wut.

hilarious news

this is awesome

That is funny

He's also been booted from the band already:

http://childrenofthefence.tumblr.com/

Another reason Coheed is awesome. And i dont even listen to them. They just have good singles.

Oh well, no one cares about bassists anyway.

lol

Hilarious

fucked up but totally badass
disappointed tho

Mic is a fantastic bassist. I hope he makes it out of this situation okay.

oh my god, i'm at work and busted out laughing when i read this.

sounds like a pretty cool guy

hahaha

Really surprised by this, met him before and he seemed really cool and laid back

i lold

lmao

absolutely nothing like the mars volta

So metal

oh my god hahaha what?

They aren't even close to the mars volta

what a dumbass. armed robbery for six bottles of pain meds? really?

He was probably out of his mind hurt when he did it.

I'm seeing them live tomorrow, not really sure what to expect. I heard Wes Styles is taking his place.

I pray to god I never get my hands on 6 bottles of pills because that would be the last functional day of my life.

there were some good bass licks in Good Apollo 4


band suck now

sweet felony bro. Emmure now grants you street cred.

Fucking hardcore
Dude better watch his corn-hole in jail

weird because mars volta is opening for Soundgarden on some of their tour dates

wtf... why?

The fuck? This is just really retarded and random.

I'm going to listen to one of their albums now.

Hell this might be some good pr for Coheed now.

Why is that your fucking username?

Armed robbery? Really?

fucking hell, he relapsed? that motherfucker already got a second and third chance.

The fuck. Hilarious.

What a douche. Idk what you people are saying about this being cool. Stealing is one thing as it is but armed robbery is pretty shitty.

hahahaha What are you talking about Nash ^
Thats fucking hilarious

at night 2 of neverender he told the audience about how bad his drug addiction was in the past, but all signs pointed that he was going to stay clean. guess not. god damn waste of talent.

On one hand, hilarious and badass.
On the other, really disappointing and tragic.

I am a bundle of emotions.

You're not hardcore unless you live hardcore, and the tale of the meds was way hardcore /m/

I'm sure it woulda been super funny had you been the mofo he stuck the gun in the face of and said hey can i get some pills?

He's gonna be playing Mother May I in jail

I'm sure it woulda been super funny had you been the mofo he stuck the gun in the face of and said hey can i get some pills?

it wasn't a gun he had a message on his cell phone that said he had a bomb duhurrrrr

The only way this is even remotely funny is in the way this news release is worded. Otherwise, this is an absolute tragedy.

Lmao funniest news I heard all year. He's famous they let him out in week.

I'm seriously disappointed. Huge Coheed fan. But honestly when I put two and two together, this makes sense. He left the band once before already for drug problems, then during this tour he had some sort of arm injury so my guess is he got on some meds, got addicted, and it drove him to this. Serious bummer, he's usually a nice guy. But at this point I hope the band keeps him out, and I hate saying that

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

m/

Hilarious news, it'll be ok for him anyways he's in a band the label will probably swing a deal where he goes to some drying out centre/health farm instead of prison.

i just want to know how he thought this was a good idea. I mean, did he actually think he'd get away with this?

What a shitty getaway vehicle

haha oh wow what a stupid asshole

Thats a shame, he must have an opiate addiction.

"Yes I'm sure lols were had when a gun was put in his face by a strung out man in need of medication"

^ couldn't tell if this was sarcasm or not but if it was... thats what i'm saying. not funny.

That was quite obviously sarcasm. Also I'm pretty disappointed by the responses here, but whatever. It's sputnik.

I'm a huge Coheed fan, this was disappointing and shocking news. I love that there are a lot of shitty trolls here. Anyway, I hope he gets the help that he needs.

lol at the taxi getaway car! But still, getting addicted to pills sucks and he was probably out of his
mind trying to get more when he did this, shame. Hope he gets some help but hearing about his past it
doesn't appear he'll get past it.

You are all idiots. Read the article, he didnt have a weapon, he used his cell phone to tell the pharmacist at wallgreens that he had a bomb. He didnt point a gun at anyone.

