Religious/Extremist Terrorism: Non-Muslim edition

[OceanBonfire]

New AP/ABC film probes white supremacy in law enforcement

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Dozens of robed Ku Klux Klansmen gathered around a burning cross in a remote field in North Florida. It was December 2014, and after the cross lighting ceremony ended, three klansmen asked for a quiet aside with the group’s Grand Knighthawk, a klan hitman.

apnews.com

New AP/ABC film probes white supremacy in law enforcement

The tale of a Ku Klux Klan murder plot, and the FBI's effort to stop it using an undercover informant, is the subject of a new documentary from ABC and The Associated Press

abcnews.go.com

 

[The Bread Guy]

Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber for years of attacks that killed 3, dies in prison at 81

Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician who retreated to a dingy shack in the Montana wilderness and ran a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died Saturday. He was 81. A spokesperson for the federal Bureau of Prisons tells The Associated...

apnews.com

Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, 81, dies in US prison cell

Harvard-educated mathematician waged 17-year bombing campaign from isolated shack in Montana wilderness

www.theguardian.com

Unabomber Ted Kaczynski found dead in US prison cell

Kaczynski evaded capture for 20 years after a mass US bombing campaign that killed three people.

www.bbc.com

 

[OldSolduer]

Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber for years of attacks that killed 3, dies in prison at 81

Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician who retreated to a dingy shack in the Montana wilderness and ran a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died Saturday. He was 81. A spokesperson for the federal Bureau of Prisons tells The Associated...

apnews.com

Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, 81, dies in US prison cell

Harvard-educated mathematician waged 17-year bombing campaign from isolated shack in Montana wilderness

www.theguardian.com

Unabomber Ted Kaczynski found dead in US prison cell

Kaczynski evaded capture for 20 years after a mass US bombing campaign that killed three people.

www.bbc.com

Gee too bad.

He was apparently a genius but went off the rails badly.

 

[brihard]

Gee too bad.

He was apparently a genius but went off the rails badly.

Brilliant mathematician, even got cited in at least one published article.

 

[Kat Stevens]

Brilliant mathematician, even got cited in at least one published article.

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Well when you put it like this, it's blindingly obvious.

 

[brihard]

Well when you put it like this, it's blindingly obvious.

Lol, I couldn’t make heads nor tails of it. Anyway, glad he’s finally dead.

 

[OldSolduer]

Lol, I couldn’t make heads nor tails of it. Anyway, glad he’s finally dead.

Did you know it was his sister in law that reported him to the FBI? Apparently the language he used in his manifesto was the giveaway.

He was a very strange individual.

 

[brihard]

Did you know it was his sister in law that reported him to the FBI? Apparently the language he used in his manifesto was the giveaway.

He was a very strange individual.

Yeah, I remember reading that.

And you can bet there was one hell of an “I told you so!” conversation with her hubby about how weird his brother was.

 

[FJAG]

Military service a major factor in extremist attacks, study finds

A detailed look at three decades of extremist violence comes as the Department of Defense struggles to combat extremism in the ranks.

taskandpurpose.com

 

[brihard]

I don’t find any of that difficult to believe… I don’t have any reason to believe someone with military service is individually more likely to violently radicalize, but if they do they may be ‘better equipped’ to make it count, with at least some rudimentary knowledge of planning, tactics, and operational security. They also may be more primed to have seriously contemplated actual violence (even if in a completely legitimate context).

Canada’s been lucky so far- Patrik Mathews was caught by a US undercover investigation, and Corey Hurren, dee as he was down the rabbit hole, at least didn’t show up that day committed to fight the police who confronted and stopped him. But we’ve had close calls, and there will be more… Undoubtedly there are others flying under the radar too.

 

[Kilted]

I don’t find any of that difficult to believe… I don’t have any reason to believe someone with military service is individually more likely to violently radicalize, but if they do they may be ‘better equipped’ to make it count, with at least some rudimentary knowledge of planning, tactics, and operational security. They also may be more primed to have seriously contemplated actual violence (even if in a completely legitimate context).

Canada’s been lucky so far- Patrik Mathews was caught by a US undercover investigation, and Corey Hurren, dee as he was down the rabbit hole, at least didn’t show up that day committed to fight the police who confronted and stopped him. But we’ve had close calls, and there will be more… Undoubtedly there are others flying under the radar too.

We are a representation of society, individuals like this, or who have similar views will get into the forces from time to time. Is the CAF actually doing social media checks on new recruits to search for things like this, or is not time for that?

 

[The Bread Guy]

Incel-ism: the new radicalization?

Ontario judge deems Toronto spa murder an act of incel-motivated terrorism: Crown

TORONTO — An Ontario Superior Court judge has ruled that the murder of a Toronto massage parlour employee amounted to an act of terrorism.

www.timminstoday.com

Toronto ‘incel’ murder was terrorism, court rules in landmark decision

The teen who murdered spa employee Ashley Arzaga over “incel” ideology committed an act of terrorism, a Toronto judge has ruled in a legal first.

www.thestar.com

Terrorism ruling first for Canada 'incel' attack

A judge has found that a deadly attack on a Toronto massage parlour in 2020 was an act of terror.

www.bbc.com

More via Google News here.

