Comments on: The Smoking Gun Exposes The Vermin of Pranknet http://www.popehat.com/2009/08/04/the-smoking-gun-exposes-the-vermin-of-pranknet/ A Group Complaint about Law, Liberty, and Leisure Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:39:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Blawg Review #266 « Pink Tape http://www.popehat.com/2009/08/04/the-smoking-gun-exposes-the-vermin-of-pranknet/comment-page-1/#comment-40286 Blawg Review #266 « Pink Tape Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:40:31 +0000 http://www.popehat.com/?p=5621#comment-40286 [...] over the pond some charming fellows have had too much sun and have taken silly season just too far. Popehat doesn’t think its funny. Cubiks Rube just ploughs on through exploding myths and thinking [...] [...] over the pond some charming fellows have had too much sun and have taken silly season just too far. Popehat doesn’t think its funny. Cubiks Rube just ploughs on through exploding myths and thinking [...]

]]> By: Pranknet Gets Shot | The Minority Report http://www.popehat.com/2009/08/04/the-smoking-gun-exposes-the-vermin-of-pranknet/comment-page-1/#comment-38445 Pranknet Gets Shot | The Minority Report Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:18:07 +0000 http://www.popehat.com/?p=5621#comment-38445 [...] The Smoking Gun Exposes The Vermin of Pranknet | PopehatIf you want to see what modern independent journalism can accomplish, look no further than this marvelous expose of a pack of sociopaths who call themselves.http://www.popehat.com [...] [...] The Smoking Gun Exposes The Vermin of Pranknet | PopehatIf you want to see what modern independent journalism can accomplish, look no further than this marvelous expose of a pack of sociopaths who call themselves.http://www.popehat.com [...]

]]> By: PrankNET Room Member http://www.popehat.com/2009/08/04/the-smoking-gun-exposes-the-vermin-of-pranknet/comment-page-1/#comment-38083 PrankNET Room Member Sat, 08 Aug 2009 06:07:36 +0000 http://www.popehat.com/?p=5621#comment-38083 My guess is that nothing will happen to "Dex" and the world will forget about Tariq Malik very soon. The real question is, will "Dex" go back to his old ways of breaking shit for prank call entertainment once the heat dies down? My guess is that after having this much heat on him, his days of being a leader of a an online prank call group that breaks shit is over. People will still get verbally abused and "violated" over the phone, but nothing that will warrant the FBI investigations or tenacious New York reporters loitering outside his house. My guess is that nothing will happen to "Dex" and the world will forget about Tariq Malik very soon.

The real question is, will "Dex" go back to his old ways of breaking shit for prank call entertainment once the heat dies down? My guess is that after having this much heat on him, his days of being a leader of a an online prank call group that breaks shit is over.

People will still get verbally abused and "violated" over the phone, but nothing that will warrant the FBI investigations or tenacious New York reporters loitering outside his house.

]]> By: Chris Berez http://www.popehat.com/2009/08/04/the-smoking-gun-exposes-the-vermin-of-pranknet/comment-page-1/#comment-37959 Chris Berez Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:45:38 +0000 http://www.popehat.com/?p=5621#comment-37959 Hyperlink didn't work. Try this. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0806091markle1.html Hyperlink didn't work. Try this.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0806091markle1.html

]]> By: Chris Berez http://www.popehat.com/2009/08/04/the-smoking-gun-exposes-the-vermin-of-pranknet/comment-page-1/#comment-37958 Chris Berez Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:43:00 +0000 http://www.popehat.com/?p=5621#comment-37958 So I bet you guys thought that the guy that took naked pictures of the eight year old was the lowest of the low. Well, <a>TSG has a new report on another member now</a>. You know the guy who got the employee to drink urin? Turns out he's also a sex offender. His crime? Raping a five year old girl in a Texas Church bathroom. So I bet you guys thought that the guy that took naked pictures of the eight year old was the lowest of the low.

Well, TSG has a new report on another member now. You know the guy who got the employee to drink urin? Turns out he's also a sex offender. His crime? Raping a five year old girl in a Texas Church bathroom.

