That's pretty much gurantees this guys info is going to be revealed. HanAssholeSolo probably wishing the President doesn't tweet for the first time in his life. Your own God Emperor bout to ruin your life! You thought he was only going after Mexicans and Muslims.
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Reddit troll apologizes for trump CNN gif/all those racist remarks
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That's a fair point, and there's a good chance I'm wrong, but I don't know, this could go places depending on what comes next.
The usual fake news, don't trust the media shit Trump spews is mostly contained in the festering pit of his die hard followers but having something like that can be construed as a threat gives that broader reach. It feeds into the narrative that the media is trying to shut down people and the election has already shown there is a sizable amount of people who will support and sympathize with vile awful people.
j_k_redtail
Member
Again, that is not what happened. He was found and freaked out. A request for comment from CNN does not constitute a threat.
I mean geez, guys - is that going to be the new line at each press briefing? NYT asks a question and Sanders stonewalls because she feels threatened?
Yeah, CNN finally gave those people a reason. This thing is really gonna tip the scales. L-O-L
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Man. Some of you are just so out of touch with how shit works in the real world.
Well you're not wrong that some will pick this up, we can already see the narrative developing in this thread, people not caring about hate speech and what it does to others but sure as hell care about what happens to the people the spew it, you know the real victims.
You're not wrong to think Trump would usually go after CNN about this, but, I'm guessing that he doesn't this time considering where his little meme came from, he's already in murky waters over this.
But then again, he's Trump, why make a story go away when you can just make it BIGGER
benicillin
Banned
Weighing Donald Trump's hatred for CNN against his complete unwillingness to go to bat for any of his supporters that he steps on makes me not sure where he'd land on this.
AnotherDayAnotherDollar
Banned
No, no, not at all. It's not blackmail or doxxing at all.
CNN themselves called him a private citizen on their piece.
Someone else releasing his info is irrelevant to how CNN doxxed this guy. Media is supposed to report stuff, not blackmail people. CNN should have just reported his name and whatever info they had and be done with it.
I have no idea what the guy did before, I don't care for him. If he is antisemitic or anti muslim then he's an asshole and a racist and his actions should be condemned. I haven't seen it, so I can't comment on it and just going by what you're saying. I am talking about being concerned about the tactic used by CNN here, which is the only thing I have seen on this.
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
Maybe you should get more info then, I dunno
DeFranco has always been a dipshit fence sitter. Fuck him.
AnotherDayAnotherDollar
Banned
Maybe I am just commenting on the part where CNN is doxxing and blackmailing a private citizen.
So, here's the thing. You're complaining about CNN doxing this guy, but they didn't(that would require releasing personal details). And then you go on to say that CNN shoulda gone ahead and doxxed the guy. Would you make up your mind? You're kinda being contradictory.
Also, way to ignore the part of my post that addresses your reply. From the sound of it CNN was originally going to release the name, but the apology stayed their hand. If the poster goes back on that apology, then they'll reconsider. Blackmail implies one side tangibly profiting off of holding information over another's head, that's not what is happening here.
Maybe you should learn what those words mean.
Yes, and people are trying to explain to you that, factually, that isn't what they did.
Honestly, it makes me livid how anyone could not be on CNN's side in this shit.
If you're going to advocate for murder like this, you should at the very least have the balls to declare who you are when doing it. It is so fucking cowardly and pathetic to be saying the things this guy is saying but then start crying about privacy and anonymity when faced with accountability. It is literally the lowest of the low in scumbag behavior.
If you're going to advocate for murder like this, you should at the very least have the balls to declare who you are when doing it. It is so fucking cowardly and pathetic to be saying the things this guy is saying but then start crying about privacy and anonymity when faced with accountability. It is literally the lowest of the low in scumbag behavior.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Watch as he posts from his alt-account about how the mean SJWs forced him to delete his old account.
I don't know if this as the best strategy, I'll grant you. The Left always has to be the better side, Donald Trump can call CNN fake news, rile up his supporters so much they throw insults at them and send out death threats. Can send out a tweet about beating up reporters after a man just did that recently. Heaven forbid CNN tells a dude that they know he is the source of a piece of news (it is news because it came from Trump) and if he doesn't stop his hate speech they will source him which they have every right to do.
CNN was always going to be the bad guy here to some. Release the name and they ruined the guys life. Warn the guy they don't want to but they will if doesn't stop with the hate speech, they are bullies using Black Mail. I suppose those that think CNN should have just taken it and been the better party hold the same standard for the President of the United States. hehehe
j_k_redtail
Member
You're really fixated on something that didn't actually happen.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Don't be silly. There are no white terrorists.
Zelenogorsk
Banned
After all that shit he posted online when he thought he was anonymous I don't see how anyone could take that apology seriously.
KernelPanic
Member
I'm more disturbed that asshole has a family. Wonder if they know what he does in his spare time.
guybrushfreeman
Unconfirmed Member
It's no longer clear what you think you're trying to say.
Edit: It's very disappointing you've retreated to 'I don't even know what where talking about! I just comment without even reading the OP of the thread however.'
LumpOfCole
Member
CNN shouldve just released the guys name. Hate speech, overt racism, and calls for fucking genocide shouldnt be handwaved with a half-assed apology. Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences.
JarJarCuntBinks seems awfully stressed about this
also how do people think a news outlet contacting someone for comment on a story is blackmail? jesus
BronsonLee
Member
It wouldn't surprise me if they contacted him to get a comment, he called them back begging them not to publish his name, and they acquiesced because they couldn't be arsed but they will if he gets caught again
They gave him a lifeline
They gave him a lifeline
I wonder if this might scare some people who post in that subreddit? Surely others must be running scared, thinking they could get doxxed as well.
