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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: 2) by Rupert Pupnick on Friday October 04 2019, @03:20PM (7 children)
A. O. Scott didn't like the movie.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 04 2019, @03:29PM (2 children)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._O._Scott [wikipedia.org]
He works at the New York Times and looks "woke" and soy latte filled. No wonder he doesn't like it.
(Score: 2) by Rupert Pupnick on Friday October 04 2019, @04:58PM (1 child)
That's right. I read his review, but didn't expect that his chief complaint would be that the movie is boring. I didn't get any sense of PC based moral outrage, if that's what you are hinting at.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 04 2019, @05:10PM
https://twitter.com/aoscott/status/1179837402891915265 [twitter.com]
https://twitter.com/aoscott/status/1179868463067795466 [twitter.com]
There's nothing too crazy on his Twitter feed, but he could burst at any moment. I won't be surprised to see a missive or tweetstorm about "death threats".
He's a critic who doesn't want to face criticism. Nothing new under the sun, but it's still funny to see.
(Score: 2) by EJ on Friday October 04 2019, @04:50PM (3 children)
I feel like I should be very thankful I don't know who that is.
On another note, there is only one other person booked to see the movie when I'm going, so it shouldn't count as a mass shooting if we get hit.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 04 2019, @05:14PM (2 children)
If the shooter massacres the usher, the designated Joker response security guard, and the two of you, that should be just enough to call it a mass shooting. I don't think suicide is counted in the score.
(Score: 2) by EJ on Friday October 04 2019, @05:56PM (1 child)
Didn't you hear? Suicide is MURDER!
(Score: 3, Funny) by DannyB on Friday October 04 2019, @09:48PM
In that case suicide should get the death penalty. It only seems fair.
Young people won't believe you if you say you used to get Netflix by US Postal Mail.