Monday, October 19, 2020

THE PERILS OF ZOOM

by Bob Walsh


There was a virtual candidates forum held as few days ago in Stockton by the League of Women Voters.  It got zoom-bombed.

The screen was bombarded with porn and blatantly racist comments.  It appears that this was a coordinated attack and at least one person involved had live eyes-on the situation based on comments that came up during the broadcast.  

Kevin Lincoln, challenger to incumbent Michael Tubbs, announced that he would no longer participate in virtual forums and withdrew from an upcoming forum hosted by the local NAACP chapter.  Mayor Tubbs announced that he found Lincoln's withdrawl "unacceptable" and that he was "personally offended" by Lincoln's move.  Tubbs chastised Lincoln because he "couldn't be bothered" to log into a computer to participate.

The FBI and the local constabulary are actively investigating the incident. 

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