Kelly Thomas Death Spurs 'Anonymous' Hackers To Action
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[quote]Self-proclaimed "Anonymous" hackers have just released a video threatening the Fullerton Police department with a site-wide shutdown if certain demands aren't met. Called "Operation Fullerton," (#OpFullerton), the hackers are demanding that the officers involved in the beating of homeless man Kelly Thomas be prosecuted, that the Fullerton Police Chief resign, and that $5 million be awarded to Thomas' family.
If these demands aren't met, the hackers threaten to bring down the Fullerton Police Department's website and destroy all of its communication channels.
The newly published video is basically a recitation of this August 5th statement released by people who claim to be affiliated with the worldwide hacking network. While the letter lists the officers allegedly involved in the death of Thomas, The Huffington Post confirmed with police spokesperson Sgt. Andrew Goodrich that the Fullerton Police Department has not released these names. Goodrich maintains that any names that are "out there" come from dubious sources and are not confirmed.
Both the letter and the video compare the city of Fullerton to the Biblical cities Sodom and Gomorrah because of its "broken moral compass." "Anonymous" also calls the $900,000 offered to Ron Thomas (Kelly's father) "hush" and "blood money."
Ron Thomas told the OC Weekly that he does not condone the cyber threats, saying "we’re not going to do anything that’s violent or illegal." Instead, he encourages his son's supporters to visit the Kelly Thomas Memorial Fund and keep on peacefully protesting at the Fullerton Police Department on Saturdays.
While the date of the threatened cyberattack has come and gone without incident, Fullerton Police are still on high alert.
From an official police statement:
"There has been a cyber-threat made against the City of Fullerton’s and the police department’s electronic communication system. We believe this threat was received in relation to the death of Kelly Thomas in July. Our citizen’s may be denied Internet communications with the city and police. However, city services including police and fire will continue to operate as usual.
We are in the midst of several independent investigations related to the Kelly Thomas incident, and if officers are found to be culpable, they will be held accountable. However, we have to wait for the investigations to be complete."
Kelly Thomas was a 37 year-old homeless man suffering from untreated schizophrenia living in Fullerton, California. On July 5, Fullerton police officers were responding to reports that a man was breaking into cars at a local bus depot. When police tried to search Thomas' backpack, he resisted and it took several minutes for officers to subdue him. Five days later, he died of the injuries he sustained during the altercation with the police. Fullerton police are still investigating the incident. Meanwhile, audio of the fight has surfaced, as well as video of eye witness accounts retelling what happened in vivid detail.
Yesterday, hackers claiming to be affiliated with "Anonymous" broke into the Bay Area Rapid Transit website and posted the private user information of more than 2,000, reports the Associated Press. The action targeted Bay Area Rapid Transit officials who blocked cellphone service last Thursday to prevent people from organizing a protest of a recent fatal shooting by police. [/quote]
Source: [url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/15/kelly-thomas-anonymous_n_927305.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl14%7Csec1_lnk3%7C86539[/url]
Here we go again..
oh no they're going to ddos our website we better give in to their demands.
I have friends on facebook who claim to be anonfags. They ruined a perfectly good trolling opportunity by turning it into a "cause".
Burn them with fire.
[QUOTE=dbk21894;31756816]I have friends on facebook who claim to be anonfags. They ruined a perfectly good trolling opportunity by turning it into a "cause".
Burn them with fire.[/QUOTE]
acid works better. fuckin hate cunts like that "4CHAN FOR LIFE TROLLOLOLOLLOLOLOL" and also, i kinda think it's nice for anon to do something like that D: idk why.
okay
[QUOTE=dbk21894;31756816]I have friends on facebook who claim to be anonfags. They ruined a perfectly good trolling opportunity by turning it into a "cause".
Burn them with fire.[/QUOTE]
facebook
anon
what.
how can you be in anyway anonymous if you're on fucking facebook, they're retarded beyond belief.
anonymous is jumping the gun. what they are doing is worthwhile and noble but they should at least wait for the investigation to complete.
