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Female Smash player was sexually molested at EVO: Offender banned from comp play 1 yr
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Oh come on, this is stupid as hell to say.
opticalmace
Member
It was the alcohol's fault, though. He's totally harmless.
Yikes.
SinCityAssassin
Member
The on-screen grope Noel Brown did last month on a SFV tourney stream.
CambriaRising
Member
It was the alcohol's fault, though. He's totally harmless.
300+ likes for such a scummy statement. Gross.
Ninja Scooter
Member
That wasn't EVO. And these kinds of things happen (probably 10X worse) at bars, night clubs and colleges all over the country. It's not an FGC thing. It's not an anime convention thing.
No. I don't get this line of thinking. Put thousands of people together and you're bound to get a few bad apples, regardless of what sort of social circle it is.
Hydrogen Bluebird
Member
If I understood the story correctly, he wasn't drunk enough that he couldn't switch beds to follow the woman he molested.
illmatic22
Banned
Drunk ain't no excuse scrub.
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Smooth Operator
Member
CEO =/= EVO
lightskintwin
Banned
This. I see it happen all the time at big parties or clubs.
ShinRPGamer
Member
Something worth noting for those unaware is that Hyuga is considered one of, if not the best Toon Link players in the world. He had a promising career as a Smash 4 player and he completely botched any aspirations he had with this one stupid and unacceptable act.
Some additional stuff not covered in the OP is that he won't be traveling to any American based tourneys any time soon, and that he posted something akin to an actual apology before he shut down his twitter account.
But yeah, Hyuga fucked up big time. He committed an inexcusable act and it will haunt him for a very long time. I just hope that Vikki can move on from this.
Some additional stuff not covered in the OP is that he won't be traveling to any American based tourneys any time soon, and that he posted something akin to an actual apology before he shut down his twitter account.
But yeah, Hyuga fucked up big time. He committed an inexcusable act and it will haunt him for a very long time. I just hope that Vikki can move on from this.
RedAssedApe
Banned
pretty messed up. it happened TWICE in the same night?
guys in that room should have thrown his ass in a cold shower if not out of the room entirely. especially with the bf being there.
guys in that room should have thrown his ass in a cold shower if not out of the room entirely. especially with the bf being there.
super-famicom
Member
Fuck that guy and shame on anyone supporting him.
Chiggs
Member
She gets molested on a bed he's sleeping on. Someone else steps in. Happens again 15 minutes later and someone else has to step in again.
Was this guy in a coma?
dreamcastmaster
Banned
Let no man who's ever done stupid shit when drunk cast the first stone. It's a drug that if you take too much of it a make you do stupid shit. My best "worst" ideas happen when I'm drunk, I've learned not to act on them. However, I've never sexually molested anyone while drunk but I have a friend who has. He has no recollection of the events the next day and is genuinely remorseful. All I can do is warn him when I think he's getting to the point of too much by saying "Mr Octopus".
I don't excuse or condone it, but I understand.
I don't excuse or condone it, but I understand.
Its a shame, really, and I think Hyuga is going to strongly going to have to reflect on this when he is back here on México, everyone on the mexican community is really mad at him and he is going to have to face consequences for his behavior, and he already said he is so ashamed he is not coming back to play to the USA.
It is inexcusable and a few TO's here are already discussing what kind of punishment he is going to get, and, more importantly, trying to find him help. Because this is the kind of stuff that ruins lives. I'll see if we can talk to him when he gets back, he is been blocking everyone who tries to talk to him be it friend or foe.
I really hope Vikki is ok.
It is inexcusable and a few TO's here are already discussing what kind of punishment he is going to get, and, more importantly, trying to find him help. Because this is the kind of stuff that ruins lives. I'll see if we can talk to him when he gets back, he is been blocking everyone who tries to talk to him be it friend or foe.
I really hope Vikki is ok.
It was the alcohol's fault, though. He's totally harmless.
He's harmless.
Seriously?
Smooth Operator
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Smash players are usually young and they drink way, way, way too much... Could explain why the boyfriend didn't moved.
Oh please. I've done plenty of stupid shit when drunk but the only person who would suffer for it is me. Honestly what the fuck.
Good for them. Now ban him from any & all fighting game tournaments.
No, fuck that. Ban him from it all.
It was the alcohol's fault, though. He's totally harmless.
Community has been actually fairly divided on this subject
Hyuga himself said he won't return to the US
Apparently he got black out drunk and people think that is an apt excuse
Personally I say it was disgusting what he did. Dude should stay out of the scene and try to rebuild his bond with the victim (if she is even comfortable with that) and other parties who have lost trust in him. And if not just be happy he didn't do anything worse when he was drunk and live his life understanding his mistake and growing from it.
Also he should drop drinking if that's what happens when he blacks out.
Ninja Scooter
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There's doing dumb shit and there's breaking the law/molesting/groping people. I've been plenty drunk plenty of times and never did anything like that. If you do, or if you blackout and can't remember what you are doing, you should probably learn to control your drinking or not drink at all.
