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user-inactivated  ·  3533 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Link to news conference announcing name of Michael Brown's Murderer.




ixnar  ·  3531 days ago  ·  link  ·  

My pantaloons remain undisturbed

am_Unition  ·  3533 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wait, so was "Jimmy Rustle" and this pastebin text the official release from Anonymous? Or an Anonymous impersonator? Who remains anonymous?

And that's the damn problem with anonymity...

I found that pastebin hilarious, I'm sorry to say. Distasteful, yes, but pretty solid trolling.

user-inactivated  ·  3533 days ago  ·  link  ·  

This was released after the initial one, which named an actual person, but the wrong actual person. It is as official as anything, Anonymous being the set of all people who use the name and all. It's either not possible to be an Anonymous impersonator, or they're all Anonymous impersonators.

am_Unition  ·  3533 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ahh, OK, thanks for clearing that up.

I would have been surprised if the name "Jimmy Rustle" whooshed over insomniasexx's head.

insomniasexx  ·  3533 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah that one is NOT the release I read! I can be dense but not that dense.

http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/226454/anonymous-releases-identity-of-ferguson-officer-who-shot-michael-brown/

ghostoffuffle  ·  3533 days ago  ·  link  ·  

"Jimmy Rustle?" Seriously? That had to be a joke, right?

insomniasexx  ·  3533 days ago  ·  link  ·  
ghostoffuffle  ·  3533 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Okay, so it was a joke.

user-inactivated  ·  3533 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yes, but that doesn't stop people from falling for it. I get the impression many of the people involved in OpFerguson are not from the Internet.