Indiana Man Fired After DM'ing Threats To Swalwell

[beaglelover]

This is great! Swift justice. Hope this asshole is never offered a decent job again. Fuck around and find out, dickhead!

The Daily Beast reports:

An Indiana man is out of his job after sending creepy threats to Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, the lawmaker said.

“I HOPE YOU FAMILY IS RAPED AND MURDERED,” former Patients Choice Laboratories employee Jonathan Reeser allegedly direct messaged to Swalwell, alongside more threats.

Swalwell took to Twitter to post the full message and Reeser’s LinkedIn page around midnight Friday. The message came after newly reinstated Speaker of the House Kevin Mccarthy (R-CA) amplified his vow to keep Swalwell off intel committees.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/indiana-lab-worker-fired-for-threatening-to-kill-democratic-rep-eric-swalwell?ref=home

[Bayard]

1. Am I misremembering,

Or did this kind of thing happen 30 years ago?

[TheBlackAdder]

13. Are a lot of people getting testosterone treatments or those OTC testosterone boosters?

[Warpy]

21. Not many people online 30 years ago

so most of this bullshit came in by snail mail. However, yes, public figures have always gotten this sort of thing. Usually it's weeded out by staff so the public figure can continue to do his/her job. If a threat was deemed credible (postmark close to the target location), the FBI and USPS were both notified, but few loonies were actually caught unless they showed up and tripped a burglar alarm.

[sheshe2]

2. He needs to be arrested.

[iluvtennis]

20. + agree. The man who left voicemail threatening to kill Maxine Waters got 4 years in prison.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-who-threatened-hang-obama-kill-maxine-waters-gets-nearly-n1000831

[sheshe2]

25. Thanks for the link.

I forgot about that one. I hope this guy gets the same.

[panader0]

3. Does McCarthy have the ability to decide which Democrats are on which committee?

[Marius25]

16. I think it requires a majority vote of the House

which is what Dems did to Marjorie Qanon.

So presumably, McCarthy will hold a vote and all Republicans will agree to block Swallwell/Schiff/Omar

[RussBLib]

4. I'm sure getting fired will calm him down

[dchill]

5. One might think that would be illegal.

[orleans]

6. swalwell tweet & googling the crazy guy

here's what swalwell tweeted today:

https://mobile.twitter.com/RepSwalwell/status/1613791071406018561

Link to tweet

after googling reeser i found this description on a website:

Featured Columnist for @PelicanDebrief, Full-time student at IUPUI downtown Indianapolis, working towards medical school. I wrote for www.billhustle.com prior to pelicandebrief.com, Sports & Food Enthusiast, #NewOrleansPelicans #MinnesotaVikings #OaklandAthletics #UTLonghorns #IU #Teamsalloverthecountry

there is a little pic of him on that site (which appears to be a sports website)
https://pelicandebrief.com/author/jreeser/

here's another douchebag threatening him

Link to tweet

this is a pic of the tweet he was sent:

[Sky Jewels]

10. This country is drowning in insecure rage-o-holic males spewing

their tough guy bullshit to cover up their feelings of inferiority that they're fucking losers.

[Beaverhausen]

28. Reading the Twitter replies is very depressing

God that place is a cesspool. So many magats posting such nasty shit on there. I’m very worried about our country.

[Sky Jewels]

7. But, guys, he's a dedicated team player and a leader!

[orleans]

9. hey--you got it! thanks. (you must be "linked in" or whatever they say! LOL) NT

[Sky Jewels]

18. His account has been deleted, but

I found this screenshot online.

[gratuitous]

15. Uh oh, Jonathan says he's "self-motivated"

That might undercut one of those "I was brainwashed by social media" excuses to popular with that crowd.

[blm]

17. Good point

[CousinIT]

19. Testosterone...

....
“Testosterone is the most effective solvent for human brain tissue. Just a drop or two can render a perfectly functional human cortex completely stupid. As evidence, I offer all of human history.” -David Rothkopf

[orleans]

8. statement from reeser's employer

Link to tweet

[Aristus]

11. Fucked around; found out.

So long, asshole...

[Justice matters.]

24. Swalwell should sue him.

Get all his coordinates from his former employer there 'Patients Choice Laboratories' and file a complaint with the court, and "serve" a copy of the complaint to the defendant...

This criminality online must stop.

[The Wizard]

12. Fired, that's it, fired?

Terroristic threats are an indictable offense, especially when made against federal officials. The son of a bitch should be locked in a cage naked with a horny rabid hyena.

[NutmegYankee]

27. The douchbag was careful, using "I hope" statements.

That negates any criminal threat charges as these statements are not "direct" threats.

[Mr. Evil]

14. The Twitter thread of this is warped.

There's a bunch of replies trying to imply Swalwell was in the wrong to out this asshole. WTF!

[SergeStorms]

23. Well, Twitter has once again become....

right-wing, shithead central, thanks to the "champion of free speech", Eloon Mush. 😡

I know people have their reasons for their continued use of Twitter, but I wouldn't use it if my life depended on it.

[Captain Zero]

22. His LinkedIn is no longer available...

Good luck with that med school application after threatening a member of Congress.

Did anybody see if he was from Tipton IN? I worked with a guy of that last name from there. Let's just say apples and trees in Tipton.

[summer_in_TX]

26. White Pages shows 4 Austin E Taylor's in Texas.

Bastrop, San Antonio, Magnolia, and Bacliff.

Couldn't find his profile right now on Twitter though.

[Emile]

29. Republicans will be calling us weak on crime

if he is not arrested!