The mods on duty pulled his IP address and contacted the police in the area of the ISP. They were able to reach the state troopers in the location quickly and asked them to please hurry to find this teenage boy who allegedly was attempting suicide.
Troopers responding to the residence, located the 17-year-old male who admitted to creating a hoax on blogTV by putting ketchup on his arms in an attempt to make it look like he had cut his wrists.
The 17 year old explained that he had no intention of hurting himself and that he only did it for a joke.
State Police report that this incident tied up their resources and personnel for a considerable amount of time, while trying to locate what was believed to be a young man attempting to commit suicide.
Troopers consider this young man’s actions to be anything but a joke and plan to pursue criminal charges after consultation with the District Attorneys Office.
Information cited from http://www.wivb.com/
Blimey, its amazing what people do to get viewers. I think this should be a lesson to all those who are thinking up a ludicrous show plan to think before they broadcast. Wasting the Mods and the Polices time is not funny.
Posted by: DotToDot | October 22, 2009 at 01:31 PM
Found the article:
http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/crime/Teen_arrested_in_internet_suicide_hoax_20091021
Posted by: Anonymous | October 22, 2009 at 05:36 PM
Now, if you were on Ustream...
Posted by: JLC | October 22, 2009 at 05:44 PM
I remember that cat who pill'd himself. People lol'd.
Posted by: Nunya | October 22, 2009 at 08:14 PM
Pwned
Posted by: Tommerman | October 22, 2009 at 11:18 PM
BlogTV needs to not take the internet so seauoly, soon your site will be dead
stop bribing entertainers
losers
Posted by: User | October 23, 2009 at 12:23 PM
what an idiot, I wonder if he's related to the balloon man another moron. Yeah definitely charge that dam punk; there are other ways to joke around then doing something as ridiculous as he did.
Posted by: Mary | October 24, 2009 at 07:51 AM
troupers? ITS TROOPERS
Posted by: ITZTRAG | October 24, 2009 at 12:42 PM
I haven't seen the clip, but it sounds like a bad joke just went a little too far... unfortunate for the kid, one major, stupid, over-the-top joke and it will count against him for life...
Doesn't really seem fair to me.
Posted by: twitter.com/Twilord | October 24, 2009 at 12:49 PM
What a dumbass, I hope he is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Posted by: Xavier | October 24, 2009 at 01:31 PM
How is it they go all out on some kid playing a prank, when warning him should scare gim enough, really. Ground him for a month or two. That should do it, this seemsoverkill which usually just backfires.
Why? Because he pissed COPS off? Why is it they are wasting MORE resources on him?!
What about all these "trolls" all over the internet who do worse? They are reported to cops constantly, and constantly brushed off. Yet bring out the tazers and handcuffs and moths long court time for a teenage kid who probably already learned his lesson the minute the first cop knocked on his door.
Posted by: ConfusedDude | October 24, 2009 at 07:51 PM
did you see on the news those 2 pilots were using their laptops when they missed the airport by 150 miles? i heard they were using blogtv to do a "name that tune" show while they should have been landing a plane. yet ANOTHER reason blogtv should be destroyed!
Posted by: Whiter Liar | October 26, 2009 at 05:36 PM
lets talk goaded this kid into pulling this prank so they can write about it, lets talk spends hours and hours watching these impressionable kids so they can get their lame little story.
Posted by: Lets Stalk | October 27, 2009 at 02:34 PM
Thank god they got his ass. I saw what he was doing and it sure as hell didnt look like ketchup.
Posted by: Omega192 | October 27, 2009 at 10:39 PM
I was there when he did the show.
ive talked to him since the arrest...
he for sure has not learned his lesson.
Posted by: Nikki | November 07, 2009 at 04:27 PM
why do people do this. how can people be so foolish ip numbers can be traced yes this young lad got what he deserved for sure.
Posted by: shawn gaudier | November 10, 2009 at 05:54 AM
hilarious, i dont understand how people can be like this.
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Posted by: Muscle Might | November 12, 2009 at 06:13 AM
i wish this lil faggot would have killed himself
Posted by: john | November 21, 2009 at 08:05 PM
suicide makes me giggle but fake attempts make me ROFL!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: DUDE_BRO | November 22, 2009 at 05:00 AM