Containment Chris in the Media - Mentions of Chris in different medias

[Observers]

I don't count emotional damages, simply because Chris goes out of his way to find things that may have emotionally scarred him for pity-pats

You don't? I sure do. It's true that Chris looks for excuses to feel persecuted, but he's got very legitimate depression, too. His life has nothing at all in it and he knows it.

Okay, let me rephrase- I realize I was being a bit glib.

Chris does has the signs of being depressed and has legitimate reasons for being so - those are something worth acknowledging. However, the reason I have difficulty in addressing those on their own merits is because Chris doesn't seem to treat actual hardships as they should be properly addressed, but more like merit badges or something similar. Instead of actually coming to grips about problems he's had, learning from them and carrying on, he instead seems to lump every single bump in the road into one morass of self-pity and in turn has time and again tried to use those as some kind of sign of bizarre superiority over others and/or justify why he is allowed to act like a spoiled toddler.

To be honest I never really looked at it that way, Though you do bring up many good points. I think that is the one thing that frustrates me about chris, he does not learn from mistakes. Instead he blames others for his actions while donning the cross.

And I do agree catparty from everything i have read on Barb she would be the one to pass on that behavior. (slightly off topic I really like your avatar)

 

[telegramsamo]

(Wasn't there some Nintendo-crazy plumber that got featured in Nintendo Power too, who got in argument with Seanbaby when he poked fun at him?)

Are you talking about Mark Discordia?

Spoiler

http://www.seanbaby.com/nes/nes/mark.htm

He reminds me so much of Chris.

 

[Tragi-Chan]

Luck is all too often underappreciated skill.

In the case of CWC, being pathetic is one of his skills. We often talk about it as the "Autism Card", but the fact is this form of begging is essentially one of the few life skills he has. He doesn't understand people, he doesn't understand what he's supposed to do as a man, but he is good at convincing the world to go easy on him:
And that's why he's "lucky".

I wouldn't call it lucky in the long run. Okay, it's kept him from going to prison, getting his arse kicked or whatever, but he's got nothing else. It protects him from negative consequences of his actions, but also insulates him from having to work towards any positive achievement. At one time, Chris considered this to be a win. But now, he's an impoverished shut-in with no real friends, poor health, no skills, no prospects and no life experience. Meanwhile, all his peers by now have a career, relationships, families etc and have left him far behind. All he really has at the moment is the ability to ignore reality, which is becoming less and less effective as time goes on.

 

[Marvin]

Heh, paying for a decent lawyer prevented him from going to jail, not luck. I guess maybe it was luck that Rocky introduced him to Rob Bell, I guess, but if she didn't, Chris and Barb would've just found their own lawyer.

 

[Observers]

Heh, paying for a decent lawyer prevented him from going to jail, not luck. I guess maybe it was luck that Rocky introduced him to Rob Bell, I guess, but if she didn't, Chris and Barb would've just found their own lawyer.

One of those "better call Saul" types they see on the television.

 

[Silver]

what if chris had tried to defend himself in court

 

[Cid Highwind]

what if chris had tried to defend himself in court

He'd fucking lose.

 

[Observers]

what if chris had tried to defend himself in court

He'd fucking lose.

I agree, seeing as most of his ideas on "the justice system" Stem from a comedy central tv show root of all evil.

 

[Alec Benson Leary]

Heh, paying for a decent lawyer prevented him from going to jail, not luck. I guess maybe it was luck that Rocky introduced him to Rob Bell, I guess, but if she didn't, Chris and Barb would've just found their own lawyer.

I doubt they would have found a good one. Chris and Barb got a deal because Bell wants to look like a caring paladin for his constituents. And frankly, our justice system is so fucked that I'm not sure even Chris and Barb could feasibly qualify for a public defender.

 

[Tubular Monkey]

what if chris had tried to defend himself in court

"Does the defense wish to enter a plea at this time?"

"Mmm... Indeed. Hear ye, hear ye. CASE DISMISSED. Objection your honor! Hello my honey, hello my baby, hello my ragtime GALLLLLLLLLLLLLL"

 

[Henry Bemis]

what if chris had tried to defend himself in court

He'd fucking lose.

For all intents and purposes, the Chandlers lost as soon as they were arrested. The issue was just how hard the court should punish them. Any attempt at a CWC-Swift Defense (or whatever stupid name he'd give it) would either be shut down or result in a contempt charge.

 

[Silver]

what if chris had tried to defend himself in court

"Does the defense wish to enter a plea at this time?"

