Only on the internet can one group of obscure anonymous individuals give another group of anonymous individuals an awful lot of attention. In laymen's terms, it is called "Free Advertising."
So the dumb fucks at Anonymous are giving free publicity to something called "Alice's Day," which they allege is some sort of day of recognition for "pedophiles." So Anonymous and their idiotic supporters did what they do best, advertise it to the world. So now they have succeeded in helping those who are into that sort of thing find each other. Way to go, Anonymous.
What more do you expect from a bunch of computer nerds and idiot savants?
But we all know the truth. Anonymous is trying to divert attention away from its own scrutiny; it is currently under investigation by the FBI.
http://www.dailydot.com/society/alice-day-anonymous-pedo-attack/
Anonymous is targeting every pedophile hub on the Web
By Cooper Fleishman on April 24, 2013
In corners of the Internet that will make you ill, pedophiles wait to receive an onslaught of attacks.
It's Alice Day, a public "pedophile pride" day inspired by the relationship between the author Lewis Carroll and his young muse, Alice Liddell, for whom Alice in Wonderland was written. April 25 is supposedly the day in 1856 that Carroll met 4-year-old Alice, sparking a lifelong infatuation.
In one pedophile's own words, republished on a predator watchdog site, April 25 is a day to "rejoice in the gift of girllove and affirm the ideal so aptly typified by this special relationship." In 2013, it's also the day the hacker group Anonymous plans to bombard a long list of online targets with DDoS attacks, leaking suspects' personal information and defacing their websites.
Anonymous began on the troll hub 4chan as a moral-free prank squad; it's since evolved into an amorphous group of vigilante justice crusaders. Determined the town of Steubenville, Ohio, was attempting to cover up rape allegations against two high school football stars, the hacktivists campaigned on Twitter and Facebook and brought the town into the public eye. The group has also led doxxing efforts against kitten-tormenting teens and the suspected blackmailer behind Canadian teen Amanda Todd's suicide.
I spoke briefly with one organizer of the event, which took the hashtag #OpAliceDay on Twitter. He told me it was business as usual—doxxing, defacing, "and having a little fun along the way." The campaign has hundreds of followers on Twitter, many of whom changed their names to #OpAliceDay in support.
April is child abuse awareness month. It's also "the month in which child rapists/molesters/'lovers' reserve for their special 'it's okay to sexually assault children' day," warns a 2010 article on Yahoo! Voices with the headline "WATCH YOUR CHILDREN." "Pink is NOT the color you want to dress your girls in either. Pink is their attraction."
On numerous unnameable forums, where adult men chat publicly about their love and affection for young girls and boys, users post about how they plan to celebrate Alice Day—often by wearing pink and spending time in parks to "LG (little girl) watch." Some might hand out pamphlets about CL, or "childlove," in an attempt to decrease stigma against and raise awareness of what to them is a significant social movement: pedophile pride.
These men claim they would never physically abuse or rape a child; it would be anathema to the childlove philosophy. They want to cuddle, kiss, hold, and otherwise express their affection for children—and if they can't in person, they'll do it from a distance, emboldened by Alice Day.
"I guess I will be doing what I do everyday, just hangout with friends and maybe if it's nice out, skateboard a bit etc," a man named FreeThinkerGL wrote in 2009. The quote was picked up from a pedophile hub by a watch blog called Lindsay Ashford. "I don't have a LGF so I won't be spending anytime with little girls or boys."
Another user, lall, wrote:
I think the t-shirt thing is just to wear any kind of a pink shirt on Alice Day. That way if any asks if you're a pedo, you can claim you have no idea what they're talking about...and how dare they insinuate such a thing! lol.
silentmist followed suit:
I will be spending the day at a local market filled with beautiful LG's. Kinda boring, but I will at least be wearing a pink t-shirt. I doubt anyone will catch on, but you never know ;-)
And Aladdin Truelove claims to have coined the term 15 years ago:
I am the one who suggested the name "Alice Day," way back on Ianthe's email list, in 1998. Feels good to be back in the land of the living!
These quotes are all three or four years old now, but the philosophy on these public forums is still ongoing and no less disturbing. Recently, followers of those pedophile hubs have taken their Alice Day preparation offline. On one forum Anonymous pointed me to, the only apparent threads about April 25, barely noticeable in conversations about watching children (possibly their own children) sleep and nudity-filled European '70s flicks, warn against the march of Anonymous.
