August 1, 2021
Definition of Dox: to publicly identify or publish private information about someone especially as a form of punishment or revenge
A Boise police officer recently took a break in the middle of a busy 10-hour shift to grab a sandwich. Apparently, the officer wasn’t wearing a mask, and Jane Gordon, a personal injury lawyer from Boise, saw the officer and became so enraged she took to Twitter to inform the world of the officer’s egregious behavior. She also named the officer and tagged the mayor’s office and the Boise Police Department.
The Boise mayor recently reinstated a face-covering requirement at all indoor city facilities. The sandwich shop wasn’t a city facility, but Jane Gordon felt compelled to criticize and publicly shame the officer because he works for the city.
I believe we have a year remaining to exercise our freedom of speech, so I posted a response stating my opinion:
@AmbroseElaine replying to @JanesAmerica, @BoisePD, @CityOfBoise
“Thanks to Officer (name removed) for performing a stressful, thankless job in a reality show full of Karens.”
(Definition of Karen: An obnoxious, angry, entitled middle-aged white woman who uses her privilege to get her way or publicly criticize other people’s behaviors)
I expected vitriol from the unhinged losers who use Saul Alinsky’s book Rules for Radicals as a playbook for progressive propaganda. Their most effective weapon is to use ridicule through doxing, intimidation, or bullying to silence or condemn opposition. I wasn’t disappointed. Here are a few of the responses to my opinion.
Jane @JanesAmerica replied:
“I don’t think getting a sandwich is very stressful. And if it is, maybe you shouldn’t be a cop.”
My response to Jane: I’ve encountered personal injury attorneys and law enforcement officers. I’ll take the cops any day.
Criysto @criysto replied:
“Girly.. you’re a humor author?”
My response to Criysto from Las Vegas: Yes, I am. Two of my humorous books were chosen for finalist for ForeWord Book of the Year for Humor, another book was the First Place Winner for Humor from the Independent Press Book Awards program, and another book won the Silver Medal for Humor from the Independent Publishers Awards program. I won three humor writing competitions from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and won humor writing awards from BlogHer and from the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop. Several humorous essays on the Huffington Post went viral, including one that became one of the 10 most-read essays in the history of the Huffington Post. You seem crabby, so I should send you some of my funny books.
Yeti of @Yeti_Abides replied:
“Elaine- is your bootlicking not enough thanks for the slave catchers of Boise?”
My response to Yeti, a “professional entertainer, live event host, and aspiring comedian” in Boise: No, I don’t lick boots, but I wore out plenty of work boots while growing up on a farm. I waded through a lot of bullshit, and I’ll add yours to the pile.
I’m really a funny grandmother trying to stay alive in a hostile world. I will continue to support and respect law enforcement, and I’ll continue to write humor. In my next story, the nasty characters will be named Jane, Criysto, and Yeti.
