Reporter Mike Elk of “In These Times” magazine has been challenging “Daily Beast” reporter Eli Lake to a debate.
Apparently Elk doesn’t like how Lake reacted, because Elk is accusing Lake of “cyber bullying”:
Over the last day cyberbully @EliLake has sent me emails & tons of tweets but still won't say yes or no to a debate #coward
— Mike Elk (@MikeElk) December 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/MikeElk/status/409012260598579200
According to Lake’s tweet, he might be able to make the same claim:
Actual email from @MikeElk to me. Subject line: "Your days are numbered." Message: "Im gonna make sure you never got on MSNBC again."
— Eli Lake (@EliLake) December 5, 2013
Many Twitter users aren’t very sympathetic with the accuser in this alleged cyber bullying incident:
https://twitter.com/chuck_dizzle/status/409014129349754880
https://twitter.com/chuck_dizzle/status/409014662613585921
https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/409014104397852672
I’m doubled-over in laughter at the thought of Eli Lake being a “cyber bully”
— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) December 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/409013030899302400
@MikeElk People saying things you don't like on Twitter isn't oppression. You've lived a sheltered life if you think it is.
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) December 6, 2013
But then, Elk lashed out:
.@bethanyshondark go shit in the ocean
— Mike Elk (@MikeElk) December 6, 2013
The accuser had become the perpetrator:
https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/409016219325317121
Ha!
The hashtag #EliLakeCyberBully quickly took off:
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Eli Lake borrowed my Clavinet Duo for a gig and returned it with congolene residue on the keys and two nicks. #EliLakeCyberBully
— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) December 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/409021171070300160
.@Elilake won't RT anything we tweet. #EliLakeCyberBully
— AJC Israel (@AJCIsrael) December 6, 2013
I clicked a link once on an @EliLake tweet and it didn't take me to an article. #EliLakeCyberBully
— AliceH (@Alice_Aitch) December 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/409018585525145600
https://twitter.com/GabrielRossman/status/409017611154763776
I've raced @EliLake in Grand Theft Auto Online and he's crashed into me more than a few times #EliLakeCyberBully
— John Tabin (@johntabin) December 6, 2013
Sometimes I ask @EliLake to tweet out my articles and he doesn't #EliLakeCyberBully
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) December 6, 2013
Once he called @joshrogin 'Rogin' instead of 'Josh.' #EliLakeCyberBully
— John Bicknell (@JohnBick1960) December 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/409015347107213312
How terrible!