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This is a classic example of why this type of information should just be forwarded to the authorities. Last thing we need is a mob mentality going after someone
by tjbiddle 14y ago
This is a classic example of why this type of information should just be forwarded to the authorities. Last thing we need is a mob mentality going after someone who may turn up to be innocent; it's happened before, and it can happen again.
- denzil_correa 14y agoSurprise! This type of information IS indeed handed over to the authorities - http://www.reddit.com/r/findbostonbombers/comments/1ck5hl/media_outlets_please_stop_making_the_images_of/ http://www.reddit.com/r/findbostonbombers/comments/1ck5hl/me...
- jmmcd 14y ago"just"
- hnriot 14y agoIs it really any different when the mob is the FBI?
- theorique 14y agoThey aren't really the mob - they are the actual pros who do this all the time. Presumably they aren't going to go and lynch someone because a random tipster emailed them a blurry photo.
- mhw 14y agoNot to mention that official law enforcement has governance in place to at least try to make sure they don't go and lynch someone on a hunch. It might not be perfect, but it's better than the alternatives.
- hnriot 14y agoThis is the same bunch of <i>professionals</i> that brought you the Waco siege. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege
- scarmig 14y agoI hardly love the FBI, but I think it's fair to say that they're a far sight above Reddit and fucking 4chan.