▁perpet rat ors ▁at ▁all   [ ...] ▁They ▁see ▁themselves ▁as ▁noble ▁war riors ". ▁ ▁Sar ke esian ▁can ce led ▁an ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁speaking ▁appearance ▁at ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁University ▁( US U ) ▁after ▁the ▁school ▁received ▁three ▁anonymous ▁thre ats , ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁which ▁claimed ▁affili ation ▁with ▁G amer gate . ▁The ▁initial ▁threat ▁proposed ▁that ▁" a ▁Montreal ▁Mass acre ▁style ▁attack ▁will ▁be ▁carried ▁out ▁against ▁the ▁at ten de es , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁students ▁and ▁staff ▁at ▁the ▁nearby ▁Women ' s ▁Center ", ▁all ud ing ▁to ▁the ▁É cole ▁Poly te chni que ▁mass acre , ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁mass ▁shooting ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁ant if em in ism . ▁US U ' s ▁President ▁and ▁Prov ost ▁released ▁a ▁joint ▁statement ▁saying ▁that ▁US U , ▁in ▁consult ation ▁with ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁ag encies , ▁had ▁ass essed ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁cred ible ▁threat ▁to ▁students , ▁staff , ▁or ▁the ▁speaker . ▁Request s ▁for ▁additional ▁security ▁measures ▁were ▁decl ined ▁because ▁of ▁Ut ah ' s ▁open ▁carry ▁laws , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁can cellation . ▁The ▁thre ats ▁drew ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁main stream ▁media ▁to ▁the ▁G amer gate ▁situation . ▁Wing field ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁threat ▁as ▁" the ▁most ▁no x ious ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁weeks ▁long ▁campaign ▁to ▁dis cred it ▁or ▁int im