Teenage Boy Thinks He’s Cool For Being Racist And Horrible Online, Gets Taught A Lesson By A Victim
As Mike Tyson has famously said: “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” The same applies online – trolls, harassers, and other generally unsavory people talk mad smack until you stand up for yourself and spook them in some way.
A person shared how they managed to do just this and scare off a particularly despicable online teenage troll by doing some detective work online, finding where they’re from, and even threatening to inform their mom about their little “hobby”.
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Sometimes the best way to deal with a troll is not to block them, but rather find out who they are and threaten to expose them to mommy
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A guy took it to petty revenge to share how he dealt with a trolling teen that he patiently put up with for 19 days
Image credits: u/1448746
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He managed to fool the boy into revealing his general area and managed to find out his full name, which he used to find the kid’s mom’s Facebook
Image credits: u/1448746
After threatening to inform his mom of what the teen does online, the troll turned tail, started to apologize and blocked his victim
This story is a true masterclass of petty revenge. According to the original poster (OP), charmingly named 1448746, the detective part only took him about 15 minutes. This illustrates a couple of things: people should really keep their personal information more private and you’d think that a serial troll would be a bit smarter than to leave identifying info for everyone to see.
But my guess is that teenage racists that spend their free time trolling people most likely aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed.
The whole thing is also a real show of saintly patience. The OP first waited for 19 days, calmly ignoring the daily abuse he would receive in private messages. The simple solution to the problem would have been to block the troll, but I understand OP’s disdain to do so, as the harasser would frequently take being blocked as a sign of victory.
The poster then goaded the troll into giving him his number and finding out his location from the area code. The troll had also shared his PayPal code, so OP tried sending him some money to find out what his name was.
PayPal actually requires users to use their real name, verified with ID, so that’s why this move actually worked.
Having the kid’s approximate location and his full name, it was only a simple 1+1 process of finding him on Facebook, as he had even used the family dog’s picture on his trolling and personal accounts.
I can only imagine how good it felt to finally put someone like that in their place, especially by threatening to spill the beans to his mommy.
The petty revenge community cheered the poster on, but said that it would have been much more satisfying and righteous to actually go through with it, because it’s likely that the troll won’t change his ways from this one incident. They probably will create a new, more secretive account, and continue business as usual.
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Trolling comes in many different forms. You can find trolls on pretty much any platform, from the biggest social media network to the lowly and now almost defunct forum.
And even the most tight-knit communities have incidents where a troll will hop in, leave a blazing trail across the chats, like a kind of awful comet, all the way until their timely banning.
According to GFCGlobal, there are certain signs of trolls about. One key sign is that they unceasingly attack something that you’ve expressed interest or fondness in. If you notice a kind of systematic bashing of the things you love, it’s likely that you’re being trolled.
Similarly to the kid in OP’s situation, trolls will also be very persistent. They will only stop after you ban them or blow up at them, because that’s also part of the fun for them. And sometimes banning will be just the start, as they will attempt to find you again to upset you even more.
But there are certain ways to defeat them without doing the detective legwork similarly to OP.
A classic online saying is “don’t feed the trolls.” It’s become a well-known statement for a good reason – it really works. Don’t react to them, don’t fight back, simply disengage and give them a wide berth.
You can also call them out for spreading lies or being generally deceitful, which may stop them dead in their tracks. You could also make them the laughing stock of the community, which could have a repellent effect on them.
Finally, remember that their goal is to upset you, so the best thing you can do is to just stay calm and rational.
The original post collected 5.6k upvotes, with a 93% upvote ratio, and almost 400 comments to boot. People in the comments appreciated the story and hoped that this scare would be enough to have them change their ways. Another camp was adamant that OP should have sent everything to the guy’s mom, keeping in mind the possibility that online trolls are unlikely to change without a big push.
Share your stories and thoughts in the comments down below!
The comments appreciated the vengeance, but some were worried that this scare wouldn’t be enough for the kid to realize what he’s doing
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I did something similar once! Commented on an image (it was a good looking guy, I had the audacity to say so while being female), then had 2 grown-a*s men (I was a teenager) blasting me saying I was a s**t/whore/b***h. I drove them in circles for a while, screenshotted their comments... and since their profiles were public, I messaged their respective wives with the screenshotted messages, expressing concern for their (the wife's) safety that their husbands were slutshaming misogynists. The comments not only stopped, but they started disappearing minutes later as they deleted them.