[QUOTE=Psycho_Shadow;31756835]facebook
anon
what.
how can you be in anyway anonymous if you're on fucking facebook, they're retarded beyond belief.[/QUOTE]
anon is an internet subculture. has very little to do with anonymity
At its inception, it had everything to do with anonymity.
at its inception it was a bunch of bored kids on the internet wanting to be assholes, and it still is
[QUOTE=Sanius;31756932]anon is an internet subculture. has very little to do with anonymity[/QUOTE]
from what i've seen anon members don't have a (real) identity attached to them, you know, hence the name "anonymous".
[QUOTE=Psycho_Shadow;31757000]from what i've seen anon members don't have a (real) identity attached to them, you know, hence the name "anonymous".[/QUOTE]
that's because it's mostly just tards on 4chan and everyone just goes anonymous by default there, that's where the name came from, they don't really care that much if they're anonymous, in fact a lot of the stupid kids like to show off that they know memes because it makes them feel special
[QUOTE=Psycho_Shadow;31757000]from what i've seen anon members don't have a (real) identity attached to them, you know, hence the name "anonymous".[/QUOTE]
anon consists mostly of anti-social, paranoid nerds. not really a surprise that most of them wouldn't use their real names
again, anon has very little to do with anonymity. it's a subculture spawned from the depths of 4chan (mostly /b/) and other equally stupid sites
instead of being whiny nerds why don't they go out, get an education in legal studies and do something real for the people
I mean they already waste enough of their time on this stuff it's clearly a passion, why not be a whiny lawyer or politician instead?
really though the average person who's considered "Anonymous" doesn't do all that much with it, someone will generally post instructions on some easy to do plan they made up and people with spare time just do it.
It's almost always DDoSing.
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really though the average person who's considered "Anonymous" doesn't do all that much with it, someone will generally post instructions on some easy to do plan they made up and people with spare time just do it.
It's almost always DDoSing.
I love the media. ddos =/= hacking
:lol: Anonymous sounds so retarded at times.
First they say the 900k is blood money, but they want the police to give them 5 million dollars? Oh god what a joke.
[QUOTE=Mudbone;31757232]I love the media. ddos =/= hacking[/QUOTE]
This. This so fucking much. This dude at my school came up to me like three times today saying HURR FACEBOOK IS GONNA GET HACKED with this smug ass look on his face.
First off, it's not hacking, second, nothing is going to happen.
[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;31757092]instead of being whiny nerds why don't they go out, get an education in legal studies and do something real for the people
I mean they already waste enough of their time on this stuff it's clearly a passion, why not be a whiny lawyer or politician instead?[/QUOTE]
Because even if they did manage to go through law school, the chances of them actually helping somebody are slim to none compared to the chances of them actually helping something this way?
[QUOTE=CjienX;31758420]Because even if they did manage to go through law school, the chances of them actually helping somebody are slim to none compared to the chances of them actually helping something this way?[/QUOTE]What? You actually think temporarily bringing down a website is helping someone, and pushing laws through that make drastic changes do not? Holy fucking shit, you're a dumb ass.
[QUOTE=Sanius;31757057]anon consists mostly of anti-social, paranoid nerds.[/QUOTE]
Why do you insist on calling people antisocial when you clearly don't know what it means?
[QUOTE=Aredbomb;31758976]Why do you insist on calling people antisocial when you clearly don't know what it means?[/QUOTE]
they do things that go against social norms
why do you insist on being disagreeable?
This is a good cause though. I hope they succeed.
[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;31758492]What? You actually think temporarily bringing down a website is helping someone, and pushing laws through that make drastic changes do not? Holy fucking shit, you're a dumb ass.[/QUOTE]
you cant help people in a broken system.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;31759015]you cant help people in a broken system.[/QUOTE]
That's why you get off your ass, and help fix it.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;31759015]you cant help people in a broken system.[/QUOTE]
And you can't help people even more by shutting down a website.
[QUOTE=Hellduck;31759043]And you can't help people even more by shutting down a website.[/QUOTE]
at least they are doing something instead of a few other people i know(all of us).
When did computer hackers start pushing demands from the fucking police?
Wow, we really became reliant on technology.
[QUOTE=sirdownloadsalot;31759086]When did computer hackers start pushing demands from the fucking police?
Wow, we really became reliant on technology.[/QUOTE]
cyberterrorism, welcome to the 21st century.
Someone died and their response is to shut down a website
Yeah that'll really make them think twice.
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