From Runescape to Jail - Josh Pillault's Story
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Why Josh Pillault spent 6 years in jail over an empty comment he made on OSRS. A RuneScape documentary.
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►Twitch || / jpillault
►RSN || The RS Felon / HCIM Felon
►TH-cam || / @joshpillault
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Are you allowed to sell jagex products even though it's their brand? I know if it were nintendo they would. I always wondered.
@@LightSilver7 it's their IP but they don't seem to mind, atleast the mods I've heard from. Not really making serious money with these anyways, can only make a few a week
@@CrumbRS Would it be possible for them to come at you at a later time? And be like you owe us $5000 dollars? It's been in the works for 1 year. That be crazy but if it's ok, then awesome.
Not sure honestly
@@CrumbRS make a video about BL000OOO000D
THANK YOU SO MUCH JACOB!!!! The research on this is completely unmatched and 100 percent covers every aspect of the story, this has my absolute stamp of approval and I verify that without asking me a single question, he came to the absolute right answers. This is phenomenal man, absolutely blown away by your research and editing. A MASTERPIECE.
Hope you and your Family are doing well, wish nothing but good things for you guys :)
Jp pp squad
Man. I’m so happy for you Josh. I’d be a bitter asshole if I had to spend years over a joke.. hope all is well brother
you should try and get on lockdown 23and1. would be a great story
@@Hakuonu Already been on, buddy ;)
Jagex owe this guy 10yeara membership for grassing him up to fbi
they owe him 6 years of his life back
@@adaidan1227 They owe us all several years of our lives back
@@ryannowka5488 Why?
@@adaidan1227 because osrs players spend tons of time on the game
@@ryannowka5488 that was smooth lmaooo
Josh: OK boomer
Judge: So, you've chosen death.
Another reason why cops and judges need to be defunded, and held accountable for their terrible job performance, they get paid(a lot) to do a job and do it well, sentencing the wrong guy is doing your job wrong.
Triple sentence because of your feelings?!
That’s it old man, out you go.
Fired, and no longer able to be a judge or be in ANY position of authority anywhere...
That judge shouldn’t even have a job flipping my burgers at McDonalds, I trust others more competent and smarter to do it, usually kids studying to become something better than a corrupt judge...
@@RSAgility something needs to be done about it but defending them will help in no way whatsoever, if anything that will make the problem infinitely worse.
Judges need more accountability.
Its the prosecutors, they went out of theyre way to tamper with evidence. Not the judges. Literally threatening ppl unless they say what the prosecutors want.
@@cyruskhalvati judges went for the maximum to make an example, your pretend the judges didn't want the max they could throw at him.
Good informative video. 🙂 Very happy he's out now. I felt the fear, the philosophical sides, the funny moments, and the emotional moments. Very well done video!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH you sir need to upload more
The forgotten man of RuneScape moteplox just vanished of the face of the earth
Oh shit you used to be my favorite runescape TH-camr watched all your videos mad times . 💯💯
jagex: *calling the police* yeah we got a 5'5 103 combat level telling people that hes gonna shoot people but dont worry he has 60 range so he sucks at shooting just a heads up thanks
Police: fbi on their way
Police: ok...but whats his strength level?
Yeh, but 99 magic means he can blow people up with ancient magic.
His defense level went down to lvl 1 against General Bubba (Graardor).
6:12
"And they provided all of the information they had on josh... who he was... where he was located.... his combat level...."
I think you did a great job at portraying the story. It made sense on Jagex’s side to check things out and report him to authorities, but it was totally the political climate at the time to “beat school shooters” which totally influenced this case. It’s too bad so much of his life was spent in prison so the justice system could chalk up a victory vs the hundreds of lives lost.
Thanks man :)
It's cuz of shit like this that they pull that I will always doubt the US government's success in things like this.
It was to chalk up a victory it was to send a message that you cannot say shit like you’re going to shoot up your school without serious consequences, I don’t support him getting the time he did at all but it’s not to “chalk up a victory” it’s to set a precedent
@@turkey4957 Except that 'precedent' was dropped not long after. It's in the video. It no longer became a crime to send threats if there is no intent behind them.
