I am no furry but seeing this video has made me realise more and more this reality, ‘people fear what they don’t know’. As a young individual myself I never want to see others hurt for being who they are, but in the end people are people, they bring the best and the worst in this world. The furry fandom as I can see will always have people hating you guys, but I do know too that in a world such as this you guys know how to remain united and strong. Don’t let the world get in the way of what truly brings joy to you furries 👍
@@Noxthesergalspecially with the intent of hurting people for being themselves, just because you don’t like it, it doesn’t mean you need to attempt mass murder because of it!
It’s disgusting that the news would act like that. People could have died and they were laughing about it. They should have fired them on the spot because that’s so disrespectful.
Those news anchors have names, you know. Laughing at a terrorist attack is just about the fastest way to get fired in that industry unless you work at Fox News. Also, the fact that Alexandra Chachkevitch and Geoff Ziezulewicz from Chicago Tribune wrote an article about the attack as an "'intentional' gas incident" and tried to an extreme extent to downplay the attack is also something that should have gotten them fired, in addition to the editor working at the time. It's important to put names to these monsters, and not call them "the news".
I was in fursuit, black and white wolf wearing Calgary Flames jersey, my old character. I ended up being a radiator for everyone, never got as much cuddles since :)
@SpamBoar chlorine gas has to be one of the scariest deadly concentrated gasses out there, im blown away that someone would even consider doing something that terrible. glad to see youre here strong and healthy
Yeah, some people are sick. I don't care how 'weird' or 'cringe' someone is, if that 'weird' person isn't hurting anyone, they shouldn't be punished for being seen as not normal. I don't get some people. People that do crap like that are far weirder and far more disgusting than someone who wears a costume for fun.
@@casndsccwd2956so you think it’s okay that 19 people got hospitalized because of bitches like YOU who hate furries so much that they’d kill people? It’s not retribution, it’s a CRIME AND A TERRORIST ATTACK.
Good piece! and oh heck. 10 years already.... The year I was outed as furry to a mostly co-workers, but coulda gone worse! .... MSNBC lost my respect that day as well.
Holy cow, I mean everyone has heard of this attack, but hearing about it from someone who was actually there is so intense. I’m so disappointed in the media- that’s awful of them. This was an intense video, thank you for making it to share what you went through with us.
Damn… 4 hours outside in a rubber hood and rubber paws? That’s insane. It’s a shame how the news outlets just basically laughed at the situation. But I think this is a way furries can look back and see how we helped each other through. Thank you MFF staff for being so vigilant at keeping us informed and keeping the negative voices from having a platform
I am not a furry but I have a lot of friends who are furries. I have met them at anime conventions whenever I used to go to those. Since COVID I haven't been to one. I am just now hearing about this event and I feel terrible for not only the con staff but the hotel staff as well. I hope everyone who is affected during this event is doing better
That's some disgusting way for that MSNBC guys to cover a news about ppl almost losing their lives Big awoo for the furs who show the way of the kindness that meet and so on and big booo for the anchors , true losers
One good thing I remember from that clip is one of the convention goers they were questioning on the street was saying how cold it was and how some people weren't dressed for it. The person explained that some of the "furrier" furries were huddling around the more exposed convention members to help keep them warm. That's the way to take care of each other. 👏👏👏
@@cyberwolf_1013furries always stick together! It’s a pack that takes care of everyone! (Never been in a convention, but it’s obvious you don’t have to be in one to know it.)
It's just sad how there's miserable people who will go so far to hurt or attempt to hurt people because of a harmless hobby. The way the news and media handled it was awful, I don't get how anyone could laugh at an attack that could've been potentially deadly.. just unprofessional and disgusting, hopefully the MFF staff and attendees didn't get some sort of permanent side affect to the chlorine and are all doing well today
I will always look back at this incident when I need to have a boost of hope in humanity. I love how the furry fandom will always come together and support each other, even in some of the hardest and most dangerous situations.
@@catlikegamer7865 don't know who was worst That anchorwoman laughing after learning what furries were or the school Karen who spreaded the litter boxes hoax
just a quick reminder from a Paramedic, Alcohol dont make you warmer, in fact it makes your cool out even more rapid! Also imagine this would have happend at E3... this would be in all news as a Terrorist Attack... the fact that someone placed poison gas in a Full Convention Center and is to this day not arrested is just sad... as i sayed if that would have happend at E3 the whole FBI would be on there ass
It makes me so damn mad that the media laughed about it. People could have died! There could have been kids that were at that con (during day events, obviously). I’m sorry you had to experience that. And I’m glad the staff and other folks handled it all well. Con staff are heroes.
those 3 should had been fired for laughing and never find a job ever again! whoever thrown that chlorine bomb put many lives in danger. Didnt heard of the incident, furries are still new here. Glad you are ok and hope everyone else who were there!
I get that someone can find furries funny the first time finding out about them and could laugh at adults dressing as animals, but this was literally an incident that put people in the hospital and could have killed someone at the most extreme and you are laughing at people fearing for their lives and in danger. Go home and laugh about it if you want but you are news anchors not comedians. This is still horrific even if you find furries weird.
There isn't time for going back to your room and changing from a FULL fursuit. Do they understand that it could be fire that would burn them alive in a few seconds? You can't know that in the exact moment
they should have been dismissed from their jobs and been banned from ever working in the news ever again. I couldn't care less what convention a person is at be it a furcon. trek con. comicon etc. these are people doing activities they enjoy and have been attacked in what can be described as a terror attack. against a group of people coming together in a subject that appeals to them. let the exact same thing happen at something like the emmy's or even at the news station these anchors would be:" terrorist. find them, seek justice." not :"*lol* look at them in their outfits". disgusting is what those anchors are
I remember that alarm pulling at MFF was just 'a thing' that happened. From what I remember of that night, pretty much everyone was in some state of not having enough clothing, except for the fursuiters and everyone was pretty great about sharing things to keep warm.
This video made me cry. Thank you for bringing into recognition what the staff did for everyone that night. I can’t speak for myself, since I was not there, but I’m positive that the staff who helped out at MFF 2014 really appreciated you making this video.
The MMF staff were amazing, professional and we'd all experienced something together that night. I remember that next day was the fursuit dance competition, the chairman made a speech to explain what they knew and thank everyone for obeying instructions and everyone just gave them a massive cheer! You felt the love in that crowd as like you say, we were not going to let it ruin our weekend. MFF 2014 is sadly the only MFF I have so far attended (it's expensive travelling from Europe) but I hope to come back sometime, convention staff and volunteers often do not get enough love and thanks for spreading that positive message.
Oh my god. I’m so sorry that you had to go through that. It’s terrible that had to happen. I was literally 4 years old when this happened. Of course I never knew about this incident. I would not have understood that at the age of 4. But now I’m 13 and knowing that people got through that. Like Kelly Clarkson says. “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” From her song stronger. That’s a good lyric for this. Because it shows that bad things can happen to you. But they will only make you stronger. It’s awesome to hear what your perspective is for this. Someone who was actually in the story. Someone who witnessed this event in history. Thank you.
