ΓÇÿIncelΓÇÖ violence is a form of extremism. ItΓÇÖs time we treated it as a security threat

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 May ΓÇÿIncelΓÇÖ violence is a form of extremism. ItΓÇÖs time we treated it as a security threat 27/05/2020 | 5 MINS Last week, a 17-year-old boy in Toronto was charged with an act of terrorism in the alleged killing of a woman with a machete ΓÇô the first time such a charge has been brought in a case involving ΓÇ£incelΓÇ¥ ideology. Also last week, a 20-year-old man who self-identified as an ΓÇ£incelΓÇ¥ ΓÇô short for ΓÇ£involuntary celibateΓÇ¥ ΓÇô allegedly went on a shooting spree in Arizona, targeting couples to express his anger over the fact women had rejected him. These are just two of the most recent attacks attributed to incels. Incel-related violence has been on the rise for the past seven years, and according to our research, has been linked to the deaths of at least 53 people and scores of injuries. Incel is the name adopted by an online community comprised almost entirely of men and boys who rage against women and blame them for their sexless lives. While many are simply lonely and use the community for support in an age of digital isolation, some

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 May ΓÇÿIncelΓÇÖ violence is a form of extremism.

ItΓÇÖs time we treated it as a security threat 27/05/2020 | 5 MINS Last week, a 17-year-old boy in Toronto was charged with an act of terrorism in the alleged killing of a woman with a machete ΓÇô the first time such a charge has been brought in a case involving ΓÇ£incelΓÇ¥ ideology.

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