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{{redirect|Music|information on Daniel's career as a singer/songwriter|Music Career}} | {{redirect|Music|information on Daniel's career as a singer/songwriter|Music Career}} | ||
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{{Contact|subject=the Longmont Humane Society about Daniel, or anything relating to him. The staff have already dealt with enough due to actions of weens and trolls}}{{Videos Need Archiving}} | {{Contact|subject=the Longmont Humane Society about Daniel, or anything relating to him. The staff have already dealt with enough due to actions of weens and trolls. Furthermore, the situation is done and has been for a long time, and contacting them will not produce any useful information}}{{Videos Need Archiving}} | ||
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Many demanded the dog to be returned to the shelter due to various factors, such as Daniel's inability to financially support himself, lack of consistent access to food and shelter, his various [[Daniel and Mental Health|mental health issues]], and the general negligence he continues to exhibit. Furthermore, there were concerns that [[December 10th Incident|Daniel's violent tendencies]] towards people and property posed a risk to Music's safety, making her a potential target in Daniel's next [[Meltdowns|meltdown.]] | Many demanded the dog to be returned to the shelter due to various factors, such as Daniel's inability to financially support himself, lack of consistent access to food and shelter, his various [[Daniel and Mental Health|mental health issues]], and the general negligence he continues to exhibit. Furthermore, there were concerns that [[December 10th Incident|Daniel's violent tendencies]] towards people and property posed a risk to Music's safety, making her a potential target in Daniel's next [[Meltdowns|meltdown.]] | ||
Shortly after Daniel adopted Music, several rescue missions were carried out, including one by Daniel's past manager, [[Ox]]. The most notable (and successful) rescue was carried out by former YouTuber [[Goated Mines]] and a group called [[Ceel Team 6]], which consisted of himself, [[Flexburger]], and others. Together, they would work to save Music. On July | Shortly after Daniel adopted Music, several rescue missions were carried out, including one by Daniel's past manager, [[Ox]]. The most notable (and successful) rescue was carried out by former YouTuber [[Goated Mines]] and a group called [[Ceel Team 6]], which consisted of himself, [[Flexburger]], and others. Together, they would work to save Music. On July 11, 2023, just two days after the start of the arc, WeenWeenMusic, a member of [[Ceel Team 6]], successfully managed to rescue Music from Daniel, making this the shortest [[Chronology|arc]] in Daniel Larson history, lasting for barely two days. | ||
Following the dog's rescue, Daniel had a [[The 7/11 Incident|meltdown inside of a Walmart]], during which he destroyed multiple merchandise displays before eventually being apprehended by authorities. After being released from police custody, Daniel made bomb threats against the White House, [[Second Jail Arc|(which he would later be charged for]]) and was promptly admitted into a [[Psychiatric Hospital|psychiatric ward]], where he remained for the next week. | Following the dog's rescue, Daniel had a [[The 7/11 Incident|meltdown inside of a Walmart]], during which he destroyed multiple merchandise displays before eventually being apprehended by authorities. After being released from police custody, Daniel made bomb threats against the White House, [[Second Jail Arc|(which he would later be charged for]]) and was promptly admitted into a [[Psychiatric Hospital|psychiatric ward]], where he remained for the next week. | ||
Since Music's rescue, Daniel has expressed a desire to adopt a new animal several times. Despite these repeated declarations, he has neither | Since Music's rescue, Daniel has expressed a desire to adopt a new animal several times. Despite these repeated declarations, he has neither attempted nor succeeded in being able to adopt another pet. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