This is so heartwarming the furry fandom has always been my safe space knowing what the staff did to help I am very happy I even got the chills thank you for making this video and reminding me that this fandom is more then just a safe space if not is full of great people !!💗
I remember this incident vividly: Popped up on my news feed that something was going on over at MFF, and the people/news anchors reporting on the whole thing were almost nonchalant about it. What they originally thought was an accident or some kind of smoke turned out to be chlorine gas that someone set off inside the staircase. And the amount of people on the news video's comments section were either laughing at or encouraging these kinds of attacks against furries. I had friends talk about them seeing their buds getting rushed to the hospital due to the chemical burns, yet the ones reporting this incident didn't even bother to mention that this was a straight up terrorist attack. I suppose if it was politically driven or involved people with money/influence they might have been more serious.
@@JollyNoble Around the time this happened there were a number of people questioning if other cons would get attacked just like it. There were people at this con who got chemical burned and even suffered lung damage in the process, because someone set off the chlorine gas inside the staircase so the gas could spread throughout the floors and ventilation system.
Technically it is a political attack, while we dont know the exact motives, targeting furries useally goes hand in hand with targeting queer people or other non-conforming people which is definitely a political action.
@@1Kaisermerlin True; But as said, this didn't a quarter of attention when it first happened. The people reporting on it were more or less joking around, and by the time it got revealed to be chlorine gas and how the perp intentionally set it off in an area to spread throughout, they'd already moved on from the story to cover other things like it wasn't even worth the mention or providing any updates. So it made me wonder how much of a difference it would've been had this happened at a church or government building or major franchise/shopping center.
MFF 2014 Chlorine Attack was the reason how i discovered the furry fandom at the time. I was not a furry until 2016 (semi furry) but i was a hardcore brony and someone shared on MLP fansite Equestria Daily. I never really hate the furries AFAIK, I just think it's weird because wearing costume can be hot af. I just send my respect wishes and move on. Looking back, if the attack didn't happened, i don't think i be a furry today because in 2016 i was obsessed with Die Young animation and Zootopia and starting to think about those furries. I searched it up and rest is history.
I live like 5 min from this con and remember hearing my friend got taken away in an ambulance. scared tf outta me. They were ok and was able to get back to normal life quickly after. Still though, i was just turning 16 when this happened. ngl. best fandom ever to of joined and I'm lucky as hell to of met this great amazing group of people.
I have no idea what made the news reporter find this whole situation funny, maybe the idea of people in “mascot costumes” but even then, if you know you can’t keep your composure, excuse yourself for a moment. It’s seriously not funny to laugh about a group of people being chemically attacked. I can assume she at least got some sort of reprimandation for her actions.
This all feels so distant, I remember hearing about it but when it happened I was like...10. Hearing of this again from someone who was actually there now that I am old enough to understand what the hell even happened back then is..good but also horrific. I don't know if the person who did this was ever caught, I hope they did or at least learned from their mistakes in some way or another. I hope everyone who was involved into this incident is doing well nowadays, and the people that went to the hospital were able to fully recover from the situation. I am not even gonna mention the news because what they did was disgusting and the are not worth speaking about.
Was also there. We were in another hotel and turned in early. The wild thing was walking into the Hyatt and the place was empty... hotel staff wouldn't tell us anything. We asked if there'd been some massive party or something. Then I turned my phone on and it crashed downloading all the missed calls and messages. The level of community and care for each other is something I hadn't seen before, and I haven't seen since. Crazy thing was at the time, folks were split between thinking it was someone who was into rubber kink, and others who thought it was an attack. There was a guy who'd done this sort of thing before and was the prime suspect for an attack. But also, rubber suits at the time had to be chlorinated before you could wear them, so we wondered if someone was trying to do it in their bathtub and spilled the stuff. Wild stuff.
This is why even though I wont say I'm part of the community, I will support anyone in it (as long as that person is not a creep. that isnt ok ಠ_ಠ). I have so many friends in the community that help prove not everyone in here is bad. And I Have seen alot of amazing art, so much kindness and just so much talent from alot of people. Im glad everyone was alright and just made the best of the situation, though I will say your friend sounds awesome for getting food for everyone.
How the news reacted is DISGUSTING. Im a 9yr old therian, furry and dragon puppeteer and if i was there or they were related to me ect I WOULD LITERALLY HAVE A BREAKDOWN. Those news reporters should be seriously ASHAMED off themselves, they are disugsting people. Respect for you to not get angry during this video ❤
@@satanickittycat Yeah, I think being introduced to the hate these communities get as a teenager is too much. I feel bad for this kid, at least they've found themselves. Original commenter, I wish you luck (from a fellow therian and furry), and honestly same for the rest of both communities. Some people are sick and messed up.
@@satanickittycat bruv I have MILLIONS off worse things going on in my life. finding my identity and hobbies is the thing keeping me happy rn. don't say stuff ydk. Also my life if none off your business and I can watch whatever I want, know what ever I want and do what ever I want. (Obviously as long as it's appropriate,legal and my parents allow it.)
Yea ive been a part of the community but haven’t really ever gone to a Anthrocon but i just love the community and truly just wnjoy at least being a part of it As for the overnight thing- i dont know why the newscasters were laughing like come on here! Its a serious matter and disrespectful to laugh at peoples feelings and lifes. Thats my view on it. Some people just feel the need to joke around about that nowadays -\(0)/-
My word dude...sometimes I forget the severity of these attacks. Chlorine is especially terrible, being a halogen & the sensation of breathing it apparently "feeling like your lungs are on fire". I'm glad at least you were okay.
New to your channel. I attended 2023 and has heard if the chlorine gas attack. Must be scary. You are right, the news reporter acted inappropriately by laughing at the costumes. They have no morals at all. The staff are the unsung heros of the con and they should get recognized for it. Its been a year now since I've fully immersed myself in the fandom, I have found my place. This month will me my 1 year being immersed in. This is a great video. You deserve to have more subs.
As a member of the Furry Community, it's GREAT to hear that as much as we're beat down, we still have the will to keep going for all the right reasons.
This was a night I won't soon forget. While it was a horrific incident, watching everyone do what they could to help each other through it made me more proud of this community.
Mff last year was my first furry con, if anything like you described in the video happened to me, I probably wouldest go to another con in years, you did a amazing job talking about this
MNSBC handled that attack in the most unprofessional manner I've ever seen. Still hard to believe that happened 10 years ago. Glad to see you're doing better.
jeez, as apart of the Fandom, i can definitely relate to being hated just for being a furry, but for someone to commit a crime like this is awful. I never knew this happened and i wish it never had Respect to the Staff. And I'm sorry for you and everyone else.
I remember first hearing about this a long time ago. It's deeply upsetting, and I hope those news reporters eventually thought more about this. Why does someone having a "strange" interest mean they deserve to get injured? There's a lott of people like them and they're what's seriously wrong with the world. Things have gotten a bit better for our community since then, but there will never be an excuse for the amount of hate we get and have gotten in the past
My great grandad was in the Russian military during ww2 and he got hit by chlorine gas and still managed to sprint through the battlefield defending the position, also I admire the fact that yall at the convention managed to keep the chill so yea keep up the cool vids!