"I think the admin are aware of this," the subject of one thread reads. The follow-up comment—by a user whose signature image is a drawing of a little girl in a dress, blowing bubbles in a field—sounds scornful:
It's very ironic how they [Anonymous] claim to be all for freedom of expression on the internet, and, not just do they attack on us pedophiles (how's that being for freedom of expression, euh)? but in general, all the attacks they conduct, ARE a form of censorship. So, let me get this straight: you defend freedom of expression by conducting acts of censorship? In French we would say that's like fucking for virginity.
On a popular man-boy love blog, a user named Kristofor warns against a "Possible retrogressive Anonymous loris."
"They could be patching their servers," shrugged the Anonymous source when I mentioned it.
Whatever these sites do in defense, they won't stand a chance.
Anonymous released its full list of targets Wednesday evening. The hackers have a system, explained in a Pastebin doc:
Each website got a Number. @ReportApedo will tweet when to go pew pew on a certain website using its number to identify it. Feel free to deface, dos/DDos, hack these websites whenever you want to. But when firing we need everyone to fire at the same target at the same time. Additional targets might be added and everybody will be notified. We will start attack right at 01:00:00 p.m. Thursday April 25, 2013 in GMT. … The Op will continue all day and we will be posting our old d0xes on pedos in addition to TangoDowns and Defaces. Our primary goal is to take target #1 down and we won't stop firing until it is down.
Target No. 1 is a Russian-hosted imageboard filled with password-protected albums such as "boy Self pics" and "girls in the bathroom." Target No. 2 is a "free bookmarking & blogging platform" with "sex" in the URL. Target No. 3 is a popular porn-streaming site with the tagline "where anything legal stays" and the unfortunate reputation for lax security measures against user-submitted underage content. (In talking to the Anonymous source, this is the one he seemed most excited about taking down.) Another is a North American Man-Boy Love Association page. Other sites on the list include nauseating URLs with variations of "teen," "junior," "models," "9 to 12," and "jailbait."
We'll update you as the online carnage unfurls. But Anonymous is quick to remind witnesses that behind the fun, though, the exposure is meant to deliver a message to anyone in the position to protect a child on Alice Day. Anonymous's recruitment video for #OpAliceDay closes with this line of warning: "Watch your children and be extra vigilant. … April 25 is like Christmas to them."
Update: The Op seems to be going well so far. Several sites, including NAMBLA.org, are down. They've had less luck with the legitimate porn sites. "They have protection against DDoS," the #OpAliceDay leader told me via Twitter DM. "Needs more people to take 'em down. Perhaps might need botnets."
Other supporters are lending a hand on Twitter by releasing information on as many sex offenders as possible.
Founded in 2008, ABSOLUTE ZERO UNITES is a blog covering corrupt politicians and vigilantes who abuse sex offense registries to commit crimes (murder, assault, harassment, vandalism). This is a journalism blog; all articles posted in this blog is covered by Fair Use under 17 USC 107. All opinions are my own, and all persons featured here are (IMHO, of course) criminals and assorted losers.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Anonymous give free publicity to obscure "Alice Day"
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Leave justice to us, police warn vigilante paedophile hunters using Facebook to lure suspects before confronting them
So now we have a group of Perverted-Justice copycats in bloody ol' England, botching investigations just like they did here in America. The Facebook group for these trolls have already been removed. Now if only it was that easy to remove the same websites in the USA!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2312824/Letzgo-Hunting-Facebook-sting-Leave-justice-police-warn-vigilante-paedophile-hunters.html
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Leave justice to us, police warn vigilante paedophile hunters using Facebook to lure suspects before confronting them
- 'Letzgo Hunting' members pose as underage girls for chats with predators
- They set up meetings, film suspects and hand evidence to police
- Group releases dramatic footage of members confronting 'suspect'
- Police have warned them to leave justice to them
PUBLISHED: 04:01 EST, 22 April 2013 | UPDATED: 05:23 EST, 23 April 2013
A band of parents have formed a vigilante group to snare suspected paedophiles.
