How a Minecraft Meme Led to an ACTUAL Arrest

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  • Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
  • Minecraft goes dark - a Minecraft meme leads to an actual arrest in south florida. Why? Well, it's not the first or last Minecraft crime to lead to a minecraft-related arrest. Check the video for the full story of how a minecraft meme on 4chan led to an actual arrest. And please let me know if you'd like to see more journalistic type videos from me! Lots of untold stories out there.
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    0:00 Intro
    1:39 “In Minecraft” Meme
    2:54 Legality?
    4:39 Investigative Minecraft Journalism
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  • @PaladinRyan
    @PaladinRyan  10 місяців тому +46

    I have more ideas in this style of video that would be longer topics - historical huge scams, griefs, and crimes (outside of 2b2t stuff which has been covered to death). Let me know if you’d like to see them in the future!!

    • @vapichu
      @vapichu 10 місяців тому +1

      I would love to!

    • @pumkin610
      @pumkin610 10 місяців тому

      Me as well!

    • @the_ecips9692
      @the_ecips9692 10 місяців тому +2

      Yes - but only if you link your sources in the description. Without the possibility to check sources, videos on topics like these are very, very dangerous.
      Edit: e.g. the paragraph you show at 2:46 - no source cited. That sets off all my alarm bells. I'm not suggesting anything, just using this as an example. Investigative videos need every oh-so-small source cited and linked in any way possible.

  • @cirger
    @cirger 10 місяців тому +125

    man arrested for terrorism after cosplaying as a creeper

    • @Gandhi_Physique
      @Gandhi_Physique 10 місяців тому +3

      I had a horrible thought when I read this

    • @FunAngelo2005
      @FunAngelo2005 10 місяців тому +3

      Creeper blows up

    • @Chunga9
      @Chunga9 10 місяців тому +2

      🎶”I’m a creeper, Minecraft’s grim reaper blowing up blocks like-“🎶

  • @vypirr
    @vypirr 10 місяців тому +25

    38 years old living with his mom making threats on 4chan. makes sense

  • @cordeliafrey9950
    @cordeliafrey9950 10 місяців тому +63

    i wouldn't mind seeing more of this, just be sure doing these sorts of videos that you don't spread misinformation and do a good bit of research on these topics

  • @ideac.
    @ideac. 10 місяців тому +13

    ngl but that criminal looks like he came directly from the sewers

    • @theicyphoenix_7745
      @theicyphoenix_7745 10 місяців тому +3

      i mean he was arrested in his home,if you dont expect visitors or plan to go outside on that day youll just not care about your appearances as much,tho i wouldnt go as far as he did with not caring but its just a standard fact

  • @icygaming20
    @icygaming20 10 місяців тому +18

    Id love to see more videos like this on occasion. Mixing it up is always a good move as long as it stays similar to why people are into your content. Keep it up man!

  • @wolfsedo1576
    @wolfsedo1576 10 місяців тому +15

    I would like to see more of these stories, however I think longer Videos with deeper or more Details would be more fitting/better

    • @PaladinRyan
      @PaladinRyan  10 місяців тому +2

      for sure! I have a few brainstormed ideas that would be longer. this was more of just a way to dip my toes in, plus no one has really reported on this story!

  • @equilibrum999
    @equilibrum999 10 місяців тому +4

    I would want to go and save humanity and help them. In minecraft, of course.

  • @alkv7604
    @alkv7604 10 місяців тому +2

    I quite liked it! I hope you make more of these!

  • @RyPieEye
    @RyPieEye 10 місяців тому

    This is quite different to the usual stuff but this is a good video and I'd like to see some more about some other cases. Keep up the good work!