I remember that year. It was my second MFF and one of the craziest con weekends I've had. This video brought me back to that night and how cold I was and worried I was about everyone who was taken to the hospital. Worried what might happen to my favorite con weekend from here on out. But MFF didn't stop and didn't disappoint every year I went back.
I hope you've healed more, nobody should ever have to go through something like this and it was very inhumane of whoever threw the chlorine and the news reporters laughing about it is icky
People need to start speaking up for the staff more. Those staff are legendary. They held us together in that time, and continued to deal with the situation. They did everything they could do to help, and they performed amazingly. And what those news people did, laughing at a situation where people’s lives were at risk, was sickening. Sure, the idea of dressing in an animal costume can be a bit silly, but when people are being injured and hospitalized, what’s so funny about that? Thank you for sharing your experience and speaking up about the staff, they deserve a lot more light for what they did. Have a great day.
Those news people are disgusting. I never heard about this event before, but you don't talk that way about a chemical attack. Edit after finishing the video: I just wanted you to know that you are a good person. Your empathy and humanity is something else. This is the first video of yours that I've seen (Very new to all this) And I hope that I come across more people like you here. *sub*
For the record, I want to add my thanks to the staff at furry conventions all over the world for keeping us safe. I go to confuzzled in the UK nearly every year (I'm sadly not going in 2024.) and no matter what part of the world you live in, wherever theres a furry con there are people making it happen behind the scenes and they get my biggest thanks.
I would say I'm a fur, but more on the sidelines of the community as I don't like how big of a target it is. It isn't worth the risk to me. I feel bad for the people who got harmed in this incident and all of the others as well, and I hope they recover or have recovered well. I agree that the community and staff of this particular event helped each other get through it but I **heavily** disagree with you and others who agree with you on what you said at the end. I'm aware people don't like firemen or the police due to the corruption in said roles, and yes I do not like the fact that there is even corruption in there but I still support the fact we need a lawful force to protect or help us in dangerous times. There is still the side to the entire thing though of which they do their job to solve the problem, as for this they did the dangerous work of searching, finding the harmful issue, and also making sure there isn't someone else there that would do it again so y'all would be safe, etc to what their routine for this situation is. Yes, the staff helped comfort, keep secure, and keep the people there safe all together. The firemen and police helped to remove the harmful chemical bomb and helped those who got hurt during it. **The Staff, Firemen, and Police were all the heros** This is my personal opinion and I am fully understanding how others feel about that kind of stuff, I won't be engaging to replies that are disrespectful to me personally or just straight up rude/troll. Have a good day or night to whoever took the time to read this.
I’m a young fur. I’m 19 and I wasn’t there to see all the shit that was the cons back in the day. But I fucking cry seeing commodore amongst people regardless of their interests. I saw one documentary about how the fandom has helped PTSD survivors in war feel more at ease with the plush feeling of a fursuit or the feeling of a damn balloon huddling them. You see the deaf community prominent in our fandom too. Kids. LITERAL KIDS taking their friends to the bouncy houses at a con just so their deaf buddy can feel the vibrations of the music. Con spaces, regardless of your fandom. Are awesome. I hope to find my group one day and make cons a treat every once in awhile
I was so young when this happened and 2014 was going to be my first year at MFF. I ended up not going due to moving out of state but I still remember how people laughed about it, I was furious about it. I made my first "true" fursuit that year and so badly wanted to join the physical community. I remember my parents banning me from conventions after that incident.
Right now it’s 2024 and we still don’t know who committed that attack And yes, I am pretty mad and disgusted the fact that those news reporters from MSNBC think that this is funny it’s NOT.
I tried starting out as an out of closet furry but I got no support from any of my friends and many of them switched up on me so ever since I’ve been a closeted furry. This is so heart wrenching to listen to. The news handlers that so poorly and has all my disrespect. I hope everyone at MFF was okay and even tho it ruined some of the night I hope you all still somewhat enjoyed the most of it. Sending out all my love to everyone who went through that❤
We furries always stick together, even when times are tough, we are indeed more like another species than a fandom, always looking after our own, always helping others, making humanity better 😋
I swear if I worked at that news place and wasn't a furry. And accidently walked in with the context. I would got them fired so quickly and make justice for furries for years to come. I am a furry myself but god damn people need to handle furries as people still.
I am so sorry all of that happened the furrys didn’t deserve that as a furry I felt really bad and I hope the fur con is still there I just wish people would respect furrys more and not laugh or joke about on the news 😢
I remember going out there in my tshirt and wearing my Steadicam gear+camera. It was soooo cold, I walked to McDonalds (worst walk in my life) and stayed there to keep warm as with a bunch of others as well!
Gladly you got out save :) But I didn't expect you to be another rubberdawg like me :D Nice mask honestly. Sorry that this comment seems misplaced. I also think the staff and all the other people did an incredible job during the evacuation and afterwards :)
Listen, I don't like furries ( I don't hate them either though ). But I am fine with them existing and NO person whether they wear a funny costume or not should have to be killed or hurt over an opinion or a hobby. I mean chlorine attack, my god that's insane.
The world waxes colder... people are attempting to kill others for their harmless hobby. And people are laughing about the possibility of these folks dying. If this were done at a stadium full of fans decked out in equally amusing costumes, this would be treated with respect and considered a tragedy. But because dressing up as animals is somehow funny, monsters attempt to kill or laugh... I hate this world.
i understand, it must have sucked being in that attack and i understand why you feel horrible thinking about it, and why those who were personally affected by it never stopped living it, i feel sorry for you and i wish that people were better and wouldn't do this against innocent people
I remember wanting to go to MFF that year so much, I had attended 2010-2013 but in '14 I was going to turn 18 and also it was the first year it was happening on my birthday (3 dec) so I thought it would have been perfect but I ended up missing it. Now looking back at the attack, I feel like I dodged a huge bullet. Even so, my heart still breaks for those affected by this incident, and the image of those newscasters laughing their asses off during what should be a completely serious and concerning broadcast makes my blood boil. I have no idea as of writing this what ended up happening to them but if I were their boss I would have fired their happy asses on the spot. I don't care what their excuse is... To laugh about the suffering of others is demonic.
This reminds me of the presentation about Archive Team "DEF CON 19 - Jason Scott - Archive Team: A Distributed Preservation of Service Attack" where Jason Scott pointed out (just over 20 minutes in) that one webpage on Geocities honoured a child who died 15 years prior to the site going live. If you are making the video 10 years after the fact: the message is probably pretty important.
i wouldve been 8 when this happened, even then i was a lil closet furry. i found the fandom when i was 6 but even hearing you talking about this i cried. the fandom, the staff, everything just gives this certain feeling. god knows what. but its a great feeling. im glad you and your friends were safe. ill always be disgusted in the news reporters who laughed at this negative event as it was a practical terrorist attack.
