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Sony VP fired after appearing in pedophile sting video

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James Sawyer Ford said:
Not surprising. Looks like all the accusations were true, which looked pretty damning from the onset.

Now can they fire Druckmann too while they're at it? He's been trying to fuck Naughty Dog for the past 15 years
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I would laugh my ass off if it ever came out that he was a closet pervert. The meltdown from places like Ree and twitter would be world ending. Hell, even the fanboy meltdown here would be fun to watch.
 
Topher

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K' Dash said:
Did they ask him to return de PS5 shirt?
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You don't know where that thing has been so.....

Im Not No Way GIF
 
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MightySquirrel

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Good on Sony for acting fast. (y)

But unfortunately it seems like these predators are only being put on the list and nothing else done to them unless they are literally caught in the freaking act with an actual minor.

Here's a vid of one so undeterred by being on that list that he keeps doing it and got caught for the 3rd time by the same actor.



Now hopefully somewhere in the background there was real detectives tracking that freak and facepalming dissappointed when they saw that it was just another lure and they won't get the chance to arrest him.
 
MarkMe2525

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Had to happen. Sony did the right thing with their swift action. This is predicated on the accusations being legit. I haven't looked much into it myself.
 
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Pedophiles go after kids, which is the most disgusting crime in the world.

Going after a 15 y/o is not a pedophile - it's still illegal and creepy but it falls under a different name.

Before anyone says that I am defending him - I am not. But it's important to use words correctly or they will lose their meaning.
 
Topher

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ChuckeRearmed

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Topher said:
You think Sony should be held responsible for what this guy did?
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That's funny considering that people blamed whole companies for other cases...But just like with Insomniac case, it is just "one dude", "nothing important" and so on.

If it were EA, we would have pages where people would be asking to purge the whole company, or with MS people would be asking to break the company apart and so on. But with Sony? Well, "they did the right thing" but funnily enough nobody asked for internal investigation and so on :messenger_tears_of_joy:
 
Edgelord79

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James Sawyer Ford said:
Not surprising. Looks like all the accusations were true, which looked pretty damning from the onset.
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Accusations don't need to be true to be fired. In fact, you can just fire someone without cause if its in the contract. Most contracts have this clause now.

Not commenting on his guilt here, just stating a technicality.
 
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Ass of Can Whooping

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ChuckeRearmed said:
That's funny considering that people blamed whole companies for other cases...But just like with Insomniac case, it is just "one dude", "nothing important" and so on.

If it were EA, we would have pages where people would be asking to purge the whole company, or with MS people would be asking to break the company apart and so on. But with Sony? Well, "they did the right thing" but funnily enough nobody asked for internal investigation and so on :messenger_tears_of_joy:
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Whole companies get blamed because they end up being a systemic issue. The distinction's important
 
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Aenima

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ChuckeRearmed said:
That's funny considering that people blamed whole companies for other cases...But just like with Insomniac case, it is just "one dude", "nothing important" and so on.

If it were EA, we would have pages where people would be asking to purge the whole company, or with MS people would be asking to break the company apart and so on. But with Sony? Well, "they did the right thing" but funnily enough nobody asked for internal investigation and so on :messenger_tears_of_joy:
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This did not happened internally. Sony acted as fast as they could and did the right thing. This is not a Activision case where things happened internally and no one was punished for a long time.

You realise Sony fired a Vice President in a space of 24h? And you wanted an internal investigation that would take much longer to fire this guy ass?

You guys should take ur pathetic console wars to someplace else.
 
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Topher

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ChuckeRearmed said:
That's funny considering that people blamed whole companies for other cases...But just like with Insomniac case, it is just "one dude", "nothing important" and so on.

If it were EA, we would have pages where people would be asking to purge the whole company, or with MS people would be asking to break the company apart and so on. But with Sony? Well, "they did the right thing" but funnily enough nobody asked for internal investigation and so on :messenger_tears_of_joy:
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But this is literally "one dude". You can pretend it is bigger than that if you just need to. That's kind of pathetic though, to hope that there is more.
 