  • @Shuji_the_great
    @Shuji_the_great 10 місяців тому +3

    I would totally cause massive grief and terror across all known lands and established an empire where I rule with an iron fist...
    In minecraft

    • @equilibrum999
      @equilibrum999 10 місяців тому

      I would totally invent a panaceum to all known diseases...
      zai Minecraft

  • @leiocera2433
    @leiocera2433 10 місяців тому

    cant remember why i subscribed to you but i like the content anyways
    edit: i remember it now (nostalgic texture packs)

  • @Lachrymogenic
    @Lachrymogenic 10 місяців тому +1

    mfw i joke about killing some random guy 1,000 miles away from me so he arrests me

  • @WandererTheMan
    @WandererTheMan 10 місяців тому +3

    Truly a minecraft meme moment

  • @thefanfinfulo
    @thefanfinfulo 10 місяців тому +8

    I'd love more variety from your channel! Don't be afraid to spread out

  • @vapichu
    @vapichu 10 місяців тому +2

    Damn... Vids like this one would also be pretty interesting... Now I will go and look after my sheep farm in that 1x1 hole I dig last week... in minecraft...

  • @Mr.Goat123
    @Mr.Goat123 10 місяців тому +3

    Ah man, I live in central Florida, I could’ve seen this guy on the road lol
    Edit: Wait, he was extradited to Florida.

    • @Creeperkill1736
      @Creeperkill1736 10 місяців тому +1

      he sounds like he would make a great Florida man.

  • @wariodude128
    @wariodude128 10 місяців тому +1

    When the sheriff introduced himself to that guy, he seemed unfazed. Which tells me he didn't actually know the sheriff, especially since he was what seemed to be three to five states away, and only had his name. Also, I highly doubt the sheriff has Minecraft and plays in a multiplayer server. Personally I think that guy's an idiot.

  • @stefanodyniec3117
    @stefanodyniec3117 10 місяців тому

    I would love to see more videos on this topic

    • @PlasmaOne
      @PlasmaOne 10 місяців тому

      Most of these cases just end up with largely cut down sentences or probably dropped all together. Its not interesting when our legal system actually works the way its supposed to.

  • @wobert2485
    @wobert2485 10 місяців тому +1

    bro what the hell this is my county
    why was this dude trying to take out my man mike

  • @GribbleGob
    @GribbleGob 10 місяців тому +4

    Wait I'm confused, was Richard the racist or the guy he threatened?

    • @Coinfliptails
      @Coinfliptails 10 місяців тому +3

      Richard was the racist with ties to other terrible groups, Chitwood was the one who always spoke out publicly about his distaste for these groups.

    • @GribbleGob
      @GribbleGob 10 місяців тому +2

      @@Coinfliptails ooooh thank you. sometimes my dumbass doesn't understand sentence structures.

    • @liengandriod55
      @liengandriod55 10 місяців тому

      ​@@GribbleGobIf he threatened a racist I kinda doubt he would be in the sistuation. But, this is America we are talking about

  • @RichieBre
    @RichieBre 10 місяців тому +2

    I wonder how much time I would be behind bars if I was charged for the things I’ve done in Minecraft. I’d make Genghis Khan look like a pretty chill dude.

  • @hariranormal5584
    @hariranormal5584 10 місяців тому +2

    how did he get tracked technically? any clues? I thought 4chan was anonymous.

    • @PaladinRyan
      @PaladinRyan  10 місяців тому +5

      4chan is not anonymous. The Florida FBI watched his posts and tracked him down. If they want to find you, they will.

  • @Dyark_Myage
    @Dyark_Myage 10 місяців тому +2

    Of course it was Florida

  • @jopromc5900
    @jopromc5900 10 місяців тому +1

    It would actually be really cool if you did these videos from time to time!

  • @hariranormal5584
    @hariranormal5584 10 місяців тому

    He looks like long lost Richard Stallman brother

  • @pulo4790
    @pulo4790 10 місяців тому +1

    Hi Ryan! I enjoyed this type of video, and in my opnion is kind rare (outside 2b2t)

  • @JP-dv7rf
    @JP-dv7rf 10 місяців тому

    More of these!

