Life Goals: Find someone who loves you even half as much as this raccoon loves mathematics. pic.twitter.com/XHazrEg5x4
— Paul Bronks (@BoringEnormous) May 31, 2018
Because, well…
Arguably I have been too dogmatic about the First Amendment. Therefore, in the spirit of open-mindedness and compromise, I support a policy of turning anyone who calls himself a "YouTube and Twitch personality" into some sort of lawn mulch.https://t.co/BG8Nvnw2DV
— KneelBeforeHat (@Popehat) June 2, 2018
… At around 5pm on Thursday, authorities say a man walked into the room while filming with a phone in his hand and “asked for everyone’s attention and a pre-recorded message emitted from a speaker on his jacket.” Video from the livestream (which has been taken down by YouTube), shows people running from the room after hearing the recording stating “C4 has been successfully activated, bomb detonation countdown successfully started,” followed by beeping and audio of screaming.
In a statement, University of Washington Police said, “The investigation revealed this was a prank and there was no device on him or left in the room.” Police confirmed the livestreamer was arrested on “charges of making a bomb threat,” but have not released his name.
Previous uploads show Andy regularly used his livestream to profit off such “pranks,” soliciting donations as low as $3 via paid commenting systems to play messages of a viewer’s choice in public places. For $20, he offered to “Scream Allahu Akbar.” Yesterday’s fake bomb threat appears to have cost a viewer just $4.20…
In footage from his arrest (which, again, he livestreamed) it’s unclear Andy understands the gravity of what he’s involved in, telling police at the time, “I didn’t do nothing. That was TTS. That was a donation,” and repeatedly referring to the arresting officer as “bro.”…
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