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Where's the line between "the media" and "people personally involved"? For example, if a 14 year old comes up to me on the street and commits a crime (e.g. he
by corin_ 12y ago
Where's the line between "the media" and "people personally involved"?
For example, if a 14 year old comes up to me on the street and commits a crime (e.g. he mugs me) and I know his name, would I not be allowed to tweet "just got mugged by <his name>"?
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- jzwinck 12y agoYou might tweet it if you did not believe that you'd get any results from reporting it to the police (or already did report it and got no results). For example, when stopped at a red light on my bicycle in Brooklyn, a van intentionally (and maliciously) bumped my rear wheel from behind. The local precinct was two blocks away so I went there with the guy's license plate number. The police declined to file a report, telling me they wouldn't be able to verify who the actual driver was given only the plate number (and time, and description, and a second eye witness). If Twitter had been a thing back then I may well have tweeted about it.
- 15characterlimi 12y agoSerious question here, what do you hope to accomplish by Tweeting something like this? Vigilante justice from fellow bicyclists?
- obsurveyor 12y agoOuting non-responsive public services/companies/etc. on social media gets a reaction these days if you get some traction with re-tweets etc.