The infamous FGU Blacklist, which has been the subject of controversy for some time now, is the subject of OGAT's latest libel lawsuit. Silent Stealer, a notorious thief and scoundrel, is the plaintiff. To fully understand the situation, we must examine the 'Blacklist' and Silent Stealer's claim.
The Blacklist was created by the FGU in order to reveal, "who spam racist shit, spawncamp in a very harassing way or destroy maps by spamming shit." They also have a list of hackers, team killers, and even one who talked about "buying hacks" who never actually hacked. These reasons seem very trivial to some, and the consequences are terrible. FGU, being a large and powerful clan, are using the list to ridicule players, ban them from servers, and even to spawncamp them and spam racist comments in order to "get back."
Silent Stealer was added for harassment. His life hasn't been the same since. "I can hardly wake up in the morning without FGU cry babies outside my house shouting at me," Mr. Stealer said. Mr. Stealer's lawyer, Kosuke, is going on the offensive by saying, "Be like a goat, if something kicks you, kick it back!" However, FGU might be the one to kick back. "It doesn't matter who you are, it matters how you behave," said FGU leader Idulus. "If one decides to harass others he has to deal with the consequences."
There is photographic proof of Silent's harassment, which no one denies. However, some still think the punishment of the blacklist was too much. Kosuke said, "Silent is an okay guy, a lot of people tend to troll sometimes. I'd forgive him." Others, like Kosuke, think that the blacklist's punishments are completely inordinate for the crimes. Kosuke added, "If I went around taking screenshots for every asshole I see, both of my drives would be full and we would need more than 5 blacklists."
Silent, despite his role as a career thief, is getting a lot of support from the community. #GetSilentOffTheBlacklist is trending on the forums. Now, after one month of review, the case is finally going to court. Keep on the lookout for more updates from The Guardian.
