A left-wing activist group is encouraging social media users to tweet the whereabouts of one of conservative Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett and John Roberts in exchange for money.
The six conservative justices were the majority who voted last month to uphold the landmark 1973 Roe v. pick up calf. June. Since then, abortion activists have repeatedly protested outside judges’ homes, and in some cases confronted them publicly.
ShutDownDC is promising anyone who shares a “confirmed sighting” a $50 bounty, and an additional $200 if they’re still at that location half an hour later.
‘DC Service Industry Workers… If you see Kavanaugh, Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, Coney Barrett or Roberts send us a message with the details! We’ll give you $50 for a confirmed sighting and $200 if they’re still there 30 minutes after your message,” the activist group tweeted on Friday.
A left-wing activist group is encouraging social media users to tweet the whereabouts of conservative Supreme Court justices spotted en route
The tweet is specifically aimed at Justices Kavanaugh, Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, Coney Barrett or Roberts – the six conservative justices who overthrew Roe V. Wade
Twitter has so far been completely silent on whether the “bonuses” might violate the rules and policies of the social media platforms.
Twitter prohibits users from encouraging others to harass any individual or group of people.
“We prohibit conduct that encourages others to harass or target abusive individuals or groups. This includes but is not limited to; Calling out to those who engage in abuse or harassment online and behavior that urges offline action such as physical harassment,” reads the platform’s policy on abusive behavior.
On Wednesday night, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was forced to sneak out of a Washington DC steakhouse when confronted by pro-choice protesters.
A number of other left-wing groups have planned demonstrations in the neighborhood where the Supreme Court justices reside
Kavanaugh was having dinner at Morton’s when activists showed up and told the manager to kick him out.
The judiciary has been forced to step through the back door, Politico’s Playbook reported, as anger spreads across the country over the court’s recent decisions on gun rights and abortion.
The latest attack on Kavanaugh also comes less than a month after a 22-year-old man was arrested and charged with attempted murder for traveling from California to his home in Maryland and threatening to kill him.
In a statement, Morton’s said: “The Honorable Justice of the Supreme Court Kavanaugh and all our other diners at the restaurant were unduly harassed by unruly protesters while having dinner at our Morton restaurant.
“Politics, whatever your side or your views, should not trample on the freedom that has the right to assemble and have dinner.
“There is a time and a place for everything. Disrupting the dinners of all our customers was an act of selfishness and decency.”
ShutDownDC tweeted how Kavanaugh “snuck out his back with his security detail” and criticized Morton’s for “welcoming a man who so clearly hates women.”
Kavanaugh was having dinner at Morton’s when activists showed up and told the manager to kick him out, two weeks after he was in the majority supporting Roe v. Wade had fallen. The restaurant criticized the protesters for “harassing” him
Twitter users had their own take on the idea of publicly protesting where Supreme Court justices might be
Protesters have turned up at judges’ homes and singled them out in the weeks since the draft opinion overthrowing Roe v. Wade was leaked.
The White House has condemned such intimidation tactics but has also offered its support for “peaceful” action.
“We said we want to see peaceful protests. We condemned intimidation,” said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
Members of Congress have called for more security for the nine members of the Supreme Court. Law was signed last month to extend protections to their families, but fears remain for their safety.
Nicholas John Roske, 26, of Simi Valley, Calif., sparked the biggest security fears when he brought a gun, knife and burglary tools to Kavanaugh’s home in early June, according to police.
He has pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of a federal judge in a trial scheduled to begin August 23. If convicted, he faces life imprisonment.
According to an FBI affidavit, Roske had flown from California to Washington and was spotted at Kavanaugh’s home in the middle of the night on June 8, CBS reported.
Abortion rights activists march outside the home of conservative Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett June 30 in Falls Church, Virginia. Activists marched past her home several times
Police officers stand outside Brett Kavanaugh’s home in Chevy Chase, Maryland June 29, five days after the Supreme Court ruled Roe v. Wade had picked up
He carried a case armed with a Glock 17 pistol, two magazine pouches, a speedloader, a tactical knife, pepper spray, zip ties, a hammer, a screwdriver, a nail punch and a crowbar.
However, soon after arriving at the scene, police said he called 911 and said he was having suicidal thoughts and told the operator that he was going to kill Kavanaugh and then himself because he didn’t expect to get away with the crime.
Roske was quickly taken into custody after the call and allegedly confessed to investigators that he was upset by the Supreme Court’s leaked draft decision, which indicated that Kavanaugh and his fellow conservative judges were willing to challenge Roe V. Wade and women’s federal law to overthrow abortion.
Investigators added that Roske told them he believed Kavanaugh would relax gun laws in the country after the deadly shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
“Roske stated that he started thinking about how to find meaning in his life and decided to kill the Supreme Court Justice,” the affidavit reads.
Nicholas John Roske, 26, of Simi Valley, Calif., sparked the biggest security fears when he brought a gun, knife and burglary tools to Kavanaugh’s home in early June, according to police. He has pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of a federal judge and is scheduled to stand trial in August
Protesters march outside Kavanaugh’s home in suburban Maryland in June after the Roe v. Wade decided