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JKR and more bomb threats

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achillestoes · 02/07/2022 06:59

JKR posted on Twitter that a user of another account posted her address, a picture of a pipe bomb and a handbook for making bombs.

If you are defending these people, you are defending terrorism now. It’s incredible how low they will go and still try to claim the moral high ground (although I suppose that’s space and they can’t really help thinking they should have all the space?).

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ThickCutSteakChips · 02/07/2022 20:32

The fact that JKR just will not shut the fuck up like women are supposed to really upsets some people doesn't it?

She was supposed to write a grovelling apologetic post, begging for forgiveness and promising to educate herself around about 2 whole years ago now, wasn't she?

But she is still here, and she isn't shutting up.

Deal with it.

Conflictedunicorn · 02/07/2022 20:24

MargaritaPie · 02/07/2022 20:21

You are excusing someone making bomb threats. Do you think that person checked that none of their followers were not violent?

I think my posts have made it very clear any threats are acceptable.

The person referred to had about 20 followers, JKR has 13.9M.

And that’s relevant because? So if an account only has 2 followers, posts ‘JKR’ deserves to die’ and one of those 2 followers kills her is that ok with you, cos there’s only a small number of followers? You have also not made it clear you condemn the threats, you’ve spent more time condemning JK for pointing out she was a victim of a bomb threat.

achillestoes · 02/07/2022 20:22

‘The person referred to had about 20 followers, JKR has 13.9M.’

Then if they don’t want to be broadcast to 13.9m people (understandably) they should think about laying off the death threats.

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MargaritaPie · 02/07/2022 20:21

I think my posts have made it very clear any threats are acceptable.

Whoops. Not acceptable I meant.

MargaritaPie · 02/07/2022 20:21

You are excusing someone making bomb threats. Do you think that person checked that none of their followers were not violent?

I think my posts have made it very clear any threats are acceptable.

The person referred to had about 20 followers, JKR has 13.9M.

Conflictedunicorn · 02/07/2022 20:18

Funny how JKR is expected to be responsible for every one of her followers but none of the traliban are. Almost like a double standard.

achillestoes · 02/07/2022 20:15

‘Has she personally vetted and had each of her 13.9M followers DBS checked?’

She’s not responsible for them. If they commit crimes they are responsible for them, just like the would-be pipe bomber (and again not JKR) is responsible for his/her/fae’s own crimes.

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Larasizzler · 02/07/2022 20:11

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Conflictedunicorn · 02/07/2022 19:19

You were expecting @MargaritaPie to make sense? That was your first mistake. You’ll be expecting them to defend women next

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BordoisAgain · 02/07/2022 19:35

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It's possible to do both you know.

Report the threat to the police whilst asking people to report the tweet in order for the threat and her home address be deleted.

Conflictedunicorn · 02/07/2022 19:19

You were expecting @MargaritaPie to make sense? That was your first mistake. You’ll be expecting them to defend women next

PlantSpider · 02/07/2022 19:18

MargaritaPie · 02/07/2022 19:06

"JKR knows that her supporters are not violent"

Has she personally vetted and had each of her 13.9M followers DBS checked?

I have seen comments on her Twitter post from supporters encouraging others to do things such as approaching the accused in person.

I had to read that twice to see if you were putting the responsibility on JK for 15m other people. It still didn’t make sense and I thought maybe you were going for irony, and then I checked who the poster was and realised you did mean it 🤣

Conflictedunicorn · 02/07/2022 19:13

MargaritaPie · 02/07/2022 19:06

"JKR knows that her supporters are not violent"

Has she personally vetted and had each of her 13.9M followers DBS checked?

I have seen comments on her Twitter post from supporters encouraging others to do things such as approaching the accused in person.

You’re determined to make JKR the bad guy aren’t you. No sympathy for her at all. No condemnation apart from ‘obviously this is wrong but’. It’s the but that’s does it. You are excusing someone making bomb threats. Do you think that person checked that none of their followers were not violent?