  • @kacperro23pl21
    @kacperro23pl21 10 місяців тому

    New minecraft enderman lore

  • @AverageDude406
    @AverageDude406 10 місяців тому

    Truly

  • @innoc4063
    @innoc4063 10 місяців тому +1

    Hm. Gotta find a new signature for my conspiracy/manifesto.

  • @meganheineman5398
    @meganheineman5398 10 місяців тому

    Slayed this

  • @wafity
    @wafity 10 місяців тому +1

    Why is it always Florida?

  • @vetar3372
    @vetar3372 10 місяців тому +3

    I think he should be put in jail, in Minecraft

    • @liengandriod55
      @liengandriod55 10 місяців тому +1

      What if he could break out of the jail, in minecraft.

    • @equilibrum999
      @equilibrum999 10 місяців тому +1

      take his rights and encase him in bedrock, in minecraft@@liengandriod55

  • @ImminDragon
    @ImminDragon 10 місяців тому +7

    Legally speaking, even without the "in Minecraft," it is almost certainly not illegal speech. Saying that someone killing a guy would end the problems they represent is *not* a threat. The charges are not acceptable, and the sheriff is clearly in the wrong.
    And as for if "In Minecraft" has any legal merit... It may, actually. Given that the phrase IS a known meme, it changes the context of the phrase as a whole, and that could matter. Let's say this guy had said something that could actually count as a threat, like "I'm going to kill this guy," but adds the "in Minecraft." Since the meme is the equivalent of saying "but not really," that could matter. The concept of a threat cannot include obvious hyperbole.

    • @doomersnek3878
      @doomersnek3878 10 місяців тому +3

      For the most part, there has to be clear intent and proof this person is actually going to go through with aggressing upon another. Otherwise, the person is all bark and no bite. Regardless of background, death threats in general, whether it be a wish someone should go through with it or just expressing hatred for another, this leads down a slippery slope of what speech is considered punishable.

  • @RowanRedbrush
    @RowanRedbrush 10 місяців тому

    I like it! More please

  • @explorationandhistorywithethan
    @explorationandhistorywithethan 10 місяців тому

    There is always that one someone who can easily prove that humans can get dumber.

  • @26Bananas
    @26Bananas 10 місяців тому

    nice✌

  • @Kirbydogs9
    @Kirbydogs9 10 місяців тому +1

    "it was just a prank/joke bro"

  • @d0ggyd0gg
    @d0ggyd0gg 10 місяців тому +2

    mike shitwood lol

  • @aquakun3869
    @aquakun3869 10 місяців тому +3

    This is why we should take down 4chan

  • @DrewTNaylor
    @DrewTNaylor 10 місяців тому +1

    Maybe part of the concern is that his post could've inspired others to do it for him, even if he himself couldn't travel to Florida. Good to have a neo-nazi arrested at least, makes the world a safer place. I do have a concern though that Florida could use this case against people speaking out against discriminatory laws there when the person speaking out isn't a neo-nazi and not approaching the kind of stuff that guy said (this is only theoretical).

  • @Gandhi_Physique
    @Gandhi_Physique 10 місяців тому +1

    The irony of people with black hair being neo-Nazi's smh. I remember this story, such a weird thing.

    • @ananasik986
      @ananasik986 10 місяців тому

      bro forgot how hitler looked

    • @Gandhi_Physique
      @Gandhi_Physique 10 місяців тому

      @@ananasik986 No, Nazism was about blond hair, blue-eyed people being superior to all others (basically). People were dumb asf to follow Hitler with such an obvious flaw of a guy with black hair being the leader, but that's what desperation does. Just some basic history.

  • @VadiMiXeries
    @VadiMiXeries 10 місяців тому

    Ooohh, I'm early, 30th comment

  • @bezimen1
    @bezimen1 10 місяців тому +1

    trebo je rec u grafickoj

  • @we_played_Hob_Gobbies_together
    @we_played_Hob_Gobbies_together 10 місяців тому

    I’m watching this on a the toilet