Conspiratards Harrasing Aurora Victims & Relatives

[DiscoBerry]

These sick fucks are going way too far.  It made me think for a moment that these families better keep a shotgun handy-then I thought the conspiratards are probably armed to the teeth. 

Jordan Ghawi, a 26-year-old firefighter and paramedic whose sister was killed in the shooting, explained to Salon how the harassment started. “I think it started with me because my presence online is a little further out there than the rest of the families,” he said, noting his active Twitter feed and website detailing his adventures skydiving and traveling.

The first email came from a man asking, “have you ever seen your sister’s body?” He ignored it. When a second email came, Ghawi replied, saying that he wasn’t going to entertain the man’s questions, but accidentally left his phone number in his email’s signature field. Then the phone calls started: “Did you see her body? It didn’t happen, it was a government coverup, etc., etc.

“From there, it went to threatening emails that included death threats … he did threaten my life at one point,” Ghawi explained. The emailer, who Ghawi later learned had been investigated by authorities in two other states and by federal law enforcement for, among other things, harassing the wife of the pilot of Flight 93, also had conspiracy theories about 9/11 and moon bases.

Ghawi sent an email to other family members warning them, but soon the man started contacting them, and then the police department psychologist on the case. “It was clear to me that it was somebody who had some mental health disorder … not just a troll,” Ghawi said.

Things escalated when Alex Jones’ InfoWars posted a video calling Ghawi a crisis actor, whom conspiracy theorists believed were used to create a false narrative around the attacks. That led to a group of conspiracy theorists contacting Ghawi with “mostly innocuous stuff” about how he was a patsy or under mind control.

http://www.salon.com/2013/02/08/aurora_victims_harassed_by_conspiracy_theorists/

[Osama bin Bambi]

Alex Jones? Can't he be arrested for inciting this harassment or something?

[ironbite]

Freedom of Speech means freedom to say whatever the fuck you want and promote whatever batshit conspiracy theories you might have.

Ironbite-shame but it's what makes America great.

[Vypernight]

I though freedom of speech ended when you threatened someone.

[nickiknack]

Can we please just tar & feather Alex Jones?? I really want that to happen.

[Saturn500]

Can we please just tar & feather Alex Jones?? I really want that to happen.

Better yet, force him to play Sine Mora in arcade mode on the highest difficulty.

And make him 1cc it.

And only feed him when he defeats a boss or mini-boss.

And whip him whenever he gets hit (in the game only, of course, unless, for some reason, you don't count whipping as hitting).

Whenever he gets a game over, force him to watch Pikachu's Vacation.

Once he's beaten the game, then he can be tarred and feathered.

[mellenORL]

Just lock Alex Jones up inside a Dunkin' Donuts store with no internet, phone, TV....he'll take himself out. I'm still surprised he didn't have a widow maker on Piers Morgan, the way he was frothing and beet red in the face.

[Scotsgit]

Can we please just tar & feather Alex Jones?? I really want that to happen.

Nahhh, let's put him in a boxing ring with Mike Tyson.  Best of 5 rounds.

But before we put him in, as Jones likes spouting bullshit that can't be substantiated, we tell Mike that Jones said something about his mother.

[SpaceProg]

It's kinda sad when one has to stop and think for a bit, "Okay, Aurora... which recent shootout/massacre was that?"

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

I though freedom of speech ended when you threatened someone.

But Alex Jones didn't threaten anyone. His listeners did.

[Witchyjoshy]

Wait, was he really holding a gun during that interview?

I feel like that's photoshopped in.

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

Wait, was he really holding a gun during that interview?

I feel like that's photoshopped in.

It's shopped, courtesy of Conan O'Brien.

EDIT: Link added.

[Witchyjoshy]

Wait, was he really holding a gun during that interview?

I feel like that's photoshopped in.

It's shopped, courtesy of Conan O'Brien.

Yeah, thought so.

...Though to be honest I wouldn't put it past Alex Jones or someone like him to be casually waving a gun around.

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

Wait, was he really holding a gun during that interview?

I feel like that's photoshopped in.

It's shopped, courtesy of Conan O'Brien.

Yeah, thought so.

...Though to be honest I wouldn't put it past Alex Jones or someone like him to be casually waving a gun around.

This, however, is real:

[Witchyjoshy]

Every time he gestures towards the gun with his finger, as if insulting anyone looking at him by saying "You see this?  Right here?  Right here in my hand?  I don't think you see it.  I'm pointing at it.  See it?  I don't think you are.  See where I'm pointing.  Look carefully.  See it?"

...Every time he does that, his doucheyness rises.

Exponentially.

"It's over 9000" is like saying that the Pacific Ocean is a puddle.