> cookiengineer claims 4chan members took things considerably further, including into physical harassment. He claimed: "It was attempted murder with an illegal butterfly knife. In the whole state of Germany, butterfly knifes are considered an illegal weapon. There were three witnesses in place that saw the incident. I was slit in the arm. On private property, that you have to physically break into in order to enter."
This is scary to read. I cannot imagine being personally attacked for something as mundane as forking a Github repository and making some commits.
> "I am in contact with GitHub and the German BKA (federal police) as of now, therefore I will not disclose any more information publicly about what happened to anyone. Evidence has been gathered, submitted and will be acted upon. I will not legally let go of this."
It's good to hear that cookiengineer is taking this through the appropriate legal channels. Nobody should have to live in fear.
This is scary to read. I cannot imagine being personally attacked for something as mundane as forking a Github repository and making some commits.
> "I am in contact with GitHub and the German BKA (federal police) as of now, therefore I will not disclose any more information publicly about what happened to anyone. Evidence has been gathered, submitted and will be acted upon. I will not legally let go of this."
It's good to hear that cookiengineer is taking this through the appropriate legal channels. Nobody should have to live in fear.