Comments on: Debunking The Right Wing Claims of Death Threats Against Scott Walker

By: Brigita Petrutis

Brigita Petrutis — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 04:22:51 +0000

Let's not forget it was a vice-presidential candidate who used trigger terminology to fuel a manifesto that very quickly resulted with fatal tragedy in an assassination attempt of congressperson. And that was accomplished with the benefit of major media. When you place these two examples side by side, which one scares you more?

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By: John

John — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 00:47:04 +0000

They shouldn't take these so seriously. The "teabaggers" are just poking fun. I also think that the administration is over hyping this to make teabaggers look like violent criminals.

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By: Mister

Mister — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 20:47:39 +0000

Sorry, Tim from LA, but this is a dubious analysis. I'm progressive through and through and believe such threats are wrong no matter where they are coming from. But pinning them on Teabaggers based on grammar at Twitter is amateurish. For example, you say "The game Grand Theft Auto allows the player to carjack the victim and steal their vehicle. It's robbery, not theft." But the name of the game is GTA, and clearly the poster is referencing the violence that is part of the game, not the legal definition of grand theft, felony, or robbery.
You also say, "I've attended Occupy movements and liberal/progressive rallies and I could not find one poster with poor grammar." Anecdotes are not evidence, and making a poster is not equivalent to sending a tweet. I edit writers for a living and I've encountered horrendous grammar from every part of the spectrum–liberal, conservative, religious, atheist, PhD, high school grad, you name it. Grammar is not a reliable indicator of political persuasion.
Until you've done a controlled study of grammar in political speech on Twitter and at rallies all you've got to go on are your assumptions based on limited observation and anecdote. It's specious to lay blame for these threats in this way. And irresponsible.

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By: Tim From LA

Tim From LA — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 20:31:52 +0000

In all honesty, if people are going to make threats, especially on the Internet, they deserve to be arrested by our socialist law enforcement, sent to our socialist jail, presented within 48 hours of our socialist judge, and if convicted in our socialist court, sent to our socialist jail or prison. It's that simple.

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By: IludiumPhosdex

IludiumPhosdex — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 20:16:36 +0000

FYI: Thanks to the simple expedient of checking Twitter handles on their website, I found there are currently no "@realwesleywess" or "@DONTTouchTheFRO" accounts… but there are ones for @caleb_white, @SeXXX_Symbol_ and @SwaggedTf_Out, as a matter of record.
Which could raise the question of whether the last three may have been compromised or hacked for the purpose of posting said threats; has anybody considered that angle of attack?
(Not to mention the possibility for where we may have "false flag" tricks being conducted by the Walker Administration to exaggerate the fear and paranoia ahead of the prospect of an indictment against him via the John Doe Enquiry, and to distract attention therefrom.)

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