Bam Margera Should Go To Jail
Boing Boing wrote about a news story today in which two teenagers were found guilty of playing a "fire in the hole" prank in which they pulled up to a fast food drive thru window, ordered a large soda, and then yelled "FIRE IN THE HOLE" and threw the soda in the cashier's face. Their sentence was 100 hours of community service, and the "poetic justice" of posting an apology video on YouTube (see the apology here.) But it's not just those two idiots. Apparently this is happening all over the place. This is the shittiest prank, and everyone who pulls it should go to jail. I don't care if the American prison system is overcrowded and biased towards minorities and poor people and can't support an influx of minor criminals who've caused no serious harm. Put them in the dungeon. Service industry employees are just trying to get through the day and don't need to deal with your bullshit just because you got bored after playing Medal of Honor 4 for 37 hours straight.
But this is not a mysterious trend that came from nowhere. It has a creator, and his name is Bam Margera, and he is horrible. Here is a compilation of stunts and pranks he performed for his CKY skate videos, the first of which came out in 1999, just before his work with Johnny Knoxville and Jackass. Please pay close attention to 2:11.
Bam Margera, when you are done celebrating your living legacy of anti-working class crime, I expect you will do the right thing.
Posted by Gabe at 5:31 PM in Justice
Tags: Bam Margera | Fire In The Hole | Pranks | Prison
This is like after Stand By Me came out and people bought those guard things to put on their mailboxes and then someone invented plastic mailboxes. All because of a movie prank. Bam is the Corey Feldman of his time.
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i forgot about that scene in stand by me. i just happened to buy it today too.
that's such a horrible thing to do. like working at a fast food place isn't hard enough, then you have to deal with douchebags like these people.
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Bam Margera may not be one of the very first no-talent ass clowns to have become "famous for no reason" but he certainly extended that status to his less talented friends, family and pedophile uncle.
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A kid from my high school made one of those videos, and he didn't get in trouble until his cop mom saw the video. What an idiot. Anyone who does this is an idiot, but when one of your parents is a cop, you probably shouldn't film all your law-breaking pranks.
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Urgh. Middle class trust fund kids who think it's funny to shit on people with real jobs. Don't you just love them?! Reminds me of those "bumfights" brats who thought making homeless people fight was just hilarious.
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vide-on.com category: Funny --> extreme videos
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Bam is my least favorite Jackass.
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dude bam margera shouldnt be arrested for doing that. who cares? jeez do you ppl have anything else to do rather than criticize other ppl?? get a life. and you ppl are just jealous of him because he is famous and u guys are not. and he didnt become famous for no reason he is on tv shows. stupid ppl
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and throwing a pop in someones face isnt illegal
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what does that mean??? mecurazbj ubpczas aqpy laoz hwqxe eaqbjkuh mups??
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Bam Margera is the shit and he shouldnt be blamed for some one trying to imitate him its not his fault,he shouldnt be blamed for other peeps actions. he can do what ever the fuck he wants!!!! And as casey said its not illegal to throw soda in peoples faces maybe did should go to college or work in a higher class place. Thanks to you im gonna try this at taco bell.
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WTF IS WRONG WITH EVERYONE!?
bam margera shouldnt be held responisble for what other wankers are doing.
hes an idividual and he likes it that way.
so why dont you all just back off and give the guy a break.
if people didnt like what he was doing he wouldnt have his own tv show that get one million views a day and have movies out that people love.
so fuck off and give the guy a chance!
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Okay.
-breathes-
IF IT ISNT BAD ENOUGH THAT ALL YOU IDIOTS ARE BLAMING THE AMAZING BAM MARGERA FOR THAT SHIT, YOUR BRING THE AWESOMELY AWESOME JOHNNY KNOXVILLE IN TO IT TOO!!!
Bam & JOHNNY! havent done anything wrong!
Its Part of their personality!
Weather you dickheads like it or not!
DONT FRIGGING BLAME BAM OR JOHNNY FOR IT!
You people who do have a problem with them need to grow and & relise that Bam Margera is a talented person and just because you dont like the stuff that he does, doesnt give you the right to say shit about him..
ID LIKE TO SEE YOU DO WHAT HE DOES TO HIMSELF AND HIS FRIENDS & NOT BITCH LIKE A WANK!
And to all you who DO like bam and johnny...
(Y)
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hey gabe shut the fuck up u stupid pussy stop hatin on bam just cuz ur a fuckin fag and arent rich and funny as fuck like bam ur a fuckin hater eat a dick u stupid bitch CKY BITCHES !!!!
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Yeah! What he said!
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Bam did not even do that. Your base for an argument is invalid. By your account, everyone who ever films themselves doing anything should not be allowed to anymore because someone might try to imitate it.
Take responsibilty for your own actions, not anyone else's, idiot.
