Be careful who you argue with

Paul K · 17-10-2006, 15:30

BBC

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An internet user has been found guilty of what police said was Britain's first "web rage" attack.

Paul Gibbons, 47, tracked down John Jones using details obtained online after the pair exchanged insults in an internet chatroom, a court heard.

He travelled 70 miles to Mr Jones' home in Clacton, Essex, and beat him up with a pickaxe handle in December 2005.

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Gibbons arrived at Mr Jones' home armed and accompanied by another man carrying a machete, the court heard.

Mr Jones opened the door holding a knife for protection, said Mr Adebayo.

A fight broke out during which Mr Jones was disarmed and beaten with the pickaxe handle and cut with the knife.

Never a good idea to post too much info about yourself online if you are going to start an argument with a pschopath

injuneer · 17-10-2006, 15:33

Crikey, think I'll stop using my photo as an avatar!

Robster · 17-10-2006, 15:33

And I thought some of the people on CF took things too seriously!

Saaf_laandon_mo · 17-10-2006, 15:35

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Originally Posted by injuneer

Crikey, think I'll stop using my photo as an avatar!

mate, if you opened the door to a psychopath, looking like your avatar Im sure he will brick himself and say "oh wrong house number!"

17-10-2006, 15:38

someone comes at me with a pickaxe handle and a machete they best kill me quick or ill do my damdest to rip there throats out

Robster · 17-10-2006, 15:39

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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

mate, if you opened the door to a psychopath, looking like your avatar Im sure he will brick himself and say "oh wrong house number!"

Especially if he opens the door and says "Dave? You are my wife now dave"

hatedbythemail · 17-10-2006, 15:56

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Originally Posted by Robster

Especially if he opens the door and says "Dave? You are my wife now dave"

like this? www.papalazarou.co.uk/index2.html

Jules · 17-10-2006, 16:16

Scarey isn't it, I find it so sad that you have to be so careful who you give your addy and phone number to

Saaf_laandon_mo · 17-10-2006, 16:18

Would you give your addy to anyone on a forum/chat room tho? Bit risky if you ask me

Jules · 17-10-2006, 16:20

I don't know some times it is the right thing to trust people, I met my fella in a chat room

There are people on here who I have trusted with my addy and they have trusted me in return

17-10-2006, 16:20

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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

Would you give your addy to anyone on a forum/chat room tho? Bit risky if you ask me

Depends on if it was a sexy lady

or maybe rather not a lady(and i dont mean a man)

Saaf_laandon_mo · 17-10-2006, 16:22

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Originally Posted by zinglebarb

Depends on if it was a sexy lady

or maybe rather not a lady(and i dont mean a man)

Well there is that to take into consideration, but only after you've spent some time on the webcam to ascertain that she is infact a she,

bopdude · 17-10-2006, 16:27

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Originally Posted by Jules

Scarey isn't it, I find it so sad that you have to be so careful who you give your addy and phone number to

That's the sacry part, you don't have to give them much to go on at all......

Google is your fried but Whois is your enemy, as far as privacy goes, go on, try it, find a members website, type it into whois and see what you can dig up, just for starters and n00bs, the more serious webaholic h4x0r ( terminology may be wrong

) can find a whole lot more

17-10-2006, 16:28

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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

Well there is that to take into consideration, but only after you've spent some time on the webcam to ascertain that she is infact a she,

but you never know if theres a homicidal maniac in the ward robe lol lol or she might well be equal rights and all that lol

Jules · 17-10-2006, 16:29

I bet there is a mad scramble to wipe any trace of links to personal websites now lol