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thedriverera OP t1_j3yu07o wrote

The actual evidence of the assault was passed around on social media pages. A lot of the kids around here have seen it unfortunately

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gphs t1_j3zm2p4 wrote

The thing about social media is that it’s pretty easily manipulated to present a distorted view, and then once the outrage gets going there’s no recourse for whoever is on the business end of it. That’s why there’s a legal process for this sort of thing.

A good example are videos that go viral from time to time that appear to show someone being the instigator of a fight, only later for a longer video to be posted showing the erstwhile victim to be the instigator: of course in the meantime the person painted as the initial aggressor has been threatened, lost their job, etc. Despite the pretty well-worn examples of mob mentality getting it wrong, the amnesia is strong. Surely this time that won’t happen, right?

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ShawnyMcKnight t1_j3yyfw2 wrote

Bummer, obviously they shouldn’t show it but mention what’s in the video.

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wrastle364 t1_j3z7jpi wrote

Don't care. Should be proven in a court of law first. Not some social media witch hunt (which has targeted innocent people numerous times)

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