CNN threatens to dox creator of Trump meme

[Perkunas]

What's false about it? Go on, explain yourself in detail.

Has he yet with any post?

[mvaliz]

I don't even know the guy, so I can't say I "hate" him.

I'm just pointing out that a publicly stated consequence for behaviour is not automatically "blackmail", and it's asinine to make that claim in the first place.

As always, the voice of reason. Thanks Endus!

That's exactly the point - the Dumpsters are so desperate to find any "conspiracy" against their god-king they just take any article and look at it with blood-coated lenses for anything to justify their hatred of information, knowledge, and truth.

[Elba]

Do you have CNN stock or something? Why are you so triggered over this?

Everyone is reporting these same facts. CNN is plainly blackmailing a private citizen over a gif meme. That doesn't seem like, I don't, ASTRONOMICALLY out of bounds to you? Really?

They are not, though.

[Tijuana]

I don't even know the guy, so I can't say I "hate" him.

I'm just pointing out that a publicly stated consequence for behaviour is not automatically "blackmail", and it's asinine to make that claim in the first place.

They will get sued over this and settle out of court, regardless of what you think.

[Elba]

What CNN did is a criminal offence against the first amendment.

Pretty interesting.

This has to be the most ridiculous claim so far.

[Deleted]

I've aksed you this question like four times and you just won't answer: Have I doxed you and violated your human rights if I see you walking down the street yelling racist things and I tell everyone your name?

If people are ignoring you it's because the analogy is wrong.

Are you a major news network who has significant reach as far as audiences are considered?
Did you try to blackmail said person so that they apologize?

A correct analogy would be this:

"Some guy runs around yelling racist remarks. I find out his identity then threaten him by telling him that i will expose his identity to millions if he doesn't apologize or he ever does something I don't like again. Obviously I understand that if he were exposed his well-being as well as his families would be at risk."

Now lets continue with this situation where you have the identity of the man who was running around yelling racist remarks. Any person who is right in the head goes to the police with this kind of information because they believe that the court of public assault and battery might have a disproportional response to a crime.

Crimes aren't solved by checking if you can find a big enough crowd to ruin someone's live.

[Radaney]

This has to be the most ridiculous claim so far.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DD8zfVCXcAAalSJ.jpg

[Tehshocka]

Best part about this is seeing trolls get nervous that their identity could be revealed showing what kind of person they truly are. It is hilarious seeing them claim this is immoral or illegal.

Sure hope you've never shitposted in your lifetime or you are a hypocrite.

[Doctor Amadeus]

They will get sued over this and settle out of court, regardless of what you think.

Nope, this kids going to be even more humiliated by the fact he is being used as a poster child for this troll fest.

[Elba]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DD8zfVCXcAAalSJ.jpg

Good thing that didn't happen.

[Endus]

Do you have CNN stock or something? Why are you so triggered over this?

Everyone is reporting these same facts. CNN is plainly blackmailing a private citizen over a gif meme. That doesn't seem like, I don't, ASTRONOMICALLY out of bounds to you? Really?

Except that;

A> by publishing this stuff, this guy ceased to be "a private citizen", and has a public position and identity that is open to inquiry, and

B> A threat of consequence for certain behaviour is not automatically "blackmail".


Where was your outrage when Trump threatened Joe and Mika with an Enquirer story he could quash if they apologized?

[Perkunas]

Sure hope you've never shitposted in your lifetime or you are a hypocrite.

There's shit-posting and then there's being an anti-Semitic asshat and sounding like Archie Bunker's more racist cousin from Mississippi.

[Doctor Amadeus]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DD8zfVCXcAAalSJ.jpg

Conspiracy against someones first amendment rights, LOL! No

[Tijuana]

They are not, though.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/vi...ice_thing.html
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/04/ex...mps-wwe-video/
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...-identity-ove/
https://www.circa.com/story/2017/07/...hanassholesolo
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattve...ed-ag-n2350534
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journal...estling-video/

I mean, saying it's just one outlet reporting the story is a bit silly. Surely you know we have the internet, right?

[Mellomania]

Except that;

A> by publishing this stuff, this guy ceased to be "a private citizen", and has a public position and identity that is open to inquiry, and

B> A threat of consequence for certain behaviour is not automatically "blackmail".


Where was your outrage when Trump threatened Joe and Mika with an Enquirer story he could quash if they apologized?

If i post a meme on this site, do i then cease to be a "private citizen"?

[Doctor Amadeus]

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/vi...ice_thing.html
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/04/ex...mps-wwe-video/
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...-identity-ove/
https://www.circa.com/story/2017/07/...hanassholesolo
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattve...ed-ag-n2350534
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journal...estling-video/

I mean, saying it's just one outlet reporting the story is a bit silly. Surely you know we have the internet, right?

Yep, all right wing rags who frequently report about white genocide and fucking aliens kidnapping boys and sending them to mars.

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If i post a meme on this site, do i then cease to be a "private citizen"?

Is this CNN?

[Endus]

If i post a meme on this site, do i then cease to be a "private citizen"?

In the sense that this is a public space and you've made public statements, basically, yes. You wouldn't have any grounds for complaining it's "unfair" if people connect your statements here with your real identity.

If you stood on a street corner ranting racist stuff about black people while wearing a KKK hood, you don't really have much grounds for complaint when a passerby yanks the hood off in front of everyone.

[nacixems]

These mouth-breathing trolls would eat week old Chipotle for a month just to make a liberal suffer one of their farts on an elevator.

Need to try that one, thanks for the suggestion.

[Perkunas]

If i post a meme on this site, do i then cease to be a "private citizen"?

Ah, but is being a private citizen guaranteed anonymity?

[Mellomania]

Is this CNN?

The guy who made the GIF didn't post it on CNN did he?