Their tactics have led to six arrests – but police forces have reacted with anger, warning that they could be compromising existing investigations.
The parents have set up dozens of profiles on dating and social networking websites, pretending to be girls aged 12 to 15.
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Confrontation: Members of Letzgo Hunting filming an encounter with an alleged would-be paedophile
Making a break: The suspect appears to start running once the group leader confronts him
The parents, some of whom are trained in the martial arts of jujitsu and karate, film the resulting confrontations, in which they demand an explanation from the men and warn them to expect to be arrested.
They then upload the footage on to their website and Facebook page. Their most recent video, created on Sunday, shows a suspect flee as a vigilante gives chase in a park on the outskirts of Leicester.
Chase: When the man ran away, a vigilante ran after at him berating him for his alleged crimes
Surveillance: The group uses a hidden camera to film all its encounters with targets
Vigilantes: The Facebook homepage of 'Letzgo Hunting', a group of parents exposing alleged paedophiles
Social media: The group posts videos of its sting operations on sites such as Facebook and Twitter, pictured
The group – three men and a woman assisted by 13 ‘helpers’ – admit to being vigilantes but say they are not a lynch mob and never threaten violence.
But Leicestershire Police warned that such ‘naming and shaming’ tactics threatened ‘chances of success in court’, potentially blocking justice.
Child welfare charity the NSPCC also urged the group to step back and said tracking down paedophiles must be done ‘by proper authorities’.
And Warwickshire Police and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre added to warnings that vigilantes could harm investigations.
Letzgo Hunting’s leader, who calls himself Scumm Buster, told the Daily Mail he works in the security industry, but declined to reveal the backgrounds of the others. He said the group had 84 online profiles, using images of young-looking adult female friends with their consent. Sometimes these were airbrushed to remove signs of ageing such as wrinkles and ‘make the girls look obviously young’.
Arrests: Seven alleged predators have been apprehended over the past few weeks thanks to the group
Controversial: Police have warned that the vigilantes could be undermining legitimate law enforcement
He said the explicit nature of some of the men’s online messages was ‘shocking’, but explained it was crucial to actually meet each suspect because that is what proves their ‘intent’ to break the law under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 by inciting a child to participate in a sexual act.
The men are asked to bring condoms and alcohol to the meetings and sometimes the female member of the vigilante group is used as ‘bait’ to ensure the men step out of their cars.
So far, they have carried out nine ‘stings’, resulting in seven confrontations. The other two men drove away after becoming suspicious.
As a result, Leicestershire Police have arrested three men. One further arrest has been made by West Midlands Police, one by Warwickshire Police and another yesterday by Nottinghamshire Police.
Scumm Buster said the group, aged 20 to 50 and from the Hinckley area of Leicestershire, are ‘close friends’ and openly film their suspects.
The footage is immediately passed to the police and is removed from the group’s website when an arrest is made. They are currently monitoring up to 50 men online, he added.
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Friday, April 12, 2013
‘Biker Against Child Abuse’ arrested for child porn
Here's the next exhibit on my indictment of Bikers Against Child Abuse:
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/cleveland/news/article_90587c99-8b7e-5795-b800-2f15ba5607e7.html
‘Biker Against Child Abuse’ arrested for child porn
Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:00 am | Updated: 12:35 pm, Mon Nov 22, 2010.
According to a statement from the Texas Attorney General’s Office, a former Houston-area member of Bikers Against Child Abuse has been arrested for possessing child pornography.
The arrest follows David Wayne Garvey’s indictment by a Chambers County grand jury. Garvey, 50, faces third-degree felony charges, which each carry a 2-10 year prison sentence.
The Office of the Attorney General’s Cyber Crimes Unit’s investigation began with a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. That information indicated that an AOL user attempted to e-mail child pornography to another AOL customer on Sept. 16, 2007.
The unit executed a search warrant at Garvey’s residence in Beach City on May 29. A forensic examination of the computer equipment seized during the search yielded 83 images of child pornography on Garvey’s computer, a CD and in e-mails.
While searching Garvey’s residence, investigators found a Bikers Against Child Abuse vest, which indicated the defendant was a member of the child abuse prevention group.
