60 Minutes rewind. Half the time someone is unhappy with a judge's ruling. The normal recourse is an appeal.But in the costic atmosphere of today's politics, there's a real chance the disgruntled party will threaten the judge. In the last 5 years, threats of federal judges have jumped 400% to more than 4,000 last year. Many of them death threats, sometimes ending in violence.Now, judges are breaking with tradition and publicly calling on lawmakers to provide more protection. One of the strongest voices is f ...

Good evening and welcome back to the weekend prime time. We begin this hour with the shocking news of a once major Trump ally exiting stage left. That would be Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green who announced last night she was resigning from Congress in January.Green's announcement comes after Trump attacked her over breaking from him on the Epstein files, calling her a traitor. In her announcement video, Green highlighted the threats she's received while in Congress. With that has brought years of nonsto ...

A TikTok influencer who made death threats against Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage was sentenced to five years in jail by a London judge. https://t.co/7HXBOY8a0w ...

Security Threats & Responses - US Capitol Police are on track to work through 14,000 threat assessment cases involving members of Congress by the end of the year, up 9,000 from last year [1] - High-profile members of Congress are receiving daily death threats, necessitating added security regardless of political affiliation [3] - Security protocols are outdated and not designed for a digital threat environment [2] - Protection strategies involve making high-profile individuals "super hard targets," potentially shifting attacks to more vulnerable, outspoken individuals [6] Target Vulnerability & Copycat Effect - The killing of Charlie Kirk represents a new type of target and assassination, potentially leading to copycat attacks [5][7] - Soft targets, or outspoken individuals, are likely to see a perpetual increase in threats [7] - Traditional security measures may not be adequate for protecting individuals in public spaces with line-of-sight issues [9][10] Radicalization & Social Media Influence - Self-radicalization and lone wolf attackers are a growing concern, making tracking and prevention more difficult [11][12] - Social media contributes to the problem by amplifying opinions and making it difficult to filter legitimate threats [12][13] - There is a decrease in empathy due to the increase of social media [20] - The prefrontal cortex doesn't fully develop until 25, making young people more susceptible to outside influences [16][17] Mitigation Strategies - Tone down the rhetoric and reduce online engagement to create a safer environment [13][15] - Limit children's access to devices and monitor their online consumption [18][19]