Varg only got 21 years for killing a guy and burning down some churches
Sweden has a strange legal system

sonic, will you be my friend?

ummm dude i think it's funny sorry why dont you go cry over american flags getting burned you pussy i like coheed you fat bitch i just dont cry i'd have the same response if geddy lee pulled the same shit, in fact that would be even funnier, just picture geddy lee robbing a store, but that'd make you cry cause you are a bitch and also that'd never happen cause geddy lee's not a fucking retard wow you are gay


Haha, who let this 14 year old register

Varg only got 21 years for killing a guy and burning down some churches
Sweden has a strange legal system

Actually, pretty much every civilized country seems like they have a strange legal system when compared to the US since we send people to prisons here for the slightest reason and strip them of their rights to vote or pretty much ever get a job again. Other countries actually try to rehabilitate criminals, the US just uses them as legal slaves.

this is an absolute tragedy

Because he committed a non violent crime in an attempt to satiate his obvious substance addiction and in the process ruined his life/career?

Everyone cant be as perfect as you

So the whole threatening and stealing thing doesn't bother you?

Can you invite me to your house in that case?

It's a tragedy because he's a former drug addict and he obviously had a relapse. It's a tragedy because he's a really great bassist and he may no longer be in the band.

and its not a tragedy because drug users relapse all the time and just because he plays in a band, he's no different
they may be my favorite band, but its pretty easy to see that the guys a fucking idiot and a desperate junkie
i really hope he gets the help he needs but jesus he's fucked up this time

Tragedy:

"a shocking or sad event; disaster"
"the unfortunate aspect of something"

man, i need to get hardcore into drugs so i can just have people blame all of my wrongdoings on my addiction like they're doing for this dickhead.

cokes pretty fun i hear

If you love men

okay tobias

sexualsoybean, sorry but he's not a victim. Armed robbery? And redsky was saying that it's like a 3rd try.

EDIT: I just looked at the link. Yeah he didn't have a weapon. But just because he has an addiction doesn't mean he deserves any sympathy. Hell, if he didn't do the drugs in the first place he wouldn't have the problem, would he?

i like this sexualsoybean person, states the truth.

He must've watched too much Breaking Bad

WE ARE THE VICTIMS

Good thing I don't listen to this band, or else I may have given a fuck. Funny story though.

@F0RBES: really? with your taste you don't like coheed?

Who the fuck is Coheed & Cambria?

what a badass

Coheed & Cambria?



COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS?

So they still played right?

^ Oh my god. That username and avatar.

that's the REAL crime

They'll probably just replace him withs someone awesome.

Like how they got Chris Penne to replace Josh Eppard who played too much Heroin Hero.

cohead and cumbria

wut

oxycontin is a hell of a drug

Don't do drugs kids

ahaha amazing

SCREAM SAYONARA OH-OH-OH!!!

wat

guy needs help

OXYCONTIN IS FOR FAGS REAL MEN GET STRUNG OUT ON HEROIN

hilarious and sad at the same time.

Indeed, the guy needs help.

This is why labels usually supply the drugs. I blame Columbia for not protecting the public. This shit never would have happened in the 80's.

"Thats a shame, he must have an opiate addiction."

shit this guy might be on to something

He has a shape addiction. He can't get enough of the oblong.

This thread is consumed by idiocy.

And here's Captain Maniac to show you how to do it properly

And not a single fuck was given that day.

>"And not a single fuck was given that day."
>Obviously hasn't read thread

"And here's Captain Maniac to show you how to do it properly"

Lol.

@Trebor, sonic & sexualsoybean: Varg is Norwegian, not Swedish.

i thought coheed was kind of a popular band. shouldn't they have, like, their own drug dealers and stuff?

"Really surprised by this, met him before and he seemed really cool and laid back"
yeah cause he was noddin hard on PAINKILLERS

Lol, this is awesome.

LOL

they had a bassist?

AnarchistFish, it's coheed and cambria enough said.

not really

Wow. This is good for a laugh.

Lol what a dumbass.

"Like how they got Chris Penne to replace Josh Eppard who played too much Heroin Hero."

actually it was mic todd who left the band for a heroin habit earlier on but he rejoined after he spent a year in rehab. josh left because he had a panic attack and then refused to tour.

I guess you could say this guy's attempt at getting a fix really BOMBED

But hey, I guess this can be a good thing for Coheed since this drama might give them popularity and have their sales EXPLODE

So the whole threatening and stealing thing doesn't bother you?

