April 6th Meltdown: Difference between revisions

On '''April 6, 2024''', around 4:00 PM MDT (22:00 UTC), Daniel had his '''most explosive meltdown''' ever recorded while live on YouTube. In contrast to his previous meltdowns, Daniel displayed an unusually intense level of rage, yelling in a deep, guttural tone instead of his trademark high-pitched "Mickey Mouse" voice, to the point where he was visibly foaming at the mouth. The incident was instigated by a combination of factors, including being kicked out of a Buffalo Wild Wings, an interaction with a troll impersonating [[Bob Proctor|Bob]], and the ''severe'' weather conditions including extreme cold and very heavy wind occurring that day. During the meltdown, Daniel launched into a tirade, making repeated terroristic threats against Bob, numerous government entities, and the [[Daniel MacDougall|Secret Service agent who was investigating him]], which would end up being a factor in his [[Second Jail Arc|arrest]] only three weeks later.   

Daniel started a stream titled "Bob help me NOW" around 4:00 pm. The video begins with Daniel stating that he needs help, before abruptly escalating into a full-blown rage, hitting the ground, and screeching twice before flipping off the camera, calling [[Bob Proctor|Bob]] the [[The N Word|N-word]], and threatening to "bomb his house till the day he dies". He repeatedly yells "bomb", "kill", and "murder" to express his frustration with "Bob" and entities he believes to be persecuting him. Daniel frequently screams threatening phrases and hits himself during meltdowns, likely due to autism impacting his ability to process negative emotions. He further threatens to bomb "every police station in the world" and federal entities, including the White House, the "feds", and even [[Trolls|Daniel MacDougall]]. A well-known moment of the April 6th Meltdown occurs when he mimics the motion of a bomb dropping with his arm, coinciding perfectly with a gust of wind, creating an effect reminiscent of "airbending." <ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/1fsgstt/this_is_a_message_to_daniel_mcdougal/</ref> Daniel's mouth, face, and even his hair became coated in his own windblown saliva and snot, while repeatedly doing the Angry Tongue. He hits the ground and his groin repeatedly towards the end of the stream. The "Bob" involved in this incident was a [[Trolls|troll]] who instigated the meltdown. [[Bob Proctor|Bob]] himself cut ties with Daniel in late 2023, after a second incident involving Daniel assaulting Bob in his car. The video was recorded in an extremely windy environment, where portions of Daniel's speech are obscured.

The second meltdown was far less extreme and occurred at the ending section of a 30 minute long livestream.<ref>https://archive.org/details/first-30-seconds-of-april-6th</ref> This livestream can still be accessed on YouTube under the title "Daniel Larson 20 miles to Boulder Colorado". During this second meltdown, he does the Angry Tongue several times, flips the camera off, and insults Bob using obscenities before ending the livestream. This second meltdown appeared to have occurred as a result of trolls tracking him down due to him obviously showcasing his location in the background, or at least his perception of people tracking him down based on trolls in the comment section.