"Mmm... Indeed. Hear ye, hear ye. CASE DISMISSED. Objection your honor! Hello my honey, hello my baby, hello my ragtime GALLLLLLLLLLLLLL"

maybe if chris actually invested in the good video game series Phoenix Wright he'd know what to do

(disclaimer: Phoenix Wright is an awesome series of video games but the court system portrayed in them is pretty wonky and the thought of Chris using it as a base is hilarious)

 

[Blue Max]

Heh, paying for a decent lawyer prevented him from going to jail, not luck. I guess maybe it was luck that Rocky introduced him to Rob Bell, I guess, but if she didn't, Chris and Barb would've just found their own lawyer.

Well, you know a lot about these things that I don't, so maybe you're right. But I think Bell barely kept his ducks in line and any public defender could have made a plea deal if the plaintiff themselves was willing to show leniency. If Snyder declines to testify against CWC the case is probably done.

I have to think that a lot of it was Michael Snyder himself uninterested in hitting CWC as hard as he can--far from being a Jerk or a troll, the man would rather be left alone than take a cut of Lolbeef Tartar. However much we want to claim that was Bell, I think partial credit really needs to go towards CWC being pathetic. Were I talking about this with a layman I'd claim that it's mostly CWC being pathetic.

But I'm curious, Marvin, why do you think Bell was so decisive?

 

[Henry Bemis]

I'm not even going to factor in getting himself in the local papers, that's actually ridiculously easy in a small town.

Even so, looking at the talking bear article, you can't not factor in his parents' willingness to pull at everyone's heartstrings. (Even though they've made it clear they'd like to be left alone. When it's them doing the talking, it's OK).

I still don't think it's chance that his name change coincided with this article which coincided with the family's panicked flight to Chesterfield County.

 

[timtommy]

A question comes to my mind. I kind of wanted to start a poll, but it is probably too minor and is quite related to this thread.

It seems a little weird that publications that want to look legitimate and professional would publish Chris' "want woman" screeds. I have been trying to guess what was going through the mind of the person who made/approved this decision. The top four reasons that come to my mind are:

1. Laziness. They reached into a pile, pulled that one out, did a quick scan for profanity and ran with it.
2. Pity. They thought Chris sounded like a sad lonely man who was really into Nintendo/manga, and that having a letter published in a Nintendo/Manga magazine would make his day.
3. Lulz, They found the letter funny, and thought some of their readers might enjoy a laugh at Chris.
4. Lack of alternatives. They didn't get anything better for that issue.
Thoughts?

 

[Chuggernaut]

Nintendo Power has a long history of publishing letters from the sad and weird, going back to Mark Discordia in the 80s.

 

[Alec Benson Leary]

^In a way, Nintendo Power editors were among the first trolls.

 

[Marvin]

Heh, paying for a decent lawyer prevented him from going to jail, not luck. I guess maybe it was luck that Rocky introduced him to Rob Bell, I guess, but if she didn't, Chris and Barb would've just found their own lawyer.

Well, you know a lot about these things that I don't, so maybe you're right. But I think Bell barely kept his ducks in line and any public defender could have made a plea deal if the plaintiff themselves was willing to show leniency. If Snyder declines to testify against CWC the case is probably done.

I have to think that a lot of it was Michael Snyder himself uninterested in hitting CWC as hard as he can--far from being a Jerk or a troll, the man would rather be left alone than take a cut of Lolbeef Tartar. However much we want to claim that was Bell, I think partial credit really needs to go towards CWC being pathetic. Were I talking about this with a layman I'd claim that it's mostly CWC being pathetic.

But I'm curious, Marvin, why do you think Bell was so decisive?

Well, I guess not Bell specifically, but more any hired lawyer instead of a public defender. As long as they have the time to actually sit down and look into what tools Chris and Barb's situation provides them (old lady, adult autistic child, pity them, things like that), I think they could've gotten that deal.

 

[Xarpho]

(Wasn't there some Nintendo-crazy plumber that got featured in Nintendo Power too, who got in argument with Seanbaby when he poked fun at him?)

Are you talking about Mark Discordia?

He reminds me so much of Chris.

Seems he definitely went off the deep end later, but he at least had a real job, something OPL never did.

 

[Holdek]

Chris is a fascinating subject due to him having absolutely terrible luck. His genes were an unlucky strike. His parents were an unlucky strike. His environment was an unlucky strike. There is, however, one area where Chris continually has good luck, despite the odds-- getting mentioned in the media. Pre-trolling, when no one was interested in his shock value, Chris found himself on TV news at least twice, and had letters published in two major magazines, one of which was Nintendo Power. None of these were rather easy tasks to accomplish, especially for someone who isn't active in his community. Somehow, Chris kept beating the odds in this one, extremely narrow category.

I'm not even going to factor in getting himself in the local papers, that's actually ridiculously easy in a small town.

I'm not sure if there's any conclusion to be drawn here, I just thought it would be right to point out the one glaring exception to the "Chris's luck is shit" theme in his life.

And yet he still doesn't qualify as notable for Wikipedia. Wikipedia is so strict on only allowing verified information.