Posted on 05/17/2005 4:12:35 AM PDT by MrEddieLaRue
Remember Michael Crook - the guy with the reprehensible "Forsake The Troops" website?
It is being reported on his blog that he was killed last night.
http://www.michaelcrook.com/mikesweblog/?q=node/10
I am a member of Michael Crook's family...we do not have the passwords needed to update this website, but he did make me an account on this blog.
As it mentions on the Troops site, today at 6:19pm EST, Michael Crook died at an area hospital as a result of head injuries sustained from an assault by people upset with his website.
Michael died with his wife, and baby present. He was 27. The assaulters are in custody.
We ask for privacy at this time.
I've found no independent confirmation of this yet . . .
Shouldn't be too hard to verify, I'm sure his local paper would have mention of it.
Contact information has been disabled here at this site. Life is too short to listen to people bitch and whine about how offended they are, or how I've hurt their feelings-- frankly, I don't care.
Maybe you shoulda cared, huh?
I googled Michael Crook and Michael crook dead.
I got nuthin.
Somebody held him accountable for his actions huh?
Interesting.
My bull-oney radar is up and running.
It sound's like he's just trying to get more attention. Or hackers just having a good time... We'll know soon enough.
Ah, but will we care?
A traitor meets a traitor's end.
"On Monday evening, the webmaster of Forsake The Troops was brutally assaulted by two men, thought to be members of the military, in response to their opinions about this website. Mr. Crook had been the target of numerous death threats and trespassers at his residence. All of these threats were saved and have been turned over to the authorities.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UPDATE:
'At 6:19pm Eastern time, Michael Crook died of his injuries, after being rushed by ambulance to the leading hospital in the area for head trauma. The two men who allegedly assaulted him are currently in the custody of police. Mr. Crook died with his wife and infant daughter present.'It is therefore the decision of his family, and associates that Forsake The Troops goes offline, to prevent further incidents of violence and threats against his family. Therefore, this domain will permanantly go offline at around 5pm Eastern time, on Tuesday, May 17th, 2005.
'Comments, and well-wishes may be addressed to noc@smishosting.com. Media inquiries (no interviews with family at this time), or sincere inquiries from well-meaning people may be directed to (315) 558-4372.
'Leave a voice mail message and your call will be returned by our media representative. The family requests privacy at this time."
If true, it's no loss. But I highly doubt it's true.
Gee, HE wanted the troops dead. I guess the feeling was mutual.
And I won't believe the "killers" military until arrests are made. It was just as likely his wife's boyfriend (how's that for an unfounded accusation??).
For all we know, Crook has decided to use a ruse to close down his site, change his name and move to a town where nobody knows what an assh*le he is, without getting called a wuss by his buddies on the left.
"Local paper," are you kidding? This is the sort of story the media craves. It'll bump Michael Jackson, if it's true.
Dan
I'm really not in favor of killing anyone but this guy sounds truly reprenhensible.
This is a story they would like to trumpet from the rooftops.
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