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I don't get those saying this is unproductive, it is the classic appeal to authority. "The FBI know what they are doing". No doubt they do but currently technol
by robryan 14y ago
I don't get those saying this is unproductive, it is the classic appeal to authority. "The FBI know what they are doing". No doubt they do but currently technology doesn't allow a computer to work it out from all the footage and pictures and the sheer volume means that those on the case will probably take a long time to sift through it all.
What harm is it if the public puts forward some suggestions and some of those investigating use them as a starting point? All this information is in the public domain, I don't think we can simply pretend it doesn't exist.
- Goladus 14y agoWe shouldn't pretend it doesn't exist however a forum like Hacker News should be quick to identify and upvote flaws in the analysis. None of the 4chan analysis photos I've seen are anything close to reasonable. They all have blatantly obvious flaws and the pictures do not support the claims being made. In this case, a few commenters have pointed it out but there are many valid explanations for the "no backpack" shots the main one being that because the crowd is much thicker the backpack is removed and being held at his feet. It's a very common thing to do and there's nothing at all suspicious about this behavior.