David Hogg's mom reveals family targeted by death threats over gun activism: 'I'm angry and ...

[DonViejo]

David Hogg’s mom reveals family targeted by death threats over gun activism: ‘I’m angry and exhausted’

TRAVIS GETTYS
22 FEB 2018 AT 07:22 ET

The mother of David Hogg, the Parkland teen who has become a leader in a grassroots effort to enact new gun safety legislation, said her family has received death threats over the boy’s activism.

Rebecca Boldrick, an elementary school teacher, said conspiracy theorists attacking her son as a “crisis actor” and FBI stooge have encouraged violent threats against her and her loved ones, reported the Washington Post.

“I’m under so much stress,” Boldrick said. “I’m angry and exhausted. Angry, exhausted and extremely proud.”

Conspiracy theorists have pointed to Hogg’s admission during a TV interview that his father had retired from the FBI and claimed the teen was being used to cover up the agency’s failures to stop the gunman despite reports of his disturbing behavior.

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https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/david-hoggs-mom-reveals-family-targeted-death-threats-gun-activism-im-angry-exhausted/

[Demsrule86]

1. Let these animals show who they are.

They are gun humpers who care do not care for our children...track down these cowards and lock them up.

[elehhhhna]

7. Death threats against gun reg advocates supports the case for gun regs.

[enough]

13. Exactly. NT

[Brainstormy]

26. animals are never that vile. n/t

[elehhhhna]

2. Threaten exFBI? FBI will find ALL of them and charge the hell out of them for making terorist threat

a very large charge

[turnitup]

3. too bad

they were not on Cruz's tail like that

[elehhhhna]

6. True but what legal action could be taken prior to the shooting?

Health care failed the young man - that's taken for granted here in America.

The third leg of the Parkland stool is an AR 15.

[turnitup]

8. agree

Hopefully with all that has happened things will change.

[yagotme]

40. Assaults, physical threats.

Legal action could have been taken.

[mahina]

11. Welcome to DU

[Mariana]

12. Cruz didn't commit any crimes until he shot a bunch of students.

Threatening to kill someone is a crime.

[turnitup]

15. I had heard

that he made a video saying he was going to shoot students. I didn't see it not even sure if it's true.

However, with comments like this his guns should have been taken away at minimum and he should have been helped.

Sadly Monday night quarter back doesn't count

[Wounded Bear]

18. I think it was an Instagram or FB vid...

I remember hearing that.

Still, the point is, the law protected Cruz, not the school. Can you imagine the howling and gnashing of teeth if the FBI had indeed taken Cruz's guns?

[turnitup]

21. good point

and that's the point, He would have been a poster boy for the nra had they FBI had taken him in. I don't see anyone winning here

[Mariana]

30. I've heard lots of stuff, too.

The media are terrible about reporting every rumour they hear. Did he really post a threat to shoot students, or is that just another bullshit story flying around?

[tblue37]

39. He posted a comment that he wanted to be a professional school shooter. A man in Mississippi

reported it to the FBI.

But since there is no such career path as "professional school shooter," even if the FBI had checked him out, he could have just said he was joking around to troll people. It wasn't actually a direct threat.

[Mariana]

43. Criminal threats have to be more specific, I believe.

There are an awful lot of scary things posted online.

Someone posted that he put a gun to someone's head. If that really happened, and it was reported, the local police should have arrested and charged him.

[elehhhhna]

41. Held gun against someone's head, made death threats, these are criminal actions.

[Mariana]

42. This was reported to the local police?

If so, why aren't they being criticized as harshly as the FBI? Those kinds of crimes aren't really the job of the FBI. That's stuff the local police are supposed to take care of.

[elehhhhna]

45. Several interactions actually

[Mariana]

46. That doesn't answer the question.

Did anyone file a complaint that he put a gun to someone's head, or that he made criminal threats? Do police reports exist that claim he committed those crimes, or other crimes?

[Afromania]

4. Who didn't know these fuckers would go right to the death threats.

It's a clear statement to the gutter the Republican ideology exists in that it was a guaranteed certainty. Sadly it was never a case of if, only when.

[Wounded Bear]

19. Sadly, it's very predictable...

[Fred Sanders]

25. Sick gun nut fuckers will NOT be premitted to terrorize victims this time. The worm has turned.

[vercetti2021]

5. I would be angry too

Mean death threats are made by cowards behind a computer aka the 400 lb idiots on a bed like tRump described.

