# Drunk (former) UConn student Luke Gatti just wanted mac & cheese **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 9, 2015, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997 "2015-10-09T04:35:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/61 "2015-10-10T16:12:07Z")
A British journalist published a book earlier this year called _[So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_You've_Been_Publicly_Shamed)_ about how people like this kid or the Chick-fil-A guy get shamed on the Internet and how this compares to the public humiliation that used to be practiced about two hundred years ago (e.g., putting someone in stocks). One question is when such shamings are worse than the crime. (For example, in earlier times, this kid’s misbehavior would have gone unnoticed outside his university. But instead people all over the world are aware of it.) ---
**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/62 "2015-10-10T16:17:14Z")
If only the same thing could be done with politicians ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/63 "2015-10-10T16:25:59Z")
The problem with many politicians is that they are shameless. And by that I mean the kind that embeezled millions of dollars, bankrupted the company through mismanagement, and on and on and can still run on a platform “sound business practices” with a straight face. ---
**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/64 "2015-10-10T16:28:06Z")
Nah, it’s more that half the people don’t care if they get drunk and do stupid shit, they will still vote for them. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/65 "2015-10-10T17:45:26Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Feel free to peruse [this transcript](http://lybio.net/tag/read-drunk-kid-at-uconn-wants-mac-and-cheese-transcripts/), _ **while ignoring the misspellings.** _ I don’t think any of us can do that, **Monty**. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/66 "2015-10-10T18:03:10Z")
I don’t know who’s the biggest Fuckin Idiot™: 1. Luke, 2) the person who took the trouble to create a transcript of that mess or 3) me for wasting several minutes reading the first part of it. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/67 "2015-10-10T18:31:51Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > A British journalist published a book earlier this year called _[So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_You've_Been_Publicly_Shamed)_ about how people like this kid or the Chick-fil-A guy get shamed on the Internet and how this compares to the public humiliation that used to be practiced about two hundred years ago (e.g., putting someone in stocks). One question is when such shamings are worse than the crime. (For example, in earlier times, this kid’s misbehavior would have gone unnoticed outside his university. But instead people all over the world are aware of it.) I want to second that this is a really good book. Normally I’d be more sympathetic- nobody deserves trial by Internet. But this guy’s record seems to indicate chronic douchiness. ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/68 "2015-10-10T19:54:58Z")
Fake. Obviously this is a viral Kraft Mac & Cheese commercial. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/69 "2015-10-10T23:39:44Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > You might have bothered to mention the dude was flapping his dick around on camera in that link. Hey **Monty?** The dude is flapping his dick around on camera in that link. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/70 "2015-10-11T19:00:35Z")
> [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > The good stuff (if true) starts [here on Reddit.](https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/3nnzmv/this_student_cant_keep_his_cool/cvqa1y1) I won’t quote it, mostly 'cause I can’t remember if that’s frowned on or not. I won’t quote it, but I think that one post seemed QFT. It was the one that stated that “kid has empathy problems, i.e. sociopath”. That level of empathy problems seems (to a layman) to indicate a severe sociopath. If there was someone with an MD who could verify just that aspect (empathy problems are a Symptom of Sociopathy: Y / N) , I’d love to know if that is confirmed or totally inaccurate. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/71 "2015-10-11T19:03:14Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > I won’t quote it, but I think that one post seemed QFT. It was the one that stated that “kid has empathy problems, i.e. sociopath”. What does “I won’t quote it” mean in your world? ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/72 "2015-10-11T19:14:27Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > What does “I won’t quote it” mean in your world? That with over 1300 posts, many a full paragraph length, listing 5 words and an abbreviation that didn’t even include the entire post seemed acceptable. And NO… you Can’t have your Jalapeno Mac & Cheese… ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/73 "2015-10-12T04:00:41Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > I won’t quote it, but I think that one post seemed QFT. It was the one that stated that “kid has empathy problems, i.e. sociopath”. > That level of empathy problems seems (to a layman) to indicate a severe sociopath. If there was someone with an MD who could verify just that aspect (empathy problems are a Symptom of Sociopathy: Y / N) , I’d love to know if that is confirmed or totally inaccurate. Ph.D. ( psychologist) and the answer is in essence yes. Sociopathy is not a clinical condition. Lack of remorse is a symptom of antisocial personality disorder, and a lack of empathy is a symptom of the new specifier of “limited prosocial emotions” for conduct disorder. The related concept of psychopathy is also not technically a diagnosis, but it is a concept we might refer to, and it includes a lack of empathy. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/74 "2015-10-12T04:13:34Z")
FYI, his court date is Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/75 "2015-10-12T14:33:45Z")
And he’ll show up in a suit and tie with daddy’s attorney, tell about how that wasn’t the real him and he’s ashamed of his actions and please don’t punish him because he’s been punished enough already. Then he’ll walk out of court laughing and having learned nothing, and do the same thing next month. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/76 "2015-10-12T15:47:36Z")
Thread title recalls **All I Wanted Was A Pepsi** ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/77 "2015-10-13T01:56:56Z")
On Sunday, the kid posted a [YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=151&v=w_s0G6dkaZU) apologizing for his behavior. Here’s [an article](http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-drunk-uconn-mac-and-cheese-student-apologizes-1013-20151012-story.html) from the Hartford Courant on the video. The kid’s father says that they’ve filed a motion for a continuance, so the court hearing may not occur tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/78 "2015-10-13T02:16:59Z")
> [@steatopygia](#): > > How about 2 of the dozens of male students standing around walk the guy outside. Especially after he shoved the manager. > And the kid becomes an aggressive asshole after drinking? I’m fine with his future prospects taking a dive. Same reason 2 female students didn’t. Ain’t their job, ain’t no upside in it. Or are you suggesting it _is_ men’s jobs to insert themselves into violent situations when they’re annoyed? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/79 "2015-10-13T02:22:14Z")
> [@steatopygia](#): > > How about 2 of the dozens of male students standing around walk the guy outside. Especially after he shoved the manager. Absolutely not. They did the right thing by letting the staff try to manage the situation and the security to deal with it in the end. A bunch of kids (male or female) jumping in to “help”- no way. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997/80 "2015-10-13T02:48:36Z")
Are you two fucking kidding? Stand around and watch while someone gets assaulted right in front of you? Which is EXACTLY what happened. Civilized adults assist people who need assistance. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-former-uconn-student-luke-gatti-just-wanted-mac-cheese/733997.md?page=5)