I finally saw a fan get kicked out of a con for being too intense

I was at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle last year, waiting in line for a voice actor's autograph. This guy behind me started yelling at a kid for having a bootleg figure, saying he was 'ruining the hobby.' Security came over after about five minutes of this, told him to calm down, and he just got louder. They ended up escorting him out. It made the whole line super awkward and quiet. Do you think cons should be stricter about policing fan behavior, or is that going too far?

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the_pat1mo ago

Honestly, the only thing he was ruining was everyone else's good time.

julia_carter611mo ago

Sounds like my kind of party trick.

kelly.patricia1mo ago

Yeah, that "ruining the good time" part is so real. I just started ignoring the person and focusing on the people who were actually fun to be around. It worked way better than trying to argue with them.

shanec618d ago

Okay but is yelling at a kid over a toy really a security-level problem? People get way too heated online, but in person at a con it usually sorts itself out. The guy looked like a jerk and the kid probably forgot about it an hour later. Sometimes these stories get blown up more than the actual event.