Weeks prior to the adoption, Daniel expressed desire to adopt a dog and several other pets. Given factors such as his [[Homeless Era|homelessness]] and inability to care for himself, many doubted the likelihood of Daniel being able to adopt any kind of animal. Daniel's repeated claims of having security and a dedicated support team seemed to align with delusional beliefs. [[File:Facebook Comments.png|thumb|330x330px|Worried Facebook commenters, posted under a warning about Daniel. ]]During this time, Daniel’s [[Management|manager]] was a man named [[Warren]], though little is known about him. Warren most likely advised Daniel to keep his location a secret. This can be inferred from the amount of times Daniel was found lying about his location to evade detection, such as lying about purchasing motel rooms. And during this time, Daniel had access to [[Cameo Arc|Cameo]], a video making service where he would be given money to make custom videos for those who requested them. Before his eventual banning, Daniel stated that he had | Weeks prior to the adoption, Daniel expressed desire to adopt a dog and several other pets. Given factors such as his [[Homeless Era|homelessness]] and inability to care for himself, many doubted the likelihood of Daniel being able to adopt any kind of animal. Daniel's repeated claims of having security and a dedicated support team seemed to align with delusional beliefs. [[File:Facebook Comments.png|thumb|330x330px|Worried Facebook commenters, posted under a warning about Daniel. ]]During this time, Daniel’s [[Management|manager]] was a man named [[Warren]], though little is known about him. Warren most likely advised Daniel to keep his location a secret. This can be inferred from the amount of times Daniel was found lying about his location to evade detection, such as lying about purchasing motel rooms. And during this time, Daniel had access to [[Cameo Arc|Cameo]], a video making service where he would be given money to make custom videos for those who requested them. Before his eventual banning, Daniel stated that he had made over $5,000 while using it.<ref>[[Cameo Arc#Pricing]]</ref> This provided him sufficient funds to adopt a dog. | ||
On July | On July 9, 2023, Daniel adopted Zola, a German Shepherd mix, from the Longmont Humane Society, an animal shelter in Longmont, Colorado. He subsequently renamed the dog Music. The duration of Daniel's stay in Longmont remains unclear. His justification for getting a dog was for Music to act as security, more specifically as a "guard dog." While Daniel was allowed to adopt Music and leave the shelter with her, both workers and bystanders were concerned about Daniel getting a dog, but nobody took action to prevent it. | ||
Despite attempts by Humane Society employees to slow down the adoption process, Daniel was allowed to take Music with him. In a future [[Longmont Humane Society Employee AMA|Reddit AMA]] published by a worker at the Longmont Humane Society, they admit that the animal shelter did not conduct any sort of background check on Daniel. But after being informed of who Daniel was, the workers were horrified | Despite attempts by Humane Society employees to slow down the adoption process, Daniel was allowed to take Music with him. In a future [[Longmont Humane Society Employee AMA|Reddit AMA]] published by a worker at the Longmont Humane Society, they admit that the animal shelter did not conduct any sort of background check on Daniel. But after being informed of who Daniel was, the workers were horrified | ||
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[[Red|Keith:]] i didn't wanna cause a scene plus he literally has papers for it, like it's his dog||color=|border=}} | [[Red|Keith:]] i didn't wanna cause a scene plus he literally has papers for it, like it's his dog||color=|border=}} | ||
Following this, multiple members of the subreddit banded together to return Music back to the Humane Society as they believed Daniel was unfit to take care of a dog due to his previous [[Incidents|outbursts]]. Many | Following this, multiple members of the subreddit banded together to return Music back to the Humane Society as they believed Daniel was unfit to take care of a dog due to his mental health issues and previous [[Incidents|outbursts]]. Many also feared that Daniel would potentially hurt the dog in the event of him having a [[Meltdowns|meltdown]]. | ||
This sparked immediate calls to retrieve Music and return her to the Longmont Humane Society. Despite the potential legal issues of taking Music from him, the thing people depended on was the fact Daniel had adopted her fraudulently by lying about his living arrangements. | This sparked immediate calls to retrieve Music and return her to the Longmont Humane Society. Despite the potential legal issues of taking Music from him, the thing people depended on was the fact Daniel had adopted her fraudulently by lying about his living arrangements. Furthermore, Daniel was a frequent caller of the Denver police, so the odds of him being taken seriously when calling in were very slim, and him lacking knowledge in how the [[Daniel and the Law|legal system]] actually works, and no matter how many unspecified legal threats he would make, no charges would be pressed.[[File:Longmont Statement 7-10-23.png|thumb|A public statement issued by Longmont Humane Society.|350x350px]] | ||
