ANGRY MINUTE #0005: Personal Accountability – Video Game Speech
What ever happened to Personal Accountability? It used to be that people took responsibility for their own actions. It used to be that people, when they did wrong, admitted to such wrongness and moved on.
People in our world no longer have Personal Accountability. It’s never “their” fault; it’s always someone else’s.
This has been pissing me off for a long time because, even though I’m a Douchebag, I’ve always taken personal responsibility for my own actions. I blame no one for my problems except for me. Why? Because I’m a MAN and not a whiney bizitch!
So do you need an example of this heinosity in action? Well I got the perfect example:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32084656/ns/local_news-san_francisco_bay_area_ca/
Erik Estavillo, a San Jose native, is suing Sony due to a first amendment rights dispute. Erik was “trash talking” during a video game outing on the Playstation 3 and was eventually banned from Sony’s online network for breaching their Terms of Service. Erik “thinks” that Sony is infringing upon his rights to free speech… what do you think?
I think Mr. Estavillo needs to stop being a pansy ass bizitch and take his punishment LIKE A MAN! The article informs that Erik was warned ON THREE SPERERATE OCCASIONS that his language was unacceptable and that if it continued that his FREE MEMBERSHIP to the Playstation Network would be terminated. Obviously Erik continued and Sony decided to release him from said service.
Mr. Estavillo admits to the trash talking, but says “virtually everyone who plays the game participates in the same language”. I guess since everyone was doing it that he shouldn’t be punished?!? I wonder if “virtually everyone else” was reported as well, and if “virtually everyone else” ignored their warnings too. That’s a lot of IFS right there. Guess that means good ol’ Erik was ASSuming, and we all know that means he is making an ASS out of himself!
Erik’s biggest complaint about being suspended is that he has agoraphobia. That means he is afraid of crowds and public places (so no PHYSICAL interation with people). So since he can’t be in society as a functioning member he needs to hide in the dark realm of his basement and play Playstation to retain any sense of being social. But now that the evil drones at Sony have targeted him UNFAIRLY (that’s called sarcasm kids) he has filed suit. He “needs all the support (he) can get” because of his illness/handicap. Erik is suing based on violation of his first amendment rights and on counts of theft due to the inability to access in game credit he has purchased with real money due to the suspension (I currently don’t have access to Playstation’s ToS but I can almost guarantee that Erik forfeited his credits upon getting suspensed AND was most likely reinformed of this during one of his THREE warnings).
This kid (the article says he’s 29 but anyone who acts like this is no adult) needs a reality check.
REALITY – Agoraphobia is a horrid thing to have, but that doesn’t entitle you to ANY special treatment on the Playstation Network. Obviously the people online reported you, which means those people didn’t like you and what you were doing/saying. If you weren’t such a DICK then you wouldn’t have these issues. (for more information see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agoraphobia)
REALITY – Not everything is protected under the First Amendment. I can’t stand on a sidewalk and just start blurting out obscenities. THAT WOULD BE ILLEGAL. The use of your language was so vile and distasteful that Sony had to think about OTHERS besides yourself. Little kids play these games, and RESPOSIBLE PARENTS don’t want their spawn to hear such filth. Clean your act up and MAYBE these players will want to play with you. There are more people in a game then just your friends, you need to be considerate of EVERYONE and not just yourself.
REALITY – You were WARNED THREE TIMES. What, did you NOT take these warning seriously? In the REAL WORLD when you are given a warning you work to resolve the issue OR… well three strikes and you’re OUT!! What makes YOU so special that YOU don’t have to play by these rules? Being agoraphobic? FEARS ARE NOT RIGHTS!
REALITY – Sony owes you NOTHING. They gave you the OPPPERTUNITY to enjoy their service FOR FREE and you shat all over them and their players. You took advantage of the service, you abused those who use the service, and you showed no disregard or regret about it AT ALL. Even after being suspended you don’t even APOLIGIZE?!?!?! Your defense is “everyone does it”. If everyone else jumped off a bridge would you? Just because others do it DOES NOT GIVE YOU THE RIGHT!
REALITY – The Playstation Network is a PRIVATE network. They owe you NOTHING. You AGREED to Sony’s Terms of Service upon creating your Playstation Network account and in that agreement you promised to play nice or face penilty. Now you are being reprimanded due to your inability to play by the rules. YOU AGREED TO THIS! You are CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED to use the service AS AGREED UPON! If you can’t play nice YOU CAN’T PLAY AT ALL!
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POSTANGER:
Erik, you need to learn to take PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY for your OWN actions. Regardless of any mental/physical handicap you are just like everyone else when you enter the online world. Isn’t that what you want? To be like everyone else?
The real truth is you want SPECIAL treatment. You want to be able to do whatever you want without repercussions. But you don’t DESERVE any special treatment, you deserve to be BANNED.
As a gamer I’m HAPPY to see you banned. I hate it when DICKHOLES join my game and “talk trash” because they think it makes them “cool”. You’re not cool, you ruined people’s experiences of the game and caused THEM pain and suffering. So I think that the GAMERS should be able to SUE YOU!
Just because you are handicapped doesn’t give you the right to be an ASSHOLE. Get over yourself and learn to take PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY!!!