Actually, it is a privately owned game and if blizzard wants to remove something from what they own, it is entirely their prerogative to do so regardless of any actions taken outside of the game.
Most of the replies in this thread are making me incredibly sad.
All the talk about Well, what about him? Where’s the proof? It could be a false accusation! It could ruin his life!’ comes up every single time sexual assault is mentioned.
It always makes it seem like coming forward and sharing your story about what was done to you is way more of a taboo thing to do than actually sexually assaulting someone. This is a prevailing attitude that needs to be reversed.
To be clear, I think that falsely accusing someone should be punished harshly. But sexual assault is also a thing that should be punished harshly. Both actions ruin lives, but one is just less of a visible thing than the other.
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This is more-so sexual harassment, but there’s one for some Josh guy in Method as well:
https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/hf5ac7/twitlonger_my_experience_with_method_josh/
https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sr9nl1
Employment?
It’s about getting your life ruined because a person accused someone for doing something that he didn’t do… And now one of the mayor tv-networks and several of the major newspapers has to pay the former tv-host compensation because of one false accusation…
And that’s totally fair game for anyone who profits from being a public figure.
Technically there’s more innocent than actual criminals in prison. Something about this prison system they just need prisoners for currency regardless innocent or guilty. Just throw in the cell to rot with no remorse. Future going to get worst with a lot of revenge coming from the males. However that revenge is probably what’s needed to save this country’s mindset.
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Except that’s not how the world works. I get that’s how you WANT it to work. But that’s not how it works in practice.
Businesses have the right and they have the need to protect themselves and their product at all times. If they were to allow the NPC to stay in the game despite the allegations and while a legal case was going on that could be seen as them believing him and not the potential victim. Which in today’s social climate would be PR suicide.
So of course they are going to take the most cautious route and distance themselves from him. And if it’s somehow proven that he is innocent then I have no doubts that they would put the NPC back. They might even apologize to him.
Are you assuming my gender is female? lol
because sometime it is indeed false. The solution is not to go to social media and take the legal route if the case is genuine.
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Yeah, I think that’s a bit of a stretch. lol It’d be one thing if he worked for Blizzard and they threw him out of his office or desk at work, and he was later proven innocent. But removing an NPC that is Blizzard property to begin with is negligible at best, whether he’s guilty or not.
I think, uhh, the problem is, you get these people right?
One comes forward and states, “That famous person violated me! I am abused and without justice! I demand retribution!”
So, you goes, “Maybe there be some truth to it? Maybe the fool let his wealth and fame go to his head! Justice! We will investigate this cur!”
So, then I think this part should not be sensationalized within the media just yet. Let a proper investigation take place, let evidence come out, before the media is brought in. I believe it is called–
Hark! No time for that fool! There comes another person, yet this time they say:
“Oh, how foul the deeds that have been brought to mine house! This knave, hast also committed acts unbecoming of his station! Woe is me! Help!”
So, you once again are left going, “Hmmm, perhaps there is truth of it! What foul deeds did this person act upon again!? Justice!!”
And this goes on for some time, but, all the while the media is bringing it to attention without the process of justice and investigation being whole, or acted on! In this limbo of accusation-mumbo-es-jumbo-us there is only sadness and confusion!
So in this time of great upheaval, you get stories, truly, tales of arduous torments that were no doubt a terrible experience.
yes, these tales, they extend from the initial victims full accusation of horrible sexual torment, all the way to accuser #7’s truly awful experience of being texted a message or even so far as a odd glance in an elevator.
Stuff of nightmares, none can argue.
However, later, when time of trial by combat is at hand. Oh wait, sorry I mean just a judiciary meeting of words and documents, during this time you might say
“Surely, this man be innocent! If not, the book you will throw for these heinous crimes, let the first most heinous charge carry its sentence, then the less more annoyingly but still somewhat hein–”
NAY! ALL CHARGES SHALL COUNT AS FULL SEXUAL ASSAULT! THE SENTENCE IS LIFE. 37 ACCUSERS HAVE COME FORTH! ALL CHARGES ARE MET FULL UPON THY FAIL FORM! FOOLISH MORTAL MAN! HOW YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST STUCK TO HIGH CLASS DANCING GIRLS AND GOLF TOURNAMENTS! FOOL! 128 YEARS BEHIND BARS FOR YE! THROW AWAY THE KEY!!
And, the story is done.
And only maybe 1 of those women was actually telling the truth, about the consensual sex they had that she didn’t like later, and then blames him anyway even though it was consensual and she is just crazy.
The end.
Did you just pull that number out of thin air cause its wrong can happily tell you the actual % of recanted reports
If you think accusations of sexual assault are taken seriously more often then they are brushed aside, I suggest you do some reading on the topic.
When you go to Twitter and Social Media before filing a report with authorities, then your story should never be taken at face value.
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I think the conversation swung in that way pretty early given that immediate action was taken (allegedly) with the removal of this NPC.
I think it’s natural to question the validity of that move until a judgement is made and also take an accusation of this magnitude very seriously, which I do.
I was groped at a concert once and couldn’t file a report because there was no evidence. Not every case has evidence and most cases are not false.
How is that sad. After the multitude of falsely accused people we’ve had. We are in of itself breeding a place where a tweet leads to someone losing everything. Then they are say proven innocent and then what…
All I ever champion for is not to be so judgmental before getting all the facts, heresay evidence to make as much of a fair judgement as possible.
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It was in the game because of the person’s public image. That is now tarnished. It doesn’t help Blizzard to leave it in the game in the short or medium term.
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Seems like a simple situation for Blizzard: push a button, remove an NPC, done. People who care more about an NPC than the accusations made against the person it represents have their priorities…skewed…to say the least.
It is similar, Swifty streams on Twitch for his job. He exclusively streams World of Warcraft. He has been a considerable contributor to Blizzard, so much so that they gave him his very own NPC, which is pretty impressive.
Blizzard removed his statue because he is accused of something without trial or being found guilty in a court of law.
Their removal of the statue implies he is guilty. That dramatically affects his persona. Blizzard is a public company, and it matters how they treat certain situations.
Swifty has not streamed in days; every day he doesn’t stream, he loses money.
If his viewership drops do to this, it is a direct effect of the accusations; if they are false, he has a case to sue for defamation, etc.
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