This call to action reached the ears of many people, most notably one of Daniel's older managers, [[Ox|Ox.]] Even though the opinion of Ivan in the community is largely negative, him posting in the subreddit about his attempts to rescue Daniel's dog lead people to be hopeful that he could maybe redeem himself and return with Music safely. | This call to action reached the ears of many people, most notably one of Daniel's older managers, [[Ox|Ox.]] Even though the opinion of Ivan in the community is largely negative, him posting in the subreddit about his attempts to rescue Daniel's dog lead people to be hopeful that he could maybe redeem himself and return with Music safely. | ||
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In the time it took Ox to arrive from Wyoming, [[Goated Mines]] and many others called Longmont Animal Control and the Longmont Humane Society. While the Humane Society did not answer the phone, presumably due to the amount of harassment they were receiving, Animal Control was made aware of the situation. This would later be confirmed by Ox, who said he had seen Animal Control conducting checks in the Longmont area upon arriving in Colorado.{{Citation Needed}} | In the time it took Ox to arrive from Wyoming, [[Goated Mines]] and many others called Longmont Animal Control and the Longmont Humane Society. While the Humane Society did not answer the phone, presumably due to the amount of harassment they were receiving, Animal Control was made aware of the situation. This would later be confirmed by Ox, who said he had seen Animal Control conducting checks in the Longmont area upon arriving in Colorado.{{Citation Needed}} | ||
Not long after, Daniel began to post more videos of Music. In these videos, | Not long after, Daniel began to post more videos of Music. In these videos, the dog was in clear distress, looking incredibly hot and anxious, and could be heard whimpering.{{Citation Needed}} Eventually, on July 10, the Longmont Humane Society saw fit to issue a public statement on the regarding the situation. In their statement, the Longmont Humane Society acknowledged the situation and assured the public that they were doing everything in their power to get Music away from Daniel. | ||
{{Quote|It has been brought to our attention that we recently adopted an animal to an individual who may have falsified their personal records and that the animal's well-being may be in question. We are taking these reports very seriously. We are working with local law enforcement to investigate this new information that we have been receiving from the community. Please know that while we were following industry standards for the screening of potential adopters, we are currently exploring ways to improve upon that process. The well-being of ALL animals that come through our care is of the utmost importance to us; if you have any new or relevant information regarding this situation, please reach out to us at [REDACTED]}} | {{Quote|It has been brought to our attention that we recently adopted an animal to an individual who may have falsified their personal records and that the animal's well-being may be in question. We are taking these reports very seriously. We are working with local law enforcement to investigate this new information that we have been receiving from the community. Please know that while we were following industry standards for the screening of potential adopters, we are currently exploring ways to improve upon that process. The well-being of ALL animals that come through our care is of the utmost importance to us; if you have any new or relevant information regarding this situation, please reach out to us at [REDACTED]}} | ||
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Daniel cited his reason for adopting Music as wanting her to act “as a guard dog”, believing she was trained as such and would protect him from "danger". It also must be noted that Daniel frequently misgendered the dog, referring to Zola as a male. While this may seem like a minor error, a dog's gender is very important information, especially if Zola were to receive shots or any significant medical treatment.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/live/k5rBVbJmEd4?feature=share</ref> This further shows Daniel's lack of understanding and preparedness in caring for a pet. | Daniel cited his reason for adopting Music as wanting her to act “as a guard dog”, believing she was trained as such and would protect him from "danger". It also must be noted that Daniel frequently misgendered the dog, referring to Zola as a male. While this may seem like a minor error, a dog's gender is very important information, especially if Zola were to receive shots or any significant medical treatment.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/live/k5rBVbJmEd4?feature=share</ref> This further shows Daniel's lack of understanding and preparedness in caring for a pet. | ||
