Good news everyone, Dennis Markuze, AKA David Mabus, who has targeted this forum with his violent rants against atheism, has finally been brought to justice after a public campaign of awareness and an on-line petition. Police arrest man after years of online threats Crank who targeted science writers lured into threatening police I'm all for freedom of speech, but death threats and constant spamming are another story. Mabus was evidently a reference to Nostradamus: Mabus then will soon die, there will come A horrible undoing of people and animals: At once vengeance one will see vengeance, One hundred hands, thirst, famine, when the comet will run.
One of them, he changed them all the time. This is an example: http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?t=109142
So sad to be driven by hatred... Dennis MarkuzePlease Register or Log in to view the hidden image! http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110818/mtl_mabus_110818/20110819/?hub=MontrealHome
Great! This will save us having to delete one Mabus sock puppet account (and its ranty post or two) per week or so.
Mabus finally gets his fifteen minutes Source: The World Link: http://www.theworld.org/2011/08/notorious-spammer-brought-down-via-twitter/ Title: "Notorious Spammer Brought Down Via Twitter" Date: August 19, 2011 That's right, The World, a news program from Public Radio International, BBC, and WGBH, covered the downfall and arrest of Dave Mabus. Segment includes Lisa Mullins discussing the issue with William Raillant-Clark, one of the infamous troll's targets.
I'd imagine he'd target any atheist, even the most ignorant ones, given the chance. He seems to have enough hate to go around.
It's not even hate, really. He's quite thoroughly insane. (Admittedly, I can't recall personally receiving one of his targeted death threats, and I can't imagine that anybody would be too happy to have even a madman threaten to hurt them.)
Here's a fairly complete account of the Mabus arrest, as well as background info for those who aren't aware of who he is: http://skeptools.wordpress.com/2011...ought-down-twitter-tumblr-social-media-mabus/ The link is to Tim Farley's blog.
I'm glad it made mention multiple times about how the Montreal police don't do f*** all about this kind of stuff until you practically throw it in their face like puke. I have plenty of friends who can tell all kinds of stories about the Montreal police not doing f*** all in plenty of situations with far more severe consequences. Bad management, some bad attitudes, and horrible understaffing and budget shortfalls because of the provincial and municipal governments' god-awful corruption and incompetence.
Update: Montrealer Dennis Markuze pleads guilty to issuing Internet threats So, he pleaded guilty and got a suspended sentence accompanied by drug counseling but no formal mental illness diagnosis. He's ordered to use the computer only for work.