Curt Schilling Responds to Vulgar Tweets

[saevel25]

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/03/yankees-fire-employee-over-vulgar-tweets-about-curt-schillings-daughter

Basically, Curt Schilling sent a congrat tweet to his daughter on her softball game and two idiots posted vulgar tweets about Curt Schilling's daughter. From what I heard one mentioned something about rape and other sexual acts. Update, I just read some of these tweets. They are some of the classless and obscene comments I have seen in a long time. I rather not post any of the content here.

Curt, using his resources and being tech savvy, found out who these guys names were and responded to the media who they are, where they are at, and what they posted.

In response, one of the people was fired from the Yankees Organization, he was a part time ticket seller. Another was suspended form the college he was going to. I believe he was a small time college radio host on a local radio program.

All I can say is, big props to Curt Schilling for not backing down to these type of trolls.

[boogielicious]

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/03/yankees-fire-employee-over-vulgar-tweets-about-curt-schillings-daughter

Basically, Curt Schilling sent a congrat tweet to his daughter on her softball game and two idiots posted vulgar tweets about Curt Schilling's daughter. From what I heard one mentioned something about rape and other sexual acts. Update, I just read some of these tweets. They are some of the classless and obscene comments I have seen in a long time. I rather not post any of the content here.

Curt, using his resources and being tech savvy, found out who these guys names were and responded to the media who they are, where they are at, and what they posted.

In response, one of the people was fired from the Yankees Organization, he was a part time ticket seller. Another was suspended form the college he was going to. I believe he was a small time college radio host on a local radio program.

All I can say is, big props to Curt Schilling for not backing down to these type of trolls.

It baffles me why people would do this.  Even on this forum posters sometimes say things they would never say in person.

[Shindig]

I also love a good properly done attribution, and I hope more internet trolls get what's coming to them (but I'm not optimistic). Also, I think it's amusing that one of the jerks worked for the Yankees, given Curt's three World Series wins (one was against the Yankees, the other two were [i]for[/i] one of their rivals).

[turtleback]

Those folks were classless idiots that got what they deserve.

But what puzzles me is why Schilling would send a public tweet congratulating his daughter rather than a private text .  Isn't that just asking for problems?  I just do not understand the impulse to live out your private life publicly.  And if you do, aren't you just inviting the crazies into your private life?  As just happened?

It is also funny how in an atmosphere where people are increasingly concerned about and hyper about privacy, so many routinely open up their private actions and words for public consumption.

It is a strange world we have made.

[boogielicious]

Those folks were classless idiots that got what they deserve.

But what puzzles me is why Schilling would send a public tweet congratulating his daughter rather than a private text.  Isn't that just asking for problems?  I just do not understand the impulse to live out your private life publicly.  And if you do, aren't you just inviting the crazies into your private life?  As just happened?

It is also funny how in an atmosphere where people are increasingly concerned about and hyper about privacy, so many routinely open up their private actions and words for public consumption.

It is a strange world we have made.

Instant communication has both advantages and disadvantages.

[saevel25]

Those folks were classless idiots that got what they deserve.

But what puzzles me is why Schilling would send a public tweet congratulating his daughter rather than a private text.  Isn't that just asking for problems?  I just do not understand the impulse to live out your private life publicly.  And if you do, aren't you just inviting the crazies into your private life?  As just happened?

This is nothing against you, I hate that logic.  In the end your logic gives all the power to the people who are saying those horrible things. Really by your logic then victim of bullies should never go to school because they are putting themselves out there to be bullied. See how that sounds?

I don't believe that is the correct message to send. I get it, it wont change. The internet is the land of slander, trolling, bullying and harassment. People can hide behind their computer screens and not worry about anything. Except if you run into Curt Schilling. Then you end up suspended form school and losing your part time job with the Yankees. There should be more of this to the idiots who think it is good to go after the victims of this sort of harassment.

I know in the UK they have laws that allow prosecution against people who perform this type of harassment. Maybe we need that here in the USA. The real dark side of this issue is cyber bullying in high school and grade school now that lead to even more depression and possible suicide or violent retaliation against this sort of thing.