Additionally, Music was severely underfed, Daniel providing her only extremely small amounts of food and water. In a YouTube comment published on July | Additionally, Music was severely underfed, Daniel providing her only extremely small amounts of food and water. In a YouTube comment published on July 10, 2023, Daniel noted that Music was not an, "...extreme cuddle bug," referencing the dog's reluctance to touch or be near him. | ||
{{Quote|Yes he has | {{Quote|Yes he has | ||
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Daniel failed to provide adequate food for Music several times. While Daniel claimed to have had a bag of dry food for her, a likely truth since the Humane Society typically provides food for adopted animals, he also claimed that Music refused to eat it. In every video of Music that Daniel had posted, she was seen audibly whimpering with her ears down, visibly stressed. This distress was evident as Music seemed consistently anxious and unsettled. The only other 'food' Daniel claimed to get Music was a, "puppuccino," which is a small cup of whipped cream. | Daniel failed to provide adequate food for Music several times. While Daniel claimed to have had a bag of dry food for her, a likely truth since the Humane Society typically provides food for adopted animals, he also claimed that Music refused to eat it. In every video of Music that Daniel had posted, she was seen audibly whimpering with her ears down, visibly stressed. This distress was evident as Music seemed consistently anxious and unsettled. The only other 'food' Daniel claimed to get Music was a, "puppuccino," which is a small cup of whipped cream. | ||
In a YouTube comment, made on July | In a YouTube comment, made on July 11, 2023, Daniel detailed the food he had given to Music, even contemplating giving Music nachos as he thought it "would help". However, nachos may contain ingredients like jalapeños and onions, which are known to be extremely harmful to dogs, and potentially fatal. | ||
'''Daniel fully admitted to possibly harming Music, which is very telling of what his behavior would be if he had kept her any longer.''' | '''Daniel fully admitted to possibly harming Music, which is very telling of what his behavior would be if he had kept her any longer.''' | ||
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===Ox=== | ===Ox=== | ||
Soon after it was discovered that Daniel had gotten a dog, [[Ox]] posted on Reddit asking for Daniel's location to rescue the dog. Ox said that he would get to Colorado by motorcycle.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/14vjgc7/whose_got_dans_newest_number_or_location/</ref> He posted this on July | Soon after it was discovered that Daniel had gotten a dog, [[Ox]] posted on Reddit asking for Daniel's location to rescue the dog. Ox said that he would get to Colorado by motorcycle.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/14vjgc7/whose_got_dans_newest_number_or_location/</ref> He posted this on July 9, 2023, at 10:00PM MDT. | ||
{{Quote|Daniel should not have a dog whatsoever. I am not sure how he got it. | {{Quote|Daniel should not have a dog whatsoever. I am not sure how he got it. | ||
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== Zola's Rescue == | == Zola's Rescue == | ||
[[File:Ceel Tem 6.jpg|thumb|Leaked image of "Ceel Team 6" members after performing the Music rescue operation!|265x265px]][[File:WeenMusicPic.png|left|thumb|Picture of Music shared by Ween. |300x300px]]On July 10, a group calling themselves, "'''[[Ceel Team 6]]"''', would track down and save Music. Notable members of this group included Goated Mines, WeenWeenMusic, SlimJiMorrison, and [[Flexburger]]. | [[File:Ceel Tem 6.jpg|thumb|Leaked image of "Ceel Team 6" members after performing the Music rescue operation!|265x265px]][[File:WeenMusicPic.png|left|thumb|Picture of Music shared by Ween. |300x300px]]On July 10, a group calling themselves, "'''[[Ceel Team 6]]"''', would track down and save Music. Notable members of this group included Goated Mines, WeenWeenMusic, SlimJiMorrison, and [[Flexburger]]. The team spent two days meticulously tracking Daniel's movements. Ultimately, Daniel's love for nachos would be his downfall, as the restaurant he was staying at would be pinpointed and tracked before he could leave. | ||
On July 11, 2023, WeenWeenmusic, also known as Ween (not to be confused with the [https://sonichu.com/cwcki/Weening term for those who fail at trolling)], successfully rescued Music. Ween located the restaurant Daniel was loitering at and approached Daniel, pretending to be a vet. After obtaining permission from Daniel, Ween discreetly walked away with Music and put her in their car. Daniel did not put up much of a fight, and the rescue was successfully completed.<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/14wwqvs/music_rescue_information/ https://reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/14wwqvs/music_rescue_information/]</ref> | |||
