I am saying this very precisely. I don't know if the info is genuine and I don't know whether Anonymous really is involved. But what I see purports to be 1) their info and 2) done by Anonymous.
This is apparently done in
retaliation for the Westboro’s recent threat to picket the funerals in Newtown,
to pile onto the grief this family already feels their additional
ugliness. Apparently they missed the
whole “love your neighbor” portion of Jesus teachings, or even the concept of loving
the sinner and hating the sin. (Which is
not to imply any of these children or their families have sinned, but if you are twisted enough
to believe that—as these Westboro idiots do—that still doesn’t justify this
ugliness.)
I have zero sympathy for the Westboro
Baptist Church, but this is still wrong.
And moreover, one should be extremely
concerned that this information might not even be accurate. Whoever did this is someone who openly
associates with a criminal hacker group.
And you are going to trust their word, their research? Even if the doxxers are telling the truth as
far as they know, the information might be out of date. People move.
Phone numbers get ditched and reassigned. You have to trust their honesty and their diligence,
and I trust neither. So let me say as
clearly as possible, don’t go find the information, and don’t actually act on
it.
If you want to do something about
the Westboro idiots, let me suggest two things.
First, model yourself after the conduct of these
kind people who peacefully blocked the Westboro protests in the past:
This morning in La
Plata, Md., the hate group’s parade of absurdity received quite a response:
More than a thousand counter-demonstrators showed up early, established
themselves on the rights-of-way around the church, and prevented the “God Hates
Fags” crowd from getting anywhere near the funeral of Marine Lance Cpl. Terry
Honeycutt.
A few minutes ago, I
called Holly Smith, one of the organizers of the counter-demonstration. I was
surprised to hear no shouting or noise in the background. “American flags as
far as the eye can see,” she told me. And the Westboro crowd? “They are up at a
gas station probably a mile up the road, because they couldn’t get any closer,”
she said. “We’re in the shoulder for probably ten deep for at least 300 yards.”
There are tens of millions of people
who live within reasonable driving distance of Newtown, Connecticut. This template is not difficult to follow. Find out when the funerals are, and show up,
and form a cordon to keep the Westboro idiots far, far away. Be peaceful, be loving, and be in their way. Call it passive (and lawful) resistance,
which has a long and honored tradition in this country.
And of course do not engaged in
violence or property damage, or even disobey any police officers. Just stand in their way and lock arms and say,
“you shall not pass.”
The second suggestion is that
when one of these Westboro idiots passes on, we picket their funeral. Give them a
taste of their medicine.
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* Doxxing is the publication of
personal information, embarrassing documents, etc. of another person in an
effort to harass that person. It is derived
from “documents” becoming “docs” and then the phonetic “dox.”
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My wife and I have lost our jobs
due to the harassment of convicted terrorist Brett Kimberlin, including an
attempt to get us killed and to frame me for a crime carrying a sentence of up
to ten years. I know that claim sounds
fantastic, but if you read starting here, you will see absolute proof of these
claims using documentary and video evidence.
If you would like to help in the fight to hold Mr. Kimberlin accountable,
please hit the Blogger’s Defense Team button on the right. And thank you.
Follow me at Twitter @aaronworthing,
mostly for snark and site updates. And
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Disclaimer:
I have accused some people,
particularly Brett Kimberlin, of
reprehensible conduct. In some cases, the conduct is even
criminal. In all cases, the only justice I want is through the
appropriate legal process—such as the criminal justice system. I do not want to see vigilante violence
against any person or any threat of such violence. This kind of conduct is not only morally
wrong, but it is counter-productive.
In the particular case of Brett
Kimberlin, I do not want you to even contact him. Do not call him. Do not write him a letter. Do not write him an email. Do not text-message him. Do not engage in any kind of directed
communication. I say this in part
because under Maryland law, that can quickly become harassment and I don’t want
that to happen to him.
And for that matter, don’t go on
his property. Don’t sneak around and try
to photograph him. Frankly try not to
even be within his field of vision. Your
behavior could quickly cross the line into harassment in that way too (not to
mention trespass and other concerns).
And do not contact his
organizations, either. And most of all, leave his family alone.
The only exception to all that is
that if you are reporting on this, there is of course nothing wrong with
contacting him for things like his official response to any stories you might
report. And even then if he tells you to
stop contacting him, obey that request. That
this is a key element in making out a harassment claim under Maryland law—that
a person asks you to stop and you refuse.
And let me say something
else. In my heart of hearts, I don’t
believe that any person supporting me has done any of the above. But if any of you have, stop it, and if you
haven’t don’t start.
I've suggested giving the people at Westboro a taste of their own medicine a number of times. Call it the Golden Rule in action -- doing unto them as they have done unto others.
ReplyDeleteThe Phelps people are Democrats. I don't know why the Republicans don't tar the Dems with this every day.
ReplyDeleteOh, wait, yes I do...
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT:
ReplyDeleteWhile I respect Anonymous and most everything they stand for, I respectfully state that I...UNDER MY OWN PROTOCOL AND WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF ANONS (although I certainly presented it to them) was the single solitary entity that Doxed Westboro Baptist members in April of '12. I also had 4 phone conversations with Shirley Phelps and a recorded interview. I appreciate Anons for distributing the Dox to the rest of the world BUT since then the members of Westboro have become more secluded and will not allow another interview with me. Thanks a lot for isolating the information Anonymous...you've done enough. Now please leave these crazies alone or do what Anons do best and shut their asses down.
Anonymous rat on gays and Jews as much as WBC if not more then
ReplyDeleteEngage in cyber terrorist acts so they can feel self superior; anything more than DDOSing or breaking into a Facebook account and they get scared and run to their mommies before its bedtimr