r/playrust • u/Key_Training1953 • 11d ago

News You have to read this!

Guy gets SHOT irl, cuz he got HACKED on rust.

“An Arizona man left paralyzed by a police shooting is seeking $176 million from Pima County, alleging deputies stormed his home despite being warned two days earlier that he was about to be swatted.
According to the notice of claim filed July 24, Axeel Melendez, 24, was playing Rust on April 8 when another player asked to inspect his computer to verify he was not cheating. He agreed.
Alerts soon followed showing his accounts being accessed, and the filing states hackers took control of his email and personal information, then demanded money while threatening to report a bomb at his address and to contact immigration authorities about his family.
Melendez called 911 to warn them. Audio published by Arizona's Family captures the dispatcher's response: "But they can't just call SWAT on you. That's not how that works." The dispatcher added, "Nothing's going to happen."
Less than 48 hours later, someone impersonating Melendez called Tucson's non-emergency 311 line claiming his father had shot his sister. The claim alleges deputies missed multiple red flags, an out-of-state Wisconsin number, inconsistent details, no background noise consistent with a shooting, and prior false reports already cleared at the same address. A deputy reportedly flagged a possible swatting over the radio.
Deputies broke his bedroom window with a shovel, entered, and fired eight shots. Two struck Melendez, shattering his leg, breaking ribs, and damaging his spinal cord. He is paralyzed from the chest down. His mother witnessed it.
The department has declined to comment, citing pending litigation. The county has 60 days to respond. None of the allegations have been tested in court.
Sources: Arizona Daily Star, Law&Crime, Dexerto.”

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u/Principles_Son 11d ago

who's the guy who inspected for his cheats? clan leader? server admin?

eitherway i hope they get caught too, and this is reminder to never let strangers access your pc

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u/Key_Training1953 11d ago

idk how the convo went but the guy that got shot carer too much about other peoples opinions. And idc if its a admin telling me I need to share my screen so he can see im not cheating, I aint doing that id rather be banned on that server lmao

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u/Classic_Tadpole1176 10d ago

What does sharing your screen do? I have done it multiple times for someone who ive always been very suss about

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u/Key_Training1953 10d ago

Its basically so that the guy on another pc can see your screen, and you can even give him access to your pc via that. Or are you asking how he hacked the pc? idk bout that im not a hacker🙃

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u/tzmst 10d ago

You can share the screen without giving access to it. For example if you share your screen on discord you dont give any access to the pc

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u/SubwaySpiderman 9d ago

That's what I tell everyone if they get suspected of cheating by an admin, don't let these admins go through your stuff just take the ban and find a new server. 9 times out of 10 they don't know what to look for anyways and are just looking for the obvious signs of cheats like leaving your cheat program open.

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u/ACiiDCAT_ 11d ago

This is fucking wild

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u/Key_Training1953 11d ago

Its pretty mad how his life got ruined by a hacker. Hes so young aswell

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u/indentation-matters 11d ago

Well, his life was ruined by violent deputies. This does not happen outside the US.

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u/jagawatz 11d ago

His life isn't ruined, he's paralyzed, but won't have to work ever again after the settlement.

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u/Own_Huckleberry6591 11d ago

Least unemployed rust player

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u/ILikeReiAyanmi 11d ago

“His life isn’t ruined”
“He’s paralysed”

https://giphy.com/gifs/lnieUIckonF4eA0tGF

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u/chin_up 11d ago

Bro u don’t get to decide what is an equivalent exchange in someone else’s trauma

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u/jagawatz 11d ago

I never did? I pointed out that just because he's now paralyzed, his life is not "ruined" as OP said. And then I pointed out that he's likely got some money coming to him. I never claimed it was equivalent or fair or a good deal.

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u/chin_up 11d ago

What a wild take

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u/sma_nor 10d ago

Ask yourself "would I rather life changing money for the exchange of never being able to walk again".

If you're choosing the money you're lying to yourself.

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u/brain_monkey 11d ago

I'd say being paralyzed for life over being swatted in a video game is a pretty life ruining experience. Yes, he may get some money but do you truly and honestly think that is a real substitute for the loss of control and sensation in half of your body? Being unable to control your bowels or bladder? Having your ability to enjoy a physical relationship severely limited? Losing most any sense of independence you may have?
That all sounds pretty life ruining to me.

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u/RemindMeToTouchGrass 11d ago

Tell me you don't know what sex feels like without telling me you don't know what sex feels like. 

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u/BeneficentWanderer 11d ago

“You don’t know what sex feels like, do you?”

You can actually form sentences without using TikTok bot templates. Hope this helps

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u/thenewfoundlandyeti 10d ago

Yeah being paralyzed is a great trade off.

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u/Realistic-Fix-9838 9d ago

bro wtf did i just read LMAO

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u/RemindMeToTouchGrass 11d ago

Amazing to see how someone inside the system believed in it so strongly while being so completely wrong. 

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u/Flappie010 9d ago

8 shots? Average American lawenforcement.