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Widower of Lorie Kay Lausutis, Timothy Klausutis’s Full Letter to Twitter CEO

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Trump is spreading a vile conspiracy theory on the Twitter platform. Twitter should uphold their own rules and delete these tweets. I hope Joe Scarborough sues Trump for defamation of character and slander at the very least.
Widower Asks Jack Dorsey to Remove Trump’s False Tweets. Twitter Says No. - The New York Times

Trump tweeted this month: "When will they open a Cold Case on the Psycho Joe Scarborough matter in Florida. Did he get away with murder? Some people think so. Why did he leave Congress so quietly and quickly? Isn't it obvious? What's happening now? A total nut job!" He echoed that "cold case" allegation in a new tweet on Tuesday,

Trump also has asked via Twitter if NBC would fire the political talk show host based on the "unsolved mystery" years ago in Florida. "Investigate!" he tweeted in 2017.


This is Timothy Klausutis, widower of Lori Llausutis, full Letter to Jack Dorsey, and Twitter’s Response

The following letter, written by Timothy Klausutis, was originally published by Kara Swisher, a New York Times contributing opinion writer.

21 May 2020

Jack Dorsey, CEO
Twitter Inc.
1355 Market Street
Suite 900
San Francisco, California 94103
Via email: jack@twitter.com

Mr. Dorsey:

Nearly 19 years ago, my wife, who had an undiagnosed heart condition, fell and hit her head on her desk at work. She was found dead the next morning. Her name is Lori Kaye Klausutis and she was 28 years old when she died. Her passing is the single most painful thing that I have ever had to deal with in my 52 years and continues to haunt her parents and sister.

I have mourned my wife every day since her passing. I have tried to honor her memory and our marriage. As her husband, I feel that one of my marital obligations is to protect her memory as I would have protected her in life. There has been a constant barrage of falsehoods, half-truths, innuendo and conspiracy theories since the day she died. I realize that may sound like an exaggeration, unfortunately it is the verifiable truth. Because of this, I have struggled to move forward with my life.

The frequency, intensity, ugliness, and promulgation of these horrifying lies ever increases on the internet. These conspiracy theorists, including most recently the President of the United States, continue to spread their bile and misinformation on your platform disparaging the memory of my wife and our marriage. President Trump on Tuesday tweeted to his nearly 80 million followers alluding to the repeatedly debunked falsehood that my wife was murdered by her boss, former U.S. Rep. Joe Scarborough. The son of the president followed and more directly attacked my wife by tweeting to his followers as the means of spreading this vicious lie.

I’m sure you are aware of this situation because media around the world have covered it, but just in case, here it is:

My request is simple: Please delete these tweets.

I’m a research engineer and not a lawyer, but I’ve reviewed all of Twitter’s rules and terms of service. The President’s tweet that suggests that Lori was murdered — without evidence (and contrary to the official autopsy) — is a violation of Twitter’s community rules and terms of service. An ordinary user like me would be banished from the platform for such a tweet but I am only asking that these tweets be removed.

I am now angry as well as frustrated and grieved. I understand that Twitter’s policies about content are designed to maintain the appearance that your hands are clean you provide the platform and the rest is up to users. However, in certain past cases, Twitter has removed content and accounts that are inconsistent with your terms of service.

I’m asking you to intervene in this instance because the President of the United States has taken something that does not belong to him — the memory of my dead wife — and perverted it for perceived political gain. I would also ask that you consider Lori’s niece and two nephews who will eventually come across this filth in the future. They have never met their Aunt and it pains me to think they would ever have to “learn” about her this way.

My wife deserves better.

Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

Timothy J. Klausutis, Ph.D.

Twitter’s response, May 26

We are deeply sorry about the pain these statements, and the attention they are drawing, are causing the family. We’ve been working to expand existing product features and policies so we can more effectively address things like this going forward, and we hope to have those changes in place shortly.
 
Donald Trump is a vile piece of crap who has not an ounce of basic human decency in his obese body. He will use ANYONE and say ANYTHING if he thinks for a moment that it will help him politically and hurt his critics who point out his gross inadequacies .
 
Trump is scum.
 
It occurs to me the cult was groomed by the demonization of Obama to believe criticism of Trump is similar.
 
