Cecil Hotel...I found a new group of people to hate

[MileHighGrowler]

(02-15-2021, 04:36 PM)George Cantstandya Wrote: While I think hating someone is a little extreme, I thought you were going to mention how the Internet sleuths doxed an innocent person.  They had him accused of murder which in turn messed up his life and even when it was proven he wasn't in any way involved they didn't apologize.  Instead they just were like, "Well you know we all got caught up in this and how crazy the story was."  Meanwhile he had to deal with people threatening his life, having his name tarnished, having his Internet accounts shut down etc..   All because he was in to death metal and was at the Cecil hotel... which turned out was a year before the woman died there.

Those stories are so sad.  People who are falsely accused or falsely incarcerated.  I watched Manhunt: Deadly Games on Netflix a couple of months ago and couldn't believe what had happened to Richard Jewell and how still to-date the paper that caused all the issues never would admit they were wrong.  I didn't pay super close attention back when that happened and didn't realize how the story dogged the guy the rest of his life until I watched that show and did a follow up reading. 

I think sometimes internet sleuths can be helpful with furthering research and tracking leads that regular law enforcement just doesn't have the manpower to take on themselves, but it can take on a life of its own far too easily (and dangerously).