Excuse my profanity but Why the flying fuck would someone break a bottle if chlorine gas in a building full of people? Living breathing people with a hobby! There were 19 people hospitalized and that's 19 too many! And the news was fucking laughing about it? Who the fuck does that? People came out wearing their suits because they didn't have time if it were an actual emergency (which it was)! Huge thanks to MFF staff out there, for helping everyone in this situation, and dealing with it even months afterward! You all deserve all the good things out there.
Are you surprised??? At this point in the world people will do horrible things just for the heck of it to groups they mildly dislike. This world is just broken.
I am very sorry about this whole situation back in 2014. It's almost a whole decade ago now, but these people who were affected by the gas incident are still here, I would hope. I cannot believe someone disliked furries so much, or they that they disliked people so much that their most sane thought is to poison some innocent people with chlorine gas. Unbelievable and tragic. Whoever did this was a monster that still hasn't been caught. I think it's pretty coincidental that they just happened to do this at a furry convention of all places. This definitely was a crime that could've killed people, and it definitely should've had a suspect or suspects.
I remember seeing this for the first time back in 2014 and I was some what of a fresh Furry (dont know why that sounded funny) its scary to see something like this happen. But also- ill be going my first Furry convention this year and its MFF!!! Ill be seeing you guys there! :D
I appreciate you making this. One of my closest friends was there when it happened. I am glad he's okay from it, and that you, as well as everyone else, are okay after those events.
I'm glad that you came out of it okay. And it may have already been said before in the comments, but I want to demystify the concept that wine/alcohol makes you warmer. It actually makes you colder, but your vascular system contracts, which leads to less circulation, and a *perceived* warmth. Your body temperature actually drops lower. So please be careful to you and anyone who reads this: if you are in freezing weather, do not drink alcohol to stay warm! Eat high caloric food and keep moving. Make your body act as your generator. Huddle with bodies. Tuck your paws into your pits or your groin area to warm them. Be safe and well! @SpamBoar may I please ask you for a pin on this? tysm
I’m so glad you made this. Every video I’ve seen about the event was mostly the same and none had been from a person who actually was at the event when it happened. I can imagine how hard it would be to talk about it, i wasn’t even there and I get emotional about just because of the idea some insecure low life decided to go to such extremes to harass the furry community and how disrespectful news teams were when covering the event
I'm so sorry all of you had to go through that and I am infuriated at how the corporate mouthpieces treated you. Journalistic Integrity is an oxymoron.
3:33, hey is that BT-Armistice? Anyway, it's amazing how the furry community can come together to help others in times of need. Lots of amazing people who do good
So sad that someone tried to ruin everything with something so dangerous... and then others laughing about it :( I remember hearing about this in the news when it happened.
I've watched that MSNBC clip before. And, sorry to say now, but I laughed. Not at the actions of course but the commentators (Mika and Joe Scarborough) They were utterly unprofessional as news analysis commentary. Now, I realize how hurt someone could've been during that event. Poor defense, I know, but ignorance is the only thing I can say for myself. I apologize for laughing at them while they were laughing at you.
Thank you for sharing your memories with us. What happened at mff 2014 is still one the biggest mystery of the furry fandom The culprit was never caught, though there were some theories about their identity. A generic furry hater that went too far A guy named Ryan Hill, infamous for his threats about doing terroristic acts at cons. The most recent hypothesis were tech coyote and cani lupine, probably two of the most dangerous alt furries It's a shame that Such a tragedy was accompanied by one of the cringiest news report
Oh man... After watching this video I realised how scary and dangerous the attach was 😔. I watched a video about "the most dangerous furries" and that video includes the gas attack, but the man mentioned that one attendee went to Macdonald to buy burgers for the evacuated attendee. THIS GUY IS YOUR FRIEND?! 🤯 Anyways, I hope that'll never happen again because it's precisely A DECADE after the event took place, those good for nothing News anchor... I hope you had a great time and recovered from that faithful day! Keep going strong! ❤
I am no furry but seeing this video has made me realise more and more this reality, ‘people fear what they don’t know’. As a young individual myself I never want to see others hurt for being who they are, but in the end people are people, they bring the best and the worst in this world. The furry fandom as I can see will always have people hating you guys, but I do know too that in a world such as this you guys know how to remain united and strong.
Don’t let the world get in the way of what truly brings joy to you furries 👍
Agreed!
I can’t believe people resorted to committing actual warcrimes…. Seriously what is this world devolving into
@@NoxthesergalHumans as a species are disgusting.
@@Noxthesergalspecially with the intent of hurting people for being themselves, just because you don’t like it, it doesn’t mean you need to attempt mass murder because of it!
@@Noxthesergal I have no clue, but it's something to do with, like... not warcrimes, but probably hate crimes.
It’s disgusting that the news would act like that. People could have died and they were laughing about it. They should have fired them on the spot because that’s so disrespectful.
Agreed
Those news anchors have names, you know. Laughing at a terrorist attack is just about the fastest way to get fired in that industry unless you work at Fox News. Also, the fact that Alexandra Chachkevitch and Geoff Ziezulewicz from Chicago Tribune wrote an article about the attack as an "'intentional' gas incident" and tried to an extreme extent to downplay the attack is also something that should have gotten them fired, in addition to the editor working at the time. It's important to put names to these monsters, and not call them "the news".
@@commode7x was it the same one that said crap abt the 13 yo who beat Tetris
@StarHuntersGames That's literally the argument Fox News uses every time they kill someone. Followed by them paying off the family.
@@SpitfireEssa Possibly not
If someone laughs at this kinda thing you gotta ask them. "So, you think being weird in your eyes warrants a death sentence?"
I was in fursuit, black and white wolf wearing Calgary Flames jersey, my old character. I ended up being a radiator for everyone, never got as much cuddles since :)
Awww, the mental image you gave me is adorable! ❤🥺
@SpamBoar chlorine gas has to be one of the scariest deadly concentrated gasses out there, im blown away that someone would even consider doing something that terrible. glad to see youre here strong and healthy
Thank you! That’s scary…
Not-so-fun fact: Chlorine gas was used as a weapon back in WW1. Yeah.
That just makes this whole thing worse if you think about it.
yea..@@epiceevee325
Yeah, some people are sick. I don't care how 'weird' or 'cringe' someone is, if that 'weird' person isn't hurting anyone, they shouldn't be punished for being seen as not normal. I don't get some people. People that do crap like that are far weirder and far more disgusting than someone who wears a costume for fun.
@@Crows_Hoard AGREED. Psychopathic sh*t.. :(
They laughed at people's deaths.
*They laughed at a terrorist attack.*
no, we laughed at retribution.
@@casndsccwd2956so you think it’s okay that 19 people got hospitalized because of bitches like YOU who hate furries so much that they’d kill people?
It’s not retribution, it’s a CRIME AND A TERRORIST ATTACK.
@@casndsccwd2956bud that is by definition a warcrime. It’s not disputable. Chemical warfare is a warcrime
What the fuck is wrong with you? It’s a harmless hobby. We didn’t do shit to you. That’s not retribution, that’s fucking terrorism. @@casndsccwd2956
@@casndsccwd2956…?