Trump is spreading a vile conspiracy theory on the Twitter platform. Twitter should uphold their own rules and delete these tweets. I hope Joe Scarborough sues Trump for defamation of character and slander at the very least.
Widower Asks Jack Dorsey to Remove Trump’s False Tweets. Twitter Says No. - The New York Times

Trump tweeted this month: "When will they open a Cold Case on the Psycho Joe Scarborough matter in Florida. Did he get away with murder? Some people think so. Why did he leave Congress so quietly and quickly? Isn't it obvious? What's happening now? A total nut job!" He echoed that "cold case" allegation in a new tweet on Tuesday,

Trump also has asked via Twitter if NBC would fire the political talk show host based on the "unsolved mystery" years ago in Florida. "Investigate!" he tweeted in 2017.


This is Timothy Klausutis, widower of Lori Llausutis, full Letter to Jack Dorsey, and Twitter’s Response

The following letter, written by Timothy Klausutis, was originally published by Kara Swisher, a New York Times contributing opinion writer.

21 May 2020

Jack Dorsey, CEO
Twitter Inc.
1355 Market Street
Suite 900
San Francisco, California 94103
Via email: jack@twitter.com

Mr. Dorsey:

Nearly 19 years ago, my wife, who had an undiagnosed heart condition, fell and hit her head on her desk at work. She was found dead the next morning. Her name is Lori Kaye Klausutis and she was 28 years old when she died. Her passing is the single most painful thing that I have ever had to deal with in my 52 years and continues to haunt her parents and sister.

I have mourned my wife every day since her passing. I have tried to honor her memory and our marriage. As her husband, I feel that one of my marital obligations is to protect her memory as I would have protected her in life. There has been a constant barrage of falsehoods, half-truths, innuendo and conspiracy theories since the day she died. I realize that may sound like an exaggeration, unfortunately it is the verifiable truth. Because of this, I have struggled to move forward with my life.

The frequency, intensity, ugliness, and promulgation of these horrifying lies ever increases on the internet. These conspiracy theorists, including most recently the President of the United States, continue to spread their bile and misinformation on your platform disparaging the memory of my wife and our marriage. President Trump on Tuesday tweeted to his nearly 80 million followers alluding to the repeatedly debunked falsehood that my wife was murdered by her boss, former U.S. Rep. Joe Scarborough. The son of the president followed and more directly attacked my wife by tweeting to his followers as the means of spreading this vicious lie.

I’m sure you are aware of this situation because media around the world have covered it, but just in case, here it is:

My request is simple: Please delete these tweets.

I’m a research engineer and not a lawyer, but I’ve reviewed all of Twitter’s rules and terms of service. The President’s tweet that suggests that Lori was murdered — without evidence (and contrary to the official autopsy) — is a violation of Twitter’s community rules and terms of service. An ordinary user like me would be banished from the platform for such a tweet but I am only asking that these tweets be removed.

I am now angry as well as frustrated and grieved. I understand that Twitter’s policies about content are designed to maintain the appearance that your hands are clean you provide the platform and the rest is up to users. However, in certain past cases, Twitter has removed content and accounts that are inconsistent with your terms of service.

I’m asking you to intervene in this instance because the President of the United States has taken something that does not belong to him — the memory of my dead wife — and perverted it for perceived political gain. I would also ask that you consider Lori’s niece and two nephews who will eventually come across this filth in the future. They have never met their Aunt and it pains me to think they would ever have to “learn” about her this way.

My wife deserves better.

Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

Timothy J. Klausutis, Ph.D.

Twitter’s response, May 26

We are deeply sorry about the pain these statements, and the attention they are drawing, are causing the family. We’ve been working to expand existing product features and policies so we can more effectively address things like this going forward, and we hope to have those changes in place shortly.
Twitter’s refusal to remove the offending Trump tweets was pure cowardice. The company is too afraid of potential backlash from Trump and his zombie followers to enforce their own rules.

Glad I don’t participate in their business.
 
Trump missed his calling. He should work for the National Inquirer.

He told Alex Jones, "I'm gonna make you proud." And he did plenty of work with the Inquirer, story squashing and extortion and such.
 
Donald Trump is a vile piece of crap who has not an ounce of basic human decency in his obese body. He will use ANYONE and say ANYTHING if he thinks for a moment that it will help him politically and hurt his critics who point out his gross inadequacies .

I wonder why he was chosen to be president then. Sounds like a failure of some sort.
 
So will there be an apology or will he just bash this guy? Actually i think there is a third option that is most likely. He will run away with his tail between his legs like the true bitch he is.
 
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