According to the organization’s website, BACA works to create safe environments for abused children and prevent further abuse. The Cyber Crimes Unit notified BACA, which then revoked Garvey’s membership.
Abbott has earned a national reputation for aggressively arresting and prosecuting child predators. Since 2003, the Cyber Crimes Unit and Fugitive Unit have arrested more than 1,000 predators.
Prosecutors also have obtained convictions against more than 90 men on child pornography charges.
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The Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) Murder-For-Hire Plot
Since BACA was in the news recently and for some reason, I never discussed the crimes committed by Bikers Against Child Abuse. Here is one.
In 2008, there was murder-for-hire plot committed by members of BACA. The trial has lasted four years and eventually, the murderers were found guilty.
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/64510262.html
Authorities allege that Mr. Nail's estranged wife, Vera Elizabeth Guthrie-Nail, wanted him dead. She and another man, Thomas Edward Grace, face charges of conspiracy to commit capital murder. All three defendants remain in the Collin County Jail...
Prosecutors contend that Mr. Nail's slaying was supposed to have been staged as a murder-suicide.
He was shot multiple times Dec. 26 on the top floor of the Frisco home he had shared with Ms. Guthrie-Nail before they separated. His girlfriend, Therisa Hofman, also was shot several times but managed to get to a neighbor's house, from which police were called.
The Nails had been separated throughout a bitter divorce case, which was filed in May 2006 and was near an end. Ms. Guthrie-Nail lost the house and primary custody of their 6-year-old daughter.
According to arrest warrant affidavits, Ms. Guthrie-Nail never met Mr. Bell. All contact, the affidavits say, was arranged by a group called Bikers Against Child Abuse.
Mr. Bell has a criminal history of burglary, forgery and theft in the 1980s and '90s. No Texas criminal records were found for Ms. Guthrie-Nail or Mr. Grace.
http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2012/09/convicted-felon-testifies-in-capital-murder-trial-that-he-doesnt-remember-police-interview.html/
Therisa Johnson, who was shot along with Craig Nail on Dec. 26, 2007, delivered a victim impact statement after the sentencing of Vera Elizabeth Guthrie-Nail.
Johnson said she and Nail met by accident and fell in love. She described him as an intelligent, romantic, talented and thoughtful man who was a wonderful and loving father to two girls.
“He’s not here anymore because of what you did,” Johnson told Guthrie-Nail. “I just don’t know how you could do something so evil and so mean-spirited.” ...
Nail’s mother, Elaine Sweetman of Rochester, N.Y., said her son’s death “has been life-changing for all of his family.” She said she never got to tell her son how proud she was of him and of his strong relationship as a single father to his two girls.
She told Guthrie-Nail that her belief in goodness in this world has been shattered.
“I know there is pure evil in this world,” she told her former daughter-in-law, “and I am looking at it in you.”
Update at 11:50 a.m.: Vera Elizabeth Guthrie-Nail has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors. She will plead guilty to conspiracy to commit capital murder and be sentenced to 50 years in prison with credit for the time she’s already served....
Bell pleaded guilty in July 2011 at his attorney’s advice to avoid the possibility of a death sentence. His recorded interview in September 2011 implicated Guthrie-Nail, her mother, Shirley Guthrie, and Thomas Edward Grace in the shooting. Shirley Guthrie has not been charged...
BACA-- Bikera Advocating Corruption and Assault.
In 2008, there was murder-for-hire plot committed by members of BACA. The trial has lasted four years and eventually, the murderers were found guilty.
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/64510262.html
Authorities allege that Mr. Nail's estranged wife, Vera Elizabeth Guthrie-Nail, wanted him dead. She and another man, Thomas Edward Grace, face charges of conspiracy to commit capital murder. All three defendants remain in the Collin County Jail...
Prosecutors contend that Mr. Nail's slaying was supposed to have been staged as a murder-suicide.
He was shot multiple times Dec. 26 on the top floor of the Frisco home he had shared with Ms. Guthrie-Nail before they separated. His girlfriend, Therisa Hofman, also was shot several times but managed to get to a neighbor's house, from which police were called.
The Nails had been separated throughout a bitter divorce case, which was filed in May 2006 and was near an end. Ms. Guthrie-Nail lost the house and primary custody of their 6-year-old daughter.