I wouldn't take any death threats from the shit kickers on 4chan or reddit serious. They are below human scum, they are the turds that are petrified by the earth that are all but forgotten, only to be unearthed once in a while to see the light before getting buried again.

[kentuck]

9. The intimidating arrogance of some gun owners is a problem.

Just as when the Tea Partiers would bring their AR's to anti-Obama rallies. They would strap them over their shoulders at pro-Obama rallies also. They said they were just "exercising their 2nd Amendment rights...They were intimidating and threatening other citizens.

[phylny]

10. Hillary Clinton had it right.

They are deplorable.

[2naSalit]

14. Some might be

the same crowd who wear black at protests and create a violent situation, the same crowd swarming the social media world and feed the bs issuing from RWrodio and fuxnooz... and those who pay for this to take place. You know, divide and conquer.

[MineralMan]

16. It is time for law enforcement to step up, identify death threat

senders, and prosecute them using "Terroristic Threat" laws. That's what I think. Very few people who send those threats are truly anonymous. Most could be found, arrested, and tried for their threats, I believe. It would take some sleuthing, of course. I would be willing to help discover identities. I'm pretty good at it actually, and don't stop until I'm absolutely certain I have the right identity.

[SCVDem]

17. New law needed!

Along the lines of 'use a gun in a robbery' get 10 years added automatically!

Respond to a conspiracy theory? Mess with someones life?

Automatic 10 years for being a mindless dangerous idiot!

Got pizza?

[certainot]

20. 5 fla unis support 20 limbaugh stations with sports and they lead these attacks

or at least mainstream them. all those stations are NRA stations

from republiconradio.org
FLORIDA 20 Florida 10, Florida St. 4 Miami 2, South Florida 2, Central Florida 2

If the NRA paid $1000/hr for radio time these 88 universities endorse $1BIL/year's worth

at $1000/hr the NRA is getting about $1.5 MIL worth of free support EVERY DAY from radio stations flying the sports banners of those schools

[ffr]

22. Let the victims know we stand with them. Write them an old fashioned letter.

A real old fashion letter or postcard. See postal address here ==> https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210271002

For inspiration see the MSD Alumni video dedicated to the shooting survivors. The words will just pour out of your pen.

MSD Strong. Alumni to shooting survivors: We are with you

As played at the CNN forum Wednesday 02/21/18 with audience reaction. Grab your tissues. This is their link ==> CNN.com

[marieo1]

23. minngal

I am so sad for all of you. David Hogg, you are one brave young man to stand up for what is right. Please don't give up. We are all behind you and support you.

[Initech]

24. How is Alex Jones still on YouTube and iTunes?

He is literally instructing his followers to threaten to murder people. How is this OK?

[flygal]

27. That's what I want to know!

[Initech]

28. I think it's time we start hammering Apple and Google.

Alex Jones isn't just a mere "journalist" - he's a terrorist at this point. What happened yesterday was an act of terror - facilitated by a hostile agency calling itself "news". Alex Jones would make a great James Bond villain. The next evolution of Elliot Carver in "Tomorrow Never Dies". Although he lacks that kind of charisma.

[Gothmog]

29. The rights attacks on these children are disgusting

[NewsCenter28]

32. ANYONE know why Donald Trump

Is a disgusting, fat, racist, misogynistic, pile of treasonous Russian-loving, Russian-CONTROLLED shit not worthy for me to wipe my ass with?

[demmiblue]

33. Buh-bye.

[GulfCoast66]

34. So he can hear the question from the newsroom

I have done it many times. And why do you ask?

Oh, and enjoy you stay.

[NewsCenter28]

35. Dont even

Legitimatize the question by giving an answer to it, guys.

[GulfCoast66]

36. Probably good advice. Thanks.

[Rhiannon12866]

38. They never last long

MIRT is on the job, but your reply did give me a needed laugh!

[Cha]

37. We're proud of him, too.. and

his parents. Thank you from grateful Americans.

So unbearably sorry you all have to go through this because of vicious gun idiots out there.

[JPK]

44. I met David on wednesday

If the righties think they are going to shut this kid up they are mistaken. He is on fire. The only way they can shut him up is to kill him and the righties are just about stupid to do something like that but it would be a huge mistake. The kids are galvanized along side with him and if something like that happened....I can't imagine the outrage. These kids are serious and the republicans in Florida and elsewhere better wake up if they want to even attempt to keep their offices. It may already be too late for them. First graders didn't have a voice, these kids are almost adults, educated and understand the politics involved.