YouTube Video Warned About School Shooting

mytrip writes to tell us that CNN is reporting at least eight dead in a Finland school shooting that was apparently planned out in graphic videos posted to YouTube. "YouTube appeared to have removed 89 videos linked to his account, many of them featuring Nazi imagery, shortly after the incident. Finnish media reported someone posted a message two weeks ago on the Web site, warning of a bloodbath at the school. A video posted earlier Wednesday, by 'Sturmgeist89,' was titled 'Jokela High School Massacre - 11/7/2007.' 'Sturmgeist89' identified himself as Auvinen, and said he chose the name 'Sturmgeist' because it means 'storm spirit' in German."

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SLASHDOT SUX0RZ

[Anonymous Coward]

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slashdot post warns about goatse

It's the media

[Reader X]

I blame video games.

Well, someone had to say it.

/bracing for media hysteria to follow

Don't ban YouTube

[dedazo]

No, destroy it. Take off, nuke the whole thing from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

While you're at it, ban guns, condoms, Gucci, sharp objects, blunt objects, Hello Kitty, the internet, pipes, pr0n, "Humanity is overrated" T-shirts, cottage cheese, IBM, plastic rulers, bubble gum, cloned sheep, ballpoint pens, Ray-Ban glasses, Fark, and Day-Glo. Oh, and CowboyNeal.

The children. Think of the children, for god's sake.

Re:Don't ban YouTube

[Hatta]

While you're at it, ban guns, condoms, Gucci, sharp objects, blunt objects, Hello Kitty, the internet, pipes, pr0n, "Humanity is overrated" T-shirts, cottage cheese, IBM, plastic rulers, bubble gum, cloned sheep, ballpoint pens, Ray-Ban glasses, Fark, and Day-Glo. Oh, and CowboyNeal.

I'm almost with you here man, but what do you have against cottage cheese?

Re:Don't ban YouTube

[torkus]

"I'm almost with you here man, but what do you have against cottage cheese?"

Because it gets into thighs somehow and is capable of totally ruining the view at the beach.

Re:Obviously

[n dot l]

No. The correct solution is to arrest anybody who posts videos on YouTube. Only if we can also arrest those who post comments on YouTube.

Re:Interesting

[Funkcikle]

On the plus side, he uses PNG format for his images.

Re:Obviously

[moderatorrater]

That's ridiculous and stupid. He tended to show a smug arrogance, thinking that "the weak-minded masses" were stupid and didn't deserve to live. It reminds me of a lot of the attitudes that I encounter on slashdot, including yours.

Re:Obviously

[PachmanP]

Only if we can also arrest those who post comments on YouTube.
No, they shouldn't be arrested but simply shot on sight.

Officer: "Are you H4wTKat666?"
H4wTKat666: "lolz yaeh y?"
Officer: "Did you post this?"
*lolz OMG u r a fag. tHeys is FAKE!11!oneone*
H4wTKat666; "lolz yaeh"
*Officer shoots H4wTKat666*


I guess in afterthought, this could be in bad taste. Oh well.

Re:What's Nerd about this Article?

[Sponge Bath]

How is this nerd news?

He posted to YouTube! (That's on the intarweb)
He is an alienated youth! (like many /. readers)
Linus Torvalds is also Finnish! (though they probably did not know each other)

Geek - O - Rama

Re:Obviously

[MightyMartian]

Oh come on, we don't think the weak-minded masses should be killed, we just think they should use OpenOffice.org!

Re:Interesting

[Anonymous Coward]

They would have caught him sooner if only he would have used copyrighted music in his video posts

Re:Interesting

[Anonymous Coward]

Maybe YouTube should be banned from minors, just like violent video games...

Well I blame the Internet itself, and most especially the American culture it imports. You can see how influential it has been on this guy by the date format he uses ;)

Re:What's Nerd about this Article?

[kisielk]

I love how comments with the phrase "half-wit toadhead" can get modded insightful here. Reminds me why I keep reading :)