Kurt Eichenbald

SEIZURE

	“	This is his wife, you caused a seizure. I have your information and have called the police to report the assault.	„
	—HIS WIFE

Last Thursday a journalist got so triggered by a tweet with a blinking gif that he actually had a heart attack. By a twitter account(ant) named Jew_Goldstein.

	“	For self-protection, I am taking a short twitter break. I will be spending that time with my lawyers & law enforcement going after 1 of u.. Last night, for the second time, a deplorable aware I have epilepsy tweeted a strobe at me with the message "you deserve a seizure' on it......it worked. This is not going to happen again. My wife is terrified. I am...disgusted. All I will be tweeting for the next few days are......copies of documents from the litigation, police reports etc. Once we have the lawsuit filed, we will be subpoenaing Twitter for the......identity of the individual who engaged in this cross-state assault. At this point, the police are attempting to determine if this is......a federal crime because it appears to be cross state. This kind of assault will never happen again without huge consequences. This......individual will be going to court, and he will be paying a price. And if any of you others ever try this again, I will make sure it......happens to you. Online anonymity does not protect criminals. Thats why subpoenas exist. You are facing a criminal investigation and a......lawsuit. So if any of you others think about trying this "cute" prank, consider the consequences. They will be severe. Again, I will not be seeing your comments or tweeting for awhile except to upload copies of litigation and police documents.	„
	—Kurt manthreading about his spasms

tweeting that this is not a joke

tweeting that this is not a joke

tweeting that this is not a joke

tweeting that this is not a joke

tweeting that this is not a joke

tweeting that this is not a joke

tweeting that this is not a joke

External Links

• Goldstein's now deleted Twitter

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