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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: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 04 2019, @09:25PM (7 children)
except its not actually 2a people doing that shit and you damn well know it, you stupid bitch.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 04 2019, @10:09PM (4 children)
While it's true that 2a types are not the ones engaging in mass murder, they also seem disinclined to keep the instruments of destruction out of the hands of the perpetrators. Also, I find it a little incongruous that you would call someone whose moniker is "ilPapa" a bitch. Just sayin'.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Phoenix666 on Friday October 04 2019, @11:11PM (1 child)
That's mainly because the restrictions only hurt law-abiding citizens and do nothing to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and crazies who, by definition, aren't deterred by silly little laws.
And because those who hate the 2A have the notion that taking guns away prevents criminals and crazies from killing others, it must be mentioned that those parties have killed plenty of people with knives (London) and cars/trucks (Marseilles, NYC) and a whole, whole bunch of people with airplanes (NYC). Where there's a will, there's a way.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 04 2019, @11:58PM
How can you be so sure about this considering that all our previous attempts have been half-hearted, at best?
True, that. On the other hand, I don't think it's a good idea to make the instruments of destruction quite so readily available either. Just like I don't set out bottles of beer, wine, and hard liquor in front of a recovering alcoholic. And I'm pretty sure that the violent homicide rates in the UK and France are much, much lower than in the USA right now. Also, I'm sure you already know this but knives, cars, trucks, and airplanes have other uses besides killing people; not so with guns.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 05 2019, @12:08AM (1 child)
It's 2019, you don't have to be female to be a bitch.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 05 2019, @04:27AM
I mean if that's what it takes to wake you then I guess.
(Score: 2) by ilPapa on Saturday October 05 2019, @04:06PM (1 child)
It absolutely is. If you look up the backgrounds of the mass-shooters in the past, say three years for example, you will find that they all used weapons that were favored by the NRA types, and all of them owned more than one weapon.
You are still welcome on my lawn.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 05 2019, @05:06PM
Pretty much all weapons are favored by NRA types - that's not an argument. Every deer hunter in the country uses a weapon favored by NRA types too (unless they used a bow), and they probably have more than one. Doesn't mean they're likely to go shoot somebody, or endorse mass murder. This is not about guns, it's about crazy people.