[ThatGuyRaion]

Well, if anyone broke the law or harmed him he needs to go to law enforcement or the FBI. Outside of that, just get used to be thrown abuse of all kinds. If you get tagged by a group like that the more you talk about them the more you give them ammo.

[stirlo]

> Well, if anyone broke the law or harmed him he needs to go to law enforcement or the FBI

I think it's naive to suggest this would achieve anything when the platform is anonymous and he was based outside the US.

> Outside of that, just get used to be thrown abuse of all kinds.

This is far easier to say than to do. Particularly when you have a public profile as part of your work.

> If you get tagged by a group like that the more you talk about them the more you give them ammo.

Agreed but that still doesn't make it easy to ignore.

[ThatGuyRaion]

These sorts of things come part and parcel if you are on the internet for any length of time. It's just not possible to have one not the other.

[dralley]

Most people can use the internet without having a message board of people devote themselves to persistently harassing you for the "lol" value.

[happyhardcore]

We don't know if he's gone to the cops, but more often than not the police will not be able to help you in these sorts of situations. The way that Kiwifarms target people is incredibly hard to stop and I don't think they particularly need ammo; the way to not "give them ammo" would be to stop standing up for trans rights, and the fact that he hasn't is commendable.

[ThatGuyRaion]

I replied to another commenter about this, but these sorts of things are basically part and parcel of being a public figure.

If you can't handle that, you need to sandbag. There's no other way around it. It is unlikely that Marcan will stop being the center of attention wherever he goes.

If he wants to stand up for what he believes to be right, he shouldn't have a problem with the consequences of dealing with people who disagree with him, sometimes virulently.

Trans issues are a very contentious issue right now and in my opinion the only way to win that type of situation is to not play. Doesn't mean I don't respect those people, but taking large public stances just put targets on your back

[macintux]

> If he wants to stand up for what he believes to be right, he shouldn't have a problem with the consequences of dealing with people who disagree with him, sometimes virulently.

This sounds like victim blaming. I suspect very few people who take a stand are truly prepared for years of abuse, even if they think they are. No one has perfect knowledge of the future.

[ThatGuyRaion]

It's not intended that way.

It's intended that you understand the consequences of your actions. If you're a primary order thinker who can't think past the first step then you got to be way more cautious with your life.

[mschuster91]

The cops are fucking useless. I got death threats, bomb threats and a host of other shit and it's rare that the cops ever find the actor behind it. There is one particular "bulletproof" email hoster (the one with a bunch of very offensive and trolling domain names) that does absolutely zero cooperation with the police, and even if they did, it's likely that the other side uses Tor and the investigation ends there.

And if the other side is Kiwifarms and its associated offspring, the cops can't do anything at all. These guys are the utterly perfect storm - technically extremely competent but socially they're highly deranged narcissists.

[popcalc]

Are you referring to Pissmail or Cock.li?