Friday, July 01, 2022

Have the police ever gotten involved due to somebody's vandalism of Wikipedia and any other Wiki?

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[–]TheresNoTimeWiki 10 points  

Countless times, yes — always found it weird how far some people take a disagreement on Wikipedia.... never justifies that level of harassment

[–]haldareyou 6 points  

OP needs to now for uh… “reasons”

[–]bwburke94 3 points  

Didn't JarlaxleArtemis (Grawp) get in trouble with the police at one point?

[–]bwburke94 3 points  

I'm assuming it was for the death threats, not for moving pages to HAGGER or HERMY.

[–]bwburke94 1 point  

His real name's out there somewhere but I won't say it here.

I'm not sure what he's doing all these years later.

[–]port_noise_complaint 2 points  

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/california-man-arrested-and-charged-making-threats-against-lgbtq-community California Man Arrested and Charged with Making Threats Against LGBTQ Community Defendant allegedly targeted Springfield-based Merriam-Webster, Inc. and other institutions and individuals with threats to commit anti-LGBTQ violence

BOSTON – A California man was arrested on Tuesday, April 20, 2022 and charged in federal court in Springfield, Mass. in connection with making threats against Merriam-Webster, Inc.

Jeremy David Hanson, 34, of Rossmoor, Calif., was charged by criminal complaint with one count of interstate communication of threats to commit violence. Hanson was released on conditions following an initial appearance in federal court in the Central District of California. Hanson will appear before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Katherine A. Robertson in federal court in Springfield on April 29, 2022.

“Hate-filled threats and intimidations have no place in our society,” said United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins. “We believe Hanson sent a multitude of anonymous threatening and despicable messages related to the LGBTQ community that were intended to evoke fear and division. My office and our law enforcement partners will not tolerate threats against members of our communities, no matter what corner of the internet they’re sent from. Perpetrators will be identified, arrested, and held accountable in federal court.”

[–]tribeoftheliver 1 point  

One user said he had received rape and death threats from another user who vandalized a band's lineup, adding the wrong lead singer. The first user had his local detective contact the other user's father, who said his son is on the autism spectrum.

This had been going on for over a decade (2010 through 2022), and the first user said that his German friend received the same threats, as well as Nazi imagery.

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