]]> By: Cat http://www.popehat.com/2009/08/04/the-smoking-gun-exposes-the-vermin-of-pranknet/comment-page-1/#comment-37786 Cat Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:47:16 +0000 http://www.popehat.com/?p=5621#comment-37786 Good. Having lived in Ont, being a yank I left. Many act like this idiots and they think it is fine and that they are not breaking the law. Hah. You can easily sue them here or there and collect judgements cross border. Anti Americanism is rampant in Ontario even among law enforcement. This is a crime there and here and this is violation of 3 laws in Ont. Privacy Rights, Human Rights, hate crime and the Crimnal Code of Canada. Go get em TSG! Finally the morons on Ontario and Canada exposed. Your porn spam came from there until recently. The laws mean nothing to them. Good. Having lived in Ont, being a yank I left. Many act like this idiots and they think it is fine and that they are not breaking the law. Hah. You can easily sue them here or there and collect judgements cross border. Anti Americanism is rampant in Ontario even among law enforcement. This is a crime there and here and this is violation of 3 laws in Ont. Privacy Rights, Human Rights, hate crime and the Crimnal Code of Canada. Go get em TSG! Finally the morons on Ontario and Canada exposed. Your porn spam came from there until recently. The laws mean nothing to them.

]]> By: Laziness « The Carbon Fibber http://www.popehat.com/2009/08/04/the-smoking-gun-exposes-the-vermin-of-pranknet/comment-page-1/#comment-37766 Laziness « The Carbon Fibber Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:18:31 +0000 http://www.popehat.com/?p=5621#comment-37766 [...] comments on an interesting investigative piece exposing the douchebaggery of [...] [...] comments on an interesting investigative piece exposing the douchebaggery of [...]

]]> By: Robert http://www.popehat.com/2009/08/04/the-smoking-gun-exposes-the-vermin-of-pranknet/comment-page-1/#comment-37760 Robert Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:14:27 +0000 http://www.popehat.com/?p=5621#comment-37760 Tariq Malik? That's a Pakistani name. Maybe he'll face terrorism charges! Tariq Malik? That's a Pakistani name. Maybe he'll face terrorism charges!

]]> By: Grandy http://www.popehat.com/2009/08/04/the-smoking-gun-exposes-the-vermin-of-pranknet/comment-page-1/#comment-37750 Grandy Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:41:54 +0000 http://www.popehat.com/?p=5621#comment-37750 The two best moments in the article so far (I'm midway through page 2) 1. That TSG outed Malik within 24 hours of his "I am a ghost on the internet" comment. 2. That "prankster" likes the Twilight Boks. The two best moments in the article so far (I'm midway through page 2)

1. That TSG outed Malik within 24 hours of his "I am a ghost on the internet" comment.

2. That "prankster" likes the Twilight Boks.

]]> By: Jeff Piper http://www.popehat.com/2009/08/04/the-smoking-gun-exposes-the-vermin-of-pranknet/comment-page-1/#comment-37700 Jeff Piper Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:36:05 +0000 http://www.popehat.com/?p=5621#comment-37700 Hopefully this might make you guys who want to see some justice feel a little better. http://www.4to40.com/newsat4/index.asp?id=2805&news=Prank_Net I'm not sure how legit that link is but for the sake of this kid getting "his" I hope it's 100% true. As for falling for this type of stuff... it's hard to say. Some things such as being awoken at 3am being told the Hotel has a gas leak would leave you in a vulnerable situation. I couldn't see many of us (before this story) questioning that. As for drinking an unknown liquid, give your head a shake. Thanks. Hopefully this might make you guys who want to see some justice feel a little better.

http://www.4to40.com/newsat4/index.asp?id=2805&news=Prank_Net

I'm not sure how legit that link is but for the sake of this kid getting "his" I hope it's 100% true.

As for falling for this type of stuff… it's hard to say. Some things such as being awoken at 3am being told the Hotel has a gas leak would leave you in a vulnerable situation. I couldn't see many of us (before this story) questioning that.

As for drinking an unknown liquid, give your head a shake.

Thanks.

