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FBI Will Monitor Violent Online Threats in Light of 'Joker' Premiere

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

An Anonymous Coward writes:

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, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 04 2019, @03:10PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 04 2019, @03:10PM (#902635)

    Maybe it's the new wave of juggalos. They would probably love to call themselves clowncels.

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  • (Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Friday October 04 2019, @11:15PM

    by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us (6553) on Friday October 04 2019, @11:15PM (#902855) Journal

    Ding ding ding! We have a winnah!

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  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Saturday October 05 2019, @04:35AM (2 children)

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Saturday October 05 2019, @04:35AM (#902941) Journal

    I got no beef with the Juggalos! Honestly, if all the incels joined the Juggalos we'd eliminate one significant source of threat.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 05 2019, @05:17AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 05 2019, @05:17AM (#902953)

      How are incels a threat? They can't even get women to have sex with them, so how can you expect them to be able to competently do anything?

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 05 2019, @10:03AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 05 2019, @10:03AM (#903006)

        Getting a woman to have sex with you is a herculean task. Shooting up crowds with guns is far easier, and incels get thousands of hours of training from violent video games.