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== Notable cases ==

In April 2015, a Colorado man was cited for firing a gun within a residential area when he took his computer into a back alley and shot it eight times with a 9mm pistol.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = Enraged Man Shoots Computer Eight Times|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/22/man-shoots-computer-eight-times_n_7119246.html|newspaper = [[The Huffington Post]]|accessdate = 2015-11-03|date = 2015-04-22|last1 = Grenoble|first1 = Ryan}}</ref> When questioned, he told police that he had become so frustrated with his computer that he had "reached critical mass," and stated that after he had shot his computer, "the angels sung on high."<ref>{{Cite web|title = Colorado man ticketed for shooting his computer; says it was worth it|url = http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-colorado-shooting-computer-20150421-story.html|website = latimes.com|accessdate = 2015-11-03}}</ref> In 2007, a German man threw his computer out the window in the middle of the night, startling his neighbors. German police were sympathetic and did not press charges, stating "Who hasn't felt like doing that?"<ref>{{Cite web|title = Sympathetic police pardon man who threw computer out of window|url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-469022/Sympathetic-police-pardon-man-threw-window.html|website = [[Mail Online]]|accessdate = 2015-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Veneziani|first1=Vince|title=German Throws Computer Out Window, Escapes Fine|url=https://techcrunch.com/2007/07/18/german-throws-computer-out-window-escapes-fine/|publisher=[[Tech Crunch]]|accessdate=2018-02-04}}</ref> In 2006, the staged surveillance video "[[Bad Day (viral video)|Bad Day]]", showing a man assaulting his computer at work, became a [[viral video|viral hit]] on the Internet, reaching over two million views.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Viral Video Breakdown |url=http://www.views4video.com/viral-video-breakdown |date=2013-07-25 |accessdate=2015-11-17 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725183339/http://www.views4video.com/viral-video-breakdown |archivedate=July 25, 2013 }}</ref> Other instances of reported computer rage have ranged from a restaurant owner who threw his laptop into a deep fryer, to an individual who threw his computer out the window, but forgot that the window was closed.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Drop the mouse and step away from the PC |url = http://www.nbcnews.com/id/7329279/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/drop-mouse-step-away-pc/#.VjgZQ7erSUk|website = msnbc.com|accessdate = 2015-11-11|date = 2005-03-31}}</ref>

== Prevalence ==

In 1999, it was speculated that computer rage had become more common than [[road rage]] in traffic,<ref name="People Management">{{Cite web |url= http://www.cipd.co.uk/pm/peoplemanagement/b/weblog/archive/2013/01/29/4092a-1999-06.aspx |title= Computer rage grows as millions misspent on IT |date= June 17, 1999 |accessdate= November 2, 2015 |website=[[People Management Magazine]] |publisher= |last= |first= |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170703025756/http://www.cipd.co.uk/pm/peoplemanagement/b/weblog/archive/2013/01/29/4092a-1999-06.aspx |archivedate= July 3, 2017 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead}}</ref> but in a 2015 study, it was found that reported rates of anger when using a computer were lower than reported rates of anger while driving. However, reports of anger while driving or using computers were found to be far more common than anger in other situations.<ref name=":6"/>

In a 2013 survey of American adults, 36% of respondents who reported experiencing computer issues, also reported that they had screamed, yelled, cursed, or physically assaulted their computers within the last six months.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title= Over A Third of Americans Confess to Verbal or Physical Abuse—of Their Computers: New Harris Study Reveals the Extent of Frustration, Anger and Helplessness Spurred by Computer Problems |url= https://www.bulldogreporter.com/over-a-third-of-americans-confess-to-verbal-or-physical-abuse-of-their-computers |website= Bulldog Reporter |accessdate= 2015-11-11}}</ref>