]]> By: Chris Berez http://www.popehat.com/2009/08/04/the-smoking-gun-exposes-the-vermin-of-pranknet/comment-page-1/#comment-37695 Chris Berez Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:30:42 +0000 http://www.popehat.com/?p=5621#comment-37695 I don't know, Jack, I've been having this debate on another forum; and while my initial reaction is to wonder how people can fall for this sort of thing, I think you also have to put things in context. These pranks were pulled on employees who either held positions of little authority or none at all, who received calls from someone who new vastly more about the emergency or alarm system then they did and who sounded convincingly like an expert. This person then convinced these people do do something that resulted in a situation they were likely not trained for-- i.e. alarms blaring, sprinklers going off, chemical foam everywhere, the potential threat to their own life and the lives of their fellow employees and even customers. And the advice might out sounding somewhat reasonable, but before long it leads to a situation where there's a lot of noise and chaos, and you never have the opportunity to step back and get your thoughts straight and you're suddenly confused and second guessing yourself on every move or thought... but here on the phone is this person who sure sounds like they know what they're talking about; and they sure have a lot of information-- and what are the chances of a random stranger having that information? And suddenly, for a low wage, hourly employee who does nothing but work a cash register, or flip burgers, or organize the employees' work schedule, or answer phones at a reception desk... giving in to the advise of the one person who actually seems to know what they're talking about doesn't seem ridiculous, even if he <em>is</em> insisting something incredibly bizarre, such as urinating on each other to avoid chemical burns or smash a window to let dangerous gas loose and avoid an explosion (that after all, would probably kill lots of people, and no one wants to be responsible for that, especially if you're just forking for $6 an hour to make some pocket money during the summer). I mean, I agree that the initial instinct is to sit back, knowing everything that we know, having all the life experience that we have, and say: "How on Earth could anyone anywhere be convinced by a voice on the phone to do something like <em>that</em>?" But just step back for a moment and think about it-- really think about it. You can kinda start to make some sense out of how these things could occur. I don't know, Jack, I've been having this debate on another forum; and while my initial reaction is to wonder how people can fall for this sort of thing, I think you also have to put things in context. These pranks were pulled on employees who either held positions of little authority or none at all, who received calls from someone who new vastly more about the emergency or alarm system then they did and who sounded convincingly like an expert. This person then convinced these people do do something that resulted in a situation they were likely not trained for– i.e. alarms blaring, sprinklers going off, chemical foam everywhere, the potential threat to their own life and the lives of their fellow employees and even customers. And the advice might out sounding somewhat reasonable, but before long it leads to a situation where there's a lot of noise and chaos, and you never have the opportunity to step back and get your thoughts straight and you're suddenly confused and second guessing yourself on every move or thought… but here on the phone is this person who sure sounds like they know what they're talking about; and they sure have a lot of information– and what are the chances of a random stranger having that information? And suddenly, for a low wage, hourly employee who does nothing but work a cash register, or flip burgers, or organize the employees' work schedule, or answer phones at a reception desk… giving in to the advise of the one person who actually seems to know what they're talking about doesn't seem ridiculous, even if he is insisting something incredibly bizarre, such as urinating on each other to avoid chemical burns or smash a window to let dangerous gas loose and avoid an explosion (that after all, would probably kill lots of people, and no one wants to be responsible for that, especially if you're just forking for $6 an hour to make some pocket money during the summer).

I mean, I agree that the initial instinct is to sit back, knowing everything that we know, having all the life experience that we have, and say: "How on Earth could anyone anywhere be convinced by a voice on the phone to do something like that?" But just step back for a moment and think about it– really think about it. You can kinda start to make some sense out of how these things could occur.

]]> By: jack fate http://www.popehat.com/2009/08/04/the-smoking-gun-exposes-the-vermin-of-pranknet/comment-page-1/#comment-37690 jack fate Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:48:01 +0000 http://www.popehat.com/?p=5621#comment-37690 It still blows my mind that people were dumb enough to fall for the shit "Dex" was selling. Yeah, there is a debt due to his victims. But seriously, supposedly sentient beings fell for his shit? By all means, prosecute "Dex" and hold him liable for the damage he has caused, but don't forget to laugh at the morons who fell for it. It still blows my mind that people were dumb enough to fall for the shit "Dex" was selling. Yeah, there is a debt due to his victims. But seriously, supposedly sentient beings fell for his shit? By all means, prosecute "Dex" and hold him liable for the damage he has caused, but don't forget to laugh at the morons who fell for it.

]]> By: Chris Berez http://www.popehat.com/2009/08/04/the-smoking-gun-exposes-the-vermin-of-pranknet/comment-page-1/#comment-37688 Chris Berez Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:38:00 +0000 http://www.popehat.com/?p=5621#comment-37688 What an absolutely despicable group of people. I've loved TSG since it's inception and it has just gotten better and better. The fact that they were able to pull off this work that the MSM and police could not just speaks to yet another reason why print journalism will soon be dead. Also, I live about a mile away from that KFC in Manchester where the employees were persuaded to strip naked and stand by the door in the middle of February with around a foot of snow on the ground. It was a really big story for around two weeks here. I'm sure the poor employees will at least have some closure now in knowing who the vile piece of shit was that abused and humiliated them. What an absolutely despicable group of people. I've loved TSG since it's inception and it has just gotten better and better. The fact that they were able to pull off this work that the MSM and police could not just speaks to yet another reason why print journalism will soon be dead.

Also, I live about a mile away from that KFC in Manchester where the employees were persuaded to strip naked and stand by the door in the middle of February with around a foot of snow on the ground. It was a really big story for around two weeks here. I'm sure the poor employees will at least have some closure now in knowing who the vile piece of shit was that abused and humiliated them.

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