It was absolutely about trying make themselves look good. Every government does it.
They could have done the investigation, realised there was no validity behind the threats and said "We did our due diligence for the public and he's fine", but that wasn't good enough for them. They pulled every trick in the book to get him in prison so that they would look like they were effectively tackling what is still a major issue in the US today.
They never prevent. They just come out with a press release and say shit like "XYZ was on our radar" over corpses of whatever the wigjob shot up. @@chrislee1774
Imagine if they sat at the ge in pvp areas and arrested everyone that made a threat lol.
Imagine if they cared about the same b.s a few years earlier. I went too far with jokes all the damn time. I also studied true crime and love weird dark subjects
If this guy got 6 years for that. I escaped a life sentence in my mmorpg days
@@CS-ks3yy I can distinctly remember myself as an edgy RS pker at age like 13 saying shit like i would stab people or blow up their house and shit. It was me just being toxic like the rest of the community, never ever was I gonna back any threat up. I’m so glad I never ran into someone who baited me then reported me to the fucking government. What the fuck is this story
Such an insane story! The guy who told him to kill himself didn’t get anything, not even an account ban, right?
Josh is such a sweet dude and honestly seems like he’s doing so well in life.
Yea I mean come on how fd up is that.
Exactly why didn't that asshole face any consequences, it was cause they tried to make an example of Josh.
@@pladampa 100 percent they didn't care how innocent He was they saw a Chance to Flat out make an Example and they sure wasn't going to let anything stop them we have a Dirty system that's a Fact.
@@TheBlah7777 couldn't.javr said it better Travis
If there's one thing I learned from this video it's that I need to get express VPN.
Crazy to me. "We have a person with mental issues" "let's put them in a cage and hope they fix themselves"
@bean machine couldn’t have typed it better myself.
@bean machine fcking giga chad comment
damn
I'm glad you didn't rush this video and took your time to make it better :)
What a crazy story, seems like such a wholesome guy
Go check out his TH-cam!! Its interesting to me lol... @Josh Pillaut
He really is an incredibly wholesome dude. Has nothing but love for people. Will still troll hard in video games, but he will also do whatever he can to help people out
Cuz he is a wholesome guy.
Lmao I have had some good conversations with him. Just a young guy on the grind like the rest of us. Still good OSRS buds.
He probably got that from his time in the pen
Great video man. 👏
Josh is an awesome guy, so much respect for him coming out of this so positively. You can watch any of his videos and see how much of a genuine person he is
The man who started it all ❤️
The man, the myth, the legend!
He genuinely planned to kill kids. Such an inspiration.
I wish i had a story this good to explain my felonies🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️😂
Same
I ran from a police horse
@@tapsfeetinclass6186 Did you get away?
@@holocaust_2.0 Nope and locked for a good day
he still has a 2012 haircut lol
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Imagine losing an argument on runescape so you call the fbi on the player
So glad to see Josh is out and doing well for himself and his family.
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I got anxiety just from his story, our justice system is sooo fucked!
brazil justice is fucked but atleast nobody spend a year for minor crimes, I would be more scary of going to prison for few years than having more risk to die to a murderer.
Really wish this story got more attention. Absolutely horrible that this happens as much as it does. Love you Josh, keep doing you man!
“HCIM Felon” lmfao great name😂
Don't forget his account "The RS Felon" he knows whats up 🤣
Great video dude! I hope this blows up the front page!
Great work on the video Crumb!
Who hasn’t said bad things whilst gaming to another player.
Banter
If my Xbox live chat is ever logged from back when I was 13-16 on the Xbox 360 I’m going to be sentenced to a hanging. Six years in for some internet banter is crazy, the judge needs to be fired.
@@wolfengod8277 the judge needs to be jailed for the same time
talking about shooting up a school is not normal behavior.
