Newt
2014-09-04 04:42:56 UTC
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shootingthe worst school
shooting in national historytriggered an explosive debate
around gun control in America. That debate continues today,
perhaps most notably in Newtown itself.
Each month, gun advocates come to Newtown Board of Education
meetings to argue that more guns, not fewer guns, could have
prevented Adam Lanza from carrying out his shooting rampage. One
of those advocates, seen in the video below, dresses in 1700s
revolutionary garb.
But there was a new face in the audience at a meeting earlier
this month: Wolfgang Halbig, a former police officer and school
safety consultant who lives in Florida. Halbig flew up from
Florida to attend the meeting, but its not because hes a pro-
gun advocate. In fact, he doesnt think that guns or gun laws
could have prevented the killings.
Halbig has another belief entirely: He says Sandy Hook never
actually happened, that it was a fake event staged by the
government. No Adam Lanza, no victims. According to Halbig, 26
people did not die that day. It was all fiction. The distraught
parents who gave interviews to the media were actually paid
actors, he says.
Nobody even requested trauma helicopters that day, he told me
over the phone this week. Why no trauma helicopters? Thats a
big one.
(In fact, this conspiracy around helicopters that day has been
mentioned by othersand easily debunkedbefore. Sandy Hook
truthers have been around for a while.)
On his website, Halbig lists out 16 specific questions. The
answers to them, he believes, will expose a massive conspiracy.
For example, he asks, Who ordered those Port-a-Potties from
Southbury, Connecticut? and Who declared all 18 children and
six school staff members legally dead within the first eight
minutes?
In the realm of conspiracy theories, Halbigs is pretty far out
there, and yet, he has a sizable following. In March, he set up
a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise money for his
cause. In the two months it has been online, Halbig has raised
nearly $22,000 from over 400 people.
The truth needs to be exposed, however long it takes, writes
Clyde Shaw, a man who donated $20 to the campaign.
I am very proud of the commitment and integrity of Wolfgang
thus far in investigating this lousy, horrible, criminal scandal
in Connecticut with the so said Sandy Hook shooting, writes
Jimmy Saunders, a man who gave $25. I have seen Wolfgang during
interviews and on other news websites, and I encourage him to
succeed in breaking down this hoax.
Halbig isnt some guy whos been living in the woods for the
last decade, either. He has a long and high-profile career in
school safety, and has rubbed shoulders with some famous people.
From 1999 to 2004, he was the executive director for the
National Institute for School and Workplace Safety. In 2000, Jeb
Bush appointed him to a Florida school safety commission.
Halbig also doesnt have a clear explanation for why, exactly,
the government or the media would want to expend so much energy
creating such an elaborate mirage. But he insists hes not
pocketing the cash for himself. Part of the $20,000, he says, is
going to fulfill Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that
will reveal what didor did nothappen that day in December 2012.
Halbig says he has already paid A. Paul Spinella, a Connecticut-
based personal injury lawyer, $10,000 to begin filing requests.
Spinella, who does appear to be a licensed attorney in
Connecticut, has not returned multiple calls to confirm the
receipt of payment. Halbig also claims to have hired a
documentary crew to film his efforts, but he refused to name
them.
Last week, Halbig posted a video on YouTube that he says shows
him being assaulted by a Newtown volunteer firefighter while
he was visiting Connecticut. An officer with the Newtown Police
Department, reached by phone earlier this week, confirms that he
is aware of Halbig but declined to comment further.
Recently, Halbig even set up his own website, Sandy Hook
Justice, urging people to donate to his campaign. This site is
currently under construction, Halbig writes, so check back
often for updates, as we work together to uncover the Sandy Hook
Truth!
http://www.vocativ.com/culture/society/former-jeb-bush-appointee-
claims-newtown-massacre-never-
happened/?utm_campaign=June1&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=outbrain
shooting in national historytriggered an explosive debate
around gun control in America. That debate continues today,
perhaps most notably in Newtown itself.
Each month, gun advocates come to Newtown Board of Education
meetings to argue that more guns, not fewer guns, could have
prevented Adam Lanza from carrying out his shooting rampage. One
of those advocates, seen in the video below, dresses in 1700s
revolutionary garb.
But there was a new face in the audience at a meeting earlier
this month: Wolfgang Halbig, a former police officer and school
safety consultant who lives in Florida. Halbig flew up from
Florida to attend the meeting, but its not because hes a pro-
gun advocate. In fact, he doesnt think that guns or gun laws
could have prevented the killings.
Halbig has another belief entirely: He says Sandy Hook never
actually happened, that it was a fake event staged by the
government. No Adam Lanza, no victims. According to Halbig, 26
people did not die that day. It was all fiction. The distraught
parents who gave interviews to the media were actually paid
actors, he says.
Nobody even requested trauma helicopters that day, he told me
over the phone this week. Why no trauma helicopters? Thats a
big one.
(In fact, this conspiracy around helicopters that day has been
mentioned by othersand easily debunkedbefore. Sandy Hook
truthers have been around for a while.)
On his website, Halbig lists out 16 specific questions. The
answers to them, he believes, will expose a massive conspiracy.
For example, he asks, Who ordered those Port-a-Potties from
Southbury, Connecticut? and Who declared all 18 children and
six school staff members legally dead within the first eight
minutes?
In the realm of conspiracy theories, Halbigs is pretty far out
there, and yet, he has a sizable following. In March, he set up
a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise money for his
cause. In the two months it has been online, Halbig has raised
nearly $22,000 from over 400 people.
The truth needs to be exposed, however long it takes, writes
Clyde Shaw, a man who donated $20 to the campaign.
I am very proud of the commitment and integrity of Wolfgang
thus far in investigating this lousy, horrible, criminal scandal
in Connecticut with the so said Sandy Hook shooting, writes
Jimmy Saunders, a man who gave $25. I have seen Wolfgang during
interviews and on other news websites, and I encourage him to
succeed in breaking down this hoax.
Halbig isnt some guy whos been living in the woods for the
last decade, either. He has a long and high-profile career in
school safety, and has rubbed shoulders with some famous people.
From 1999 to 2004, he was the executive director for the
National Institute for School and Workplace Safety. In 2000, Jeb
Bush appointed him to a Florida school safety commission.
Halbig also doesnt have a clear explanation for why, exactly,
the government or the media would want to expend so much energy
creating such an elaborate mirage. But he insists hes not
pocketing the cash for himself. Part of the $20,000, he says, is
going to fulfill Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that
will reveal what didor did nothappen that day in December 2012.
Halbig says he has already paid A. Paul Spinella, a Connecticut-
based personal injury lawyer, $10,000 to begin filing requests.
Spinella, who does appear to be a licensed attorney in
Connecticut, has not returned multiple calls to confirm the
receipt of payment. Halbig also claims to have hired a
documentary crew to film his efforts, but he refused to name
them.
Last week, Halbig posted a video on YouTube that he says shows
him being assaulted by a Newtown volunteer firefighter while
he was visiting Connecticut. An officer with the Newtown Police
Department, reached by phone earlier this week, confirms that he
is aware of Halbig but declined to comment further.
Recently, Halbig even set up his own website, Sandy Hook
Justice, urging people to donate to his campaign. This site is
currently under construction, Halbig writes, so check back
often for updates, as we work together to uncover the Sandy Hook
Truth!
http://www.vocativ.com/culture/society/former-jeb-bush-appointee-
claims-newtown-massacre-never-
happened/?utm_campaign=June1&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=outbrain