Heightened security measures were taken by authorities at Utah State University after an anonymous student said that he would take "revenge" against the school if they allow Anita Sarkeesian to speak during a planned Wednesday event. Sarkeesian is the creator of Feminist Frequency and the video series "Tropes vs. Women in Video Games." She has also been the target of a huge hate campaign from GamerGate and other like minded misogynists.
Word of this threat comes from a report from The Standard Examiner out of Utah.
The threat said that it would be "the deadliest school shooting in American history."
The alleged student continued on to say that they would never be found but soon everyone will know their name.
The full threat can be read in the below image.
Word of this threat comes from a report from The Standard Examiner out of Utah.
The threat said that it would be "the deadliest school shooting in American history."
The email author claiming to be a USU student wrote that “feminists have ruined my life and I will have my revenge, for my sake and the sake of all the others they've wronged.“
The email was a warning to all staff and students at USU if Sarkeesian’s talk wasn’t canceled “a Montreal Massacre style attack will be carried out” against those in attendance, students, staff and the women’s center.
“I have at my disposal a semi-automatic rifle, multiple pistols, and a collection of pipe bombs,” the email continues. The threat is “giving (USU) a chance to stop it.”
The threats increase throughout the letter, saying at one point that even if security is increased it won’t save anyone and feminists on campus won’t be able to defend themselves.
“One way or another, I’m going to make sure they die,” it said.
The email was a warning to all staff and students at USU if Sarkeesian’s talk wasn’t canceled “a Montreal Massacre style attack will be carried out” against those in attendance, students, staff and the women’s center.
“I have at my disposal a semi-automatic rifle, multiple pistols, and a collection of pipe bombs,” the email continues. The threat is “giving (USU) a chance to stop it.”
The threats increase throughout the letter, saying at one point that even if security is increased it won’t save anyone and feminists on campus won’t be able to defend themselves.
“One way or another, I’m going to make sure they die,” it said.
The alleged student continued on to say that they would never be found but soon everyone will know their name.
“I will write my manifesto in her spilled blood, and you will all bear witness to what feminist lies and poison have done to the men of America.”
The full threat can be read in the below image.