[Golfingdad]

This is nothing against you, I hate that logic.  In the end your logic gives all the power to the people who are saying those horrible things. Really by your logic then victim of bullies should never go to school because they are putting themselves out there to be bullied. See how that sounds?

I don't believe that is the correct message to send. I get it, it wont change. The internet is the land of slander, trolling, bullying and harassment. People can hide behind their computer screens and not worry about anything. Except if you run into Curt Schilling. Then you end up suspended form school and losing your part time job with the Yankees. There should be more of this to the idiots who think it is good to go after the victims of this sort of harassment.

I know in the UK they have laws that allow prosecution against people who perform this type of harassment. Maybe we need that here in the USA. The real dark side of this issue is cyber bullying in high school and grade school now that lead to even more depression and possible suicide or violent retaliation against this sort of thing.

No, no, no.  I don't think you should take it that way.  I almost posted after @turtleback wrote that to say that it's off topic for the exact reason that it might nip in the bud the "counter" argument that you're stating.

He's not at all blaming Schilling, he's just pondering why he did that.  It's the same thought that goes through my head when I see a guy say Happy Anniversary to his wife on facebook.  I'm like "Why are you telling me?  She's (probably) sitting right next to you, or was at some point during the day, why not just tell her then?"

[turtleback]

This is nothing against you, I hate that logic.  In the end your logic gives all the power to the people who are saying those horrible things. Really by your logic then victim of bullies should never go to school because they are putting themselves out there to be bullied. See how that sounds?

I don't believe that is the correct message to send. I get it, it wont change. The internet is the land of slander, trolling, bullying and harassment. People can hide behind their computer screens and not worry about anything. Except if you run into Curt Schilling. Then you end up suspended form school and losing your part time job with the Yankees. There should be more of this to the idiots who think it is good to go after the victims of this sort of harassment.

I know in the UK they have laws that allow prosecution against people who perform this type of harassment. Maybe we need that here in the USA. The real dark side of this issue is cyber bullying in high school and grade school now that lead to even more depression and possible suicide or violent retaliation against this sort of thing.

I'm not sure what you are saying.  I said the people who did that posting deserved what they got.

But it is naive and foolish for people to go around inviting things and then acting as if their own actions played no part.  You criticize MY logic, but by YOUR logic we would stop giving defensive driving classes because it give the power to the bad drivers.  Smart people practice defensive life.  Personally I am not going to go through lie exposing myself and my family to all kinds of nonsense by idiots just because I can.  If a person swims in a cesspool and comes out stinking, yes the stink came from the cesspool -  but the swimming came from the person.  Granted it would be nice if the cesspool smelled better, but it doesn't.  And THAT should inform the decision of whether or not to swim.

[Patch]

Nothing wrong with a father standing up for his children. I have no problem with how Shilling handled the matter. Been there, done that myself. The bad guys got what they deserved.

[saevel25]

He's not at all blaming Schilling, he's just pondering why he did that.  It's the same thought that goes through my head when I see a guy say Happy Anniversary to his wife on facebook.  I'm like "Why are you telling me?  She's (probably) sitting right next to you, or was at some point during the day, why not just tell her then?"

I can get wishing the wife an Anniversary. Though on facebook you kinda get the whole conglomeration of friends, family and for some alot of people they never met. I can see maybe if they are celebrating a 50th year, that might be something nice for the family to know as well. In that regard friends and others are just collateral on that.

With Curt, he's was a baseball player and his daughter is a softball player. To me it wasn't like he was wishing her a happy birthday. They share a very common bond with two sports that are basically equivalent for their own gender. To me I don't think it was too personal for him, being a very good MLB player to give praise to his daughter. I guess even that is too much for the internet.

[newtogolf]

Schilling was probably proud of his daughter and wanted to boast a bit to his friends / followers.

Social media has taken on this weird dynamic where people feel the need to proclaim their pride, love, etc for someone in their life in a public manner which places pressure on others to do the same.  I have friends that post every minor accomplishment their kids achieve or ramble on about how great their spouse is.  As a result more and more friends have adopted the practice so it's now to the point if you're not boasting about your kid / spouse on FB or Twitter your they are either losers or you're an uncaring parent / spouse.

I don't really get it, but it's easier to ignore than post something inflammatory as the individuals did to Schilling.

