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posted by janrinok on Friday October 04 2019, @02:04PM   Printer-friendly
from the some-people-just-can't-take-a-joker dept.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/fbi-monitor-violent-online-threats-light-joker-premiere/story?id=66031356

The FBI has received tips of threatening posts on social media calling for "unspecific mass shootings" linked to the release of the new psychological thriller, "Joker," starring Oscar-nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix that will hit theaters this Friday, according to a joint intelligence bulletin obtained by ABC News.

These threats have been circling online platforms since at least May 2019, but give no information indicating specific or credible threats to particular locations or venues, the bulletin said.

Some of the threats did contain references to a primarily online group called the involuntary celibate community, or Incels, and a subset that refers to itself as "Clowncels." However, the intelligence community doesn't necessarily regard the group as a whole as a violent one.

"While many Incels do not engage in violence, some within the community encourage or commit violent acts as retribution for perceived societal wrongdoing against them," the bulletin said. "Some Incel attackers have claimed inspiration from previous mass shooters."


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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 04 2019, @03:02PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 04 2019, @03:02PM (#902628)

    That we now have the villains instead of the hero,
    does this mean the superhero formula is dropped and we get an actual movie?

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 04 2019, @03:07PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 04 2019, @03:07PM (#902630)

    The director is known for comedies which now attract woke outrage. So he made a movie in the style of king of comedy / taxi driver and the wokerati still lose their shit. Hate superhero movies but will be seeing this one.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 04 2019, @03:08PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 04 2019, @03:08PM (#902633)

    I heard that this movie was adapted from a non-capeshit screenplay. The reverse could happen, but would it result in a $100 million opening day?