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A vaccine opponent is sentenced to 5 years for encouraging terrorism during pandemic

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Patrick Ruane , 55 , wrote anti-vaccine posts urging violence against scientists, politicians and public health officials during the COVID-19 pandemic.

One message described “whacking” England ’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty , over the head.

He encouraged others to “find where they live, put a kill squad together and shoot” them in their beds.

Ruane called for an “IRA playbook” and advocated blowing up vaccine laboratories and 5 G phone towers.

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semi-formal

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English

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58

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likely offensive

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