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Friday, July 16, 2021

Man gets Swatted over his Twitter handle, dies of a heart attack

BETHPAGE, Tenn. (WKRN)- 60-year-old Mark Herring was a tech guy. 

“He was so smart,” recalled Corinna Fitch one of three daughters who says their father was always ahead of trends. “I think he joined Twitter the day or the week Twitter came about.” 

He grabbed a handle that reflected his love for the state where he was born and raised his family. “He just wanted to be @Tennessee because he loved the Vols,” said Fitch, with a slight smile. 

As Twitter grew, it was clear to all that Herring owned prime internet property. “He would just in passing say, I got another offer on my Twitter handle today.”

10 comments:

  1. Conspiracy, 5 Years and $250K fine? Why isn't he charged with manslaughter at minimum?

    Nemo

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  2. Are we sure Hillary's Arkancide squad didn't have a hand in this?

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  3. "In total, authorities believe Sonderman had six total victims across the United States. Court documents state that Sonderman accepted a plea agreement in March and is awaiting sentencing."

    From https://www.outkick.com/swatting-extortion-plot-for-tennessee-twitter-account-caused-mans-death-family-says/

    Sounds like that youth from Israel that called all the bomb-threats in to synagogues and faces no consequence.

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  4. Sweet Lord Allmighty! That's sick. As if I needed another reason to stay off Twitter.

    Lord grant that family peace.

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  5. Silly twitterer. Shoulda took the money and ran from social media. It would have saved a lot of heartache. I know...it's a cruel world. Ohio Guy

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  6. Fucking social media. When are people going to learn? Get off the frigging things and stick to communicating only with people you know.

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  7. Is no one going to contemplate the unquestioning sociopaths in government costume who answer these calls and actually perform the acts leading to these deaths? Why do *they* always get to go home and the end of *their* shift?

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