Man arrested after 12-year-old girl hit with sex toy at WNBA game
Man arrested after 12-year-old girl hit with sex toy at WNBA game
www.theguardian.com
Man arrested after 12-year-old girl hit with sex toy at WNBA game
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Should have just hit her with a car, she ded, he free.
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Charles Burgess, 32, from Dayton, Ohio, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly throwing an object at the Dallas Wings v New York Liberty game on 5 August, New York police said. The object hit a 12-year-old girl, and Burgess was charged with two counts of assault. It wasn’t immediately clear whether Burgess had an attorney.
A grown-ass man acting like a teenager doing a senior prank, presumably because he wanted to look cool in front of the other misogynist dipshits who think a woman's value is tied to their sexuality, is peak 2025.
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Apparently the people who started this whole thing were doing it as a publicity stunt promoting a crypto coin. So if it wasn't already bad enough....
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Should women start throwing smallest sized condoms at the mnba?
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Lol, MNBA
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Do any of the mnba players endorse the dildo throwing?
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Don't know, don't care. I just think it would be funny.
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The report said the Georgia man told police “this was supposed to be a joke and the joke [was] supposed to go viral.”
It's nice to see many getting charged for doing this, and the articles about those charges being the thing going viral.
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Idk if they stick or not but they should grill him with sexual harassment charges and make an example of him, this behavior needs to stop. No plea deal that drops those charges either.
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That's definitely the wrong angle. This isn't a sex crime, the existence of dildos doesn't harm children, it just makes adults panic when they have to explain them an age appropriate way. You just have to tell them some people think they're funny, but a lot of people think it's rude. It's that easy
This guy threw a heavy object into a crowd that included children, and hit a child. That's child endangerment, battery, and probably a half dozen other charges. Someone could've died
This is a violent crime, not a sex crime. These are both serious things, but they must not be confused
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They’re choosing dildos for a reason. It is sexual harassment of the players. It is intending to demean the players. It’s no coincidence this shit started after the Union negotiations - men in Facebook comment sections were absolutely vile at the idea these women wanted to be paid fairly.
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someone could have died.
How?
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Would be nice. And then national coverage showing that POS as a registered xex offender.
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That guy threw a dildo at a child, but I don't really feel like it's up there with people trying to rape em
I feel like the sex offender list should have teirs for really fucking stupid shit like this, people who get caught urinating in public, having sex in a car... and then people doing the real nasty shit?
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Worse yet, register them as a Xexex offender.
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So what about all the stuff that is shown to the public at Pride parades?
Seems like a slippery slope imo
Edit: I'll be extremely clear, if you cheapen what sexual harassment means, it opens the door for bad actors to use it against things you probably don't want to get labeled sexual harassment.
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Easy one for ya.
Shown is not the same word as thrown
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Im pretty certain theres a big enough difference between a parade celebrating a sexual identity and a basketball game. Besides they're already criminalizing the LGBT community, it's not like that box hasn't been opened, so the least we can do is prevent children at basketball games from getting hit with sex toys to hype up a scam currency.
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Media reports on the disturbances have tied the toy-throwings to a group involved in a related cryptocurrency meme coin.
There was a time when this would have surprised me. Not anymore
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Neat, sounds to me like this was a crime for the benefit of a gang and everyone even tangentially involved should have all their assets seized and get imprisoned for things members of their group did whether they were directly involved or not
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Yes, a crypto group has claimed credit for the fad trying to promote a meme coin. Talk about absolute dirt bags.
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Seems like a somewhat valid use for RICO, moreso that what it's usually used for...
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Charles Burgess, 32, from Dayton, Ohio, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly throwing an object at the Dallas Wings v New York Liberty game on 5 August, New York police said. The object hit a 12-year-old girl
Idiot.
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She's 12 and we don't know if she saw it coming towards her, wtf bro?
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I think they're calling Burgess the idiot.
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funny
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They should take it as a huge honor since the last dildo throwing fad was directed at Tom Brady, arguably the greatest athlete to dominate their sport in the history of sports. These dildos must be paying homage to the WNBA greats. /s
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Facepalm. Now the girl would become gay and die from the covfefe-inducing vaccine!!!
That is just pathetic.
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Dude looks the part. Big time loser energy.
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When's the give send go campaign?
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That's pretty funny, but the title makes it seem like he specifically targeted the girl.
It looks more like he threw it as a prank for the athletes, and it just so happened to hit a young girl.
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Except it's not a prank, just shitty marketing stunts. For crypto trash of all things
https://19thnews.org/2025/08/wnba-dildos-meme-coin-misogyny/
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No it's pretty obvious that he wasn't targeting the girl, we're not saying he should be charged with various flavors of battery and sexual assault because we thought he meant it to hit her. And calling it just "a prank for the athletes" can fuck all the way off.
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It doesn't make it sound like he targeted the girl, it sounds like he was another idiot who thought he was the main character and wanted to mock women athletes.
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throws heavy object into dense crowd of people
I didn't mean to hit anyone, it was just a joke!
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There should only be legal charges if a heavy object hits someone else, like in this case.
For the rest, lifetime banning from all future major league sports games, basketball, football, baseball, etc. would probably be enough to end the stupid trend.
If that doesn't do it, then like someone else mentioned, blacklisted at Ticketmaster would be enough.
I don't think calling the cops is needed unless there's physical abuse.
Or just don’t be an idiot and throw objects in crowded public places?
If someone throws a dildo at a basketball game in New York in 2025, how are they going to be banned from a baseball game in California in 2035? Will they somehow be flagged when they try to buy a ticket online? Will they be stopped at the gate when some security guard recognizes them from being banned 10 years ago on the other side of the country? Do we need a new government agency to track professional sports dildo throwers? Or perhaps a Federal Dildo Throwing Registry?
A massive expansion of government oversight is called for here. There should also be a comprehensive investigation into dildos, dongs, and dong-like devices, with a path to prohibition of any long cylindrically shaped items.
National Association of Dildo Sports (the NADS) will have to provide rules, regulations, and strap on a structure for competition and records.
You make a good point.
I think the person you were replying to was also making good points.
Maybe there’s a way to pull this off without being overly intrusive or heavy handed.
If you get arrested or otherwise removed from a game, your ID should be scanned and uploaded to a vendor database that could be used league wide at ticket booths and concessions.
Paying online with a credit card for your next game tickets? Perhaps a flag triggers because your name and zip code was flagged. Going to a game across the country? Perhaps you go buy a beer, and when the vendor scans your ID, the red flag comes up and you get escorted out of the place.
Not having a beer, or something that requires getting ID’ed??? Perhaps you’ve found the vulnerability in my system but also, maybe you’re not drunk now, so less likely to throw dildos.
It’s not perfect.
Presumably WNBA has some VMS with facial recognition, they would register the person and flag them for alarm/ notify staff to card them.