Since the start of the Colorado lawsuit to take Trump off the ballot, Secretary of State Jena Griswold has seen an alarming increase in threats.
  • GrymEdm@lemmy.world
    46·
    8 months ago

    Dictionary.com - terrorism: “the unlawful use of violence or threats to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or government, with the goal of furthering political, social, or ideological objectives.” I think that’s very fitting, hopefully the law will as well.

    • CosmicTurtle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      29·
      8 months ago

      Yeah but that definition only applies to people who are brown or poor.

      In this case, they are all lone wolves. All of them.

  • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
    11·
    8 months ago

    Reminder: All MAGA fans support the use of threats and violence. They either directly do this shit, or they tolerate it, which keeps it happening. Every. Single. One.

  • Etterra@lemmy.world
    71·
    8 months ago

    I’m curious about the real numbers - 600% is a serious increase, but going from 0 to 6 per day isn’t anywhere as bad as going from 10 to 60 per day. Also a graphed out over time to see if this is a trend or anomaly in the data.

    Also how can the government have access (one way or another) to all of our private data - including texts, calls, and browser histories - but can’t catch idiot lunatics who legitimately (not hyperbolicly) threaten violence? Oh right… That would cost them money they’d rather spend not helping people.

  • RubberDuck@lemmy.world
    139·
    8 months ago

    Stupid people making threats against public officials, I hope they get a visit from a couple of FBI agents to take them for an appointment with a judge.

    Stupid article, 600 percent sensationalism… 1 to 6… 10 to 60… 33 to 198… what?

      • RubberDuck@lemmy.world
        1·
        8 months ago

        I thanks… must have read over it. That is just an insane amount… way to many people with too much time on their hands and a personality disorder.