[phan52]

I don't do twitter and one of the reasons is that it is a cesspool of trolls. I get what Schilling did and he should be able to express pride in his daughter, but he has been kind of a polarizing guy (speaking as a Phillies fan) and should probably expect the trolls to come out. That said, I think it is great how he handled it. People have to learn that when they hit "send" it is out there forever and should be held accountable.

I recently read an interview with the CEO of Twitter in the NYT and he said "We suck at dealing with abuse." He wants to get more aggressive about dealing with cyber bullying and abuse. It was a short interview and it didn't get into details about how that would be done but at least they are thinking about it.

[meenman]

I never liked Schilling, believe the *bloody sock* was nothing more than shenanigans and think he is possibly a worse announcer than joe theissmann.

But, one hell of a job playing detective - those caught got what they deserved.

[iacas]

But what puzzles me is why Schilling would send a public tweet congratulating his daughter rather than a private text.  Isn't that just asking for problems?  I just do not understand the impulse to live out your private life publicly.  And if you do, aren't you just inviting the crazies into your private life?  As just happened?

So you can't congratulate your daughter in a semi-public way? That invites the crazies?

C'mon, Rich, I see your point… but I think you're too far to the one side of the middle here. This isn't airing something terribly private publicly… it's saying "congrats to my daughter for her achievement." Articles about it might be written in an online newspaper or something, too, and that's public as well.

[dave s]

I don't condone any of the vile responses that resulted from Curt's initial Tweet.  Here's the REAL problem:

He tweeted the message to the WORLD on a global platform to be seen by anyone with a phone or computer with an internet connection.

A simple AND PRIVATE message to his daughter on the subject and this is a non-news story.

When are people going to realize that when you put stuff out to everyone on the planet bad thing can and DO happen?

Personal rant: Social media outlets like Twitter, Face Book and Instagram, (just a few) are merely platforms people use to draw attention to themselves for selfish reasons.  Constantly posting to these sites opens the door to personal attacks and backlash beyond what anyone expects.  Honestly, I hope ALL social media runs its course and ceases to exist.  And soon.  It won't, but I can only hope.

dave

[saevel25]

I don't condone any of the vile responses that resulted from Curt's initial Tweet.  Here's the REAL problem:

He tweeted the message to the WORLD on a global platform to be seen by anyone with a phone or computer with an internet connection.

A simple AND PRIVATE message to his daughter on the subject and this is a non-news story.

When are people going to realize that when you put stuff out to everyone on the planet bad thing can and DO happen?

Personal rant: Social media outlets like Twitter, Face Book and Instagram, (just a few) are merely platforms people use to draw attention to themselves for selfish reasons.  Constantly posting to these sites opens the door to personal attacks and backlash beyond what anyone expects.  Honestly, I hope ALL social media runs its course and ceases to exist.  And soon.  It won't, but I can only hope.

dave

Umm, I think Curt was 100% sure he was making a public statement about his daughter. I don't get why people assume he was considering this a private matter. Curt pitched for Boston, a HUGE baseball market. He knows about publicity and being in the public eye.

Again it isn't Curt's problem. It is these Idiots who think they can hid behind their computers with their hate and trash people. It is absurd. You have right to free speech, but there should be consequences to saying things. There should be a way for the victims to go after these people in some sort of legal way.

I know people will yell and cry about freedom of speech, the internet needs to be free of all regulation. To me this type of stuff is getting way out of control.

[iacas]

I don't condone any of the vile responses that resulted from Curt's initial Tweet.  Here's the REAL problem:

I completely disagree.

[billchao]

I don't condone any of the vile responses that resulted from Curt's initial Tweet.  Here's the REAL problem: He tweeted the message to the WORLD on a global platform to be seen by anyone with a phone or computer with an internet connection. A simple AND PRIVATE message to his daughter on the subject and this is a non-news story. When are people going to realize that when you put stuff out to everyone on the planet bad thing can and DO happen?

No, the problem isn't that he chose a public forum to congratulate his daughter. He's a former MLB player, his daughter committed to a softball team and he wanted to share it with his followers and fans, etc. The problem lies in people who think that a small amount of anonymity gives them the right to say and do stupid things.