I do wonder why this apparently hasn't been reported yet. If an arbcom member does have knowledge of this, they should know to forward it to the authorities. Keeping it to themselves is the last thing they should do, because these kinds of idiots (weak morons trying to make themselves feel strong by threatening someone they consider weaker) thrive on secrecy.
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:48:57 +0000 From: "Thomas Dalton"
Armed Blowfish claims to have received a series of threatening emails from an anonymous Wikipedian, in what seems to be a sloppy and worrying vigilante action.
Threats should be reported to the police, and the police can take the appropriate action. I'm sure the WMF will cooperate with any appropriately made requests for information, that's the only action they need to take. I don't think we should take it upon ourselves to investigate the matter - investigations of criminal acts should be left to the appropriate authorities.
On 25/02/2008, Matt Jacobs sxeptomaniac@gmail.com wrote:
I do wonder why this apparently hasn't been reported yet. If an arbcom member does have knowledge of this, they should know to forward it to the authorities. Keeping it to themselves is the last thing they should do, because these kinds of idiots (weak morons trying to make themselves feel strong by threatening someone they consider weaker) thrive on secrecy.
It's not up to ArbCom to report it, it's up to the person being threatened.
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
On 25/02/2008, Matt Jacobs sxeptomaniac@gmail.com wrote:
I do wonder why this apparently hasn't been reported yet. If an arbcom member does have knowledge of this, they should know to forward it to the authorities. Keeping it to themselves is the last thing they should do, because these kinds of idiots (weak morons trying to make themselves feel strong by threatening someone they consider weaker) thrive on secrecy.
It's not up to ArbCom to report it, it's up to the person being threatened.
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Anyone who knows or has good reason to believe a crime has occurred can (and in theory is obligated to) report it to the police, not just its victim.
Anyone who knows or has good reason to believe a crime has occurred can (and in theory is obligated to) report it to the police, not just its victim.
They can (I dispute "obligated to" - that probably depends on jurisdiction and severity of crime), but there's not a lot of point. The police aren't going to be able to do much about it without being in touch with the victim.