Most people by now have heard of the most recent Sam Pepper issue. In case you haven't heard about it or know what it is, I'll explain.
Sam Pepper is a YouTuber who posts "prank" videos and some generally offensive content. He has posted a video of him groping women on the street. After he got in trouble for it, he claimed it was all staged (yet it didn't appear to be at all). Luckily, YouTube has since removed the video.
Sam Pepper has also been accused of rape. The first of several allegations was made in October 2014. After, two more women claimed that Sam Pepper had made unwanted advances towards them, and also raped them.
But, one of his most recent prank videos is truly disturbing. Before the prank begins, Sam says "Let's see how he (Sam) reacts to his best friend of five years being killed in front of him." The video depicts him pretending to kidnap Vine duo Sam & Colby. Colby is involved in the (horrible) prank, so he knows what's going to happen. Essentially, they traumatize Sam by making him believe that Colby is shot in the head in front of him. I won't go into full detail, but I will post a link to the video.
Sam Pepper has a lot against him. The Murder "Prank" video is not his first, nor his last offence. But, in light of the most recent incident, a petition has been started to ban Sam Pepper from YouTube. There are almost 200 000 signatures on it at this point.
I personally believe that if Sam Pepper was removed from YouTube (even the internet in general) a lot of people would benefit. Many of his subscribers are young, thus influencing them in a negative way.
Sam Pepper Petition
https://www.change.org/p/youtube-petition-to-youtube-to-deactivate-sam-pepper-s-channel?source_location=petitions_share_skip
Sam Pepper Murder Prank
WARNING: this video is hard to watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBvX5dNdMK8
Sam Pepper is a YouTuber who posts "prank" videos and some generally offensive content. He has posted a video of him groping women on the street. After he got in trouble for it, he claimed it was all staged (yet it didn't appear to be at all). Luckily, YouTube has since removed the video.
Sam Pepper has also been accused of rape. The first of several allegations was made in October 2014. After, two more women claimed that Sam Pepper had made unwanted advances towards them, and also raped them.
But, one of his most recent prank videos is truly disturbing. Before the prank begins, Sam says "Let's see how he (Sam) reacts to his best friend of five years being killed in front of him." The video depicts him pretending to kidnap Vine duo Sam & Colby. Colby is involved in the (horrible) prank, so he knows what's going to happen. Essentially, they traumatize Sam by making him believe that Colby is shot in the head in front of him. I won't go into full detail, but I will post a link to the video.
Sam Pepper has a lot against him. The Murder "Prank" video is not his first, nor his last offence. But, in light of the most recent incident, a petition has been started to ban Sam Pepper from YouTube. There are almost 200 000 signatures on it at this point.
I personally believe that if Sam Pepper was removed from YouTube (even the internet in general) a lot of people would benefit. Many of his subscribers are young, thus influencing them in a negative way.
Sam Pepper Petition
https://www.change.org/p/youtube-petition-to-youtube-to-deactivate-sam-pepper-s-channel?source_location=petitions_share_skip
Sam Pepper Murder Prank
WARNING: this video is hard to watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBvX5dNdMK8