Plasmodesmata · 02/07/2022 19:11

I actually was on the OJ thread suggesting that he should contact police rather than setting all his followers after a woman and have them threaten to get her sacked. That was a more obvious case of "someone got hacked" than this is though. And as far as I remember although abusive, wasn't death threats.

Conflictedunicorn · 02/07/2022 19:08

MargaritaPie · 02/07/2022 19:06

"JKR knows that her supporters are not violent"

Has she personally vetted and had each of her 13.9M followers DBS checked?

I have seen comments on her Twitter post from supporters encouraging others to do things such as approaching the accused in person.

D. A. R. V. O

MargaritaPie · 02/07/2022 19:06

"JKR knows that her supporters are not violent"

Has she personally vetted and had each of her 13.9M followers DBS checked?

I have seen comments on her Twitter post from supporters encouraging others to do things such as approaching the accused in person.

PearlClutch · 02/07/2022 19:05

Well, you know, Margarita, the police so far have proven they are not interested in protecting women. So I can completely see why people would try other means of protecting/defending themselves.

MargaritaPie · 02/07/2022 19:03

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This. There are many reasons why going public to the masses on Social Media before the police have done their investigations and advised you generally isn't a good idea. Even more so with more serious crimes like this one.

LordLoveADuck · 02/07/2022 19:03

Larasizzler · And who would be to blame?The person who stole the picture and anyone who doxxed them without due diligence.

You not only are assuming supporters of JKR would act upon this information in the same violent, unhinged manner as TRAs would if the shoe was on the other foot but also that JKR retweeted the threat knowing her supporters are violent goons who act impulsively.

The fact of the matter is JKR knows that her supporters are not violent and have never advocated violence. Her making this threat public puts no one in danger.

Last but not least, please cite some evidence that JKR supporters have ever advocated violence against trans.

Conflictedunicorn · 02/07/2022 19:00

Ereshkigalangcleg · 02/07/2022 18:49

I don't think these arguments are particularly convincing to anyone except TRAs and their friends.

True. But it is quite amusing watching their mental gymnastics trying to convince us that the victim is actually more to blame than the perpetrator. DARVO in action.

Larasizzler · 02/07/2022 18:54

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Ereshkigalangcleg · 02/07/2022 18:49

I don't think these arguments are particularly convincing to anyone except TRAs and their friends.

Conflictedunicorn · 02/07/2022 18:44

I assume @MargaritaPie also deplores those transpeople who go on Twitter or Reddit to claim about being ‘misgrndered’ or ‘attacked by transphobes’. Wonder if they get told to keep quiet and suck it up? Or is it only women who have to keep silent about the abuse they receive?

MrsTerryPratchett · 02/07/2022 18:42

I can't be arsed to check but I assume @Larasizzler and #@MargaritaPie were on the LOJ thread condemning him for doxing the women who was hacked and whose account was used to send homophobic tweets. I believe her employer was involved.

I mean since the most important thing isn't the threats, it's the retweeting. These foot soldiers for justice would have been there too, right?

Roseglen84 · 02/07/2022 18:41

MargaritaPie · 02/07/2022 13:33

Obviously this is wrong but shouldn't she have at least censored the account she is accusing of doing this before broadcasting them to 13.9M followers? There are now abusive comments advocating violence towards the person she has accused.

JK Rowling should have gone straight to the police with this, not straight to Social Media.

Your post can basically be summed up as - 'obviously this is wrong....but here is a bullshit excuse why I'm going to blame JKR anyway'.

She didn't just accuse, she showed direct evidence of a bomb threat using her actual address. Why the fuck shouldn't she share that on social media? If the person is reckless enough to post bomb threats to people, they deserve to be outed.

But no, the real crime is apparently that JKR didn't just stay quiet about it. Shut the fuck up women, even when you are getting bomb threats!

And as for 'gone to the police', we know well from experience the police don't even take it seriously. She has said previously she has had dozens of death threats in the past, what has been done about those? Not much apparently. What confidence would she have that the police would do anything useful.