@@Bogeymania It is in America 😂😂
I've been waiting for new content dad, ty
you're welcome mum :)
Congrats on the video release mate good to see it come out great
Thanks man :)
Crumb cheers for reaching out to us too man that was dope
I agree what he said was messed up but 6 years and labeled as a felon for the rest of his life is messed up I'm glad he has a carrier in yt God knows it's hard in life as is not included a felon on ur record feel they abused there power and really made him out to be an example
Lmao! Messed up? Just dark humor
@@BadEngineering. u can call it dark humor if u like but I see it as messed up that's just my opinion I wouldn't joke about kids getting shot up at a school I dont think that humorous at all
@@mrtybug9825 Completely agree with you man, I’m not a 19 year old binge drinker anymore, even if I hadn’t gotten arrested, I just wouldn’t say shit like that anymore, especially because it happens often now and didn’t at the time that i said it.
i'm here from Josh Pillault channel.great video about his story!
The editing on this video is fantastic bro
I met this guy when one of the osrs mods that I was watching hosted him on twitch and I heard about his story but I thought he was a nice enough guy. He was really funny, nice, and respectful guy and I am happy that there are videos like these to show the whole story because most of the articles I found were just 1 sided against him.
This went from 0-100 real quick
The reporting player was GLOWING IN THE DARK SO DAMN HARD, that Chernobyl just blushed
Great work put into the video, look forward to the next one.
Soon! :)
So good and informative. Love joshs content
That's a sad story. I'm glad to see hes doing okay now.
I cant believe they did him dirty like that. Prosecutors are such dirtbags, they dont care about what's right they care about having high conviction rates.
It's really disturbing. He didnt deserve 6 years in jail.
None of this is funny at all, but the way Josh handles it is absolutely hilarious to me and his personality is seriously impressive with all things considered. Great vid
You did an amazing job on this video!!
Josh sent me, awesome video crumb!
I’ve never even played RuneScape but I loved this video
I will attest to Josh being one of the most welcoming people on twitch. Mans is golden I swear.
Josh: loses 6 years of his life
Crumb: check out these figurines
great video crumb
this was a really sad story and actually kind of hard to watch. It's hard to believe that an empty threat plus malpractice in the criminal justice system almost destroyed this man's life. But clearly hes doing better and that's exactly what should happen. He's a lot smarter and a lot wiser now living a happy life.
If he had said this in a mw2 lobby nobody woulda blinked an eye. Did he go to far in that moment sure. To think this coulda been me or thousands of other kids talking exteme shit back then. Damn man shoulda called Saul. Glad he's out and doing good 👍 🙏
Shit now a days on xbox you can't say the word "ass" without being chat banned.
His story is mind-blowing....so glad he is free and doing so awesome. Love this video
Enjoyed the video, why did you private the interview with the 1st 200m slayer guy if I may ask? Was looking for that lol
Crumb you are a great story teller.
Yay! Been a while since I got my good RS investigative journalist video
Thank you for sharing this is insane
Been subbed to Josh for a few months now, seems like an absolutely top fella! Glad his life seems to be going well. 6 years for that is an absolute joke...
Josh brought me here
WTF. I literally went to the same high school, class of 2017. Never even heard about this, nobody talked about it or anything. Sorta new about this story from watching some videos about it a few years ago, but just now seeing it happened at my school o.O
just watched you on lockdown 23 & 1 Stay clean brother
I remember when this happened, saw it on the news. Didn't know it happened through runescape
I remember this well, being from the same state it was all over the local news. When the story first broke.... yeah it sounded pretty bad. But once I saw the evidence coming to light, it was very clear that it was nothing serious.
This vid is amazing man, I started watching and subbed to josh on twitch over 6 months ago, and hes a really chill and down to earth guy and im glad to have him as a friend. He's awesome to talk to and he has a heart of gold.
New sub here !!! Great content bro fr
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This is aweaome !!!!! You the man 💯✔👍
Appreciate that man!
@@CrumbRS hell yeah bro anytime man anytimeeee 💯💯✔💪👍 mad love & resepect from me to youfrom here in S Carolina man!!!
Have a good week 💪💪
If this were me, I'd probably destroy my life thinking of ways to exact revenge on the judge and prosecution while in prison, count of Monte Christo style.
They found a folder on his pc titiled "4chan"
ahhh jeez.
