I was working on a long post about the recent arrest of a woman for calling in a bomb threat to Boston Children’s Hospital. I was suggesting a plan for steps BCH could take to hold people accountable for their threats. Then I saw this tweet about Tucker Carlson’s show. I got really depressed.
Tucker Carlson just named and showed pics of executives at a hospital that provides gender affirming care to trans teens, calling them criminals who deserve the bomb threats they receive. I won’t share the image, but I think we all know where this is headed…
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) September 22, 2022 The right knows how to use threats with no consequences The cunning ones have learned how to “just ask questions” when suggesting violence.Others use mob-speak and have learned what law enforcement can and can’t use to charge them. Many right wingers know to use the “I was JOKING!” line or the “I didn’t intend to actually DO anything I said!” response when questioned. Some will say, “I was just being hyperbolic! Everyone says stuff like that!” Tech savvy right wingers have learned the key words not to say on Facebook or . . . → Read More: Do the threats keep coming because the RW is too cunning or we don’t have a strategy to stop them?
