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He then replaced the controversial video with another one where he offered the same man another 20 euro bill. Spanish police also report that Ren had offered the homeless man's daughter around $330 in exchange for not filing charges against him.
After the ruling was announced, Ren published a brief statement on YouTube Sunday promising a full-length response to the rulings later this week.
"Do not believe everything the newspapers say," he wrote in the statement. "They're not completely wrong but they make things up to make people (in this case, me) look bad."
um, ya kinda made yourself look bad all on your own.
If he were actually going to prison for this? Damn right it would be excessive. What next? Lock up someone who gets tricked into doing the Bean-Boozled challenge? Life in prison for 15mph over the limit? Execution for jaywalking?
Are we talking regular jaywalking here or that super slow kind of jaywalking where they take like 30 seconds just to pass in front of your car?
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This seems an absolutely outrageous over reach of the court. I was heartened to learn this man wasn't sentenced in the US.
Toothpaste is meant to go in your mouth.
This guy is a jerk, and I'd like to see him have to serve food at a homeless facility for a couple weekends, and then ban him from YouTube. Done.
BTW, in a youth group that I lead, one of the fun "pranks" we were instructed to play is switching out food. For example, baby pureed veal instead of pudding. Unexpected hot sauce. I never did it, seemed like the kids would stop trusting me. But it was right there in the curriculum, and the materials were provided.
How many times do you see a video of a toddler being offered a lemon? And it's all a gag.
I wonder what people who buy those hideous jelly belly flavors - vomit, skunk, etc., and put them in the candy jar should be sentenced to?
This seems an absolutely outrageous over reach of the court. I was heartened to learn this man wasn't sentenced in the US.
This guy is a jerk, and I'd like to see him have to serve food at a homeless facility for a couple weekends, and then ban him from YouTube. Done.
We're getting to the point where society is legitimately saying "Yeah, I don't understand someone getting a 20+ year sentence for pot", but still have people cheering a 15 month sentence for filling an oreo with toothpaste.
Prison should be reserved for people that society needs protection from. Can't see that guy qualifying.
I think more people are happy about it just due to the fact the guy is getting his comeuppance.. Which I do understand.. But at some point you do have to step back and say "Gee, maybe I don't need to use a bazooka to deal with that damn squirrel eating out of my birdfeeder." While I'm sure that would feel good and would deal with the squirrel.. You're probably just creating more work for yourself for that moment of satisfaction.
The punishment does not fit the crime. The homeless man was not injured in this prank while he was given $22 by the youtuber. He should be punished, but 15 months in prison and $22,000 is way too excessive.
I disagree. I am glad to see this disgusting human get appropriate treatment for such poor and possibly dangerous treatment of those that need help.
Toothpaste may be "meant to go in your mouth," but most types have a couple of ingredients that are poisonous. It's not meant to be eaten.
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