The hacker 4chan got to him too
-Not my porn folder.-
The hacker 4chan made that folder when they hacked me.
Yeah at that point "It's just a joke" isn't a legitimate defense.
Regardless whether he would've done it and wouldn't have. You won't know until it happens. The same people flipping out insulting the school systems/police agencies are the same people who get mad when a school shooter doesn't get locked up or have appropriate measures taken before they actually commit the crime...when in this case the appropriate measures where taken...now thousands of people are mad?
first 10 secs had me subscribe already , that editing
Those 2 minutes at the begining felt like an eternity
this is incredible
josh is great. subbed to him on twitch and he always has such chill streams
I seen a interview with him a few months ago, I think the interviwers guys name is Death, he be doing the 60 day reactions and other prison tips from his own experience
Very well done!
I've been a fan of Josh's story ever since I saw him on 23 and 1. I was literally shocked at just how bad he got fucked over. He told the story and my blood boiled. It's a shame when people get fucked over by the system. I'm glad he's such a positive happy person and father after all he went through. Travesties like this can't keep happening. I'm not getting political in this just feel for a guy that got fucked over. This was a great documentary and will shine some light how we need to fix some things and I'm not saying dedund the police and have peaceful riots. (Sorry got a little political, but we all can't act like nothing happening and not say anything, we just need to fix the problems.) Well, eitherway great job on the documentary and my only problem was I wish it was longer cause it was really good. I hope you continue to make documentaries. You got a like and sub. Shout out for Josh going through a long sentence and not coming out insane, but better.
also they interviewed his ex girlfriend as if she was a reliable source and she said "oh yeah he likes too play with explosives blah blah blah" to ry and make him look bad.
@@nonstoinky4715 bunch of bullshit, he maybe deserved a slap on the wrist. Which he did not get but isn't bitter. Good dude. I spent a few bids in county about a year for 8 bags and my idiot public defender came up celebrating right in front of judge saying you're going home. They we're gonna give me 2 years house arrest. I'll take 6 months in county over doomed to fail house arrest. Oh and they say state is better call me a pussy but I'm sure it mostly isn't. I'd do my time If I deserved it anywhere, but I bet state is harder than county.
@@pladampa he did not even deserve a slap on the wrist my point is that his ex girlfriend is bad
@@nonstoinky4715 completely agree but out of what happened and what should have happened I'd take the lesser of two evils. The system had him set up from step one. You gotta love Josh for letting the past go and not even being more angry. Ty btw for the responses to my comments.
@@pladampa yeah I hope he can be happy eventually also just out of curiosity what is prison like, what percent of criminals are gang members, and where there any people who were actually successful criminally? p.s your welcome for thanking me that was nice of you
Was his lawyer a total scam, or is it olny me? I dont know how he couldn't lower that 7 years, especially when he said 5:10
Nice! Well made video with actual facts!
amazing video my man
Yeah I agree with Josh, maybe some counselling and probation for saying what he said so callously, but to put a kid in prison when he didn't even have any weapons to carry out the threat? Insane.
This is why we need a justice system reform
I honestly wasn’t expecting this to turn out as well as it did for him. He served his time and went back to society fairly unscathed and is now “normal” having a job and a family. Wild that this happened and he was able to rise above it after it was over.
Hey thanks for sharing this, super interesting and also kinda mind boggling.. :(
Also went and sussed out your store, any chance you are re stocking any time soon? Would love to place a decent order since I live in Tasmania (Aus) after the mole pet and a couple of other things to be specific :)
Hey man! I'm glad you like the stuff :)
Still catching up on some orders, once those are done it'll reopen. I don't have a great ETA, between work and this I can only make a few items each week
I'll be posting on instagram/facebook/twitter when I do reopen :)
@@CrumbRS bro great video if it was the truth. Plz reconsider looking up the true story via court documents and read what happened with this guy and don’t let him get any further praise for being a nutcase. Pillault vs United States
@@leroybaxter2148 I literally cited that throughout the entire video
@@CrumbRS okay very well I didn’t see the video just the wild comments. I find it highly unlikely this man is innocent.
