Great job hiring women, idiots, bitches be crazy and shoot shit up?" God, are you dumb. This is noteworthy precisely *because* of how rare it is for women to do this sort of thing. Grow the fuck up and shove your whiny persecution complex back in your diaper where it belongs.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @03:09AM (4 children)
It's also less common for whites to do something around a cop that gets them shot.
(Score: 2) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Wednesday April 04 2018, @07:29AM (2 children)
Not as less as you'd like to believe.
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @01:11PM (1 child)
GP here. I know. :(
(Score: 2) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Thursday April 05 2018, @12:16AM
Same here.
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.
(Score: 2) by looorg on Wednesday April 04 2018, @10:23AM
Have you ever seen an episode of COPS? I'm surprised more people don't get shot.
(Score: 1, Troll) by Entropy on Wednesday April 04 2018, @03:37AM (3 children)
You thought I was serious? lol.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday April 04 2018, @04:04AM (2 children)
Yes, because it sounds like all the other regressive bullshit you say every--single--frickin'--time--you post. Poe's Law is a bitch, isn't it?
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by Entropy on Wednesday April 04 2018, @04:12AM (1 child)
To be fair, there are a few posts that are positive...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @05:04PM
That isn't "fair" that is weaseling your way out of being a douche. Now go clean out some menstruation!
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @03:55AM
Did someone say something that made you feel bad sweetheart? Should we put him in time out?
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday April 04 2018, @02:16PM (2 children)
There are exactly two noteworthy things about women with guns.
First, women don't USE their guns very often.
Second, when women do use their guns, they're deadly.
Almost all women put up with a lot of shit, before they finally reach for that gun. But, they don't fire 500 rounds to nail two people either. Mostly, if a chick intends to kill two people, she fires two shots. If she intends to kill ten, she fires ten shots. Most guys these days are pitiful. They NEED a semi-auto and mega-magazines to kill less than a dozen people.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Wednesday April 04 2018, @05:59PM
Gun suicide's remarkably unsuccessful, and remarkably male, so that final part might be considered her field of excellence.
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday April 04 2018, @07:34PM
So your complaint is that murderous men aren't murder-y enough? Ye gods, your priorities are screwed...
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 5, Interesting) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Tuesday April 03 2018, @11:42PM (5 children)
Today I watched a Facebook video of David Hogg and his family, where one of the people who appeared blamed mental illness for those who claim "Sandy Hook Was A Hoax" and now the same about Hogg's high school.
My Bipolar-Type Schizoaffective Disorder is one of the very worst mental illnesses there is. It is quite common for me to be paranoid, so much so that I feel that my life is in danger.
Despite all that I've never shot anyone, nor am I a conspiracy theorist.
It is uncommon for mentally ill people to be "hoaxers". Most mentally ill folk just want to make it through their day.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 3, Touché) by takyon on Tuesday April 03 2018, @11:56PM (2 children)
So YOU SAY.
In other words, they ain't got time for all that?
School/mass shootings could be a subdisorder of affluenza.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @03:56PM
that kid from florida is hardly the affulent type. or that dylan guy that shot up the church. or that guy that shot the one democratic congresslady. the dude wasn't even particularly political, he was just mentally disturbed.
they were all young white males, but their problems all seemed to be related to mental health issues and not getting all the right treatment. the sandy hook kid was better off financially than those guys, but he was born with issues that are hard to address without regular care.
i dont think any of them claimed to have taken instructions from some group or some divine being. of course that makes it worse for many people that belong to such groups, because it denies a convenient source of blame.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Wednesday April 04 2018, @06:19PM
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @07:10PM (1 child)
"nor am I a conspiracy theorist."
then you are an ignorant, bootlicking slave
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Wednesday April 04 2018, @07:48PM
Ehh tev d. Fdbbcd
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 03 2018, @11:44PM
What is she, a cop?
*sigh* Another trailer trash soap opera...
(Score: 5, Funny) by takyon on Wednesday April 04 2018, @01:25AM
Get shot up at work a couple weeks after scrubbing gun videos, get taken to the Zuckerberg Hospital. That's that Silicon Valley lyfe.
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(Score: 5, Insightful) by Fnord666 on Wednesday April 04 2018, @02:41AM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @03:38AM (4 children)
A disgruntled civilian shooting shit up, a thoroughly American episode. And the bigots say the Muslims don't assimilate.
Well, at least this meets the weekly shoot-up quota. Maybe we'll get lucky and sneak in another one before Friday.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Entropy on Wednesday April 04 2018, @04:42AM (3 children)
Pretty sure Iran, where she is from has more than it's share of shooting/blowing things up.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @04:56AM
America, almost as great as Iranian theocracy.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @06:59AM (1 child)
A lot less than America!
