Network Security manhandled me

[Nija]

So last night (2/17) I attended a live taping of Jimmy Kimmel Live! (http://abc.abcnews.go.com/primetime/jimmykimmel/index.html) for a free concert by Guttermouth (http://www.xxx-guttermouth-xxx.com) Well about a half hour before the taping happens Mark, from the band, comes down and starts talking with all of us fans. He tells us that he wants us all to get up on the stage and party with them. :D So Ron (the producer/hype guy) comes out and starts hyping us up. And then all the security guys start putting rain slickers on. Well for those who are not informed, Guttermouth has a habit of spitting on their fans to get a bigger response, and they openly encourage fans spitting on them and especially the security who block the way to the stage. So beings the Spitting contest. Jimmy Kimmel has a slicker on and they (we) spit all over him, and Guttermouth busts into their first song, Chug-A-lug night. I'm in the front, slightly off center, in a Bright green shirt (for anyone who wants to see me :D) and we rush the stage. I got over the barracade, onto the light stage and onto the stage when secruity grabbed and yanked me down to the ground.

Right as another guy fell on top of them. I scrambled out from underneath, got up on the barracde to go back into the crowd, and got about half way in, before the network security guys grabbed me by my pants and yanked me back to them, and them back on top of me. =\
Eventually this black network security guy picks me up takes my right wrist in one of his hands, and bends my right hand so they are basically touching. let me just say, it felt like he was breaking my hand to say the least. One of the rent-a-cops takes my other arm and they practically rush me off the premises, most of the time tripping me, so I ripped my pants, and scratched my knee and ankles up.

Now, I wouldn't have really minded (aside from my new limp wrist) to be let go away from the crowd, (what normally happens at a concert like this) However, this guy, for some reason or another, felt the need to expell me from the concert. He, and the rent-a-cop, took me out the side door, onto the street we had been waiting to get in, on, and throws me against a bus, and then he falls on me, because he apprenently forgot to let go when he did so. Great. My head hurts, I've got some feeling in my wrist, my all my digits are freezing cold, my left knee is scrapped up, and my right ankle is some funny lookin' welts on it. To top it off my wallet and keys fell out somewhere along the lines, so I have to get a new drivers' license, SS-card, and wallet. I've already called the bank and reported my ATM card as stolen (which is the only card I had besides the SS-card and DL. I lost $20. I need to buy PG a new Honda car key, a new house key, a new front foor to our building key, and I need to get our mailbox key redone some how.

On a happier note, I saw myself on T.V. :)

[faither]

That story is a classic. While I find his stuff funny, it may be difficult in 20 years to explain who Jimmy Kimmel was. On the other hand, call Jackie Childs, you may have a lawsuit. ;)

[Nija]

well i figure since my wrist is sprained (At worst) I don't really have any real legal recourse. Now had he broken my wrist, it would be a different story, i would however, like them to cover the costs of my wallet and key-remakes :D

[Cubsfan]

That's kind of the price you pay for doing something dumb. Had a buddy jump onto the stage of a Metallica concert. He made it about one step, and then pretty much got beaten up by security. He deserved it though. For all anyone knows someone jumping up on stage could be out for blood.

[Grimm]

Working for a security company is not a licence to assault someone. File charges.

[Cubsfan]

But if you do, probably be prepared to have a trespassing charge or some other charge brought against you.

[coleslaw]

d00d, you shouldn't be carrying your social security card around in your wallet. That's a no no! :nono:

[Nija]

Originally posted by Grimm
Working for a security company is not a licence to assault someone. File charges.

wasn't a security company (that guy just grabbed my arm, basically stabilizing me) The other guy was in the Coroprate Security-type clothing: Dark Blue Blazer, Red and White striped tie, grey slacks, black shoes, and the FBI earpiece, with speaker in the jacket arm. So i'm pretty sure he worked for ABC.

Cubsfan it wasn't dumb, the guy said get up on stage, so I did. It's not like at a real concert where they have a sign that says no stage-diving etc. etc. so I didn't agree to a disclaimer ;)

coleslaw
It used to get lost all the time, so i kept it in my wallet. That's the thing I'm scared of, someone applying for shizzle under my SSN#, and i don't know what to do about it now =\

[Cubsfan]

Sorry dude, I figured that since you had to leap barricades that you went further than they meant.

About the SS card, I keep mine in my safety deposit box along with the title to my car and a few other things. The only time I've really needed to use it was when I showed up for the first day on the job.

[nickel]

Originally posted by Nija
So last night (2/17) I attended a live taping of Jimmy Kimmel Live! (http://abc.abcnews.go.com/primetime/jimmykimmel/index.html) for a free concert by Guttermouth (http://www.xxx-guttermouth-xxx.com) Well about a half hour before the taping happens Mark, from the band, comes down and starts talking with all of us fans. He tells us that he wants us all to get up on the stage and party with them. :D So Ron (the producer/hype guy) comes out and starts hyping us up. And then all the security guys start putting rain slickers on. Well for those who are not informed, Guttermouth has a habit of spitting on their fans to get a bigger response, and they openly encourage fans spitting on them and especially the security who block the way to the stage. So beings the Spitting contest. Jimmy Kimmel has a slicker on and they (we) spit all over him, and Guttermouth busts into their first song, Chug-A-lug night. I'm in the front, slightly off center, in a Bright green shirt (for anyone who wants to see me :D) and we rush the stage. I got over the barracade, onto the light stage and onto the stage when secruity grabbed and yanked me down to the ground.

