A 29-year-old man attempts to murder an 11-year-old boy over an online insult.
The NPC meme has gotten out of hand
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Every gamer knows what NPCs are, in video games, they are non playable characters programmed in such a way to fulfill specific actions, such as giving you missions, setting scenarios or other activities of the sort. During the last years, these characters have been part of the memes of the gaming community around the world and, currently, it is used as a joke to refer to those people who look like robotsare “rare” or act automatically every day.
The unfortunate thing about this is that recently in the United States there has been a sad event generated by the NPC prank. A man has received this as a serious insult and his reaction has been attempt to murder little boys to get revenge, this being a completely sick act. In the following information, you can see more details about what happened.
An 11-year-old boy is stabbed by a 29-year-old man after being called an NPC
The NPC meme has gotten out of hand
According to Gamingbible, after receiving the “NPC” comment online, a 29-year-old man went after an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy to stab them. Unfortunately, the 11-year-old boy was hit by the criminal at a store called Dollar Tree in Mill Creek, Washington, where was stabbed with a kitchen knife about 6 inches long. While the alleged murderer was detained by the authorities, the child was transferred to Regional Medical Center Providence Everett, but the perforation caused one of his lungs to collapse and deteriorate, so he was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for prompt treatment.
The event happened on March 22, but what is even more worrying is that the attack was apparently motivated by an online insult. According to prosecutors, one of the two boys called the 29-year-old “NPC,” prompting him to attack them in a sick manner. This is a simple meme that has been hanging around the networks for the last few years, but it seems that it is something that is causing problems in society US.
This incident is a reminder that words can have a meaning. big impact in real life. What started as an online insult led to an innocent boy being stabbed to death in a store. Definitely, violence is not and should never be the answer to intimidation or anger, because the assassination attempt made by this man only gives the reason that he is not psychologically stable. However, it is also important that people understand how they can affect the lives of others with cyberbullying, as has happened with the Ada Wong actress who deleted her Instagram for bullying.
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