Living with an 'army' of hate

>>> WE'RE BACK WITH OUR BURIED
LEAD.
ANDREW ENGLAND, WHO FOUNDED THE
DAILY STORMER, HAS BEEN ACCUSED
OF LAUNCH ING A CAMPAIGN OF
TERROR AGAINST THE WOMAN,
PUBLISHING HER INFORMATION ON
HIS WEBSITE AND ORDERING TROLLS
TO THREATEN HER AND HER FAMILY.
THIS STORY MIGHT BE DISTURBING.
>> Reporter: THEY CALL
THEMSELVES TROLLS.
WHAT DO YOU CALL THEM?
>> TERRORISTS?
>> Reporter: IN THE DIGITAL ERA
T ONLY TAKES A FEW KEY STROKES
FOR HATE TO SUDDENLY CONSUME
YOUR LIFE.
THIS IS WHAT IS OFTEN WAITING
FOR TANYA GERSH EVERY DAY WHEN
SHE GOES ON LINE OR PICKS UP THE
PHONE.
>> I HOPE YOU DIE, YOU WORTHLESS
[ BLEEP ].
YOU STUPID, UGLY BITCH.
>> I HAD A LOT OF PHONE CALLS
WITH GUNSHOTS.
THAT SOUND STILL KIND OF MAKES
ME SICK.
>> Reporter: THE GERSHES,
INCLUDING THEIR 12-YEAR-OLD SON,
HAVE RECEIVED THOUSANDS OF
MESSAGES LIKE THIS FOR MONTHS.
>> YOUR WHORE OF A MOTHER SHOULD
WATCH HERSELF.
WHY DON'T YOU CRAWL INTO THIS
OVEN, LITTLE BOY.
THERE IS A FREE X BOX INSIDE.
THEY PHOTO SHOPPED ENDLESS
IMAGERY OF ME WITH NAZI SYMBOLS
ON MY FOREHEAD OR MY ARM.
TERRIBLE IMAGERY OF ME AND MY
SON ON THE GATES OF AUSCHWITZ
CONCENTRATION CAMP.
>> Reporter: DO YOU THINK IT
SCARRED THEM?
>> YES.
>> Reporter: IT'S THE LAST THING
YOU WOULD EXPECT IN THE RESORT
TOWN IN MONTANA.
GERSH SAID IT ALL STARTED WHEN
SHE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE
MOTHER OF RICHARD.
HE SHOT TO FAME CELEBRATING
TRUMP'S WIN WITH NAZI
CELEBRATION.
HIS MOTHER OWNS A BUILDING IN
TOWN.
SHE WAS TRYING TO HELP HIM SELL
THE BUILDING TO CALM TENSIONS IN
THE TOWN OVER HER SON'S BELIEF.
BUT ACCORDING TO A LAWSUIT FILED
BY AN ANTI-HATE GROUP, THEY
FILED A LAWSUIT ACCUSING GERSH
OF THREATENING WITH PROTEST
UNTIL SHE SOLD THE BUILDING.
THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TALK TO US.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> Reporter: BUT THE POLICE
CHIEF SAID NO COMPLAINT WAS
FILED BY SPENCER AND NO CHARGES
WERE BROUGHT BY ANY OTHER
AGENCY.
BUT AFTER THE BLOG POST, THE
LAWSUIT SAYS ANDREW ENGLAND, THE
FOUNDER OF ONE OF THE MOST
POPULAR NEO-NAZI WEB SITES, THE
DAILY STORMER, PICKED UP THE
TORCH AND UNLEASHED WHAT HE
CALLED HIS TROLL ARMY ON THE
GERSHES, PUBLISHING THEIR
CONTACT INFORMATION ON HIS SITE.
THE POVERTY LAW CENTER IS SUING
SPENCER ON GERSH'S BEHALF FOR
INFLICTING EMOTIONAL DISTRESS,
INVASION OF PRIVACY AND
INTIMIDATION.
>> THAT'S ILLEGAL.
IT'S NOT PROTECTED BY THE FIRST
AMENDMENT.
>> Reporter: WE REACHED OUT TO
ANDREW ENGLAND WHO TOLD US HE
LIVES, OF ALL PLACES, IN
NIGERIA.
HE DID NOT RETURN COMMENT ABOUT
THE GERSH CASE.
BUT WE MANAGED TO CATCH UP WITH
ONE OF THE WRITERS ON THE DAILY
STORMER WEBSITE AT A RALLY IN
HOUSTON.
>> ANDREW ENGLAND SPECIFICALLY
CALLED ON THE READERS OF DAILY
STORMER TO CONTACT MISS GERSH
AND TELL THEM WHAT THEY THINK
ABOUT IT.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID.
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT ANYONE
WHO WAS INFLUENCED BY DAILY
STORMER MADE ANY DEATH THREATS
OR ANYTHING --
>> Reporter: THEY MADE DEATH
THREATS, DEFINITELY.
>> WHAT, WE'RE GOING TO THROW
YOU IN A GAS CHAMBER?
THAT'S A REAL CREDIBLE THREAT.
>> Reporter: ENGLAND ORIGINALLY
RESPONDED TO THE GERSH LAWSUIT
WITH THIS IMAGE.
>> HE'S ON A HORSE WITH A BIG
SPEAR INTO ME.
>> Reporter: ASKING FOR
DONATIONS TO FIGHT THE LAWSUIT.
HE HAS RAISED MORE THAN $150,000
SO FAR.
GERSH IS ALSO RECEIVING SUPPORT
IN THE FORM OF BATCHES OF
LETTERS AND E-MAILS.
>> I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE
SURVIVED THE WHOLE THING WITHOUT
THIS.
>> Reporter: WHILE IT WAS THE
HATRED SPEWED BY STRANGERS THAT
HAS TERRIFIED HER FAMILY, IT'S
ALSO THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS
THAT ARE SAVING THEM FROM UTTER
DESPAIR.

Living with an 'army' of hate

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