Man who threatened anti-LGBTQ+ violence against Merriam-Webster sentenced to prison
The man who threatened to bomb Merriam-Webster offices over LGBTQ+ definitions has been handed a prison sentence. Back in April 2022, a California man named Jeremy David Hanson was arrested for one count of “interstate communication of threats to commit violence” after he sent horrific messages to the dictionary-based business.
According to a statement from the District of Massachusetts’ US Attorney’s office, Hanson used the dictionary website’s “Contact Us” portal to submit the aforementioned messages between 2 October and 8 October 2021.
In one of his posts, he wrote: “It is absolutely sickening that Merriam-Webster now tells blatant lies and promotes anti-science propaganda.
There is no such thing as ‘gender identity.’ The imbecile who wrote this entry should be hunted down and shot.” Hanson, who went by the username “@nonYmous,” also threatened to bomb and shoot up the company’s headquarters. “You evil Marxists should all be killed.