I'm so sorry that happened to you. Way to go in defending yourself and in helping others that they were more than likely trolling also! Virtual High Five!!
Load More Replies...this kid is lucky. i read a story about a kid who did the same thing. acted tough and used racist terms while trolling a guy. the guy he trolled however actually went and found the kid. he went to the kids house had a long talk with the kids parents then told him to b careful wat he puts online bc its how he found him. he also told the kid hes lucky he came here just to teach him a lesson. there r crazy ppl out there who wouldve done much worse then come to his door and chat with his parents. naturally this scared the kid and the parents but they were grateful for the guy teaching their son the lesson before the worst possibly happened. the guy is absolutely right tho. its like driving u never kno whose in the other car so best to let the road rage or tough act stay out of it. online u never kno wat kind of person someone truly is. they can b a kid acting tough or a complete psycho or they can b like the OP and the guy i mentioned. another example of it was my friend she was on a dating site and a guy she turned down didnt take it too well and actually found her and stalked her. he went to her job, followed her home, watched her from his car where ever she went etc. eventually she hung out with me and i told my boyfriend at the time to meet us and bring a friend. he brought the perfect friend. 6'3 muscle maniac lol. his friend also understood the assignment she told us about her stalker. my boyfriend at the times friend went nuts walked over to the guys car and asked him y he was stalking his girlfriend etc. he played the part perfectly. funny part is 12 years later my friend and muscle maniac have been married 8 years. i somehow helped her get rid of a stalker and found her the perfect man for her in one go. point is there r crazies everywhere online and some show it but some seem like normal ppl.
Sometimes kids need their asses put in place. I used to know kids like this and people would look at me like I was supposed to fix it. When I told the a*****e that they were about to be handled in a way they won't like, everyone told me to be nice. That's exactly what ALL of you are doing with your posts. If a kid goes door to door murdering families would you say the same?
I did something similar once! Commented on an image (it was a good looking guy, I had the audacity to say so while being female), then had 2 grown-a*s men (I was a teenager) blasting me saying I was a s**t/whore/b***h. I drove them in circles for a while, screenshotted their comments... and since their profiles were public, I messaged their respective wives with the screenshotted messages, expressing concern for their (the wife's) safety that their husbands were slutshaming misogynists. The comments not only stopped, but they started disappearing minutes later as they deleted them.
I'm so sorry that happened to you. Way to go in defending yourself and in helping others that they were more than likely trolling also! Virtual High Five!!
Load More Replies...this kid is lucky. i read a story about a kid who did the same thing. acted tough and used racist terms while trolling a guy. the guy he trolled however actually went and found the kid. he went to the kids house had a long talk with the kids parents then told him to b careful wat he puts online bc its how he found him. he also told the kid hes lucky he came here just to teach him a lesson. there r crazy ppl out there who wouldve done much worse then come to his door and chat with his parents. naturally this scared the kid and the parents but they were grateful for the guy teaching their son the lesson before the worst possibly happened. the guy is absolutely right tho. its like driving u never kno whose in the other car so best to let the road rage or tough act stay out of it. online u never kno wat kind of person someone truly is. they can b a kid acting tough or a complete psycho or they can b like the OP and the guy i mentioned. another example of it was my friend she was on a dating site and a guy she turned down didnt take it too well and actually found her and stalked her. he went to her job, followed her home, watched her from his car where ever she went etc. eventually she hung out with me and i told my boyfriend at the time to meet us and bring a friend. he brought the perfect friend. 6'3 muscle maniac lol. his friend also understood the assignment she told us about her stalker. my boyfriend at the times friend went nuts walked over to the guys car and asked him y he was stalking his girlfriend etc. he played the part perfectly. funny part is 12 years later my friend and muscle maniac have been married 8 years. i somehow helped her get rid of a stalker and found her the perfect man for her in one go. point is there r crazies everywhere online and some show it but some seem like normal ppl.
Sometimes kids need their asses put in place. I used to know kids like this and people would look at me like I was supposed to fix it. When I told the a*****e that they were about to be handled in a way they won't like, everyone told me to be nice. That's exactly what ALL of you are doing with your posts. If a kid goes door to door murdering families would you say the same?
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