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The story
“Komeo,” who is under fire for causing food poisoning in more than 100 people — with some reports putting the number as high as 160 — at a festival food stall he ran, is facing a major backlash. A fighter from the MMA event “Breaking Down (BD)” set off discussion on 5ch after posting comments defending him, saying “This is blowing up into a huge controversy, but I think it’s the result of him challenging himself at something” and “Irrelevant nobodies who’ll never amount to anything are making way too much noise.” Many pushed back skeptically, arguing that food poisoning caused by sloppy hygiene management is a completely different matter from a personal controversy, and there was also back-and-forth over just how many people were actually affected.
What people said
It's the '100-person food poisoning challenge,' apparently.
That's not a fight, that's attempted murder.
Probably means Breaking Down (the MMA show).
Baka Desu (a joke reading 'BD' as Japanese for 'that's stupid')
It's a festival food stall — only an idiot would think doing something that stupid was fine lol
Is that a dance team or something?
Honestly it's just total amateurs flailing around in what looks like a clumsy octopus dance (slang for uncoordinated dancing).
Why's he dressed like a Navy admiral (One Piece reference)?
Wait, did Nagi-pai's stomach get wrecked too?! (apparently a nickname for someone in the photo)
No idea if that's true or he was just exaggerating, but did he actually pay proper compensation for that…?
The other guy went in fully aware of the risk, so it's not an issue.
Wasn't it 116 people?
It went up to 160.
Says the guy who sounds pretty jealous of people who actually got famous lol
Background and Key Points of the Debate
The uproar reportedly began after numerous attendees at a festival food stall reported symptoms of food poisoning. On social media it’s been dubbed the “100-Person Food Poisoning Challenge,” with conflicting figures of 116, 160, and others circulating — the exact number of victims remains unconfirmed even in the original reporting. Breaking Down (BD) is an MMA event known for featuring amateur and “troubled” fighters, and its competitors often end up publicly backing each other up, both in and out of the ring. This latest defense comes from that same culture, but many have taken issue with lumping a food-safety failure caused by negligence in with a personal controversy over someone’s words or actions, calling it all a “challenge.” The gap in temperature between those defending him and those criticizing him has become the thread’s main point of contention.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Geisports Sokuho+) thread “BD Fighter: ‘Komeo-kun is in the middle of a huge controversy, but I think it’s the result of him challenging himself at something’ / ‘Irrelevant nobodies who’ll never amount to anything are making way too much noise’.”
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