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California man arrested for threatening to kill FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's family over net neutrality
A 33-year-old resident of Norwalk, California was arrested today for sending threatening emails to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai last year, according to the US Department of Justice. The threats, sent by an individual named Makara Man, were made primarily in the second of three messages sent to Pai's official FCC email accounts in late December, just days after the FCC voted to repeal net neutrality protections.
The first email allegedly accused Pai of causing the suicide of a teenager through his actions that led to the net neutrality vote. The second email contained an explicit threat against members of Pai's family, as well as a listing of three locations in and around Arlington, Virginia where Pai is said to live. The third email allegedly contained a photo of Pai and a separate photo of Pai and his family.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 01 2018, @06:18PM (7 children)
Or maybe threatening to hurt someone is just a bad way of communicating. It only increases the divide and makes serious violence much more likely. Aside from viokence being the first choice of the incompetent it can be useful for the under dog in calling the bluff of the group in a more powerful position. Not a great idea and a risky gamble
TLDR: uzzie isnonce again simplifying reality into a convenient sound bite. Limited applications for his insight.
(Score: 3, Informative) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday July 01 2018, @07:21PM (6 children)
Bad as in immoral or bad as in ineffective? The first is highly situational but the latter is just dead wrong; violence is extremely fast and effective at resolving conflicts compared to more diplomatic means.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 02 2018, @12:00AM (5 children)
--R.A. Lafferty
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday July 02 2018, @02:32AM (4 children)
Indeed. Dead people rarely object to your position anymore. Violence's morality may vary depending on the circumstance but its effectiveness is beyond question.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 02 2018, @03:22AM (1 child)
"its effectiveness is beyond question."
I would most definitely question the effectiveness of violence.
At best, violence is only effective for one side and quite ineffective for the other. At worst, it's ineffective for both sides. A non-violent agreement can be effective for both sides.
(Score: 3, Informative) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday July 02 2018, @06:19AM
I'm gonna guess that most people perpetrating violence upon someone over a dispute are not concerned with how it turns out for the other side in the least. That pretty much makes your argument a null op from their perspective.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 02 2018, @03:48AM (1 child)
Yeah, I just love all the retaliatory violence we have on Earth right now. Even the act of violence has an impact on those who use it. While it may be effective in stopping someone from doing something, if you're morality is not in line with human values then you will damage your own culture. Just look at the depths of depravity the US has sunk to and the world wide problems that have resulted.
Basically your words are a prelude to genocide. Just FYI.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday July 02 2018, @06:21AM
My words are historical fact. Ignore them at your own peril.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.