(April 23, 2023 at 9:18 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: In the hopes of restarting this thread after Lek created his own thread, here's a story I found out from What The Fuck is Wrong With You?
OC man arrested for making threats targeted at Webster's Dictionary due to gender term definition changes
Quote:An Orange County man was arrested Tuesday after making a series of alleged death threats targeted towards Merriam-Webster dictionary after the company opted to change the definition of several words related to gender identification.
Rossmoor resident Jeremy David Hanson, 34, was arrested and charged with one count of interstate communication of threats to commit violence - with a potential sentence of up to five years in prison, plus three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.
He was released and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday, April 29 in Springfield, Mass. where one of Merriam-Webster's several offices is located.
The threats are said to have been made after the company changed the definitions for the words "girl," "woman" and "female."
Link Heah.
How sad must this bloke's life be? I get an image of him sitting alone, in a semi-darkened room. with a glass of rapidly cooling Bovril at his elbow. He's unshaven and wearing a threadbare dressing gown with mismatched socks. He is carefully, page by page, pouring over the dictionary, looking for definitions that trigger him to making violent threats against strangers.
It is the one joy left in his lonely, meaningless life.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