(Score: 4, Informative) by tonyPick on Wednesday April 04 2018, @07:33AM
This sounded like crap, so I had to fact check, and it actually turns out the AC might actually be right (limits of direct comparisons aside)
http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Iran/United-States/Crime [nationmaster.com]
For Murder rates per million people the US has: "39% more than Iran"
http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Crime/Violent-crime/Murder-rate-per-million-people [nationmaster.com]
And Intentional Homicide rate (which includes manslaughter) is even worse: "57% more than Iran"
http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Crime/Violent-crime/Intentional-homicide-rate [nationmaster.com]
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @04:22AM (11 children)
Shooter has been identified as a female left-wing Muslim PETA activist and disgruntled YouTube user [washingtontimes.com]. Gee, yet another peace-loving Muzzie.
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @04:29AM
After all these faithful weekly shoot-up by whities, all the cops shooting up brownies, it's somehow a "muzzie" problem now?
(Score: 2, Insightful) by takyon on Wednesday April 04 2018, @05:47AM (6 children)
Crazy YouTuber vegans would probably kill somebody over veganism or their channel getting deleted:
https://jezebel.com/tag/vegan-youtube-drama-update [jezebel.com]
http://www.newsweek.com/vegan-youtuber-who-claimed-raw-food-cured-her-cancer-dies-disease-815021 [newsweek.com]
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=John+Sakars [youtube.com]
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(Score: 2) by acid andy on Wednesday April 04 2018, @02:04PM (5 children)
YouTube is a cesspool (just read some of the comments) and full of crazies but don't use Veganism as a scapegoat for that. I've noticed quite a few headlines are picking out the woman's Veganism. It's the whole tarring a group different to you with a broad brush (and negative) problem. I'll grant you that maintaining a vegan lifestyle requires someone to have a strong will and be ready to defy social conventions but that doesn't necessarily imply insanity and certainly doesn't imply murderous tendencies!
If a cat has kittens, does a rat have rittens, a bat bittens and a mat mittens?
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Pav on Wednesday April 04 2018, @03:38PM (4 children)
If you listen to what she says her yoga videos were demonitised because they were sexual... which they most definately didn't seem to be - just yoga in some pretty standard gym gear. I would say it's not far-fetched for the Iranian regime, or similar religious conservatives to have reported her. She certainly seemed to equate YouTube with the dictatorship in the way she talked. It seemed monetisation her appeal was to no avail, and her earnings from 300K subscribers and many viewers was reduced to $0.10. Of course it may also have been that she was lying, or telling a half truth.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday April 04 2018, @07:25PM (3 children)
There is really no point in wondering why something got demonetized, because YouTube bots or turks can demonetize videos for any little thing or on a whim. This is a consequence of the adpocalypse and growing advertiser discomfort over the lack of fine-tuned control they have over placing ads next to certain content.
Almost all big YouTubers have been hit by demonetization or lower ad revenue. But they manage to adapt or move on instead of going on a rampage (disclaimer: I haven't read the latest about this incident).
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(Score: 2) by Pav on Wednesday April 04 2018, @11:27PM (2 children)
Of course not...
But if she isn't a citizen she was facing homelessness in America... I'd imagine that wouldn't be a fun idea for someone who had worked on maintaining her looks. And it's not like she could get financial help even if she DID have support from home - their currency was already worth nothing next to the dollar, and is on a steep downward trajectory due to sanctions. It looks like she bet everything she had on a future in the USA, lost on the cusp of success for a nonsensical/arbitrary reason that she percieved as malicious, and went killdozer [wikipedia.org] crazy.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 05 2018, @03:26PM (1 child)
^ seems most likely
(Score: 2) by Pav on Saturday April 07 2018, @11:54PM
Turns out she was already living in her car [cbs17.com]... and in addition she wasn't muslim. She was bah'ai [religionnews.com], a religious minority in Iran, and are one of the few religions who could claim to be more into peace than buddhists.
(Score: 3, Informative) by tonyPick on Wednesday April 04 2018, @06:06AM (1 child)
FYI: Link to her website spotted on Hackernews:
http://www.nasimesabz.com/index.html [nasimesabz.com]
TL;DR It looks.. crazy. Walls of mismatched, slightly incoherent text. Very much a 90's-Geocities-paranoid-nut look
More links in the HN thread....
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16751608 [ycombinator.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 04 2018, @11:41AM
She looks very angry.
Not a healthy mental state I would say.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Thursday April 05 2018, @08:39PM
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