Rbelle strikes again, forwarding me a link to either a man who is either a wee bit unhinged, or who has the makings of a modern day romance hero, albeit one who lives with his mother, has no phone, but does have a nice heirloom sword.
I keep rereading this article, imagining all the variations that could be spun out from this story. It could be a bizarre fantasy erotica plot, or a rather tame-by-comparison Blaze, or maybe even an historical, though how to substitute the porn video in an historically-appropriate context might be a stumper. Man definitely needs a kilt, though. To go with the sword.
Either way, it’s the stuff absurd romance could be made of.
LOLOLOLOLOLOL okay, this was hilarious. In a way, it’s super sweet, because he was totally being chivalrous. With a sword, albeit, but still, his heart was in the right place.
So, I say kudos to Mr. Longsword there!
I knew we would be on the same wavelength. What does it say that he went in with the intention of rescuing someone and instead he will end up with a host of criminal charges and legal bills? I think his quick acceptance of misreading the situation and subsequent embarrassment go to the truth of his side of the story.
Sorry, but I do not see any humor in this. The man was trying to help someone he perceived to be in trouble. He was willing to take the risk of becoming involved in someone else’s plight. That is all too rare in this day and age.
It has to be a time-travel romance in which the hero, a medieval knight, is suddenly transported into the 21st century.
I’m betting he’ll get off. Any defense attorny worth his salt will play the “he tried to help,” angle.
I’ll bet all the women in his building feel a bit safer from now on. If I lived there I’d bake him a nice cake.
I think Miri is correct. Either that or the prosecutor will want to make the charges go away quickly.
I also think kudos, rather than charges, are in order for this guy. Yeah, he went a bit nutso, but he DID attempt to help. Gotta wish there were more people like this around, especially when you read stories of women being raped in parks or subways and ignored by the hundreds of people walking by because they “thought she was an exhibitionist”. Good for you, sword-wielding-lives-with-his-mom-dude. I’d totally bake you a cake too.
I just know World of Warcraft is at fault here.
this is why men should watch their porn on mute!
(i’ve been reading today that the sword guy has a criminal past and may not have been as heroic as the earlier stories were making him out to be.. more tarnished armor dangit!)
This year’s block party is going to be hell of awkward for these dudes.
Good for you, sword-wielding-lives-with-his-mom-dude. I’d totally bake you a cake too.
*giggle*
I’m wondering about the exibitionist nature of the porn guy. I mean, normal dudes would have gone to any length NOT to draw attention to the fact they were watching rape for fun. Ok, so maybe he needed to prove to sword man that he was watching TV, not assaulting a woman, but then to call the cops? Why make it even worse??
Well he tried. He probably ought to pay to fix the neighbors door. Was the guy actually watching rape ir just really loud porn?
Bummer on the tarnished armor. I was kind of falling for the guy. I would totally read a romance with him as the geeky but very eager hero.
This was another gem I saw on ‘Countdown with Keith Olbermann’ last night… The image was funny enough on its own (just picture the look of horror on porn-guy’s face when sword-guy crashes through the door) but who do you suppose was more embarrassed? Sword guy or porn-guy, who probably really didn’t want anyone else seeing HIS sword at that particular moment?
Ah, Oconomowoc. Usually mispronounced but now misunderstood, as well. (This, by the way, is coming from a Wisconsinite.) Few people know Oconomowoc is the unofficial home of the “Epic Sword-and-Sorcery Lives!” re-enactors, all of whom would give their right nuts to save a damsel in distress. Why does the law take everything so goddamned, face-value literally?
Ok … the sword was a family heirloom, so why is everyone assuming he’s a geek? Is it because he shares an apartment with his mom? How do we know he is not letting his mom live with him? Maybe she’s on fixed income and can’t afford her own place. If he were a woman, no one would assume he was weird because for sharing living space with mom.
Supposedly the porn guy was watching a Spanish porn tape and had no idea what was being said in the tape. He said there was no screaming or anything, and yet the article says he showed the cops where the guy might have though it was rape. Odds are there was some role playing scene in the movie where the girl protests some before the sex ensues. I’ve read that porn guy claims sword guy busted in hours after the movie was over, but then porn guy is quoted as saying he was watching the movie when sword guy broke in. I haven’t read anywhere that they sword guy had a criminal record though.
Yeah, it’s great how the law punishes people for trying to help. It’s like they encourage you to mind your business. This is why people hear screams coming from an ally and do nothing, this is why people hear someone getting beat in the apartment next door and do nothing, this is why people see drunk drivers weaving down the road and do nothing. Why get involved, why bother, when it’s only get you trouble.
I’m tired now … I’ll go take a nap.
I hate to bursts everyone’s bubble, but the guy burst in TEN HOURS after the porn played. I think he got annoyed at the noise, stewed over it for a while, went nuts, then used the “protection” excuse to explain why he burst in.