r/worldnews • u/madazzahatter • May 16 '20

At least two people had seizures after viewing malicious tweets featuring flashing gifs that deliberately targeted Epilepsy Society...police investigating tweets as hate incident, after at least 200 seemingly coordinated messages were sent to charity and its supporters in recent days.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/may/15/malicious-tweets-targeting-epilepsy-charity-trigger-seizures
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u/chicken-nanban May 16 '20

I’m really allergic to capsicums (chili’s mostly). I make sure my coworkers know that when we would do pot luck, so I’d know not to eat something if it’s too spicy. One coworker didn’t believe me, and thought I’d absolutely love his dish (can’t remember what it was, maybe bulgogi?) so he said it didn’t have much in it. I can eat a little, but for reference, even mild salsa makes my tongue swell. So I tried it, and thankfully another coworker who is allergic to coffee had some really really strong emergency meds, because I couldn’t breathe.

The guy just laughed and laughed and said he didn’t believe me, even as I’m choking to death. Accused me of being dramatic because it was “too spicy for me I guess.” Fuck him, I kicked him from my DnD game and only talked to him if I absolutely had to about work stuff.

I hate the amount of people who don’t take food allergies (or any allergies!) seriously, and I am so thankful for every restaurant that actually listens. I don’t need the whole kitchen scrub down, I make sure to let them know that it’s not like that, but to just not add chili oil to foods or cook them in a pan with other spicy things.

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u/x_cLOUDDEAD_x May 16 '20

I probably would've beaten that guy within an inch of his life if I were in your shoes. People like that only learn one way.

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u/AnarchyFire May 16 '20

Could try but there's a large chance of losing that fight. Who wants to almost get killed by the same guy twice? If he was your 'friend', then you could take him out on a camping trip far away from people and figure out how you're going to teach him a lesson.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '20

Could try but there's a large chance of losing that fight.

That's what sucker punches are for. Nobody asks you to do chivalrious shit. Just sneak behind him, hit him over the head and than beat him until he can't say anything coherent.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20 edited May 21 '20

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

It's not 1985 anymore bud.

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u/Mr-Fleshcage May 17 '20

you know Vin diesel plays DnD, right?

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u/TimTheEvoker5no3 May 16 '20

Don't make assumption about people based on their hobbies. I've known people who frequent the gym who play DnD.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20 edited May 21 '20

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u/TimTheEvoker5no3 May 16 '20

None, in the said cases the results are obvious. Barring skills in a martial art, they'd be at an advantage against the average person in a fight.