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(To be honest, this is even worse than the Hyuga incident for me. I agree Hyuga does deserve some of the punishment after his one-year ban, but this guy deserves all of the punishment and much more. Grab your half-assed apology and get out of here.) |
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==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||
===Alleged attempt of vehicular homicide<ref>http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sqb8st</ref>=== | ===Alleged attempt of vehicular homicide<ref>http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sqb8st</ref>=== | ||
On November 25th, 2017, JK was reported by a large group of fellow smashers, including {{Sm|Charliedaking}}, {{Sm|S2H}}, Technicals and others, to | On November 25th, 2017, JK was reported by a large group of fellow smashers, including {{Sm|Charliedaking}}, {{Sm|S2H}}, Technicals and others, to have tried to run them over with his vehicle. According to Technicals, one of the victims and a tournament organizer at Las Vegas tournaments, they were coming out of a local tournament in Las Vegas when JK invited them to have dinner at a restaurant. After they declined his invitation and went for a walk, JK tried to run them over while they were still in the parking lot, with two of the people barely avoiding him. After this, the group of smashers went to confront JK at the restaurant he had invited them to. JK then allegedly admitted he tried to hit them on purpose, and that he did not care if he or anyone else died. Due to this series of events, JK was banned from attending most tournaments in Las Vegas until further notice. | ||
On November 26th of the same year, a day after the incident had occurred, JK issued an apology.<ref>http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sqbb5j</ref> In this apology, he explains that he suffers from multiple mental illnesses which may have caused him to commit this act. He also | On November 26th of the same year, a day after the incident had occurred, JK issued an apology.<ref>http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sqbb5j</ref> In this apology, he explains that he suffers from multiple mental illnesses which may have caused him to commit this act. He also states that he is seeking psychiatric help for his mental illnesses. | ||
On November 27th, one day later, Sean Laz, another tournament organizer at Las Vegas tournaments reviewed the situation. After deeming JK's apology | On November 27th, one day later, Sean Laz, another tournament organizer at Las Vegas tournaments reviewed the situation. After deeming JK's apology inappropriate and not truly apologizing to any of the parties involved in the incident, Sean confirmed JK's indefinite ban from Las Vegas tournaments until he could prove he was mentally rehabilitated<ref>http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sqbc7k</ref>. That same day, JK announced that he would be leaving the Smash scene to find his passion.<ref>https://twitter.com/Richkid_jk/status/935340119900356608</ref> He also stated that once he was rehabilitated, he would return to the scene when the community felt comfortable with him attending tournaments again.<ref>https://twitter.com/Richkid_jk/status/935342365702635520</ref> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
