A threatening "Mother's Day" video aimed at women calling for gun. reforms
What you’ll see in the video: A man at a firing range looks at the camera, shows the pistol in his hand, saying, “Glock, model 19, 9mm.” He inserts the magazine and begins to fire, in a calm orderly fashion, 6 shots at a target about 25 yards away. He stops and draws the target back to assess his shooting skill. When it comes into view we can see that it is a poster for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. All six shots were fired at the exclamation point in the poster, in the dot at the bottom of the exclamation point. He turns to the camera, smiles and admires his accuracy, “Not a bad grouping. Happy Mother’s Day.”
… Continue reading Spitting, Stalking, Rape Threats: How Gun Extremists Target Women by Mark Follman for Mother Jones on May 15, 2014.
10:01 AM PT We just republished a thoughtful article on stochastic terrorism, from 2011 by G2geek Stochastic Terrorism: Triggering the Shooters
11:13 AM PT: "It was like a mock execution" Profile of progressive activist Jennifer Longdon, victim of stochastic terrorism.
3:38 PM PT: Published this afternoon: Triggering the Trigger by Karen Hedwig Backman
7:33 PM PT: Published this evening "Thugs with Jugs" - Death Threats, Insults, Gun Rights Advocates Targeting Women by Rachel191
Sat May 17, 2014 at 11:57 AM PT: Thanks everybody, for participating in our discussion of intimidation tactics and implied threats. Incitement to violence is an established legal principle but there seems to be no agreement on what the phrase "stochastic terrorism" even means. Using it may even confuse people we are trying to persuade. I suggest that intimidation and implied threats are more specific and adequate to the task.
Thu May 22, 2014 at 1:51 PM PT:
Hugh Jim Bissel has published a rebuttal diary, which enticed G2geek to rejoin the comment threads.
Stochastic Terrorism - A Rebuttal and An Apology
Stochastic Terrorism - G2geek Replies
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