| − | '''Joe Biggs''' is an [[Infowars]] reporter, who carried out several tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan as a [[US Army]] senior NCO. According to the book [[The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan]] (Michael Hastings, Hachette, 2012) Sergeamt Biggs was bowled over twice by explosions and won two [[Purple Hearts]] as a result. | + | '''Joe Biggs''' is an [[Infowars]] reporter, who carried out several tours of duty in [[Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan]] as a [[US Army]] senior NCO. According to the book [[The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan]] (Michael Hastings, Hachette, 2012) Sergeamt Biggs was bowled over twice by explosions and won two [[Purple Hearts]] as a result. |
| − | In August 2014, while covering protests in Ferguson, Missouri over the death of teenager Michael Brown, a police officer threatened to kill Biggs. ''"An officer walked up, bald-headed guy, came over, pointed the gun and said 'I'll effin kill you,'"''<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/joe-biggs-threatened_n_5697004 Joe Biggs, Reporter Threatened By Cop In Ferguson, Speaks Out]</ref> | + | In August 2014, while covering protests in Ferguson, [[Missouri]] over the death of teenager Michael Brown, a police officer threatened to kill Biggs. ''"An officer walked up, bald-headed guy, came over, pointed the gun and said 'I'll effin kill you,'"''<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/joe-biggs-threatened_n_5697004 Joe Biggs, Reporter Threatened By Cop In Ferguson, Speaks Out]</ref> |
| | Video from the scene captured the moment Biggs was threatened. The police officer, identified as Lieutenant Ray Albers of the St. Ann Police Department was expelled from the police as a result.<ref>[http://anonhq.com/former-missouri-police-lieutenant-says-life-ruined-threatening-kill-protesters/ Former Missouri Police Lieutenant Says “Life Ruined” after Threatening To Kill Protesters]</ref> | | Video from the scene captured the moment Biggs was threatened. The police officer, identified as Lieutenant Ray Albers of the St. Ann Police Department was expelled from the police as a result.<ref>[http://anonhq.com/former-missouri-police-lieutenant-says-life-ruined-threatening-kill-protesters/ Former Missouri Police Lieutenant Says “Life Ruined” after Threatening To Kill Protesters]</ref> |