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."
(Score: 1, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 04 2019, @03:55PM (3 children)
If there is an attack, the blood is on the hands of "journalists" who decided to hype up the Incel Menace for weeks. But you can't blame them too much since they are just trying to put food on the table.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 04 2019, @07:25PM (2 children)
Hype up the Incel Menace for weeks? This is the first I have heard of it. From where I am sitting it doesn't appear to be all that much hyping going on. I guess YMMV.
(Score: 0, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 04 2019, @08:07PM
Review (non-spoiler) [youtube.com]
TLDW; Woke media doesn't like the far-left (Antifa) being portrayed as criminals
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 04 2019, @08:13PM
You can see the kind of coverage it has gotten in the last month:
https://news.google.com/search?q=joker+incel [google.com]
https://imgur.com/a/eIaZK0W [imgur.com]
Of note are these incidents:
https://www.indiewire.com/2019/09/joaquin-phoenix-walks-off-interview-joker-violence-1202175817/ [indiewire.com]
https://io9.gizmodo.com/u-s-military-issues-warning-to-troops-about-incel-viol-1838412331 [gizmodo.com]
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/aurora-shooting-victims-voice-concerns-joker-emotional-letter-warner-bros-1241599 [hollywoodreporter.com]