Colorado Paper Refuses To Retract Letter Calling For Violence Against Frackers

[roberth]

“If the oil and gas industry puts fracking wells in our neighborhoods, threatening our lives and our children’s lives, then don’t we have a moral responsibility to blow up wells and eliminate fracking and workers?” Andrew O’Connor wrote in a letter to the paper’s editors.

http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/22/co...inst-frackers/

The actual letter.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.co...&ct=clnk&gl=us

I don't interpret this as a call to murder oil field workers but I can see where some people would. How long before there are calls for violence against gas stations or people using vehicles deemed "a pollution hazard" or "gas guzzler"? I realize he is talking directly about the extraction method known as fracking.

I wonder if Andrew knows what the word "hypocrite" means? He is obviously using electricity which is mainly generated by burning coal or natural gas (he might have solar panels on his roof though), both of which are EVIL fossil fuels, I'll bet he drives a car and his house is heated with natural gas.

[Irving]

While the author of the letter is certainly a dummy, why should the newspaper retract the letter? It's a free speech issue and drama brings readers. Andrew is a big boy and can assume the risk of the consequences of his actions.

[roberth]

I don't agree that this letter should be retracted, the Camera did the public a service by not retracting it. Now the people whom the author has it out for are aware of possilbe foul play coming their way.

[Irving]

That's a great point as well.

[Gman]

I would love for people taking this stance to be deprived of everything made by/from/with the assistance of "fossil fuels". It would be a cold and harsh existence.

[JohnTRourke]

People still read the newspaper? really?

[izzy]

I think the author is free to say what ever they want to. I'm trying to imagine the backlash that'd happen if someone said the same about all the grow operations for weed around town. The grows suck up huge amounts of electricity, like mentioned in the OP that uses up plenty of resources.

[roberth]

I would love for people taking this stance to be deprived of everything made by/from/with the assistance of "fossil fuels". It would be a cold and harsh existence.

There would be much crying and gnashing of teeth. I would watch with great pleasure as they starved to death in the fields.

[KevDen2005]

People still read the newspaper? really?

I'll sign you up for the Rocky Mountain News

[Grant H.]

The guy is an idiot.

I'd like to know what a "fracking well" is...

Does he not get that blowing up a well would be far more detrimental than the actual drilling/frac process. Oh well, stupid liberal BS as usual.