[popcorncowboy]

These people weren't scammed, they were defrauded. They were promised one thing and delivered another. The event organisers simply lied so as to inflate the price they could charge for a thing that was worth dramatically less (arguably nothing). The extent of that gap constitutes a form of theft, and the organisers should be charged accordingly.

The people who bought tickets weren't gullible or stupid, any more than you would be buying a ticket to a festival with your favourite bands only to rock up and find there are no bands. #fyrefestival

[userbinator]

The people who bought tickets weren't gullible or stupid

Look at the marketing material on their website and ask yourself who wouldn't be suspicious upon seeing multiple nonsensical words:

https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/764/707/40b

[defrost]

Maybe, but there's precedent:

    gadjama tuffm i zimzalla binban gligla wowolimai bin beri ban
    o katalominai rhinozerossola hopsamen laulitalomini hoooo
    gadjama rhinozerossola hopsamen
    bluku terullala blaulala loooo

~ Hugo Ball : https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2009/aug/31/hugo...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1AmcBM5Ejg

[timeon]

The website had even more red flags than this.

[DonHopkins]

What??! I thought that was Oompa Loompa!