When conspiracy theorists go bad ...

ohnonotgmail

It is about time the law did something about this creep. They should be doing something about Alex Jones who has encouraged these nutters

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51284326

A conspiracy theorist known for harassing families of the victims in the 2012 Sandy Hook primary school shooting has been arrested in Florida.
Wolfgang Halbig, 73, was charged with unlawful possession of the personal identification of Leonard Pozner, whose son was killed in the shooting.

NIMAN

I'd class these folk as mentally ill.

Once they get something into their head, they will accept no other debate on a subject.

I'm sure he thinks the earth is flat as well.

splinter65

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

It is about time the law did something about this creep. They should be doing something about Alex Jones who has encouraged these nutters

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51284326

Conspiracy theorists on the subjects of the moon landing and even 9/11 etc are harmless dreamers in the main who imagine that they’re more intelligent and less easily fooled then the “sheeple”. Let them off.
They can’t “hurt”anyone really.
And I’m all in favour of free speech and will resist any hate speech laws that go too far.
But this is a whole other level of barmy. Torturing real life bereaved parents based on nonsense theories is a new low and should have been nipped in the bud long ago.

Ipso

And right on time with the corona virus. I wouldn't call people who spread disinformation about a serious topic harmless.
https://www.politifact.com/facebook-fact-checks/article/2020/jan/24/fact-checking-hoaxes-and-conspiracies-about-corona/

greenspurs

IS a report about a 'Conspiracy Theorist" (how do you go about being one? Is it like being a catholic? alcoholic? celibate? ) worthy of a thread in Conspiracy Theories?

Or is the story itself a conspiracy ? or a theory about a conspiracy ?

After Hours would be more suitable ? or in the Sandy Hook thread ????

ohnonotgmail

greenspurs wrote: »

IS a report about a 'Conspiracy Theorist" (how do you go about being one? Is it like being a catholic? alcoholic? celibate? ) worthy of a thread in Conspiracy Theories?

Or is the story itself a conspiracy ? or a theory about a conspiracy ?

After Hours would be more suitable ? or in the Sandy Hook thread ????

feel free to report the thread to a mod.

Overheal