According to arrest warrant affidavits, Ms. Guthrie-Nail never met Mr. Bell. All contact, the affidavits say, was arranged by a group called Bikers Against Child Abuse.
Mr. Bell has a criminal history of burglary, forgery and theft in the 1980s and '90s. No Texas criminal records were found for Ms. Guthrie-Nail or Mr. Grace.
http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2012/09/convicted-felon-testifies-in-capital-murder-trial-that-he-doesnt-remember-police-interview.html/
Therisa Johnson, who was shot along with Craig Nail on Dec. 26, 2007, delivered a victim impact statement after the sentencing of Vera Elizabeth Guthrie-Nail.
Johnson said she and Nail met by accident and fell in love. She described him as an intelligent, romantic, talented and thoughtful man who was a wonderful and loving father to two girls.
“He’s not here anymore because of what you did,” Johnson told Guthrie-Nail. “I just don’t know how you could do something so evil and so mean-spirited.” ...
Nail’s mother, Elaine Sweetman of Rochester, N.Y., said her son’s death “has been life-changing for all of his family.” She said she never got to tell her son how proud she was of him and of his strong relationship as a single father to his two girls.
She told Guthrie-Nail that her belief in goodness in this world has been shattered.
Mark Lyle Bell |
Update at 11:50 a.m.: Vera Elizabeth Guthrie-Nail has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors. She will plead guilty to conspiracy to commit capital murder and be sentenced to 50 years in prison with credit for the time she’s already served....
Bell pleaded guilty in July 2011 at his attorney’s advice to avoid the possibility of a death sentence. His recorded interview in September 2011 implicated Guthrie-Nail, her mother, Shirley Guthrie, and Thomas Edward Grace in the shooting. Shirley Guthrie has not been charged...
BACA-- Bikera Advocating Corruption and Assault.
Bikers Agsinst Child Abuse harassment leads to a "new crime"
The gist of the story: registrant is chased out of his home by members of BACA, he is forced into homelessness by the group, the man is "mysteriously attacked" by "unknown assailants" (more than one person, and lets face it, we know they are BACA members), and now he is conveniently arrested for seeking shelter in a park restroom.
It isn't like BACA has never been implicated in, say, a MURDER PLOT or have any members ever been BUSTED FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORN... oh, wait.
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/04/11/2352990/sex-offender-in-court.html
Richland sex offender pleads innocent to sleeping in park bathrooms
Published: April 11, 2013 Updated 9 hours ago
Kristin M. Kraemer, Tri-City Herald
A convicted sex offender who's had trouble finding stable housing pleaded innocent Thursday to allegations he was caught sleeping in a park bathroom three times in two weeks.
Jerry Robert Sharp, 61, is classified as a Level 3 sex offender, meaning he is considered highly likely to reoffend.
As part of his status, Sharp is banned from all Richland city parks, schools and the library because he's to have no contact with kids.
But on three separate occasions, Richland police allegedly found Sharp in or near a restroom at Columbia Point Marina, a park operated by the city.
Sharp knew he wasn't supposed to be there and was kicked out each time, but continued to trespass, court documents allege.
Sharp, who's considered a transient, faces trial June 3 in Benton County Superior Court on three counts of criminal trespass against children.
Police were first called to the marina on March 23 for a citizen report of an assault that had occurred in a restroom.
Sharp was identified as the victim of that assault. He had injuries on his face and a pool of blood was found in the bathroom referred to by the citizen, documents said.
It is not clear in the court documents who beat up Sharp or if the suspect was found.
Then on March 28 at 4:21 a.m., Officer Doug Doss was patrolling through the park when he found Sharp sleeping in the bathroom.
And at 4:28 a.m. April 7, Doss found Sharp in the same location.
Sharp told the officer "that he knew he was not allowed in the park, but was trying to stay warm and dry," documents said.
Sharp's criminal history dates back to 1971, including convictions for carnal knowledge, unlawful imprisonment, attempted kidnapping, rape, failing to register as a sex offender, attempting to elude police and possessing controlled substances.
In October 2010, he was sentenced to six months in jail for second-degree criminal mistreatment with domestic violence. He also got six months -- which was to be served at the same time -- for misdemeanor harassment in an unrelated case.