Can you invite me to your house in that case?

Yeah im sure the pharmacist at walgreens is going to have to seek therapy after reading his iphone note that said he had a bomb.

Im not defending the guy, but people dismissing him as just some dumb junkie idiot are missing the point. You just have to think, how desperate he must have been to resort to this. It wasnt even a money thing. Im sure he could afford to buy some oxys on the street, but he was in a different city playing a show and probably had no connections, freaked out, probably going through withdrawl and finally settled on this incredibly retarded idea of holding up a walgreens.

But really, it was a nonviolent crime, he didnt hurt anyone, he stole from a fucking giant corporation and industry that overprices life saving drugs, and he still tried to make it to his job by at least responsibly taking a cab. He didnt put up a fight or put anyone in danger.

I just find it very sad and frightening that so many americans have this huge revenge fetish and love hearing about criminals getting served "justice" rather than rehabilitation.

But i mean, if laughing at a sad, desperate man who made a mistake and became addicted to drugs makes you feel better about your life then go for it I guess.

(and i dont think this is a 'tragedy' i just think its a shame and indicative of whats going on in this country on a larger scale. perscription drugs, especially synthetic opioids are more addictive than heroin and are becoming much wider spread)

Good for him. I'm sick of stupid people that pay for drugs.

"...was arrested for armed robbery after he allegedly held up a Walgreens by claiming he had a bomb." Actually, that was lol worthy...
But then I see his picture on TMZ and...
Damn... I feel like shit ((

"I just find it very sad and frightening that so many americans have this huge revenge fetish and love hearing about criminals getting served "justice" rather than rehabilitation.

^ Broad generalization in an attempt to make a point that is you opinion.

Don't shit on my hat because some Kiwi got under your skin (no offense Dev).

He robs a pharmacy with a gun and escapes in a taxi because hes a top bloke

...HA.

"He robs a pharmacy with a gun and escapes in a taxi because hes a top bloke"

Except for the fact that there was no gun. lrn2read.

"Michael Todd, was arrested for armed robbery"

Its considered armed robbery because he used the threat of a weapon, ie a bomb, even though it was non existent, it still counts as armed robbery.

wow sexualsoybean shut up you whiny pussy go get a job on CNN and cry over gay shit like a bitch you are

I've had it!

Ok sure ill take a job with CNN

^ Broad generalization in an attempt to make a point that is you opinion.


It is not a broad generalization at all. Americans by the majority LOVE justice. Its why shows like "Cops" and "Americas Most Wanted" have been on for 20 years. Its why we are the only western country that still practices the death penalty. And its one of the reasons we have the highest incarceration rate in the industrialized world.

America has a high incarceration rate not because 'the people love justice' (lol), it's because of the prison-industrial complex, ie, the more people in prisons, the more profit private security companies make. That's why when private security companies started emerging, the incarceration rate went up (sharply).

Saw em last Tuesday with Soundgarden. Bassist was wearing some big sunglasses and grooving that bass a little too much. He was flying high!

"It is not a broad generalization at all. Americans by the majority LOVE justice. Its why shows like "Cops" and "Americas Most Wanted" have been on for 20 years. Its why we are the only western country that still practices the death penalty. And its one of the reasons we have the highest incarceration rate in the industrialized world. "

Prove that is the reason for all of those things and not just a theory...

I'm guilty I didn't read the article I assumed it was a gun and/or knife.

Doesnt make this any cooler that it was a "bomb."

This is just sad and I'm surprised people find this funny thats all.

And sexualsoybean you are so off base. 1. You don't know who he threatened or how. if i was a 16 yr old girl and some withdrawn druggie did that to me i'd shit a brick. 2. Doesn't matter who he stole from its stealing. 3. LOL at people wanting justice. heaven forbid. plus did you know that most criminals are recurring offenders? most rehabilitation doesnt work (see: this guy)

There is no rehabilitation within the prison system. Most criminals are repeat offenders because once you are in the system you have little option but a life of crime.

As far as who he threatened, I guess you either still didnt read the article, or you need to work on your reading comprehension because he robbed a pharmacy. Do you know pharmacists have to go to school for 8 years? Unless that 16 year old girl began her bachelors program at age 8 there is no way the pharmacist was that young.

