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Armed man wearing 'non-offending pedophile' sign storms stage at NYC Wikipedia conference
Reposted by Mike Masnick
https://bsky.app/profile/mmasnick.bsky.social
Elizabeth Lopatto
@lopatto.bsky.social
goddamn is there anything Wikipedia editors can’t do
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/nyregion/wikipedia-conference-gunman.html
Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
@lopatto.bsky.social
goddamn is there anything Wikipedia editors can’t do
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/nyregion/wikipedia-conference-gunman.html
Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
goddamn is there anything Wikipedia editors can’t do www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/n...
— Elizabeth Lopatto (@lopatto.bsky.social) 2025-10-18T04:53:24.612Z
U.S. NEWS
Armed man wearing 'non-offending pedophile' sign storms stage at NYC Wikipedia conference
The man pointed a gun at the ceiling and threatened to kill himself before being tackled by conference organizers, according to police.
————— A man was arrested in New York City today outside a Wikipedia conference after reportedly jumping onstage with a gun.Ryan McGrady / via Bluesky
Oct. 17, 2025, 5:10 PM EDT
By Mirna Alsharif and Brittany Kubicko
A Wikipedia conference in New York City took a bizarre turn Friday after an Ohio man draped in a sign declaring him to be an “anti-contact non-offending pedophile” got onstage with a gun and threatened to kill himself.
WikiConference North America 2025 kicked off at 9 a.m. at Civic Hall, a community center in Manhattan. During the opening ceremony, a man with a gun jumped onto the stage and pointed his weapon at the ceiling before being tackled by conference organizers, according to police and a Wikipedia spokesperson. … The man, whom police did not identify, was later taken into custody, the Wikipedia spokesperson said.
The man wore a multicolored sign around his neck that read “anti-contact non-offending pedophile,” according to law enforcement sources familiar with the matter. The sign bore the colors of a flag that has been used in recent years by people who identify as “MAPs,” or “minor-attracted persons.” … He also allegedly had the flag representing “MAPs” draped on his back bearing the same message.
According to John Hopkins University, nonoffending pedophiles “are a unique population of individuals who experience sexual interest in children, but despite common misperceptions, have neither had sexual contact with a child nor have accessed illegal child sexual exploitation material.” … The incident, and a possible motive, remain under investigation.
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Armed man wearing 'non-offending pedophile' sign storms stage at NYC Wikipedia conference
The man pointed a gun at the ceiling and threatened to kill himself before being tackled by conference organizers, according to police.
————— A man was arrested in New York City today outside a Wikipedia conference after reportedly jumping onstage with a gun.Ryan McGrady / via Bluesky
Oct. 17, 2025, 5:10 PM EDT
By Mirna Alsharif and Brittany Kubicko
A Wikipedia conference in New York City took a bizarre turn Friday after an Ohio man draped in a sign declaring him to be an “anti-contact non-offending pedophile” got onstage with a gun and threatened to kill himself.
WikiConference North America 2025 kicked off at 9 a.m. at Civic Hall, a community center in Manhattan. During the opening ceremony, a man with a gun jumped onto the stage and pointed his weapon at the ceiling before being tackled by conference organizers, according to police and a Wikipedia spokesperson. … The man, whom police did not identify, was later taken into custody, the Wikipedia spokesperson said.
The man wore a multicolored sign around his neck that read “anti-contact non-offending pedophile,” according to law enforcement sources familiar with the matter. The sign bore the colors of a flag that has been used in recent years by people who identify as “MAPs,” or “minor-attracted persons.” … He also allegedly had the flag representing “MAPs” draped on his back bearing the same message.
According to John Hopkins University, nonoffending pedophiles “are a unique population of individuals who experience sexual interest in children, but despite common misperceptions, have neither had sexual contact with a child nor have accessed illegal child sexual exploitation material.” … The incident, and a possible motive, remain under investigation.
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