“you are a dirty dirty bitch that commited many offenses you will pay. aent a security gard in thois world that can stop us from killing your kids. you deserve it for beoin being disloyal to Guy. no one goes agenst guy and gets awau with it.” — quote from an anonymous letter received by Bronx Board of Elections Deputy Chief Dawn Sandow The subpoena saga between the office of Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson and political blog Room Eight has less to do with the crushing of online dissent than the intersection of real and web-based threats, the chief of the The Bronx GOP said today. Bronx Republican Party Chairman Joseph “Jay” Savino allowed the Village Voice the opportunity to view a series of threatening, poorly written letters received by Bronx Board of Elections Deputy Chief Dawn Sandow since March 2007. The letters contain, among other things, a series of death threats against Sandow and her children and specifically mention that the sender had also been harassing Sandow on various political blogs. At least two of the letters indicate they were sent by supporters of Guy Velella, the former Bronx state senator and Republican Party chairman who resigned from office following a guilty plea on influence peddling charges in 2004. “we will not stop b;logging you and harassing you until you leave that buildoing or resign” goes the most inflammatory letter. “you love your children dont you you ewoulfd do anything for your chi ...
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