Uh oh, LLM in the title. Lemmings are about to downvote en masse regardless of anything else

I think it was pretty obviously sarcasm

This comes across as if you’re on the side of those peddling this (most likely) fake story. While what you said is true, it comes across as unnecessary at best, and malicious at worst to warn others about the “risks” of helping others. Good Samaritans can face legal trouble, but that’s exceedingly rare.

Always help others if you’re able and do it within a reasonable lens, full stop.

Okay, so I managed to find a reddit comment section from 12 years ago (don’t hate me) that seems to chalk it up as most likely untrue. Not sure if there’s much more evidence to be found one way or another

https://www.reddit.com/r/AdviceAnimals/s/8rSk4VqE1P

Edit: found an alleged reply from the writer of the original story (of the since deleted original article). This alleged response is from an archive of a chat board in 2005.

"I’ve been reading some online postings in repsonse to this and understand the skepticism, given no other media have picked it up. I can’t explain that, sorry. It’s there to be read at the Appellate Court clerk’s office at Lasalle and Randolph in Chicago. More to it … well, it was a 16-page ruling and I summarized the important stuff, I thought.

He drops his girlfriend off at work, he’s driving back home, girl’s on her way to school, the near-hit happens, he yells at her, pulls around and gets out, grabs her, pulls her toward his car and yells at her, she breaks free and runs off crying, meeting up with friends. A day or two later, she’s in a car with her friend’s mom, they see the same guy, same car, she tells the mom, mom calls police, he’s arrested at Blockbuster a few blocks away, girl makes positive ID. Trial comes, not guilty on 2, guilty on 1, judge says that charge is a sex offense, he appeals, appellate court says - yes, it is a sex offense and now you’ve got to register. Guy has no priors. State’s attorney stands by push for registration, judge says he’s constrained by the law, appellate court says that’s right.

Unfortunately, there’s nothing more to it.

Steve Patterson Chicago Sun-Times 350 N. Orleans St. Chicago, Ill. 60654 312-321-2090 spatterson@suntimes.com"

Maybe they’re just hiding

Yes

Thinking that pirating a $20 game from Nintendo is fucking someone over is a wild take. Stop treating international giga corporations like people

Do you work for the billion dollar company? Weird fucking take you have portraying them as a victim

Probably not from indie developers

Piracy is justified because I already own those games, and they’re not backwards compatible. I’m not going to pay for the same game multiple times.

Made playing the game on public transit impossible though :/

Yeah, they’re really not taking into consideration how effective the propaganda has been over the past 10 years or so. It’s frightening that you literally cannot convince people with facts and logic at this point, and it truly feels unwinnable.

I completely agree, though I will add that when I was a chronic smoker in my teens / early 20s weed was totally a social lubricant. Now it just heightens my anxiety lol

SALT, garlic, onion, tomatoes, and obviously beans, your threat be damned it’s the right call

Charlie was quite the writer

No one is saying that in this comment chain or on the linked website.

And what is the advantage to knowing this

Oooh that was a fun read

I just use Revanced on mobile, or smartube on my tv

The poor guy from the 1800s? Also, it wouldn’t be doxing if it’s public info. Wtf are you on about