Good piece! and oh heck. 10 years already.... The year I was outed as furry to a mostly co-workers, but coulda gone worse! .... MSNBC lost my respect that day as well.
Thanks! I remember you being there!
Brah MSNBC never had my respect.
The mainstream isn't anybody's friend here.
What's MSNBC?
Microsoft nuclear, biological, chemical kit?
Holy cow, I mean everyone has heard of this attack, but hearing about it from someone who was actually there is so intense. I’m so disappointed in the media- that’s awful of them. This was an intense video, thank you for making it to share what you went through with us.
I appreciate that, was tough to make this video.
Damn… 4 hours outside in a rubber hood and rubber paws? That’s insane. It’s a shame how the news outlets just basically laughed at the situation. But I think this is a way furries can look back and see how we helped each other through. Thank you MFF staff for being so vigilant at keeping us informed and keeping the negative voices from having a platform
Agreed with everything you said! Was not fun being out in gear lol. My bf at the time only had a harness on…
I am not a furry but I have a lot of friends who are furries. I have met them at anime conventions whenever I used to go to those. Since COVID I haven't been to one. I am just now hearing about this event and I feel terrible for not only the con staff but the hotel staff as well. I hope everyone who is affected during this event is doing better
Thanks for the kind words!
That's some disgusting way for that MSNBC guys to cover a news about ppl almost losing their lives
Big awoo for the furs who show the way of the kindness that meet and so on and big booo for the anchors , true losers
Agreed losers!
One good thing I remember from that clip is one of the convention goers they were questioning on the street was saying how cold it was and how some people weren't dressed for it. The person explained that some of the "furrier" furries were huddling around the more exposed convention members to help keep them warm.
That's the way to take care of each other. 👏👏👏
cyberwolf2002 Aww that’s so sweet 😭💕
@@cyberwolf_1013furries always stick together! It’s a pack that takes care of everyone! (Never been in a convention, but it’s obvious you don’t have to be in one to know it.)
It's just sad how there's miserable people who will go so far to hurt or attempt to hurt people because of a harmless hobby. The way the news and media handled it was awful, I don't get how anyone could laugh at an attack that could've been potentially deadly.. just unprofessional and disgusting, hopefully the MFF staff and attendees didn't get some sort of permanent side affect to the chlorine and are all doing well today
Agreed!
I will always look back at this incident when I need to have a boost of hope in humanity. I love how the furry fandom will always come together and support each other, even in some of the hardest and most dangerous situations.
I agree it’s a beautiful thing!
That woman that laughed at the situation is dead to me. WHY IS THAT EVEN FUNNY?!
@@catlikegamer7865 don't know who was worst
That anchorwoman laughing after learning what furries were or the school Karen who spreaded the litter boxes hoax
just a quick reminder from a Paramedic,
Alcohol dont make you warmer, in fact it makes your cool out even more rapid!
Also imagine this would have happend at E3... this would be in all news as a Terrorist Attack... the fact that someone placed poison gas in a Full Convention Center and is to this day not arrested is just sad... as i sayed if that would have happend at E3 the whole FBI would be on there ass
It makes me so damn mad that the media laughed about it. People could have died! There could have been kids that were at that con (during day events, obviously). I’m sorry you had to experience that. And I’m glad the staff and other folks handled it all well. Con staff are heroes.
I appreciate that!
W media
@@casndsccwd2956😐
@@casndsccwd2956 get off your mother's iPhone and maybe do those twenty assignments you're missing, kid.
@@nah-e9o looks like someone’s angry
those 3 should had been fired for laughing and never find a job ever again! whoever thrown that chlorine bomb put many lives in danger. Didnt heard of the incident, furries are still new here. Glad you are ok and hope everyone else who were there!
I get that someone can find furries funny the first time finding out about them and could laugh at adults dressing as animals, but this was literally an incident that put people in the hospital and could have killed someone at the most extreme and you are laughing at people fearing for their lives and in danger. Go home and laugh about it if you want but you are news anchors not comedians. This is still horrific even if you find furries weird.
So unprofessional
@@SpamBoaryea why do ppl even hate on us furries we're just basically cosplaying
There isn't time for going back to your room and changing from a FULL fursuit. Do they understand that it could be fire that would burn them alive in a few seconds? You can't know that in the exact moment
they should have been dismissed from their jobs and been banned from ever working in the news ever again. I couldn't care less what convention a person is at be it a furcon. trek con. comicon etc. these are people doing activities they enjoy and have been attacked in what can be described as a terror attack. against a group of people coming together in a subject that appeals to them. let the exact same thing happen at something like the emmy's or even at the news station these anchors would be:" terrorist. find them, seek justice." not :"*lol* look at them in their outfits". disgusting is what those anchors are
replacing them with AI doesn't sound so bad rn, at least AI isn't biased and makes fun of hospitalized people
I remember that alarm pulling at MFF was just 'a thing' that happened. From what I remember of that night, pretty much everyone was in some state of not having enough clothing, except for the fursuiters and everyone was pretty great about sharing things to keep warm.
Yeah sharing is caring 😀
This video made me cry. Thank you for bringing into recognition what the staff did for everyone that night. I can’t speak for myself, since I was not there, but I’m positive that the staff who helped out at MFF 2014 really appreciated you making this video.
Thank you! I hope some of the staff see it.
The MMF staff were amazing, professional and we'd all experienced something together that night. I remember that next day was the fursuit dance competition, the chairman made a speech to explain what they knew and thank everyone for obeying instructions and everyone just gave them a massive cheer! You felt the love in that crowd as like you say, we were not going to let it ruin our weekend.
MFF 2014 is sadly the only MFF I have so far attended (it's expensive travelling from Europe) but I hope to come back sometime, convention staff and volunteers often do not get enough love and thanks for spreading that positive message.
I agree with all your sentiments.
Oh my god. I’m so sorry that you had to go through that. It’s terrible that had to happen. I was literally 4 years old when this happened. Of course I never knew about this incident. I would not have understood that at the age of 4. But now I’m 13 and knowing that people got through that. Like Kelly Clarkson says. “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” From her song stronger. That’s a good lyric for this. Because it shows that bad things can happen to you. But they will only make you stronger. It’s awesome to hear what your perspective is for this. Someone who was actually in the story. Someone who witnessed this event in history. Thank you.
This is so heartwarming the furry fandom has always been my safe space knowing what the staff did to help I am very happy I even got the chills thank you for making this video and reminding me that this fandom is more then just a safe space if not is full of great people !!💗
You’re welcome and thanks for the kindness!
I became a furry in 2014 when I was a 11 and I remember when this happened, I’m glad nobody got seriously hurt
@3:16 I don’t know who is trying to comfort who maybe they’re both comforting each other but that is so wholesome and sympathetic right there. 🥹
I'm not a furry, just here because the algorithm. But holy hell, a chlorine attack!? There's some sick people in this world.
I remember this incident vividly: Popped up on my news feed that something was going on over at MFF, and the people/news anchors reporting on the whole thing were almost nonchalant about it.
