Hasan Piker’s Latest Live Stream Disaster: Doxing, Weapons, and Alleged California Law Violations
We’ve been closely following the latest controversy surrounding Hasan Piker, often dubbed “everybody’s favorite champagne socialist,” and his recent actions on a live stream that have sent shockwaves across the internet. What transpired was a series of events so baffling, it might just earn him the title of the “dumbest man alive”.
The Incident: Doxing and a ‘Pew Pew’ Display
Yesterday, while live streaming, Hasan Piker reportedly doxed a viewer who had allegedly insulted him. In a shocking turn of events, he then proceeded to retrieve what appeared to be a firearm and brandish it on stream. This display quickly escalated as he was seen wielding it and showing it off on screen, seemingly in response to a chat comment suggesting he was “going to get beat up soon”. He challenged viewers with statements like, “The fuck are you going to do bro?” and “Let’s do a fucking crusade,” even responding to a comment about “hanging Hassan and Manny for treason”.
However, the situation took some truly “hilarious twists,” as we noted. First, Piker doxed the wrong individual entirely. Second, what appeared to be a “big bad weapon” was, upon closer inspection, identified by many as an airsoft gun. And third, even if it was an airsoft gun, it appears to be a modified airsoft, which could be illegal in California.
The Weapon: Airsoft or Real? And California Law
The question of whether the weapon was real or fake quickly became a central point of discussion. Many people claimed it was fake, but we remain unconvinced it’s 100% fake. One crucial piece of evidence pointing to it being airsoft is the magazine’s unusual appearance. The magazine seen when it slips out during the stream has a “weird protrusion on the end”. This “extra piece of plastic on top of it” is characteristic of a BB feeder, common in airsoft magazines, and is not what a normal firearm magazine looks like. Our chat has since confirmed that airsoft Glocks do indeed have serial numbers, further suggesting it was an airsoft weapon.
Despite it likely being an airsoft gun, Hasan Piker did not clarify that it was an airsoft weapon; he “absolutely positively meant for it to seem like a real weapon”. This intention is key, especially considering Twitch’s terms of service.
Furthermore, California law has specific requirements for airsoft guns. In California, all airsoft must have a “blaze orange tip in the barrel”. Going beyond federal law, California additionally requires fluorescent coloration on the trigger guard and certain other parts of the weapon. If the weapon Piker displayed was an airsoft gun and lacked these mandatory markings, he would still be in violation of California law. If it was a real weapon, he would be in “wild violation of Twitch”. However, even as an airsoft gun, its modification to “appear real” means that “the threat should also be treated as real” in the spirit of Twitch’s terms of service.
Twitch Terms of Service and Potential Consequences
Twitch’s terms of service clearly state that the “use of weapons to physically threaten intimidate and harm is strictly prohibited”. While Twitch “does not allow real weapons on stream,” toy and prop weapons exist in a “gray area” and are usually reviewed on a case-by-case basis. The platform has faced criticism for its inconsistent enforcement of rules, particularly when “bigname creators are involved”.
Many lawyers have weighed in, suggesting that if the weapon was real, this is “very very very bad”. Even if it’s airsoft, the fact that he implied it was real and used it as a threat raises serious concerns about violating Twitch’s guidelines. We observed that “Twitch staff simultaneously instant bans anyone who insults the song [Hasan] while does nothing while he doxes and threatens to chatter with a firearm in front of an audience”.
Given the pattern, we suspect that Twitch is unlikely to take significant action against Hasan Piker. We anticipate that he “will probably get a 24-hour ban” at most, especially with Fourth of July weekend, meaning he “will have not been streaming anyway”. This whole situation is ultimately humiliating for both Hasan Piker and Twitch.
Beyond the Incident: Criticisms and Controversial Associations
This incident adds to a broader pattern of criticisms directed at Hasan Piker. He has been described as a “midwit” who “fakes” being a communist and “griffs off 14-year-old neets” while making “millions of dollars a year” and spending “thousands of dollars on a single shirt” and “tens of thousands of dollars a year on fashion”.
Alarmingly, Piker also supports individuals like Houthi Shalamé, who is “allegedly involved in kidnapping innocent people that works on boats and then these people end up losing their lives”. Piker has brought Shalamé on stream, calling him a “freedom fighter”. We’ve even seen images of this “alleged Houthi Shalamé” holding a picture of Hasan, and Piker has been observed retweeting this individual, whom we believe to be a “literal Terry”. This association is “very very very bad for Twitch”.
We’ll be watching closely to see how this situation unfolds, but it’s clear that this live stream incident has caused significant fallout for Hasan Piker and once again put Twitch’s moderation practices under intense scrutiny.
