Concern troll pretends to support but uses "concern" to hurt morale (GD)

[Lance Bass esquire]

79. Concern Police ??? Really? On DU?

Reminds me of the Twilight Zone episode:
The monsters are Due on Maple Street


Plot summary

Maple Street is full of playing children and adults talking, when a shadow passes over, a "monster", accompanied by a roar and a flash of light. Several adults notice, but there is no alarm. However, the residents soon discover that their power has been cut, affecting stoves, lawn mowers, and phones. They gather together in the street to discuss the situation. Pete Van Horn volunteers to walk out of the neighborhood to discover the extent of the problem and he goes to check the gas station. His neighbor, Steve Brand (Akins), wants to go into town, but Tommy, an irritating local boy who catalyzes the situation, urges him not to leave the street. Tommy has read a story of an alien invasion causing similar controversy, and says that the monsters do not want anyone to leave the street. Furthermore, in the story, the aliens are living as a family that appears to be human. The power outage is meant to isolate the neighborhood.

Meanwhile, another resident, Les Goodman, tries unsuccessfully to start his car. He gets out and begins to walk back to the other residents when the car starts on its own. The bizarre behavior of his car makes Les the object of immediate suspicion. One woman begins to discuss his late nights spent standing in the garden looking up at the sky. Les claims to be only an insomniac. Later that night, Steve, acting as the voice of reason, tries to defuse the situation and prevent it from becoming a witch-hunt. Les warns that the others are creating "something" ugly that they will not be able to control. Charlie Farnsworth, one of the loudest and most aggressive residents, pressures Steve about his hobby building a radio no one has ever seen. Suspicion falls on Steve as he sarcastically remarks that he talks to monsters from outer space on his radio. Steve and the other neighbors continue to argue.

Panic builds as darkness descends and a shadowy figure is seen walking toward them. Charlie, now hostile, grabs a shotgun and immediately shoots the shadow, thinking it to be the alleged "monster". When the crowd reaches the fallen figure, they realize it is Pete van Horn, returning from his scouting mission. The shot had hit him in the chest, killing him instantly. Although Charlie insists that he did not know, and was trying to protect everyone, no one believes him.

Suddenly, the lights in Charlie's house come on and he panics as the crowd begins accusing him of being both a murderer and the monster responsible for the power outage, and even Steve can't defend Charlie, or what he has done. Charlie makes a run for his house while the other residents chase him, throwing stones, one of them hitting Charlie in the head, creating a bleeding gash. Terrified, Charlie attempts to deflect suspicion onto Tommy, the boy who had originally suggested alien infiltration. Several neighbors agree, as Tommy was the only one who knew about the aliens' plans.

Lights begin flashing on and off in houses throughout the neighborhood; lawn mower and car engines start and stop for no apparent reason. The mob becomes hysterical, with terrified residents smashing windows and taking up weapons as the situation devolves into an all-out riot. Some residents take up firearms and start shooting at anyone they can.