What they originally thought was an accident or some kind of smoke turned out to be chlorine gas that someone set off inside the staircase. And the amount of people on the news video's comments section were either laughing at or encouraging these kinds of attacks against furries. I had friends talk about them seeing their buds getting rushed to the hospital due to the chemical burns, yet the ones reporting this incident didn't even bother to mention that this was a straight up terrorist attack. I suppose if it was politically driven or involved people with money/influence they might have been more serious.
Sad to see how hatred drove someone as far as to harm a community the world simply didn’t have a full understanding of…
@@JollyNoble
Around the time this happened there were a number of people questioning if other cons would get attacked just like it. There were people at this con who got chemical burned and even suffered lung damage in the process, because someone set off the chlorine gas inside the staircase so the gas could spread throughout the floors and ventilation system.
Technically it is a political attack, while we dont know the exact motives, targeting furries useally goes hand in hand with targeting queer people or other non-conforming people which is definitely a political action.
@@1Kaisermerlin
True; But as said, this didn't a quarter of attention when it first happened. The people reporting on it were more or less joking around, and by the time it got revealed to be chlorine gas and how the perp intentionally set it off in an area to spread throughout, they'd already moved on from the story to cover other things like it wasn't even worth the mention or providing any updates.
So it made me wonder how much of a difference it would've been had this happened at a church or government building or major franchise/shopping center.
MFF 2014 Chlorine Attack was the reason how i discovered the furry fandom at the time. I was not a furry until 2016 (semi furry) but i was a hardcore brony and someone shared on MLP fansite Equestria Daily.
I never really hate the furries AFAIK, I just think it's weird because wearing costume can be hot af. I just send my respect wishes and move on.
Looking back, if the attack didn't happened, i don't think i be a furry today because in 2016 i was obsessed with Die Young animation and Zootopia and starting to think about those furries. I searched it up and rest is history.
Good to know it had some good outcome :)
I live like 5 min from this con and remember hearing my friend got taken away in an ambulance. scared tf outta me. They were ok and was able to get back to normal life quickly after. Still though, i was just turning 16 when this happened. ngl. best fandom ever to of joined and I'm lucky as hell to of met this great amazing group of people.
I have no idea what made the news reporter find this whole situation funny, maybe the idea of people in “mascot costumes” but even then, if you know you can’t keep your composure, excuse yourself for a moment. It’s seriously not funny to laugh about a group of people being chemically attacked. I can assume she at least got some sort of reprimandation for her actions.
This all feels so distant, I remember hearing about it but when it happened I was like...10.
Hearing of this again from someone who was actually there now that I am old enough to understand what the hell even happened back then is..good but also horrific. I don't know if the person who did this was ever caught, I hope they did or at least learned from their mistakes in some way or another.
I hope everyone who was involved into this incident is doing well nowadays, and the people that went to the hospital were able to fully recover from the situation.
I am not even gonna mention the news because what they did was disgusting and the are not worth speaking about.
Was also there. We were in another hotel and turned in early. The wild thing was walking into the Hyatt and the place was empty... hotel staff wouldn't tell us anything. We asked if there'd been some massive party or something. Then I turned my phone on and it crashed downloading all the missed calls and messages. The level of community and care for each other is something I hadn't seen before, and I haven't seen since.
Crazy thing was at the time, folks were split between thinking it was someone who was into rubber kink, and others who thought it was an attack. There was a guy who'd done this sort of thing before and was the prime suspect for an attack. But also, rubber suits at the time had to be chlorinated before you could wear them, so we wondered if someone was trying to do it in their bathtub and spilled the stuff. Wild stuff.
This is why even though I wont say I'm part of the community, I will support anyone in it (as long as that person is not a creep. that isnt ok ಠ_ಠ). I have so many friends in the community that help prove not everyone in here is bad. And I Have seen alot of amazing art, so much kindness and just so much talent from alot of people.
Im glad everyone was alright and just made the best of the situation, though I will say your friend sounds awesome for getting food for everyone.
How the news reacted is DISGUSTING. Im a 9yr old therian, furry and dragon puppeteer and if i was there or they were related to me ect I WOULD LITERALLY HAVE A BREAKDOWN. Those news reporters should be seriously ASHAMED off themselves, they are disugsting people. Respect for you to not get angry during this video ❤
you're 9?
youre too young for these stuff (stressful or bad news.)
@@satanickittycat Yeah, I think being introduced to the hate these communities get as a teenager is too much. I feel bad for this kid, at least they've found themselves. Original commenter, I wish you luck (from a fellow therian and furry), and honestly same for the rest of both communities. Some people are sick and messed up.
@@satanickittycat bruv I have MILLIONS off worse things going on in my life. finding my identity and hobbies is the thing keeping me happy rn. don't say stuff ydk. Also my life if none off your business and I can watch whatever I want, know what ever I want and do what ever I want. (Obviously as long as it's appropriate,legal and my parents allow it.)
@@Crows_Hoard dont feel bad for me 💀 my hobbies and identity is the main thing that makes me happy and good luck as well ❤
@@Yours-Truly-Dr.furr-42 Good!
Man this community is so kind and special- if everyone stopped hating they could take some time to realize that furries are quite awesome!
I think people are realizing
Yea ive been a part of the community but haven’t really ever gone to a Anthrocon but i just love the community and truly just wnjoy at least being a part of it
As for the overnight thing- i dont know why the newscasters were laughing like come on here! Its a serious matter and disrespectful to laugh at peoples feelings and lifes. Thats my view on it. Some people just feel the need to joke around about that nowadays -\(0)/-
“Heroes wear fursuits”
Anti furries: NOOOO THE LAWS OF PHYSICS HAVE BEEN BROKEN
My word dude...sometimes I forget the severity of these attacks. Chlorine is especially terrible, being a halogen & the sensation of breathing it apparently "feeling like your lungs are on fire". I'm glad at least you were okay.
Thank you!
New to your channel. I attended 2023 and has heard if the chlorine gas attack. Must be scary. You are right, the news reporter acted inappropriately by laughing at the costumes. They have no morals at all. The staff are the unsung heros of the con and they should get recognized for it. Its been a year now since I've fully immersed myself in the fandom, I have found my place. This month will me my 1 year being immersed in. This is a great video. You deserve to have more subs.
I appreciate that!
@@SpamBoar 👍
As a member of the Furry Community, it's GREAT to hear that as much as we're beat down, we still have the will to keep going for all the right reasons.
This was a night I won't soon forget. While it was a horrific incident, watching everyone do what they could to help each other through it made me more proud of this community.
Mff last year was my first furry con, if anything like you described in the video happened to me, I probably wouldest go to another con in years, you did a amazing job talking about this
Thank you!
wow, that’s cool, I guess it goes to show the good will of most furs!
I remember this happening.
I was annoyed as my suit handler paniced and fleed. I couldn't see anything. Had to take stairs blind
MNSBC handled that attack in the most unprofessional manner I've ever seen. Still hard to believe that happened 10 years ago. Glad to see you're doing better.
