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A Puyallup, Washington man, Scott A. Orton, has been charged after making online death threats towards a biotechnology company involved with Planned Parenthood, such as "Kill StemExpress employees. I'll pay you for it" posted on a Fox Nation comment section:
A Washington man who allegedly threatened executives of a California biotech company that processed fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood faces prosecution in one of the rarest sorts of criminal cases – for violence threatened online.
The indictment stated that Scott A Orton, 57, had a record of online menacing of local journalists, city council members, fellow commenters and even FBI agents, dating back to at least 2009. The rare prosecution comes in the wake of a mass shooting in a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic. Orton was arrested by federal agents in December for making an interstate threat to kill an executive of StemExpress.
The California firm was thrust into the spotlight when anti-abortion activists attacked the company's fetal tissue procurement practices and released highly edited, secretly filmed videos from inside Planned Parenthood. Orton's alleged comments threatened to hang a StemExpress executive with piano wire, on the Fox News website.
Two legal, registered guns were seized from Orton's home just days before three people were killed and nine injured by a shooter at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic.
PDFs of the Criminal Complaint and the Indictment.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Gravis on Saturday December 19 2015, @08:34PM
The crowd that Fox News caters too is likely full of people like this because Fox News advocates extremism. To clarify, I mean they preach a single point of view and everything that conflicts with that point of view is either condemned or in the case of facts and evidence, omitted. In this case, their point of view is that Planned Parenthood must be stopped at all costs. This single-mindedness is appealing to extremists because it makes the world very black and white without exception. When you lack control, this kind of order appeals because of it's absolutism requires no concessions be made on your part. It's time to stop preaching extremism and being "shocked" that you have created extremists.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Runaway1956 on Saturday December 19 2015, @08:48PM
Very good - you've figured out that Fox is rather extreme.
Now, what about the rest of the MSM? Every mainstream US media is zealously preaching how evil each and every one of the GOP candidates are. And, I use the word "zealously" intentionally, and seriously. Despite the fact that the democratic/MSM choice for president is simply not pulling the numbers, despite the fact that she can't even connect with younger women, they keep pushing her as the only possible choice. Oh - notice what they've done to the funny looking old goat? DNC and the data service people screwed up, allowing "outsiders" to see Clinton's crap, and they immediately accuse him of espionage, turning off his access to his own data.
Extreme. Yeah, there is a lot of extremism on our political landscape.
“I have become friends with many school shooters” - Tampon Tim Walz
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Saturday December 19 2015, @08:55PM
But, Runaway,
Every mainstream US media is zealously preaching how evil each and every one of the GOP candidates are.
That is because they are! No preaching necessary, just journalism. As someone said just the other day, when Lindsey Graham is the one talking sense, you know the rest are so far beyond reason and morality as to not even really be funny anymore.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 19 2015, @09:03PM
"I literally have not a single thought that the media didn't put there. t. Aristarchus"
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Saturday December 19 2015, @09:11PM
You used "literally" incorrectly. Again.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 19 2015, @09:33PM
No, I used it correctly. Not a single original thought. Not one. That smug "you-used-literally-wrong" has been done to death as well. You are a puppet of the media, and it has manipulated you into thinking you aren't.
(Score: 3, Funny) by aristarchus on Saturday December 19 2015, @09:50PM
Doubling down, eh? Well, I guess you have to, not a lot of other options at this point. First let me say that I said nothing about thoughts. I was talking about facts. You know, those things that do not go away or change no matter what you think of them. And secondly, of course I have no original thoughts! I have been around for almost two and a half millenia, so I quite literally have seen it all before. Of course, that means that what currently passes for " media" in this rather recent nation called "America" is hardly the source of any of my non-original thoughts.
You know, as well, and more to the point, just because you have forced a pedantic response that has been repeatedly necessary does not mean that you did not literally misuse "literally". So it's your bad, still.
Puppet? Hm, could be. I could be a bot, set loose upon the internets just to say bad true things about republicans at the behest of the Illuminati. But I am not, i assure you. And thank you very much for being concerned, but I can also assure you that I have not been manipulated in any way. I hope the same is true of you, literally, my dear AC! Happy Holidays! (Ouch! That has got to burn!)
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 19 2015, @10:14PM
I have been around for almost two and a half millenia
Ah, so you're mentally ill?
By the by, you misspelled "millennia". Thought you'd like to know, since you seem to pride yourself on the correct use of words.
you have forced a pedantic response that has been repeatedly necessary does not mean that you did not literally misuse "literally"
"I was just pretending to be retarded! t. Aristarchus"
Don't worry, buddy. This year I'll get you a dictionary for Christmas.
Happy Holidays!
Thanks, I'm Jewish, so I appreciate you being considerate of my religion.
(Score: 2) by jasassin on Sunday December 20 2015, @07:23AM
Bots don't start sentences with the word "and".
jasassin@gmail.com GPG Key ID: 0xE6462C68A9A3DB5A
(Score: 3, Touché) by aristarchus on Sunday December 20 2015, @07:41AM
Upgrades, Biatch! (I imagine you think that bots never say "biatch!", either? Interesting.)