@@CrumbRS & correction I watched the video partially and must of missed it in the beginning. This guy is very very sketchy and meets the criteria of a killer easily lol
I need to watch what i say on runescape
This needs to be on Trending. This story makes me so angry, but I'm glad the outcome is a good one, and probably made his life better in the long run, but those are years he's never going to get back for a really stupid reason and prison is a horrible place. I don't think a lot of people could come out as strong and positive as him.
Great quality video
My jad figurine just arrived today thanks Crumb!!
Ps this story is pretty messed up. Never knew about it till today. Good vid man and Josh keep staying positive.
@bruceownsu because nothing else is available and its awesome anyway
6 or 7 years before this, before the GE existed people would trade on the RS forums and have little merch stores and such.
I used to sell flat packed furniture, because the construction skill was relatively new at the time. Anyway one day I saw this guy writing a story and it interested me so I started reading it. Every 10 minutes or so there would be a new chapter, but just as the story was reaching its climax he stopped writing. People were going crazy, demanding he finish the story and I wrote that I would find where he lives, tie him to a chair and make him watch as I killed his family.
I got banned from the forums.
I love his blink-182 shirt, I want one like that.
It's like the perfect storm of bad circumstance.
Proof that you can really turn your life around after going to jail. Proud of you, man! #WeStronk 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Josh Pillault is a great dude. Seems like he learned a lot from prison
I was reported for bantering with my friend in the same way, it's really sad and really scary.
I think he needed to be checked out or be helped but years? Eugh
Awesoke video man!
Such an unreal story
I've been interested in Columbine for years and years, I have a folder full of photos for research. It isn't right to prosecute someone for 1) Joking on a game 2) taking an interest in true crime.
So stupid, I feel for Josh.
Did we not watch the same video? He went into depth on how he was gonna do it.
@@stephen7690 “Lol I gotta grab clips and guns and molotovs man, can’t wait” isn’t exactly “in-depth” my dude.
Six years is ridiculous, but it was beyond stupid to go into specifics about what youre going to get to shoot up a school. At a time like that he was just asking to get in trouble. Then he thought he could only get 7 months so he decided to taunt the judge? 6 years was too harsh, but he didn't make it any easier on himself. He got 6 years because his ego was so fragile he needed to stroke it in front of the judge.
I rememver this,, and when he originally got out and did his first interviww
What a waste of time and grief mentally, physically, and emotionally for Josh. Government bureaucracy and your tax dollars being well spent at it's finest.
Word of important advice...... Do Not talk or give any information to law enforcement other than your name and birth date. .Anything you say Will Be Held Against You. Do Not Talk Or Offer Any Information regardless if you committed an offense or not. Let your legal counsel speak for you. They'll be thankful you kept quiet and you will be to. You have the right to remain silent. Exercise this right at all costs no matter what tactics law enforcement use ( Good cop, bad cop, promises of release just give a statement, etc) hour Not obligated to confess.
Great job on the video!👍
bro this guys going to be worth millions once they file suits for unjust sentences. Is this not classed as abuse of power?
Well he technically did threaten to kill people at his school. Which is most definitly an illegal threat.
@@Kryptomi he wasnt that young tho
@skeleton ye bro but most people at 19 dont larp about blowing up a school. its not a situation id find myself in for sure
Well someone just made an excellent book recommendation.
Great Documentary!!
Amazing documentary
Except it’s missing the entire real story lmao dude left out the entire story of what really happened
@@leroybaxter2148 Like what?
I wonder where that player is now that reported him all those years ago. I wonder if he's proud of himself or regrets all of it
He'll probably be here in the comments at some point.
Why should he regret it? The player did nothing wrong! It is the justice system that failed.
Just think about how much regret the player would have, if the threat would have been real and he could have prevented it
This triggers me so much and i feel bad for this man, but glad he seems to have pulled through well.
I never understood how judges get away with living life without constant protection from violence. A judge used to live next to me and I always had this irrational fear that someone would come and vandalize his house or worse.
Excellent doc with loads of information, but you did forget to mention his second short stint in prison after he was released the first time, and his meeting of his lovely wife