Its sad to see how media covered that. It doesnt matter if those had suits on or not, to laugh at others, especially getting hurt, just isnt right.
jeez, as apart of the Fandom, i can definitely relate to being hated just for being a furry, but for someone to commit a crime like this is awful. I never knew this happened and i wish it never had
Respect to the Staff. And I'm sorry for you and everyone else.
I remember first hearing about this a long time ago. It's deeply upsetting, and I hope those news reporters eventually thought more about this. Why does someone having a "strange" interest mean they deserve to get injured? There's a lott of people like them and they're what's seriously wrong with the world. Things have gotten a bit better for our community since then, but there will never be an excuse for the amount of hate we get and have gotten in the past
My great grandad was in the Russian military during ww2 and he got hit by chlorine gas and still managed to sprint through the battlefield defending the position, also I admire the fact that yall at the convention managed to keep the chill so yea keep up the cool vids!
I remember that year. It was my second MFF and one of the craziest con weekends I've had. This video brought me back to that night and how cold I was and worried I was about everyone who was taken to the hospital. Worried what might happen to my favorite con weekend from here on out. But MFF didn't stop and didn't disappoint every year I went back.
Wine (and alcohol) does not keep you warm. It only makes you feel warm. It actually is more dangerous to drink alcohol in the cold.
I hope you've healed more, nobody should ever have to go through something like this and it was very inhumane of whoever threw the chlorine and the news reporters laughing about it is icky
People need to start speaking up for the staff more. Those staff are legendary. They held us together in that time, and continued to deal with the situation. They did everything they could do to help, and they performed amazingly. And what those news people did, laughing at a situation where people’s lives were at risk, was sickening. Sure, the idea of dressing in an animal costume can be a bit silly, but when people are being injured and hospitalized, what’s so funny about that? Thank you for sharing your experience and speaking up about the staff, they deserve a lot more light for what they did. Have a great day.
Those news people are disgusting. I never heard about this event before, but you don't talk that way about a chemical attack.
Edit after finishing the video: I just wanted you to know that you are a good person. Your empathy and humanity is something else. This is the first video of yours that I've seen (Very new to all this) And I hope that I come across more people like you here. *sub*
Awesome thank you!
The "warehouse" is the convention center. It's the place you pick up your badges now since about 2017 (in 2014 it was run out of the Hyatt only).
For the record, I want to add my thanks to the staff at furry conventions all over the world for keeping us safe. I go to confuzzled in the UK nearly every year (I'm sadly not going in 2024.) and no matter what part of the world you live in, wherever theres a furry con there are people making it happen behind the scenes and they get my biggest thanks.
I immediately thought about the 2014 MFF incident during the ANW6 fire alarm
I hope there was no permanent damage to all those hospitalized
I would say I'm a fur, but more on the sidelines of the community as I don't like how big of a target it is. It isn't worth the risk to me.
I feel bad for the people who got harmed in this incident and all of the others as well, and I hope they recover or have recovered well. I agree that the community and staff of this particular event helped each other get through it but I **heavily** disagree with you and others who agree with you on what you said at the end.
I'm aware people don't like firemen or the police due to the corruption in said roles, and yes I do not like the fact that there is even corruption in there but I still support the fact we need a lawful force to protect or help us in dangerous times. There is still the side to the entire thing though of which they do their job to solve the problem, as for this they did the dangerous work of searching, finding the harmful issue, and also making sure there isn't someone else there that would do it again so y'all would be safe, etc to what their routine for this situation is.
Yes, the staff helped comfort, keep secure, and keep the people there safe all together. The firemen and police helped to remove the harmful chemical bomb and helped those who got hurt during it.
**The Staff, Firemen, and Police were all the heros**
This is my personal opinion and I am fully understanding how others feel about that kind of stuff, I won't be engaging to replies that are disrespectful to me personally or just straight up rude/troll. Have a good day or night to whoever took the time to read this.
I’m a young fur. I’m 19 and I wasn’t there to see all the shit that was the cons back in the day.
But I fucking cry seeing commodore amongst people regardless of their interests.
I saw one documentary about how the fandom has helped PTSD survivors in war feel more at ease with the plush feeling of a fursuit or the feeling of a damn balloon huddling them.
You see the deaf community prominent in our fandom too. Kids. LITERAL KIDS taking their friends to the bouncy houses at a con just so their deaf buddy can feel the vibrations of the music.
Con spaces, regardless of your fandom. Are awesome.
I hope to find my group one day and make cons a treat every once in awhile
I was so young when this happened and 2014 was going to be my first year at MFF. I ended up not going due to moving out of state but I still remember how people laughed about it, I was furious about it. I made my first "true" fursuit that year and so badly wanted to join the physical community. I remember my parents banning me from conventions after that incident.
Right now it’s 2024 and we still don’t know who committed that attack
And yes, I am pretty mad and disgusted the fact that those news reporters from MSNBC think that this is funny it’s NOT.
You know what sucks too, is I was gonna do a documentary on this, and stopped because nobody seems to care about this horrible event
I tried starting out as an out of closet furry but I got no support from any of my friends and many of them switched up on me so ever since I’ve been a closeted furry. This is so heart wrenching to listen to. The news handlers that so poorly and has all my disrespect. I hope everyone at MFF was okay and even tho it ruined some of the night I hope you all still somewhat enjoyed the most of it. Sending out all my love to everyone who went through that❤
We furries always stick together, even when times are tough, we are indeed more like another species than a fandom, always looking after our own, always helping others, making humanity better 😋
I swear if I worked at that news place and wasn't a furry. And accidently walked in with the context. I would got them fired so quickly and make justice for furries for years to come. I am a furry myself but god damn people need to handle furries as people still.
3:17
There’s something about a “normie” or just a non-suiter comforting a giant dog that’s really wholesome
I am so sorry all of that happened the furrys didn’t deserve that as a furry I felt really bad and I hope the fur con is still there I just wish people would respect furrys more and not laugh or joke about on the news 😢
I remember going out there in my tshirt and wearing my Steadicam gear+camera. It was soooo cold, I walked to McDonalds (worst walk in my life) and stayed there to keep warm as with a bunch of others as well!
I heard McDonald’s was busy
@@SpamBoar thank god they were open for us!!
Gladly you got out save :) But I didn't expect you to be another rubberdawg like me :D Nice mask honestly.
Sorry that this comment seems misplaced. I also think the staff and all the other people did an incredible job during the evacuation and afterwards :)
I appreciate that!
Listen, I don't like furries ( I don't hate them either though ). But I am fine with them existing and NO person whether they wear a funny costume or not should have to be killed or hurt over an opinion or a hobby. I mean chlorine attack, my god that's insane.
Terrifying, so glad your ok. It's crazy how this happened, wasn't even that long ago
I might've ran into your friend at the McDonalds, cause me and Zuel went right there when the alarms went off. We stayed there for a few hours
It was Phor you might know them?
