Dude, was it really worth it?

If you haven't heard by now, SDCC 2010 witnessed it's first stabbing as far as I know. Apparently, this guy was in a heated argument with another attendee regarding a seat in Hall H. A friggin seat! He then stabbed the guy in the eye with a pen. A friggin pen!


The initial thought that came to mind was the Joker "pencil trick" scene from The Dark Knight.


In all honesty, it doesn't surprise me that this happened. The conditions SDCC attendees go through combined with the shear number of people in a confined space could make anyone go crazy. Is it possible this guy was acting out due to camping without sleep, only being fueled by Power Bars and 5hour Energy's? Still, a pen to the eyeball is pretty insane under any condition. I hope they throw the book at this guy! You can see video of the attacker being escorted by police here.