(Score: 2) by Gravis on Saturday December 19 2015, @09:14PM
Every mainstream US media is zealously preaching how evil each and every one of the GOP candidates are.
how have they demonized GOP candidates? exposing what candidates say during a debate is simply journalism.
as for favoring one candidate over another, that's called bias, i'm talking about extremism.
(Score: 1, Redundant) by Runaway1956 on Saturday December 19 2015, @09:35PM
Bias vs extremism? You brand Fox as extremist, but all the rest of MSM is merely biased? Uhhhh - yeah. That "biased" MSM bears equal responsibility with the Democratic party, Republican party, and Fox for polarizing politics.
Far more than half of Americans believe that their party is "good", and the opposing party is "evil".
“I have become friends with many school shooters” - Tampon Tim Walz
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 20 2015, @02:23AM
Of course that looks unfair to you. Your extremism has a lot of overlap with fox's extremism so it doesn't look like its unyielding to you, it looks just right.
(Score: 1, Redundant) by Runaway1956 on Sunday December 20 2015, @03:10AM
Back up and read. I've stated that both Fox and the rest of the MSM are extreme. It's the other side that is arguing that the progressive media are NOT extreme. So, what you're accusing me of, applies as much and more so to those who can't recognize that our media is mostly biased toward socialism today.
“I have become friends with many school shooters” - Tampon Tim Walz
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 20 2015, @04:24AM
> I've stated that both Fox and the rest of the MSM are extreme.
Fallacy of false balance.
You've got a couple of nits to pick with fox, but anyone who uses the term "MSM" and excludes the most popular news channel from that list is clearly so far in Fox's corner that their perspective is too distorted to see clearly.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday December 20 2015, @05:15AM
You're projecting there. You are perfectly happy with the left-leaning MSM, so any disagreement with that MSM has to be extremism.
“I have become friends with many school shooters” - Tampon Tim Walz
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 19 2015, @09:00PM
toplel, Fox is controlled opposition.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by edIII on Saturday December 19 2015, @09:06PM
Why does that matter? Fox News is an entertainment channel. It needs to be about as informative and accurate as Ghost Hunters, or the search for Big Foot on the aptly named "History" Channel.
I seem to recall that Fox News isn't obligated to the truth like real journalists precisely because they self-identify as entertainment no different than The Daily Show (which is probably less biased). In any case, anybody with a few brain cells can see that Fox News acts no different than a tabloid does in retaining its particularly demographic. With very much the same kind of activities and articles, all pandering to prurient and provincial interests when not actively fear mongering.
Personally, my idea of a Fox News viewer is that crazy Scottish dad from I Married An Axe Murderer. "They put chemicals in the water making you crave the baby parts, fortnightly... you SMARTASS!!! HEAD!! DOWN!! I'm trying to see Bill O'Reilley. Smart man, he is...."
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 2) by Gravis on Saturday December 19 2015, @09:19PM
Fox News is an entertainment channel.
when and where have they ever advertised themselves as anything but a news channel?
(Score: 3, Informative) by edIII on Saturday December 19 2015, @09:27PM
I seem to recall that they made the legal argument one time when somebody was trying to hold them accountable to facts. They're not accountable, because the entire channel is intended to be entertainment.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 2) by Gravis on Saturday December 19 2015, @09:34PM
yeah, that's what we call "on paper only" because the rest of the time they claim to be a news channel.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by digitalaudiorock on Saturday December 19 2015, @11:08PM
Absolutely. What's more, and notion that anything in any (supposedly) left-leaning mainstream media is even in the same universe as Fox News is laughable. Fox is pure propaganda to a degree I just don't see anywhere else.
The closest thing I can even think of think of was the failed Air America Radio. To be honest, I think that failed because people on the left (certainly the ones I know) have no interest in that BS preaching to the choir crap, purely intended to convince you of things you already believe in. I sure don't have any interest in that.
I'd have to say my favorite news source is NPR...I'm sure someone will chime in on how they're far to the left or some such BS. This country has shifted so far right it doesn't even remember what the fucking left is.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 19 2015, @11:28PM
To be honest, I think that failed because people on the left (certainly the ones I know) have no interest in that BS preaching to the choir crap, purely intended to convince you of things you already believe in.
So what you're saying is sites like Buzzfeed are just a figment of my imagination? Sounds great.
I'd have to say my favorite news source is NPR...I'm sure someone will chime in on how they're far to the left or some such BS. This country has shifted so far right it doesn't even remember what the fucking left is.
I think you've forgotten to give some evidence for that statement. Whoops!
(Score: 2) by digitalaudiorock on Sunday December 20 2015, @03:16PM
Evidence that the countries moved to the right? If you need that you're blind. Where are all the candidates like Walter Modale?...that's right there aren't any...just like a modern day Ronald Regan wouldn't stand a chance and would probably be branded a RINO in the current batshit crazy environment.
Any what's the the growing number of AC posts here?
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by marcello_dl on Saturday December 19 2015, @10:49PM
>abortion is homicide is sin
>kills
Extremism of what? of homeopathy?
Or are you going to mention that religion whose leader never forced anybody, never mind threaten?
Are you reasoning or echoing?