Right as another guy fell on top of them. I scrambled out from underneath, got up on the barracde to go back into the crowd, and got about half way in, before the network security guys grabbed me by my pants and yanked me back to them, and them back on top of me. =\
Eventually this black network security guy picks me up takes my right wrist in one of his hands, and bends my right hand so they are basically touching. let me just say, it felt like he was breaking my hand to say the least. One of the rent-a-cops takes my other arm and they practically rush me off the premises, most of the time tripping me, so I ripped my pants, and scratched my knee and ankles up.

Now, I wouldn't have really minded (aside from my new limp wrist) to be let go away from the crowd, (what normally happens at a concert like this) However, this guy, for some reason or another, felt the need to expell me from the concert. He, and the rent-a-cop, took me out the side door, onto the street we had been waiting to get in, on, and throws me against a bus, and then he falls on me, because he apprenently forgot to let go when he did so. Great. My head hurts, I've got some feeling in my wrist, my all my digits are freezing cold, my left knee is scrapped up, and my right ankle is some funny lookin' welts on it. To top it off my wallet and keys fell out somewhere along the lines, so I have to get a new drivers' license, SS-card, and wallet. I've already called the bank and reported my ATM card as stolen (which is the only card I had besides the SS-card and DL. I lost $20. I need to buy PG a new Honda car key, a new house key, a new front foor to our building key, and I need to get our mailbox key redone some how.

On a happier note, I saw myself on T.V. :)

why-oh-why didn't they get all this on film? i would PAY to watch it. :P
(except for losting your wallet - that sux) BUT THE REST IS KICK ASS ENTERTAINMENT!!! :D

[eSDee]

Why is it "Network" security? Is that a joke? :confused:

[Tommy Boomfiger]

i thought the same thing when i read the title. after reading the story i figured out it means "television network" securty.

[Jeffbx]

Originally posted by Tommy Boomfiger
i thought the same thing when i read the title. after reading the story i figured out it means "television network" securty.

Ha ha! Me too - I was thinking that you must have encountered a pretty tough group of network analysts... the typical network geek is usually pretty passive when things get physical. You might find your net connection suddenly dropping packets, but they almost never make physical contact.

Next on Wild Kingdom - the UNIX shell programmer! Rarely seen outside of his own habitat, and even more rarely seen making human contact, these shy creatures...

[Nija]

Originally posted by nickelback


why-oh-why didn't they get all this on film? i would PAY to watch it. :P
(except for losting your wallet - that sux) BUT THE REST IS KICK ASS ENTERTAINMENT!!! :D

If you watch the preformance, you can see me get on stage, get dropped on the ground and escorted out, like i said, I'm in a bright green t-shirt, I'm hard to miss :)

I said Network Security, because they are always referred to as the ABC Network (FOX, CBS etc. etc.) I guess I should have re-tooled it because of all the geekazoids here, sorry ya'll :P

[jujubees]

Originally posted by Nija
I'm in the front, slightly off center, in a Bright green shirtHey, I found a leprechaun in the crowd! :cool:

http://www.xxx-guttermouth-xxx.com/photos/2003/2003-02-20_jimmy_kimmel/scott_crowd.jpg

[nickel]

focus
focus the picture!

(he does look like a leprechaun. a leprechaun that is about to get his ass kicked) :P

[Nija]

well today, i open up the one piece of real mail I get and what's inside? My driver's license, and my SS card wrapped in a sheet of plain white paper. No return address, but I do know where it was mailed from (from the mail routing stamp)

Last night i remembered that my g/f's platinum. visa card was in there, and we checked online to see if any transactions had been made against it, that weren't us (easily found since we hadn't used it since November when we went to S.F.) apprentley they deicided they needed gas the night my wallet was stolen, and I figure i had already reported mine stolen so they used hers. it' was only 14 bux, but we reported it.

I'm still weary tho. They may still have all my information, and just returned the originals. :shifty: /me turns on paranoid mode.

[Cubsfan]

I've heard of stuff like this. These are kind of "nice theives". I mean, they only took $14 from you, and they send you the important stuff back. I know that there's people that do that. It's like they say, if you lose your wallet somewhere, you'll probably find it in the garbage can minus the cash and credit cards.

At least you have the important stuff back!

[eSDee]

A more likely scenario is that the people who originally found your wallet took the CC and chucked the rest. Then a second person or group found it, with all the worthless crap in it and sent it back to you. I say count your blessings.

BTW juju did you screen capture that? If so you should put the video up somewhere for us to check out!

[jujubees]

Originally posted by eSDeeLoco
BTW juju did you screen capture that? If so you should put the video up somewhere for us to check out! Nope! I was surfing around the guttermouth web site (http://www.xxx-guttermouth-xxx.com/photos.htm?viewalbum=2003/2003-02-20_jimmykimmel) and saw a green splotch. :)

[Nija]

Well I get a thing in the mail saying they have a package for me, that needs postage, but they don't fill it (their slip) out completely, so PG and I go to the PO today, and it's for me, and it's my wallet (and PG's keys) They took her platinum card, my debit card, and the cash out, and PG's car key was missing. So, PG (the little paranoid girl that she is ) figures that they took the car key, because they think we live in an unsecured, ungated apartment (wrong on both counts) and copied all the "normal house -looking key things" so they could come to our house at a later time and steal her car, and take shizzle from our house. Well she talks to the manager, and he's going to replace our doorlocks (door, and dead-bolt). Since you need a remote to open the gate for the car, we've been taking that in with us, and keeping it in the bedroom, for the light sleeper, just in case (i'm the light-sleeper, for some reason :shrug: )

I'm going to look for the preformance this weekend, but i don't think too many people will have it, if at all. I tried to contact Dopey about recording it for me, or seeing if he could get anyone to copy it, but unfortantely that didn't pan out. so the only copy i have is on VHS.