Sharon Robinson is accused of calling businesses and making threats including, “You’re gonna be shot up like Club Q” and “I’m going to go over there and shoot you all”
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“What’d I Miss?”: Friends don’t let friends make threats
In “What’d I Miss?” Myra reminds her discussion partner how threats are different from free speech — and can have some serious consequences.
Posted inCartoons, Opinion
What’d I Miss?: Protecting the innocent, defining the threat
Myra has missed 30 years of her life, due to a coma, but has found a new friendship with her young neighbor, Ossie. Together, they both are searching for their place in this world. < Previous | Start from the beginning | Next >
Posted inNews, Politics and Government
“Harassment, vitriol and violent threats”: Colorado’s top elections official is asking for security
The threats lobbed at Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and her staff in recent months have been plentiful — and sometimes hauntingly specific. “I KNOW WHERE YOU SLEEP,” one person wrote in an online message. “I SEE YOU SLEEPING. BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID.” “I hope you die.” The vitriol has reached the point […]
Posted inNews, Politics and Government
Threatening an elected official in Colorado may soon land you in prison as lawmakers push to protect public workers
After state Rep. Kyle Mullica introduced a bill last year to make it harder for Colorado parents to opt their children out of school vaccinations, he received a threatening email. “You deserve death,” the person wrote. “The world would be better if your home burned down with you and your family in it.” Police came […]
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Threats, vandalism, job loss: Colorado’s public health officials are under attack as they respond to coronavirus
Joni Reynolds, the head of Gunnison County’s public health department, entered kind of a routine as the coronavirus crisis descended on Colorado earlier this year: Long hours. Sleepless nights. A police escort home. A wave of threats over her efforts to keep her community safe amid the pandemic made her fear for her safety. There […]
Posted inPolitics and Government, Technology
Where’s the line between political speech and credible threats? A Colorado bill is asking the question.
Kyle Mullica opens his email and finds one he received last year after introducing a bill at the state Capitol. The expletive-laden missive ends with this message: “The world would be better if your home burned down with you and your family in it.” The first-term state representative scrolls to find another message. This one […]
Posted inSun Investigation
Twenty years after Columbine, Colorado schools are assessing an astonishing number of student threats
The Snapchat messages were chilling. “13-inch steel knife,” a 15-year-old boy wrote to a fellow student, describing his weapon and including a list of kids at Green Mountain High School that he planned to “eliminate.” She could keep her friend off the kill list, the boy noted, if she came over to his house or […]
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U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner says FBI, Capitol Police are investigating beheading video sent to his wife
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner said Thursday that the FBI and the U.S. Capitol Police are investigating a beheading video that was sent to his wife amid last weekend’s vote confirming Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Someone also posted the names and addresses of the Colorado Republican’s family members as Kavanaugh’s nomination was approved. Gardner […]