Conspiracy theorist threatens to sue local paper and Surf Lifesaving NSW
A conspiracist, or “free thinker” according to himself, is threatening to sue his local newspaper and Surf Life Saving NSW.
A conspiracy theorist and self-described “free thinker” is threatening to sue his local newspaper and Surf Life Saving NSW over a cancelled event they claim was caused by him.
A NSW surf lifesaving club took the extraordinary step of cancelling its last nipper program of the season after a video was posted by David Graham, known as “Guru”, calling on his followers “ask them why they’re pushing this woke s***”.
The “woke s***” he was referring to Pride Week flags.
He urged his followers to “hit our surf clubs this weekend” and wait until the “four and five-year-old nippers”.
“Then we go up, and we see these people in the surf lifesaving facilities and ask them why they’re pushing this woke s*t … why they’ve got their rainbow flags everywhere,” he said in a video seen by news.com.au.
Thirroul Surf Life Saving Club, in Wollongong, eventually cancelled its last program of the year.
Upon hearing he had made front page news for the SLS shutdown, Mr Graham shared legal letters to both Surf Lifesaving NSW and the Illawarra Mercury demanding both entities apologise and retract claims made about him.
In the letter addressed to the top brass at Surf Lifesaving NSW, Mr Graham claimed he was a trolling victim and demanded an apology and proof he was not being inclusive within seven days.
“Further take notice the claim that “SLS Illawarra have received threats which may affect clubs across the Illawarra related to this weekends support of Pride Week and inclusivity and diversity” as published in the Illawarra Mercury … has used my name Davis ‘Guru’ Graham, leading to defamation and possible election interference,” his legal letter read.
“I demand a full apology as I, Mr Graham, called for public members to question the use of the rainbow flag in relation to children, and has (sic) stated that children should not be sexualised,” he continued.
“I have not called for violence at any point of the campaign,” he also wrote.
In his letter to the Illawarra Mercury, Mr Graham also complained he had been defamed and demanded action.
He said in a video online he believed the Illawarra Mercury had been “duped” by trolls and was in cahoots with Surf Lifesaving New South Wales.
Mr Graham responded to the cancellation on his podcast and defended his actions.
“We have just got to stop these guys somehow or other,” he said.
“I’m not a conspiracy theorist and I will be challenging that because everything I have said has come through.”
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