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In reply to the discussion: Fuck the NRA .... 50 dead. [View all]jtx
(68 posts)57. June 8 - ISIS Warned of Florida Attack
ISIS warned of an imminent attack in Florida on June 8.
Why is this not being discussed on the news now, and more importantly, why was it not discussed in advance?
http://news3lv.com/news/nation-world/isis-kill-list-targets-palm-beach-treasure-coast-residents-ex-fbi-agent
WEST PALM BEACH (CBS12) A pro-Isis group has released a hit list with the names of more than 8,000 peoplemostly Americans.
More than 600-people live in Florida, and one security expert believes that many of those targeted live in Palm Beach County and on the Treasure Coast.
The "United Cyber Caliphate" that hacked U.S. Central Command, 54,000 Twitter accounts and threatened President Barack Obama is the same pro-Isis group that's reportedly created a "kill list" with the names, addresses and emails of thousands of civilian Americans.
Reports of the list came to light online when Vocativ reported the list was shared via the encrypted app, Telegram, and called on supporters to kill.
Former FBI agent-turned lawyer Stuart Kaplan says the threat is especially alarming, because the people on this list are civilians who don't have the security necessary to protect themselves.
"It's going to create some hysteria," he said.
Kaplan believes civilians from our community are on the list.
"I would suspect a head of a hospital or, perhaps, a local community leader. Those are the individuals that may appear on the list--or just a local banker or local school teacher--someone who, for some reason, was in the public eye."
Kaplan is concerned the list will inspire "lone wolf" style attacks.
"If in fact a sympathizer gets ahold of this list and is readily able to identify you as being his neighbor and, then, decides (because they're a sympathizer) to go out and do something horrific to you, there is no way to calculate the potential or to prevent that."
The list has not yet been made public.
We reached out to the FBI, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and Martin County Sheriff's Office to see how credible they view the threat and what action they might be taking.
We are awaiting their response.
According to the Martin County Sheriffs office,the FBI is aware of this and the agency will work closely with the Joint-Terrorism Task Force to keep citizens safe.
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If it is not one, why do so many gun losers slobber over the damn things. Ban em and gun profiteers.
Hoyt
Jun 2016
#104
No one slobbers like a gun nut. I have a few guitars -- I can leave them at home and I don't obsess
Hoyt
Jun 2016
#114
So the obivious problem is all the people who didn't murder anyone on saturday
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#182
How come the Homicide rate is higher in cities/states with the strictest gun control laws?
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#189
A bus....should we ban buses? The weapon didn't kill anyone. The man pulling the trigger did
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#174
Except he can't pick up the car and swing it around and kill that many people that quickly.
Laha
Jun 2016
#110
If guns were only made for killing, millions of guns have failed to do their job
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#112
Oh yeah...the founders meant for the public to be disarmed and the government
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#215
The Japanese kill themselves at higher rates than in the U.S. What makes it "easy" for them?
Eleanors38
Jun 2016
#71
Well.. I didn't find another way to kill myself that would have been that easy and available.
Laha
Jun 2016
#116
If that were true, there wouldn't be 25,000 suicides each year where a gun wasn't used
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#183
Yeah, I know nothing about depression. I'll make sure my psychiatrist updates his diagnosis
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#216
Australia enacted one of the largest gun reforms ever nearly 2 decades ago — and gun deaths plummete
Botany
Jun 2016
#26
Tell them I'm in the bathroom. He's coming. I'm gonna die': Terrified last text son sent to his mom
Botany
Jun 2016
#67
Clearly the fault of violent video games and not enough good guys with guns. Aka "buy more guns!"
MillennialDem
Jun 2016
#16
Not sure what your point is, or if you have one other than that simple statement of fact.
Martin Eden
Jun 2016
#23
Your premise was that laws would do no good. Now you argue the laws don;t exists
Gore1FL
Jun 2016
#103
No. I asked what law would have saved the lives of those who were murdered
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#107
You asked "Do you think a guy who murdered 50 people would care about those laws?"
Gore1FL
Jun 2016
#108
Kid at VPI used 2 pistols with 12 rounds each and multiple mags. Killed 23 people
Press Virginia
Jun 2016
#176
Not a fan of you but I agree, gun bans do nothing except prevent honest people from having guns. nt
Logical
Jun 2016
#25
no it isn't; it's violence lovers and nutbaggery; lots of people have access to weapons. nt
TheFrenchRazor
Jun 2016
#144