As for justice, there may not be anything inherently wrong with the idea but it has been taking to another level in the US, with like I said, a revenge fetish mindset. As long as junkies are considered less than human and someone gets the chair here in the US, people are happy.

People drink alcohol, do a little blow, or smoke your weed on the weekends, and consider themselves so much better than the people who have an addiction problem, its a real shame.

Fucking bellend

^ You are correct, sir, I still didn't read. Because usually, there is only 1 or 2 pharmacists on duty at a walgreens and many of the others just work the register. So that was my thought process. I've seen plenty of 16-20 yr old girls running the register at pharmacies. My apologies.

i bet sexualsoybean is the life of the party

well, we all learned a valuable lesson here

sweet felony bro. Emmure now grants you street cred.


I was about to get angry at the comments, but then this made me smile. My hat is off to you, sir, even if the majority of commenters are unfunny assholes.

pharmacists have to go to school for 8 years and get a phd. pharmacy technicians just have to take a test. most people that you see working behind the counter at a pharmacy that are young are techs.

Im not defending the guy, but people dismissing him as just some dumb junkie idiot are missing the point. You just have to think, how desperate he must have been to resort to this. It wasnt even a money thing. Im sure he could afford to buy some oxys on the street, but he was in a different city playing a show and probably had no connections, freaked out, probably going through withdrawl and finally settled on this incredibly retarded idea of holding up a walgreens.

Yep, there's nothing to say that the "pharmacist" wasn't some teenager working part time.
I'm glad you feel that he's a victim of the institution, instead of holding him accountable for his own actions. That's just what we need in this world.

I agree with sexualsoybean. I mean, the first step in rehab is to NEVER take responsibility for your
actions and blame it on the drugs/addiction. It's not his fault at all and if he saw some people
joking about him threatening to bomb a place to rob some teenage Walgreens clerk, he'd be hurt deeply.

Dumb junkie idiots ftw!

why y'all ain't undazstandin

he was desperate

What a Johnny Oker.

^ lolwut

I assume it'd be one of those feelings you always get shocked by no matter how much you prepare, like when you get pricked with a drawing pin?

I think had a nightmare about something similar to this once.

worthless fucking idiot

"As for justice, there may not be anything inherently wrong with the idea but it has been taking to another level in the US, with like I said, a revenge fetish mindset. As long as junkies are considered less than human and someone gets the chair here in the US, people are happy.

People drink alcohol, do a little blow, or smoke your weed on the weekends, and consider themselves so much better than the people who have an addiction problem, its a real shame."


You are endlessly missing my point SSB. You are pontificating... not producing facts. What you are saying is an opinion or a theory. It's fucking unproven. You are more than welcome to hold those beliefs but that doesn't make them correct or true. also my initial point was that the person who initially set you off and made you start trashing "Americans" is a New Zealander... how that doesn't make you feel like a complete twat is beyond me.

new zealander: "So the whole threatening and stealing thing doesn't bother you? Can you invite me to your house in that case?"

American1: "I just find it very sad and frightening that so many americans have this huge revenge fetish"

American2: Dude the guy you are making that point to isn't American.

American1: But I'm right, I'm right, I'm right, I'm right, I'm right, I'm right!

American2: *stunned

"in the name of coheed

here comes my penis"

"I think had a nightmare about something similar to this once."


LOL

And this is why I love Omni

/blush

This is horrible news. For Coheed, for Michael Todd, for everyone that is close to the band. Drugs ruin lives, simple.

how that doesn't make you feel like a complete twat is beyond me.

drugs are bad, mmkay.

but no, really, theyre bad

ahaha, thats unfortunate they're in Halifax opening for Metallica this week.

Whopping six bottles

That band pic perfect for this situation, everyone just staring at him at the far side of the shot.

Horrible situation for the band/Mic. Pretty sure he's out for good after this one

damn :/ this is lol though

"dammit todd you did it again"[2]

I actually hope they keep him though...he is a awesome bassist. They probably won't though...

I don't think what happened is funny, but the fact that he made his getaway to Comcast Center to perform a show immediately afterwards cracked me up

Wow. :L

ha ha awesome.