Sharp failed to provide appropriate medical care to his elderly mother over the years, often left her covered in urine and feces and wouldn't refill her medications. He told authorities at the time that his mother was his "meal ticket" and he would have nowhere to live if she were removed from his home.
The harassment charge was for threatening his nephew with a hammer during a fight.
Last September, Sharp had been living in a Catskill Street home for only a few weeks when he quickly moved out because he reportedly was tired of the scrutiny. The house was near Sacajawea Elementary School.
School officials and residents were notified that Sharp had moved into the north Richland neighborhood, and a group of bikers soon started standing guard near the school as children arrived for class and when they left in the afternoon.
Members of Bikers Against Child Abuse wanted to make sure that Sharp didn't approach any student. That led Sharp to pack up and leave.
Sharp is being held in the Benton County jail on $20,000 bail.
It isn't like BACA has never been implicated in, say, a MURDER PLOT or have any members ever been BUSTED FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORN... oh, wait.
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/04/11/2352990/sex-offender-in-court.html
Richland sex offender pleads innocent to sleeping in park bathrooms
Published: April 11, 2013 Updated 9 hours ago
Kristin M. Kraemer, Tri-City Herald
A convicted sex offender who's had trouble finding stable housing pleaded innocent Thursday to allegations he was caught sleeping in a park bathroom three times in two weeks.
Jerry Robert Sharp, 61, is classified as a Level 3 sex offender, meaning he is considered highly likely to reoffend.
As part of his status, Sharp is banned from all Richland city parks, schools and the library because he's to have no contact with kids.
But on three separate occasions, Richland police allegedly found Sharp in or near a restroom at Columbia Point Marina, a park operated by the city.
Sharp knew he wasn't supposed to be there and was kicked out each time, but continued to trespass, court documents allege.
Sharp, who's considered a transient, faces trial June 3 in Benton County Superior Court on three counts of criminal trespass against children.
Police were first called to the marina on March 23 for a citizen report of an assault that had occurred in a restroom.
Sharp was identified as the victim of that assault. He had injuries on his face and a pool of blood was found in the bathroom referred to by the citizen, documents said.
It is not clear in the court documents who beat up Sharp or if the suspect was found.
Then on March 28 at 4:21 a.m., Officer Doug Doss was patrolling through the park when he found Sharp sleeping in the bathroom.
And at 4:28 a.m. April 7, Doss found Sharp in the same location.
Sharp told the officer "that he knew he was not allowed in the park, but was trying to stay warm and dry," documents said.
Sharp's criminal history dates back to 1971, including convictions for carnal knowledge, unlawful imprisonment, attempted kidnapping, rape, failing to register as a sex offender, attempting to elude police and possessing controlled substances.
In October 2010, he was sentenced to six months in jail for second-degree criminal mistreatment with domestic violence. He also got six months -- which was to be served at the same time -- for misdemeanor harassment in an unrelated case.
Sharp failed to provide appropriate medical care to his elderly mother over the years, often left her covered in urine and feces and wouldn't refill her medications. He told authorities at the time that his mother was his "meal ticket" and he would have nowhere to live if she were removed from his home.
The harassment charge was for threatening his nephew with a hammer during a fight.
Last September, Sharp had been living in a Catskill Street home for only a few weeks when he quickly moved out because he reportedly was tired of the scrutiny. The house was near Sacajawea Elementary School.
School officials and residents were notified that Sharp had moved into the north Richland neighborhood, and a group of bikers soon started standing guard near the school as children arrived for class and when they left in the afternoon.
Members of Bikers Against Child Abuse wanted to make sure that Sharp didn't approach any student. That led Sharp to pack up and leave.
Sharp is being held in the Benton County jail on $20,000 bail.
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
No one likes it when the comments are directed at them, especially law enforcement
This blog started as a retort to an online vigilante group harassing and threatening me and my friends online. Back then, I took my complaints to the police, and the police did nothing about it. No arrests, no investigation, nothing. Six years later, those numbnuts still pop up like whack-a-mole, taking a few random pot-shots before slithering back under the rocks they came from. With summer fast approaching, I expect too see more from them.
In the meantime, it got me to thinking. If the police don't think the threats on my life by members of AZU and their ilk are worth the time, then why bother with some random blogger who posted blogs and Facebook pages in support of cop killers?