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GhostOfTsu

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ChuckeRearmed said:
That's funny considering that people blamed whole companies for other cases...But just like with Insomniac case, it is just "one dude", "nothing important" and so on.

If it were EA, we would have pages where people would be asking to purge the whole company, or with MS people would be asking to break the company apart and so on. But with Sony? Well, "they did the right thing" but funnily enough nobody asked for internal investigation and so on :messenger_tears_of_joy:
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Yeah right. I can tell you were hoping this would blow up way more. MS also had lawsuits and nothing happened so don't play the victim.


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Just a reminder that Sony have swept things under the rug before: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/naughty-dog-responds-to-sexual-harassment-allegati/1100-6454078/

Basically "we internally investigated ourselves and determined we're great and did no wrong"
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www.google.com

Microsoft shareholder pushes company to address sexual harassment after Bill Gates misconduct allegations

An activist investor is urging Microsoft to do more to combat sexual harassment following misconduct allegations against its founder Bill Gates.
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StreetsofBeige

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"We are aware of the situation and the employee in question has been terminated from employment," Sony said in an emailed statement Sunday.
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Who knew HR worked on weekends.

Looks like it was true the whole time. Just as most of us suspected with the video and disgusting text messages.

I get what some of you were saying about waiting or a court order and formal arrest, but it gets to a point it's pretty darn clear.
 
RoadHazard

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Edgelord79 said:
Accusations don't need to be true to be fired. In fact, you can just fire someone without cause if its in the contract. Most contracts have this clause now.

Not commenting on his guilt here, just stating a technicality.
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In America, sure. Which is what's relevant here, of course. In most of Europe you definitely can't just "randomly" fire people.
 
MrFunSocks

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StreetsofBeige said:
Who knew HR worked on weekends.

Looks like it was true the whole time. Just as most of us suspected with the video and disgusting text messages.

I get what some of you were saying about waiting or a court order and formal arrest, but it gets to a point it's pretty darn clear.
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Exactly. It being a weekend isn't a reason for no action like those trying to dismiss it were saying.

And I'm 100% on the innocent until proven guilty train, and this guy could still be innocent, but fuck me the evidence is right there not only in photos but in video. It's not just a "she said this happened" twitter accusation with literally zero evidence. The selfie that this random person has somehow acquired just happends to be him looking *exactly* the same, wearing the same distinctive shirt, as how he looks when he catches him on camera outside at 4am in the morning before he quickly scurries inside? There's innocent until proven guilty, and there's this.
 
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M1chl

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Well I would be rather if he would do his job duty from jail then to be let go and free to continue his "missteps". It's sickening, when on caught on camera, you are suppose to do something....
 
Topher

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StreetsofBeige said:
Who knew HR worked on weekends.

Looks like it was true the whole time. Just as most of us suspected with the video and disgusting text messages.

I get what some of you were saying about waiting or a court order and formal arrest, but it gets to a point it's pretty darn clear.
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Sony doesn't need a court order or formal arrest to fire an employee. There is a massive difference in what a company needs to fire someone and what is needed in criminal prosecution.

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And I'm 100% on the innocent until proven guilty train,
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Bullshit. Not when console wars are involved.
 
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captainraincoat

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www.videogameschronicle.com

PlayStation exec fired following pedophile allegations | VGC

PSN senior vice president was filmed in an amateur pedophilia…
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kotaku.com

PlayStation Executive Fired After Pedophile Allegation Video Posted Online

A senior vice president at Sony Interactive Entertainment 'has been terminated from employment'
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Couple of sites…but expect it to sizzle out pretty quick as it doesn’t tick the usual outrage mob criteria

if it’s got more legs than that’s a good thing but time and time again shit like this gets buried down a dark hole and people go back to being outraged because a company didn’t tick a diversity box
 
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