(my computer is possessed!) CJ
The following article should be of concern to anyone who defends our
Constitution, and Freedom of Speech. Maybe some folks disagree with
CNN, and others with FOX, and others with RT-TV, but the answer is not
murder. Not now, not never! We need to become the level heads in
this time of wild accusations and divisiveness. Violence never begets
Peace. Violence always begets Violence.
Carl Jarvis
*****
Source: ATLANTA (CBS46) -
A Michigan man was arrested after an FBI investigation, accused of
threatening to travel to Atlanta to commit mass murder at CNN
headquarters.
According to federal court documents obtained by CBS46 Monday,
19-year-old Brandon Griesemer made 22 calls to CNN earlier this month.
It began with claims of "fake news" and ended with threats of violence.
Griesemer told a CNN operator, among other things, "Fake news. I'm
coming to gun you all down."
He then called again, saying, "I'm smarter than you. More powerful
than you. I have more guns than you. More manpower. Your cast is about
to get gunned
down in a matter of hours."
Griesemer continued, "I am coming to Georgia right now to go to the
CNN headquarters to f---ing gun every single last one of you."
Investigators were able to trace the caller and stop him before he was
able to carry out any of his violent desires.
He's been released on $10,000 unsecured bond.
Griesemer is also accused of making derogatory and racially motivated
comments regarding blacks and Muslims in the calls.
In response to our story, a number of CNN anchors and reporters
responded on social media, expressing concerns that the unfounded
accusations of "Fake
News" are leading to threats of violence by the unstable.
Hours after our report, CNN issued a statement late Monday:
"We take any threats to CNN employees or workplaces, around the world,
extremely seriously. This one is no exception. We have been in touch
with local
and federal law enforcement throughout, and have taken all necessary
measures to ensure the safety of our people."
Tuesday, CNN President Jeff Zucker sent the following note to employees:
As you may have seen in press reports overnight, there was a
significant security threat that was aimed at our employees at the CNN
Center in Atlanta earlier
this month.
I want to make sure you all know that we were in close contact with
local and federal law enforcement from the moment the threats were
made, throughout
the entire investigation, and up until the suspect was arrested last
week. We continue to remain in contact with them about this matter.
I know the details of this will seem frightening to some of you, and I
understand. I can tell you that, at no time, as these phone calls came
in did the
federal law enforcement officials feel that there was an immediate
threat of danger to any of our employees. With that said, we still
stepped up our security
procedures in Atlanta and elsewhere, as a precautionary measure.
Sadly, this is part of the reality we live in, as members of the
media. I want to assure you that at every level of this company,
nothing is more important
than your safety. While you know we don’t talk publicly about security
measures, let me assure you that we have addressed this situation.
I have a regularly scheduled broadcast town hall on Thursday at 1pm
ET. I’ve asked Jeff Gilbert, who heads up Turner Security, to join me
to update all
of us, with as much detail as he reasonably can, on security at CNN.
Please join me then, and send me your questions in advance or during
the town hall.
You can read the full criminal complaint below.
(Not included)
