Blogger Death Threats
Heard about this?
Blogger Kathy Sierra of Creating Passionate Users was the target of “sexual and life threatening” comments and imagery.
Want to be clear that I do not condone violence or threats of any kind.
Having said that, can we please look at this for what it is?
two of the threats/comments were posted on “two blogs authored and/or owned by a group that includes prominent bloggers. People you’ve probably heard of. People like respected Cluetrain Manifesto co-author Chris Locke (aka Rageboy)…”
So while it was done anonymously, they’ve established the posts were made by one or two well known bloggers.
Yes, they could be psychopaths or shrub crawling stalkers, but I’ll go out on a limb here and say probably not.
the threats directed at Kathy Sierra-
Comment from:fuck off you boring slut… i hope someone slits your throat and cums down your gob
Name: siftee
Email: siftee@yahoo.com
IP: 62.37.152.243
Comment:” They posted a photo of a noose next to my head, and one of their members (posting as “Joey”) commented “the only thing Kathy has to offer me is that noose in her neck size.” “
excerpts from Kathy Sierra’s post regarding what happened.
“Most of all, I now fully understand the impact of death threats. It really doesn’t make much difference whether the person intends to act on the threat… it’s the threat itself that inflicts the damage. It’s the threat that makes you question whether that “anonymous” person is as disturbed as their comments and pictures suggest.
It’s the threat that causes fear.
It’s the threat that leads you to a psychiatrist and tranquilizers just so you can sleep without repeating the endless loop of your death by:
* throat slitting
* hanging
* suffocation
and don’t forget the sexual part…I have cancelled all speaking engagements.
I am afraid to leave my yard.
I will never feel the same. I will never be the same.”
If this incident damaged her and destroyed her life to the extent she claims, she needed a shrink long before now.
The blogger groupies are circling the wagons and making a call for arms over this?
I agree the writings are warped. But I also think she’s over re”acting”. I’ve received threats more violent than these over winning the duel for a parking space at the mall.
What do you think - am I being a hard ass?
I had not heard about this. I think people say a lot of things under the annonymity of the internet that they wouldn’t say if they were face to face. I don’t know how I would have handled the situation if it were me. I hope I don’t find out either!
drama kings fueling the drama queens
well said.
Edge is right on !!!Attention getters..