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I think there is a big difference between the news saying "THIS IS THE GUY! THIS IS THE MONSTER!" and people on a forum speculating that "this may be worth look
by n3rdy 13y ago
I think there is a big difference between the news saying "THIS IS THE GUY! THIS IS THE MONSTER!" and people on a forum speculating that "this may be worth looking into further".
The people who turn it into a witch hunt are likely not the people actually using their heads enough to know what to be looking for in the images.
- kayoone 13y agoJust wait until the media finds this
- parasight 13y agoThey already have. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/16/mystery-man-on-roof-boston-bombings-photo-_n_3091189.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/16/mystery-man-on-roof... Edit: It's another picture though.
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- mootothemax 13y agoI think there is a big difference between the news saying "THIS IS THE GUY! THIS IS THE MONSTER!" and people on a forum speculating that "this may be worth looking into further". The problem is that all it takes is one group to start quoting the other, and the effect starts to snowball: "Internet detectives on the popular website Reddit have identified three possible suspects..." "[Rival news organization] tonight reported on three new leads. The suspects, Joe Bloggs, Susan Smith and Bill Stickers..." "Ask Reddit - who of the three suspects do you think is most likely to be behind the attacks?"
- stray 13y agoBill Stickers is innocent.
- tripzilch 13y agoIt's usually the second one from the left.
- DrewRWx 13y agoSo in LTR languages, the second one?
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoBill Stickers Will Be Prosecuted.
- RyanMcGreal 13y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_cascade http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_cascade
- D9u 13y agoKudos for the link.
- puzzled_indian 13y agoWhen something like this gets popular, its a matter of time before a major newspaper will publish this on the front page. And that's the beginning of the end for this person, in case he is innocent (which he is, until proven otherwise).