 

[OldSolduer]

So we have an 18 year old here charged with attempt murder, B & E and PWDPP. No doubt the neighbors will all say he was a quiet kid but a bit odd. I think he was stalking women in the area but I can't say for certain he was. NO one wakes up one day and says "I think I'll stab someone" if they have led a completely normal life.



Then there is the Olive Garden stabber - an unprovoked stabbing in a restaurant. BUT its not his fault he had a meth problem and the system failed him.

Boo hoo fuckin hoo.

 

[dimsum]

Incel-ism: the new radicalization?

Does it fit the hallmarks of radicalization? If yes, then yes.

 

[brihard]

We are a representation of society, individuals like this, or who have similar views will get into the forces from time to time. Is the CAF actually doing social media checks on new recruits to search for things like this, or is not time for that?

I can’t speak to what’s being done with CAF recruits. Anecdotally, I can say I’m aware from a couple friends who work for federal agencies that they were required to disclose social media sites and handles when renewing security clearances in the past year or two. I’m not surprised by that.

 

[mariomike]

Is the CAF actually doing social media checks on new recruits to search for things like this, or is not time for that?

May, or may not, be of interest to the discussion,

Would you reveal your Facebook password for a job?

In their efforts to vet applicants, some companies and government agencies are going beyond merely glancing at a person’s social networking profiles and instead asking to log in as the user to have a look around.

www.thestar.com

 

[Blackadder1916]

May, or may not, be of interest to the discussion,

Would you reveal your Facebook password for a job?

In their efforts to vet applicants, some companies and government agencies are going beyond merely glancing at a person’s social networking profiles and instead asking to log in as the user to have a look around.

www.thestar.com

This is what the Privacy Commissioner has to say about that;

Privacy in the Workplace - Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Find general guidance to help employers balance their "need to know" with their employees' right to privacy.

www.priv.gc.ca

8. Be aware of inappropriate practices/no-go zones​

Given the unequal positions of power between employers and employees (or potential employees), there is a risk that employers ask for more information than they are allowed to collect, and that individuals may feel unduly pressured to provide such information. For example, employers would likely go too far in requesting that employees (or potential employees) provide them with access to password-protected areas of their social media accounts.

OPC guidance on inappropriate data practices has noted that requiring passwords to social media accounts for the purpose of employee screening would generally not be considered appropriate by a reasonable person. It also notes that profiling or categorization that leads to unfair, unethical or discriminatory treatment contrary to human rights is a further inappropriate practice.

 

[lenaitch]

May, or may not, be of interest to the discussion,

Would you reveal your Facebook password for a job?

In their efforts to vet applicants, some companies and government agencies are going beyond merely glancing at a person’s social networking profiles and instead asking to log in as the user to have a look around.

www.thestar.com

Sometimes it's notnecessary. Post-retirement I did background investigations for a provincially-regulated activity, and a former colleague did recruit background checks for a police service. We were both amazed how many of this apparently tech-savvy generation had wide-open social media accounts and openly shared personal information online.

This is what the Privacy Commissioner has to say about that;

Privacy in the Workplace - Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Find general guidance to help employers balance their "need to know" with their employees' right to privacy.

www.priv.gc.ca

8. Be aware of inappropriate practices/no-go zones​

Given the unequal positions of power between employers and employees (or potential employees), there is a risk that employers ask for more information than they are allowed to collect, and that individuals may feel unduly pressured to provide such information. For example, employers would likely go too far in requesting that employees (or potential employees) provide them with access to password-protected areas of their social media accounts.

OPC guidance on inappropriate data practices has noted that requiring passwords to social media accounts for the purpose of employee screening would generally not be considered appropriate by a reasonable person. It also notes that profiling or categorization that leads to unfair, unethical or discriminatory treatment contrary to human rights is a further inappropriate practice.

Binding on federal/federally-regulated employees, no? But it seems most NA jurisdictions take a similar view.

 

[brihard]

Sometimes it's notnecessary. Post-retirement I did background investigations for a provincially-regulated activity, and a former colleague did recruit background checks for a police service. We were both amazed how many of this apparently tech-savvy generation had wide-open social media accounts and openly shared personal information online.

Oh man, no kidding.

Some recruit to CAF was on Facebook once bragging about how he was getting a top secret security clearance for whatever trade he was. I was bored, so I dug into his social media for about ten minutes, and messaged him a photo of the front of his house, names of his immediately family members, and where his sister currently went to high school along with a ‘hey dude, maybe be careful with saying you’re CAF and getting TS’. I think I spooked him pretty good.

 

[mariomike]

Sometimes it's notnecessary. Post-retirement I did background investigations for a provincially-regulated activity, and a former colleague did recruit background checks for a police service. We were both amazed how many of this apparently tech-savvy generation had wide-open social media accounts and openly shared personal information online.

Even after hired, it has been the cause of the occasional career suicide.

I wonder if recruiters sometimes ask for passwords just to see what sort of reaction they get?