[tor-talk] CULT OF THE DEAD COW Statement on Jacob Appelbaum / ioerror

juan juan.g71 at gmail.com
Tue Jun 7 12:56:58 PDT 2016


On Tue, 7 Jun 2016 22:43:46 +0300
Cari Machet <carimachet at gmail.com> wrote:

> The dead rise

	Well, at least they got something right. 

	They indeed are a cult. A group of intellectual frauds. 






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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "ja.talk" <ja.talk at yandex.com>
> Date: Jun 7, 2016 10:10 PM
> Subject: [tor-talk] CULT OF THE DEAD COW Statement on Jacob
> Appelbaum / ioerror
> To: <tor-talk at lists.torproject.org>
> Cc:
> 
> https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2853643-Jacob-Appelbaum-CULT-of-the-DEAD-COW-Statement.html
> https://www.facebook.com/cultdeadcow/posts/10157076402890360
> 
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> 06-June-2016
> 
> CULT OF THE DEAD COW Statement on Jacob Appelbaum / ioerror
> 
> Like much of the hacker community, we were troubled to hear the
> allegations of sexual abuse, manipulation, and bullying leveled
> against one of our members, Jacob Appelbaum, A.K.A. ioerror. We’re
> also aware that the Tor Project is conducting an internal
> investigation, and encourage anyone with relevant testimony to come
> forward. For some, it won’t be easy. There can be shaming or
> humiliation, or the fear of not being believed.
> 
> It is also our responsibility to create an environment where people
> feel safe to come forward. We have always stood for freedom of speech
> and expression, which sometimes necessitates the right to anonymity.
> This is something that victims of abuse often require. We stand by
> their right to be anonymous. Others, like our friend Nick Farr, who
> decided to go public with his own difficulties, deserve our respect
> and support. Everyone will do this in their own way.
> 
> We know that it may be scary, but we also encourage victims to contact
> their appropriate local authorities. We understand the complicated
> relationship we all have with law enforcement, but there is a time and
> place for government intervention. If the most extreme of these
> allegations are true, they should be addressed in a court of law, and
> dealt with appropriately.
> 
> CULT OF THE DEAD COW is known for a lot of things, but treating people
> horribly is not one of them. If communities are to thrive and remain
> relevant we have to do some housecleaning from time to time. As we
> have become aware of the anonymous accusations of sexual assault, as
> well as the stories told by individuals we know and trust, we've
> decided to remove Jake from the herd effective immediately.
> 
> EOM
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