Spike Lee Silent After His Tweet Jeopardizes Elderly Couple's Lives

TownHall.com ^ | 3-28-12 | Gwilym McGrew

[joinedafterattack]

“Elderly couple abandons their home after address is posted on Twitter as that of George Zimmerman” read the headline of an article yesterday in the Orlando Sentinel. Spike Lee’s twitter account went into Radio Silence yesterday morning after it was revealed he mistakenly tweeted to over 247,000 twitter followers the address of an elderly Florida couple instead of George Zimmerman’s address, the man who shot Trayvon Martin. Mr. Lee’s tweet resulted in hate mail, strangers dropping by, and other disturbances that panicked the couple who then fled from their home for fear of their lives. It remains to be seen if Spike Lee will contact the couple to assist them financially with the costs associated with their having to abandon their home or at minimum publicly apologize to them for his putting their lives in danger.

The Hollywood Reporter was reporting last night that the “Elderly Couple at Address Spike Lee Tweeted Are Living in Fear” as some of Lee’s twitter followers tweeted, “Let’s turn up the heat on his bitch ass!!!” and “Get this mutha f#####!!” as the followers retweeted the elderly couple’s address after being misled by Spike Lee.

As some criticized George Zimmerman for going into hiding, Spike Lee apparently took a similar cowardly route. “A call placed to Lee's office in New York was answered by a man who said the film director was unavailable for comment.” Unbelievable!

Perhaps Spike Lee should rethink his silence and follow the title of his academy award nominated film and Do the Right Thing and stop inciting racial tensions that could result in potential violence to innocent individuals.

Mr. Lee we, and these old folks in Florida, await your apology.

[Nea Wood]

Is the elderly couple white? If so, Spike Lee does not give a rat’s behind and is probably glad he did it. There’ll be no apology unless they’re black.

[AD from SpringBay]

Elderly couple should sue the turds out of Spike.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Just heard about this on the Dennis Miller show. Hey Spike, know all that money you got that buys you front row seats at every Knicks game? Say buh-bye to dat!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

If anything happens to this couple, their next-of-kin will wind up owning all of Spike’s stuff.

[Dead Corpse]

[Doogle]

Mr. Lee we, and these old folks in Florida, await your apology.

grab a seat

[albie]

He would be an accomplice if anything happens to these people, would he not?

[databoss]

Umm they already have a fantastic case...I wouldn’t be surprised if Mr. Spikes attorneys are currently floating a deal for the wronged citizens...with an iron clad binding non- disclosure agreement im sure...

[Wurlitzer]

Since the last presidential election we have had a great but disturbing insight what the USA will look like when the perpetual victims become our rulers.

Seems they are not ready for prime time civilization.

Too bad as this would have been a great opportunity to heal those open wounds but these DNA challenged scum are pouring acid into those wounds until they are now starting to bleed. FOOLS everyone of them.

[Prov1322]

In a real world, where we were not under the boots of a lawless regime, clowns like Higgins and Lee would still be answering questions in the FBI and Homeland Security offices for these terroristic threats.

But that will have to wait until January, 2013.

[lormand]

As a longtime participant in boycotting rotten american pop culture, I can safely say I have not spent a dime subsidizing Spike Lee's pay.

Someone has already beaten me to it, but yes, if the elderly couple is white, Spike Lee will be just as happy.

[ml/nj]

Seems to me they have a civil case against Lee. They have clearly suffered financial damage and mental anguish caused directly by an action taken by Spike Lee. If I were them, I'd be looking for ten mil at least.

ML/NJ

[Arm_Bears]

Spike Lee is a domestic terrorist.

[Dutchboy88]

Anyone know Lee’s address?

[anonsquared]

Where can I buy the t-shirt?

WE ARE ALL GEORGE ZIMMERMAN

Victims of the race baiters & poverty pimps:

Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Democratic Party,

Spike Lee, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton,

"journalists" in the main stream newspapers,

"journalists" in broadcast news at CNN, ABC, CBS, & NBC

[Qbert]

Evidently he doesn’t care. If he did, he would make an honest effort to rectify the situation...

[dfwgator]

I thought we were all Jim Thompson.

[Noumenon]

“Let’s turn up the heat on his bitch ass!!!”

Sauce for the goose...

[brownsfan]

But that will have to wait until January, 2013 2017.

Fixed it for you.