Possumowner
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Ugh for F sake,good job this is in the minority.But some people,this makes me angry
'At heart'.
Which probably means when he's drunk, he's bad, but perhaps not so otherwise. My mother is totally like this. Her victim complex comes out only when she's drunk.
But of course, my momma doesn't do what this dude did.
There is "stupid" and there is "sexually molest".
What in the actual fuck, 18%!? I'm finding it hard to wrap my head around that. I didn't expect so high a percentage from a western country. I wonder how other countries compare
Bars, night clubs, and colleges aren't the events drawing in large crowds of cosplayers and also sexually deprived horny young men who go to things like late night hentai panels at conventions.
Bars, night clubs, and colleges are happening at all times. Conventions and gaming events only last a few days, and these days usually get several reports of people doing sick crap like Hyuga - and that's only the reported stuff happening to popular people. I'd say the fact that this shit all happens in concentration at events like this makes conventions and tournaments 10x worse.
It was the alcohol's fault, though. He's totally harmless.
He still did it regardless. I'm not saying he's a naturally bad person and he seems likeable when you see him on stream, but he still committed a crime and you can't just pin down alcohol or drugs or anything that clouds your judgment as the cause because you are liable to your actions and it is your responsibility to keep your head straight to prevent yourself from doing harmful things like this.
Chiggs
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Holy shit. He was only repped for 48 hours? Oh man. Talk about his career being over before it started.
Also:
https://mobile.twitter.com/Steroidism/status/754646517382729729
Also:
https://mobile.twitter.com/Steroidism/status/754646517382729729
SolidSnakex
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dreamcastmaster
Banned
Learn to read before posting outrage. SMH.
Winters_Solace
Member
Thats horrifying, hope shes ok and fuck that guy
What, are you suggesting he was pretending to be asleep and let it happen? Or should be dumped because his body never woke up? We don't even know if anyone tried wake him.
What, are you suggesting he was pretending to be asleep and let it happen? Or should be dumped because his body never woke up? We don't even know if anyone tried wake him.
It's not 18% of men doing the assaults- it's a smaller %, but they often leave multiple victims in their wake. :-/
Necromanti
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Good on them.
He could have been flat out drunk himself, or just a heavy sleeper.
I think the people who are trying to defend Hyuga as harmless are almost as bad as the guy himself personally.
I bet a lot of the people who liked that twitter comment were people who rail about SJW's and "PC culture" being responsible for not being able to be a blatant racist/sexist/misogynist in public and whatnot.
If you can't control your own self in a room full of people to not act a fool, you don't deserve leniency against any judgement your actions may bring against you
I bet a lot of the people who liked that twitter comment were people who rail about SJW's and "PC culture" being responsible for not being able to be a blatant racist/sexist/misogynist in public and whatnot.
If you can't control your own self in a room full of people to not act a fool, you don't deserve leniency against any judgement your actions may bring against you
lightskintwin
Banned
This. Unfortunately the fact alcohol is the LEGAL drug, binge drinking and acting a fool is way too socially acceptable.
Weed needs to become legal.
KingJ2002
Member
damn shame... this is going to mess with her for the rest of her life most likely. As for Hyuga... drunk nights leads to you losing your inhibition, not your mind... i never buy that "i was drunk" or "i don't remember" bs.
I hope he learns from this situation and grows from it. Friends gone, sponsors gone, publically humiliated... he needs to start over and remember that drunk shit wont fly... treat the women in your life right.
I hope he learns from this situation and grows from it. Friends gone, sponsors gone, publically humiliated... he needs to start over and remember that drunk shit wont fly... treat the women in your life right.
alcohol is no excuse, but still there is a certain degree of judging a person.
they should meet and talk.
i dont know how old they are (i got smashed*word pun* like that when i was 16-22 too, with alcohol but i never touched a girl, i only often woke up at weird places)
but this kind of thing is normal to do in the early adulthood.
they should meet and talk.
i dont know how old they are (i got smashed*word pun* like that when i was 16-22 too, with alcohol but i never touched a girl, i only often woke up at weird places)
but this kind of thing is normal to do in the early adulthood.
That's probably the reason why they probably didn't throw him completely out the first time. You got drunk and was getting touchy feely? Ok, wake your ass up, go sleep in the corner or whatever, and chill out. Twice and you moved beds to do it? Now you're going too far.
opticalmace
Member
If that happened to me I wouldn't want to meet/talk to the person, ever. I don't know what you mean by a certain degree of judging.
Chiggs
Member
No, but if I'm related to the woman who was assaulted, here are my questions for DJ Jack:
1. Why did you let the guy stay in the room with you? Do you really know him?
2. Exactly how trashed were you when you offered him a place to stay?
3. Did anyone try to wake you up to let you know what happened? Both times?
4. Has anyone explained the rationale of moving her to a different bed when an assault just took place?
Going off what we know, I think there's a great deal of poor decision-making at hand, along with some level of negligence by multiple people in the room.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
Geek culture doesn't have a woman problem no not at all.
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