The "octuplet mom" is getting DEATH THREATS? What the hell is WRONG with some people?

[Redstone]

Disapproval of her is one thing; hey, we can all have opinions, but DEATH THREATS? That kind of thing is so revolting as to be utterly beneath contempt.

(PS: I have ten bucks that says those threats are coming from rightwingers, not from us "dirty liberals.")

Redstone

[Baikonour]

1. She should at least be sterelized.

[baldguy]

3. or psychotherapy

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

2. I'm not surprised there are people as crazy as she is.......

....looking to make news.....

Then again, that's if you can even believe what she says at this point. She's playing the media like a fiddle.

[mucifer]

4. The news loves to obsess about stories like 14 baby mom. I blame the media.

People love to judge others and say "I'm sooooo much better than her". The story hangs in the news a long time. Eventually some nutbag will do something crazy.

Why can't the news obsess on something like oooh I don't know, THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN?!

[galaxy21]

5. It's wrong to do that, but the negative public reaction is not surprising

It would be one thing if she was totally crazy, but after watching her interviews...I think there is still a part of her that is very sane and knows what she's doing. That's the scary thing.

[Marrah_G]

6. Or she is looking for more attention/sympathy

The woman is out of her mind- delusional or just a liar. I don't believe anything she says.

[Midlodemocrat]

7. I heard that last night. How is that possible?

Seriously. Who would threaten her life just because they were opposed to the decisions she'd made? It boggles the mind.

:hi: Redstone. Hope today is a good day for you.

[cherish44]

8. That's definately way too extreme

I doubt many are serious, just idiots with small minds (and probably small penises). Anyone who makes a death threat to this woman (or anyone) is breaking the law and will hopefully be arrested.

[Kashka-Kat]

9. babies and puppies - you hear of the same thing happening to animal abusers

Not condoning it but theres some strong emotion at play

[raccoon]

10. I agree, that's over the top. I believe there is no limit to the assholery of some people when they

are protected by anonymity.

[peace13]

11. Did they make sure that it didn't come form her mother?

This poor woman will be in the news as long as we let her. Let's get her off of the front page and into some real help from social services.

[pipi_k]

12. I think a lot of people

are not going to believe she's receiving death threats, so in order to validate her claims she may be called upon to provide actual proof. I mean, anybody could claim they receive death threats when they really don't.

If she's lying, then that right there should be reason enough to take those kids (all of them) away from her and put her away in a nice safe facility for intensive treatment.

If it's true, then I do agree with the OP in that it's probably more likely than not she's getting threats from RW crazies who might have been tickled pink over all those poor little preborns being allowed to LIVE, whereas now that they're postborn and will likely be a drain on the system (i.e. their taxes will have to pay for them) the mom has suddenly become a pariah and the worst scum of the earth.


I hope they get to the truth soon...

[Bunny]

13. Although I have no doubt that there are people out there who are sick enough

to do this, I'm inclined to think that Octomom is making this up in a bid for sympathy, attention, whatever.

I think that the money and goods aren't flowing in like she thought they would, so she's drumming up concern. She has a publicist, after all.

I hate being this cynical, but the woman has some real issues.

[saltpoint]

14. 'Haven't visited Octomom's donations site. Does it play "Having My Baby"

in the background?

[Freddie Stubbs]

15. She is the personification of the Welfare Queen stereotype

People who work for a living are angry because they have to pay taxes to support this woman and her large family.

[zbdent]

16. gee ... a way to make ALL her kids permanently on the welfare state

way to go, freepturds ...

[Freddie Stubbs]

20. Do you really beleive that this woman is ever going to be able to support her 14 children?

:shrug:

[Redstone]

21. So, is that a reason to threaten to kill her? And her kids?

Redstone

[Freddie Stubbs]

22. Of course not.

But it is fantasy to believe that she and her children will not be a burden on taxpayers for many years to come.

[zbdent]

28. given the trend, she's bound to be offered a reality tv show ...

which I won't watch ... but, kill her off, then the kids would likely become absolutely the wards of the state ...

[NutmegYankee]

17. Hey, Jonathan Swift would love her.

:evilgrin:

[Javaman]

18. Until I read or hear said death threats, I call bullshit.

I feel this is nothing more than the breeder of small nations attempt at trying to extend her now waining 15 minutes of fame.

[Arkansas Granny]

19. I can believe that she has received death threats.

I have been surprised at the tone and content of some of the critical posts I have read here on DU (NONE of which have threatened death or violence, BTW). I find it easy to believe that there are others out there who would not hesitate to to take their disdain and anger toward this woman a step further and threaten to do her bodily harm. This would be especially true if they could do so anonymously.

[Redstone]

29. Then call bullshit on the Associated Press. That's the source of the story.

Redstone

[jmg257]

23. She should tell her Mom to stop calling. nt

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

24. wasn't this reported to the media by her PUBLICIST? n/t

[chrisa]

25. "I'm going to kill you for the welfare of your children!"

Let's think about that logic for a second...

[Nikki Stone1]

26. I know in LA, talk radio has been merciless

Maybe some of those wingnut listeners sent threats.

[Crabby Appleton]

27. She says she getting death threats, I would need confirmation from

a law enforcement source be fore I would believe her.