A press event gets not one but six bomb threats and it's not covered by any major news outlet that day aside from a few paragraphs on Forbes.com? Is it just me or would not the mainstream media eat this much meta up with a spoon if any topic other than #GamerGate were being discussed?
The first threat was made at 1:15 pm ET, but attendees chose to stay. Later, a specific threat was phoned into The Miami Herald and the Miami PD, claiming that a bomb would go off at 2:45 pm ET. At this point, attendees and panelists exited the building and eventually finished their discussion outside.
You can watch both the morning panel and the interrupted afternoon panel on the SPJ AirPlay YouTube channel.
The most interesting bit to me though is the difference in how differently #GamerGate and its critics handle anonymous threats. Finishing the event in the parking lot then throwing a party just has more style.
(Score: 2) by zocalo on Sunday August 16 2015, @10:59PM
I wonder if their commercial liability insurers are aware of this... If so I suspect their premiums next year will either be significantly higher or simply declined outright.
UNIX? They're not even circumcised! Savages!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 16 2015, @11:46PM
They left, they held the remainder of the event outside.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 17 2015, @12:40AM
While you may choose to live in fear, I think taking into account probability is a much more rational way to live. Even if there was no bomb threat, there is still a chance that there could be a bomb. There have been tons of instances of fake bomb threats, so the mere fact that a threat was issued doesn't mean it was credible. If no danger is too unlikely to ignore, then you have no choice but to live in a bubble whether or not there has been an actual threat.
(Score: 2) by zocalo on Monday August 17 2015, @06:30AM
UNIX? They're not even circumcised! Savages!
(Score: 2, Informative) by szopin on Monday August 17 2015, @08:38AM
They had the building swept the night before, locked with guards through the night and then swept again before letting anyone in (with guards throughout the day), for the people that organized this there was no credible threat. They were expecting trolls and prepared for them. Do they evacuate any politicall rallies based on similar? Or do they also screen people that come in and sweep the area before?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 17 2015, @12:31PM
Because they chose not to be terrorized by empty threats. I'm pretty sure 100% of all the gamergate threats would never escalate into violence. Rape, assault, murder, bombings, all completely empty. It takes a certain kind of person to go that far. These are just a bunch of nameless trolls hiding behind computers. Doxxing might seem like a big deal but it isn't. Anyone can people up and find their address.
(Score: 2) by Arik on Monday August 17 2015, @02:17PM
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?