PH-Based Creator of Site Used By Mass Shooters Says It Should Be Shut

Vigil in El Paso (Photo by Herika Martinez/Getty Images)

Vigil in El Paso (Photo by Herika Martinez/Getty Images)

The creator of 8Chan, which is being linked to recent white supremacist mass shootings, says the site should be shut down. Self-proclaimed “eugenicist” turned born-again Christian Fredrick Brennan, who lives in the Philippines told the New York Times, “It’s a complete negative to everybody except the users that are there. And you know what? It’s a negative to them, too. They just don’t realize it.” The site is currently being operated by an Army veteran named Jim Watkins and his son Ronald, who also live in the Philippines (See Los Angeles Magazine for story).