Claude Augario
Member
This is typically what happens when these fuckers get exposed, though. There's a generation of people raised on the internet that honestly believe that what you do and say on the internet can't and shouldn't affect real life. This shitstain flew too close to the sun and now he could potentially pay the price by having his real identity tied to a deluge of shit that's come out of his mouth, and that's scaring the fuck out of people that buy into this "the internet isn't real" bullshit.
It's precisely why these people are screaming at the top of their lungs about "BLACKMAIL" and "DOXXING" but could give two shits less that the human garbage brags about carrying a knife so he can murder minorities. Threatening to kill the darkies on the internet shouldn't have any consequences but being exposed for doing it is absolutely crossing the line.
j_k_redtail
Member
Post a GIF of the President beating up a CNN logo: not a big deal. Not a threat to the free press. Totally satire. Just a meme, bro.
Call up the maker of said gif and ask him a question: blackmail. Doxxing. How dare they!
Call up the maker of said gif and ask him a question: blackmail. Doxxing. How dare they!
that's literally what happened if anyone bothered to read the article.
One side advocated the murder and genocide of black persons and Jews.
The other side is CNN.
That's extortion. What CNN is doing (even though the guy is a disgusting human being from the looks of it) is blackmail.
Suzushiiro
Banned
Dude is an asshole, but doxxing is over the line no matter what, and the "CNN reserves the right to publish his personal info" line is absolutely a doxxing threat against a private citizen. Which is a pretty fucking stupid thing to do if you're trying to refute Trump's narrative that the press is the enemy of the American people.
AnotherDayAnotherDollar
Banned
Blackmail doesn't necessarily imply one side profiting.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blackmail
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dox
Sounds like blackmailing and doxing to me. CNN coerced to public expose the guy if he didn't do exactly what they wanted. Just releasing the information would have been fine and part of journalism IMO, blackmailing the guy like they did, is not fine with me.
I haven't retreated to anything. I don't know what the guy did or didn't do, but even assuming the guy is a low life POS racist asshole, blackmailing the guy is not right. Especially coming from someone like CNN.
Many, (maybe most?), that troll online are not kids, but adults. Adults tend to have families. I agree, it's messed up how somebody can potentially have children of their own but fantasize about stabbing Muslims with weapons they carry. I'm not sure how you don't worry about people around them after reading that kind of shit. And he knows it too, hence why he was so quick to apologize. Not because he has regret of course, but he is worried about the consequences of being caught.
BronsonLee
Member
I'm going to pistol whip the next person that says doxxing
Colt makes a heavy firearm~
Colt makes a heavy firearm~
benicillin
Banned
I'm sorry but you're wrong.
The legal definition of blackmail is extortion. Additionally, you're again saying that CNN has doxxed him by... Not releasing his information?
The legal definition of blackmail is extortion.
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
I'm going to guess that CNN might have some people around to tell them whether they'd be in trouble
Serious question: do you expect your contributions to a discussion to be taken seriously when you refuse/fail to grasp the context around that conversation?
guybrushfreeman
Unconfirmed Member
haha right. 'I can't be bothered looking up the details of the story, please everyone take me seriously.'
Nope.
There's no blackmail here. Read a history book. They can name him or not only because of the things he did and said in public himself. Yes, they can do that. In fact, anyone can.
they said "CNN reserves the right to publish his identity should any of that change." it sounds more like "if the guy beats up a reporter tomorrow we want to be able to report on his identity" rather than "hey fuck this guy lets hold this over his head for the rest of his life cause we're fucking CNN"
Revealing someone's identity isn't the same thing as Doxxing really, it's not like they're going to post his address and phone number.
Hey guys. I'm not going to look up what happened or who this guy is, but I'm outraged that this fake news network is attacking this innocent white supremist.
I don't know if he's innocent, I guess. I would look into the matter or whether or not CNN is doing anything wrong, but it's been a long day and I ate a bunch of hotdogs for America's birthday.
/s
I don't know if he's innocent, I guess. I would look into the matter or whether or not CNN is doing anything wrong, but it's been a long day and I ate a bunch of hotdogs for America's birthday.
/s
j_k_redtail
Member
But for the third time, this isn't what happened - they chose *not* to publish his name, which is something that you concede that they had the right to do. They still retain that right. Saying so is not blackmail.
DontBeThatGuy
Member
Some y'all might think you aren't going to bat for some cowardly little neo-nazi but nah, you are.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Dude, CNN totally blackdoxxed this poor racist piece of shit!
this is the actual intent but people want to cape for a white supremacist as usual
I figured the enemy of the American people would be the ones trying to rally up their goons to murder liberals and Muslims.
Do you want to go ahead and just tell the entire class what your actual feelings are and drop this fucking ruse that isn't fooling anyone?
What if the story becomes bigger and/or someone else reports his name? Should CNN say no we made HanAssholeSolo a promise? Fuck out of here with that.
This agreement was probably brought on by the troll himself. He apologized on his own hoping there would be mercy shown to him. CNN doesn't feel it was worth it to go further but that can change.
AnotherDayAnotherDollar
Banned
https://www.hg.org/extortion.html
CNN blackmailed the guy no matter how you try to twist it. I will give it to you that doxx actually means releasing the information as opposed to threatening to release the information, which is what I thought it meant. I would be okay with doxxing without the blackmailing.