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YouTube Video Warned About School Shooting

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the getting-godwin-out-of-the-way-early dept.

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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  1. It's the media by Reader+X · · Score: 4, Funny

    I blame video games.

    Well, someone had to say it.

    /bracing for media hysteria to follow

  2. Don't ban YouTube by dedazo · · Score: 4, Funny
    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.

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    1. Re:Don't ban YouTube by Hatta · · Score: 4, Funny

      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?

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    2. Re:Don't ban YouTube by torkus · · Score: 5, Funny

      "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.

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  3. Re:Obviously by n+dot+l · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.
  4. Re:Interesting by Funkcikle · · Score: 5, Funny

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

  5. Re:Obviously by PachmanP · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.
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  6. Re:What's Nerd about this Article? by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 4, Funny

    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

  7. Re:Interesting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

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

  8. Re:What's Nerd about this Article? by kisielk · · Score: 4, Funny

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