Woman Arrested For Making Death Threats Against Stephen Hawking

[TheMorningStar]

A 41-year-old American woman has been arrested in Spain after physicist Professor Stephen Hawking allegedly received death threats.

Professor Hawking gave a talk at the Starmus Festival on the island of Tenerife flanked by armed police guards, according to The Local, and English-language news website, which cited La Opinión de Tenerife newspaper.
It said that the world-renowned scientist had received hundreds of unpleasant messages on Twitter and by email for several years.

However, after he arrived on Tenerife, he received dozens of messages in a few hours, reportedly including one that said “I’m next to you and can kill you”.
She was detained in a four-star hotel near the Playa de Las Americas on the island.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...reats-tenerife-starmus-festival-a7114571.html

 

[Wolf_of_Mars]

Looks like she's going to get a little bit more than just her 15 minutes of fame.

 

[sarahdownunder]

What a total twat.

 

[BostonBurns]

 

[everjaded]

What a strange target to harbor that kind of anger towards.

 

[cubby]

I wonder just what she thought Stephen Hawking has done to her, smarter than her, most assuredly.