@@SpamBoar That's right! I do remember him there. Was also with Shyy and Freeze before we decided to stay with friends at the Hilton
goofy ass furry names
The world waxes colder... people are attempting to kill others for their harmless hobby. And people are laughing about the possibility of these folks dying. If this were done at a stadium full of fans decked out in equally amusing costumes, this would be treated with respect and considered a tragedy. But because dressing up as animals is somehow funny, monsters attempt to kill or laugh... I hate this world.
The way some people in the media and online handled this was straight up evil
i understand, it must have sucked being in that attack and i understand why you feel horrible thinking about it, and why those who were personally affected by it never stopped living it, i feel sorry for you and i wish that people were better and wouldn't do this against innocent people
I remember wanting to go to MFF that year so much, I had attended 2010-2013 but in '14 I was going to turn 18 and also it was the first year it was happening on my birthday (3 dec) so I thought it would have been perfect but I ended up missing it. Now looking back at the attack, I feel like I dodged a huge bullet.
Even so, my heart still breaks for those affected by this incident, and the image of those newscasters laughing their asses off during what should be a completely serious and concerning broadcast makes my blood boil. I have no idea as of writing this what ended up happening to them but if I were their boss I would have fired their happy asses on the spot. I don't care what their excuse is... To laugh about the suffering of others is demonic.
This reminds me of the presentation about Archive Team "DEF CON 19 - Jason Scott - Archive Team: A Distributed Preservation of Service Attack" where Jason Scott pointed out (just over 20 minutes in) that one webpage on Geocities honoured a child who died 15 years prior to the site going live.
If you are making the video 10 years after the fact: the message is probably pretty important.
God 10 years already??? Does not feel that long
I know right? I feel old lol 😂
i wouldve been 8 when this happened, even then i was a lil closet furry. i found the fandom when i was 6 but even hearing you talking about this i cried. the fandom, the staff, everything just gives this certain feeling. god knows what. but its a great feeling. im glad you and your friends were safe. ill always be disgusted in the news reporters who laughed at this negative event as it was a practical terrorist attack.
Excuse my profanity but
Why the flying fuck would someone break a bottle if chlorine gas in a building full of people? Living breathing people with a hobby! There were 19 people hospitalized and that's 19 too many! And the news was fucking laughing about it? Who the fuck does that? People came out wearing their suits because they didn't have time if it were an actual emergency (which it was)! Huge thanks to MFF staff out there, for helping everyone in this situation, and dealing with it even months afterward! You all deserve all the good things out there.
Are you surprised??? At this point in the world people will do horrible things just for the heck of it to groups they mildly dislike. This world is just broken.
Not surprised, just fucking pissed off.
@@CaspianCatBoi-zp8te me as well and I wasn’t even there….
I am very sorry about this whole situation back in 2014. It's almost a whole decade ago now, but these people who were affected by the gas incident are still here, I would hope. I cannot believe someone disliked furries so much, or they that they disliked people so much that their most sane thought is to poison some innocent people with chlorine gas. Unbelievable and tragic. Whoever did this was a monster that still hasn't been caught. I think it's pretty coincidental that they just happened to do this at a furry convention of all places. This definitely was a crime that could've killed people, and it definitely should've had a suspect or suspects.
Appreciate the kind words!
I'm so sorry this happened to you and all the other fluffs, and those reporters laughing made me (bad word ) sick
As someone who cosplays in a Russian GP-5 rubber gasmask, I can second the fact that cold rubber is not fun especially when wet.
I remember seeing this for the first time back in 2014 and I was some what of a fresh Furry (dont know why that sounded funny) its scary to see something like this happen. But also- ill be going my first Furry convention this year and its MFF!!! Ill be seeing you guys there! :D
I appreciate you making this. One of my closest friends was there when it happened. I am glad he's okay from it, and that you, as well as everyone else, are okay after those events.
I actually joined the furry fandom a little bit before the attack its sort of how i keep track of how long I've been a furry
The sad part is that this was a terrorist attack (classified as one anyway) but nothing was done about it
I'm glad that you came out of it okay.
And it may have already been said before in the comments, but I want to demystify the concept that wine/alcohol makes you warmer. It actually makes you colder, but your vascular system contracts, which leads to less circulation, and a *perceived* warmth. Your body temperature actually drops lower. So please be careful to you and anyone who reads this: if you are in freezing weather, do not drink alcohol to stay warm! Eat high caloric food and keep moving. Make your body act as your generator. Huddle with bodies. Tuck your paws into your pits or your groin area to warm them. Be safe and well!
@SpamBoar may I please ask you for a pin on this? tysm
I saw some truly messed up stuff on the youtube comments for weeks after this incident. Like something involving an automatic weapon.
I’m so glad you made this. Every video I’ve seen about the event was mostly the same and none had been from a person who actually was at the event when it happened. I can imagine how hard it would be to talk about it, i wasn’t even there and I get emotional about just because of the idea some insecure low life decided to go to such extremes to harass the furry community and how disrespectful news teams were when covering the event
Thanks I appreciate that!
I'm so sorry all of you had to go through that and I am infuriated at how the corporate mouthpieces treated you. Journalistic Integrity is an oxymoron.
3:33, hey is that BT-Armistice?
Anyway, it's amazing how the furry community can come together to help others in times of need. Lots of amazing people who do good
I remember hearing about this on the news before i even knew about the fandom
So sad that someone tried to ruin everything with something so dangerous... and then others laughing about it :( I remember hearing about this in the news when it happened.
I've watched that MSNBC clip before. And, sorry to say now, but I laughed. Not at the actions of course but the commentators (Mika and Joe Scarborough) They were utterly unprofessional as news analysis commentary.
Now, I realize how hurt someone could've been during that event. Poor defense, I know, but ignorance is the only thing I can say for myself. I apologize for laughing at them while they were laughing at you.
That’s awesome you understand a different perspective!
Thank you for sharing your memories with us.
What happened at mff 2014 is still one the biggest mystery of the furry fandom
The culprit was never caught, though there were some theories about their identity.
A generic furry hater that went too far
A guy named Ryan Hill, infamous for his threats about doing terroristic acts at cons.
The most recent hypothesis were tech coyote and cani lupine, probably two of the most dangerous alt furries
It's a shame that Such a tragedy was accompanied by one of the cringiest news report
Between this, and that flipper zero attack not that long ago, seems like the MFF attendees; ya'll can't seem to catch a break. :(
Oh man... After watching this video I realised how scary and dangerous the attach was 😔. I watched a video about "the most dangerous furries" and that video includes the gas attack, but the man mentioned that one attendee went to Macdonald to buy burgers for the evacuated attendee. THIS GUY IS YOUR FRIEND?! 🤯
Anyways, I hope that'll never happen again because it's precisely A DECADE after the event took place, those good for nothing News anchor...
I hope you had a great time and recovered from that faithful day! Keep going strong! ❤
Thank you, I appreciate the kindness!
those rubber paws are making me feel things I've never felt before..
I'll never forget that ear at MFF, was there. *Hugs*
I’ve already been annoyed by chlorine fumes when cleaning my pool, but an entire bottle?! That sounded like torture; I hope everyone is ok ❤