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steve2470

(37,457 posts)
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 02:27 PM Aug 2016

Man believes he can destroy the internet before embarrassing photos appear online

http://www.techspot.com/news/66112-man-believes-can-destroy-internet-before-embarrassing-photos.html



According to reports from multiple Chinese websites and noted by The Nanfang (via Kotaku), a man from Weifang, a city in China’s central Shandong province, was so worried about 'humiliating' photos of himself appearing online that he decided to dismantle the local optical networks in his neighborhood.

The man, who is only known as Liu, had arrived in Weifang looking for work. Last Summer, he participated in a neighborhood square dance, an activity that’s often enjoyed by older women. As he was dancing away, Liu noticed people in the crowd were laughing at him and taking photos.

After the dance, Liu lived with the worry that the pictures would end up online. So he decided that the best way to prevent people seeing his dancing was to destroy four nearby optical cable network receivers. The Nanfang points out that Liu had only an elementary school education.

Police arrested Liu on August 19 for causing over 100,000 yuan ($15,000) in damages.


I'd say he was REALLY embarassed!


eta: Original story here: https://thenanfang.com/man-tries-prevent-online-humiliation-destroying-public-internet-routers/

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Journeyman

(15,031 posts)
2. What's that saying? "Dance like no one is watching" . . .
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 02:35 PM
Aug 2016

Good advice, both for enjoyment of the moment and to spare you from future dismay (or worse, arrest).

hughee99

(16,113 posts)
4. Well, this should ensure that a lot more people see him. Now I want to see what would embarass
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 02:38 PM
Aug 2016

someone to the point they'd do this.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
9. This is essentially what Gail Dines and the Republican State Legislature of Utah are trying to do
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 04:37 PM
Aug 2016

with internet porn.

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
11. Well the internet is basically a series of tubes...
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 04:40 PM
Aug 2016

so if you disconnect the tubes somewhere all the humiliating pictures will spill out.

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