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Well, unlike the other Bam Margera fans on here that can’t spell, I have more then 1 point to make. 1. They have disclaimers at the beginning of the show saying NOT TO DO THE STUFF THEY DO. 2. Isnt it the right of all Americans to be who they are. I love the fact that Bam is who he is. I think he is a great person and if you were to watch ANY of his shows, he may be a dick sometimes but he is also a good person. I think that Bam being himself is great and a lot of the stuff he does is funny but I don’t choose to do the thing I see him do on his shows. You can guarantee that anything he does to anyone outside his group is pre-approved by the people he does it to and they get paid for it. The people that imitate the antics of Bam and his friends are either extremely uneducated on the shows he does or they are just to immature to care about their fellow man....or both for that matter! 3. I believe parenting comes into effect as well. If you don’t feel that the kids of our great nation shouldn’t be doing these things, you should stop letting your kids watch it. Just like when I was a kid, I wasn’t allowed to watch The Simpsons until I was able to make rational choices. I know the comparison of Bam Margera and The Simpsons is a bit of a reach but its under the same principle 4. Maybe if you feel that Bam Margera is a bad person for the things he does, at least educate yourself before you speak your mind, because all that does is make you ignorant. 5. If we are going to say that watching the shows that Bam Margera and company make is wrong for society because it puts bad ideas into the minds of our nations kids, then we might as well talk every movie off the shelves and stop broadcasting TV shows all together cause no matter what you watch, even the religious shows, you’re going to get a bad idea somewhere. 6. To those that are Bam Margera fans that feel the need to defend him, put down the weed and beer long enough to make sense and not make you seem like a doped up bonehead. I am not haten, I’m just saying. For anyone who wants to dispute this with me, feel free to look me up or email me, my name is Ray Pias and I approve of this message.
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Sounds to me like you are just jealous! Bam is not famous for no reason. He's an awesome skater! I'm totally gonna agree with everything Ray Pias said! It is not Bam's fault that some kids threw a drink in someones face! That was their stupid decision and do you really think that someone throwing a drink in a persons face deserves a prison sentence??? I'm pretty sure they'd rather put away all the murderers and drug dealers! You honestly think that's the nastiest prank??? Seriously I could think of soo many better pranks! Like the person that had soda thrown on them is injured! Please get a life and quit blaming the problems with todays youth on people like Bam! Maybe if the parents of todays youth were a little more attentive then there wouldn't be so many "out of control teens". It's the parents job to make sure the kids know right from wrong! I can't believe you!! Get a life!!!
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The people here who like bam are the same prick faces that copy him! You all can go circle jerk each other until you are raw and hopelessly homosexual (just like your idol, bam). Get a real job and a real life! Bam is so fucking cool that he is no more than a washout socialite now. He's such a fucking pussy when he pull pranks and hides being his friends talking shit. Just give me 5 min alone with him and I'll do the world a favor and kick his face in! I loved the snake in the trailer scene, he screams like the bitch he is (he true self shining through)...
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The people here who like bam are the same prick faces that copy him! You all can go circle jerk each other until you are raw and hopelessly homosexual (just like your idol, bam). Get a real job and a real life! Bam is so fucking cool that he is no more than a washout socialite now. He's such a fucking pussy when he pull pranks and hides being his friends talking shit. Just give me 5 min alone with him and I'll do the world a favor and kick his face in! I loved the snake in the trailer scene, he screams like the bitch he is (he true self shining through)...
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The people here who like bam are the same prick faces that copy him! You all can go circle jerk each other until you are raw and hopelessly homosexual (just like your idol, bam). Get a real job and a real life! Bam is so fucking cool that he is no more than a washout socialite now. He's such a fucking pussy when he pull pranks and hides behind his friends talking shit. Just give me 5 min alone with him and I'll do the world a favor and kick his face in! I loved the snake in the trailer scene, he screams like the bitch he is (he true self shining through)...
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the author of this needs to get laid and loosen up... live life to the fullest and dont regret s**t have fun
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fuck you asshole bam margera is a lenend and u lot r just jealos becoz he is rich and famous and ur not
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Alright, here's the deal: I'm not a major Bam Margera fanatic. In fact, I don't really care about him the way most of you do. But listen, Jackass, the CKY crew, and Bam and his crew do not have higher status than anyone else. They've gotten arrested plenty of times. Sure, they do a lot of stupid shit, and fuck with a lot of people, but here's the catch: they're not (well, weren't) arses. They do apologize to a lot of people, and all they do is totally in good fun. Just because you can't bother to get your kid's attention enough to tell them 'Hey, this is dangerous and illegal shit, and I don't want you doing it until you have enough resources to get your own ass out of jail', doesn't mean you have the right to blame EVERYONE ELSE BUT YOURSELF. Ugh, it's disturbing how much this happens. Here's an idea: you leeches of parents (and if your not a parent, I don't wanna hear shit from you AT ALL) should start being a part of your kids lives, and supporting them in everything they do, instead of handing over your parenting to the television and then blaming it and everyone on it for fucking with your kids minds. Unless you can provide proof that Bam Margera drove over to your house, gave your kid some candy and said "You can have some more if you throw a coke into this guys face," and your kids was diseased and couldn't remember all those things you told him about RIGHT and WRONG, then guess what? You. Have. Nothing. To. Say. What's extremely sad though, is that I probably care less about what Bam Margera, Jackass, or the CKY crew does anyways, and anyone who blames anything for how effed up their kids are probably care a whole lot.
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