Soon after the rescue, Ween started a voice call in the Ceel Team 6 Discord server, where she was revealed that Music had Giardia, a parasite that passes through stool.<ref>https://archive.org/details/goated-mines-daniel-larson-vids-reuploaded (sometime around 2:02:16)</ref> Soon after the call, Goated Mines posted an image of Music on Reddit with the caption, "MUSIC IS SAFE."<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/14ww7cu/music_is_safe/</ref> After requests for more proof, Ween later posted a video of Music.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/14wx26n/music_rescued_more_proof/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref>[[File:LongmontMusicReturn.jpg|thumb|343x343px|Message from the Longmont Humane Society following Musics rescue.]]Ween herself soon posted an update to Reddit explaining what they would do with any donations that were sent their way as well as some more photos of Music. | |||
Soon after the rescue, Ween started a voice call in the Ceel Team 6 Discord server | |||
{{Quote|hello! im ween lol im the music snatcher!! she's doing great and i understand why people are questioning donations and stuff for me but it was originally so i could get up to longmont but im hoping to spoil her and have a lot of things that she can take to her forever family. she's an amazing dog and thank you all for helping her🩷}} | {{Quote|hello! im ween lol im the music snatcher!! she's doing great and i understand why people are questioning donations and stuff for me but it was originally so i could get up to longmont but im hoping to spoil her and have a lot of things that she can take to her forever family. she's an amazing dog and thank you all for helping her🩷}} | ||
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=== Psych Ward Voicemail === | === Psych Ward Voicemail === | ||
On July | On July 13, 2023, a very medicated sounding Daniel left a voicemail from the mental health unit to an unknown party (presumed to be for his then [[Management|manager]], [[Warren]]) giving an update on his overall status and in particular the progress of his discharge. This voicemail is leaked to the subreddit via [[Flexburger]].<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/14z6d1e/daniel_larson_voicemail_from_today_via_flex/</ref> Besides the obvious effects of the medication on the timbre of his voice and pacing of his speech, this call is perhaps most notable for Daniel's correct pronunciation of the word of the word "request", a word he usually pronounces as "recrest".<ref>https://archive.org/details/daniel-larson-voicemail-from-mental-hospital</ref> | ||
=== Release === | === Release === | ||
[[File:Dogchip.png|left|thumb|Daniel claiming to have chipped Music.|228x228px]] | [[File:Dogchip.png|left|thumb|Daniel claiming to have chipped Music.|228x228px]] | ||
[[File:"I just bought another dog".png|thumb|"I just bought another dog"|345x345px]] | [[File:"I just bought another dog".png|thumb|"I just bought another dog"|345x345px]] | ||
On July | On July 19, 2023, Daniel was finally released from the mental health unit. Not long after, Daniel returned to his usual delusional state, stating that he still needed to find his dog<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/154asrg/bargaining_arc/</ref> and that he had also filed charges against the "dog napper, referring to Ween.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/154ca0z/filed_charges_on_someone_he_doesnt_know_and_is/</ref> | ||
Daniel also made a post claiming that the psych ward did not put him on any medication, though this appears to be a lie.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/154dhos/latuda_be_kidding_me/</ref> He later uploaded a video entitled "proof Daniel Larson can take care of a dog" which was simply a video of Daniel giving Music some water, taken during the time he still had access to her.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we_X74JO5U4</ref> No matter how much Daniel said that he was going to get Music back, or any type of animal, he never managed to. | Daniel also made a post claiming that the psych ward did not put him on any medication, though this appears to be a lie.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/154dhos/latuda_be_kidding_me/</ref> He later uploaded a video entitled "proof Daniel Larson can take care of a dog" which was simply a video of Daniel giving Music some water, taken during the time he still had access to her.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we_X74JO5U4</ref> No matter how much Daniel said that he was going to get Music back, or any type of animal, he never managed to. | ||