In the city of Philadelphia, home of the Phillies, the 76ers, the Eagles, the Liberty Bell, the Cheesesteak, and Rocky Balboa, lives a man named Joshua Scott Albert. His focus was trolling Philly-area restaurants, and his food industry critic blog "Staphmeal" became a must-read, but only for its salacious content (in one post, he compared one chef to a pedophile and a rapist). But then two of his targets sued and revealed the identity of Albert, and his story became the subject of an article in Philly Magazine. It is amazing how an unemployed drifter was able to quickly attract a crowd. That is the power of the internet.
However, after Albert's 15 minutes of fame were up, as the case with many other flashes in the pan, Albert plodded along for a while, dabbled in other beefs, likely trying to recapture lightning in a bottle. Then he struck paydirt again. Only this time, the backlash would be more than he bargained for.
Last fall, Albert created a number of pages giving props to cop killers and a Facebook page called "Kill Mitt Romney." Albert then created at least two other Facebook pages: "Kill John McNesby" (the local Police Untion Chief) and "Kill Seth Williams" (Philly DA). That was enough to get him charged with three counts each of criminal solicitation to commit murder, making terrorist threats and harassment. He sits in jail on a $300,000 bond. He faces 25+ years in prison.
It is interesting to note the reactions to this whole debacle:
McNesby testified that at first he did not take seriously the "Kill John McNesby" Facebook page. "He hides behind a keyboard," McNesby said. But after his wife and two young daughters became scared, McNesby said, he realized "I don't know who is out there and reading these pages."
The local cop only considered the words seriously once it hit close to home. And yet, the police don not see how this behavior makes other citizens feel threatened as well? So if the state of Pennsylvania feels this guy's antics is such a big deal that the Senior Deputy Atty General is working the case, then why is it the myriad of threats I have covered the past five years here not considered the same thing? Oh well. Like this Albert guy, the people who gripe about me are harmless except for their blogging. I have waited six years for these losers to follow through on their threats.
In the meantime, it got me to thinking. If the police don't think the threats on my life by members of AZU and their ilk are worth the time, then why bother with some random blogger who posted blogs and Facebook pages in support of cop killers?
In the city of Philadelphia, home of the Phillies, the 76ers, the Eagles, the Liberty Bell, the Cheesesteak, and Rocky Balboa, lives a man named Joshua Scott Albert. His focus was trolling Philly-area restaurants, and his food industry critic blog "Staphmeal" became a must-read, but only for its salacious content (in one post, he compared one chef to a pedophile and a rapist). But then two of his targets sued and revealed the identity of Albert, and his story became the subject of an article in Philly Magazine. It is amazing how an unemployed drifter was able to quickly attract a crowd. That is the power of the internet.
However, after Albert's 15 minutes of fame were up, as the case with many other flashes in the pan, Albert plodded along for a while, dabbled in other beefs, likely trying to recapture lightning in a bottle. Then he struck paydirt again. Only this time, the backlash would be more than he bargained for.
Last fall, Albert created a number of pages giving props to cop killers and a Facebook page called "Kill Mitt Romney." Albert then created at least two other Facebook pages: "Kill John McNesby" (the local Police Untion Chief) and "Kill Seth Williams" (Philly DA). That was enough to get him charged with three counts each of criminal solicitation to commit murder, making terrorist threats and harassment. He sits in jail on a $300,000 bond. He faces 25+ years in prison.
It is interesting to note the reactions to this whole debacle:
McNesby testified that at first he did not take seriously the "Kill John McNesby" Facebook page. "He hides behind a keyboard," McNesby said. But after his wife and two young daughters became scared, McNesby said, he realized "I don't know who is out there and reading these pages."
The local cop only considered the words seriously once it hit close to home. And yet, the police don not see how this behavior makes other citizens feel threatened as well? So if the state of Pennsylvania feels this guy's antics is such a big deal that the Senior Deputy Atty General is working the case, then why is it the myriad of threats I have covered the past five years here not considered the same thing? Oh well. Like this Albert guy, the people who gripe about me are harmless except for their blogging. I have waited six years for these losers to follow through on their threats.
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Joshua Scott Albert,
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