Man fakes own decapitation

gollum9630 · 08-08-2004, 12:14 AM

http://www.mytelus.com/news/article....icleID=1681782

I saw this article on my homepage and i found it sick that someone would do this, especially for political gain. There is one thing he says that i agree with is that you cant believe everything you see on the internet.

what are your thoughts?

***HOBBIT*** · 08-08-2004, 12:31 AM

link doesnt work for me, and what is "politicle" ?

gollum9630 · 08-08-2004, 01:40 AM

the link should work now, and i am a moron who cant spell

Insidious Rex · 08-08-2004, 12:43 PM

How exactly does having your head cut off get you more exposure politicaly? Please vote for me because i was decapitated? I dont get it.

Nerdanel · 08-08-2004, 05:48 PM

i heard that he tried to prove how easy it is to falsify these things. still stupid.

***Earniel*** · 08-09-2004, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Insidious Rex

How exactly does having your head cut off get you more exposure politicaly? Please vote for me because i was decapitated? I dont get it.

If I read the article right he spread the film only after his interest in entering politics waned.

Can't say the choice of subject was that intelligent but I think it was an interesting media-experiment. Shows how little reporters actually verify their info and how you have to see many things you find on the internet with a critical eye.

The Gaffer · 08-09-2004, 08:30 AM

Indeed. Interestingly, it is being cited as part of the justification for banning Al-Jazeera from Iraq: because they broadcast it, they were spreading lies about the Coalition. Not content with an Orwellian nightmare, it seems that we have to make it Kafkaesque as well.

There was a similar media experiment a few years ago here in the UK which tickled my fancy.

A news story appeared in the Sun (a much-mocked tabloid newspaper) about a group of art students who had applied for a government grant for a project and spent the money on a holiday in Ibiza. They claimed that going to Ibiza was their postironic artistic statement or something. Of course, the reactionary press went to town about these bloody skivers, string em up, etc.

It turned out that they had indeed got a grant, but their project was to create a media storm about a free holiday. They never went to Ibiza at all, and they gave the money back at the end.

08-08-2004, 12:14 AM	#1
gollum9630 Canadian Guy. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The true North Strong and Free Posts: 1,513	Man fakes own decapitation http://www.mytelus.com/news/article....icleID=1681782 I saw this article on my homepage and i found it sick that someone would do this, especially for political gain. There is one thing he says that i agree with is that you cant believe everything you see on the internet. what are your thoughts? __________________ "Canadians are so apathetic, but, what are you gonna do about it" -Glen Foster Wierd Harry Potter quotes the old nintendo duck hunt game Lemmings Swron Random Homer Simpson Quotes Last edited by gollum9630 : 08-08-2004 at 01:39 AM.

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08-08-2004, 01:40 AM	#3
gollum9630 Canadian Guy. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The true North Strong and Free Posts: 1,513	the link should work now, and i am a moron who cant spell __________________ "Canadians are so apathetic, but, what are you gonna do about it" -Glen Foster Wierd Harry Potter quotes the old nintendo duck hunt game Lemmings Swron Random Homer Simpson Quotes

08-08-2004, 12:43 PM	#4
Insidious Rex Quasi Evil Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maryland, US Posts: 4,634	How exactly does having your head cut off get you more exposure politicaly? Please vote for me because i was decapitated? I dont get it. __________________ "People's political beliefs don't stem from the factual information they've acquired. Far more the facts people choose to believe are the product of their political beliefs." "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

08-08-2004, 05:48 PM	#5
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	i heard that he tried to prove how easy it is to falsify these things. still stupid. __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

08-09-2004, 08:30 AM	#7
The Gaffer Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In me taters Posts: 3,288	Indeed. Interestingly, it is being cited as part of the justification for banning Al-Jazeera from Iraq: because they broadcast it, they were spreading lies about the Coalition. Not content with an Orwellian nightmare, it seems that we have to make it Kafkaesque as well. There was a similar media experiment a few years ago here in the UK which tickled my fancy. A news story appeared in the Sun (a much-mocked tabloid newspaper) about a group of art students who had applied for a government grant for a project and spent the money on a holiday in Ibiza. They claimed that going to Ibiza was their postironic artistic statement or something. Of course, the reactionary press went to town about these bloody skivers, string em up, etc. It turned out that they had indeed got a grant, but their project was to create a media storm about a free holiday. They never went to Ibiza at all, and they gave the money back at the end.