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| Authored by: DaveF on Monday, November 19 2007 @ 12:36 PM CST |
Both the Inquirer story and the story it references oversimplify the matter far too much, but I really don't like how the Inquirer portrays the former friend and her mother as victims.
It's an interesting argument that withholding the information did more harm than good but I'm not sure I believe it. I do think withholding the name delayed the lynch mob and made it smaller. Anyone with a phone book would have been able to locate the family.
It's interesting that even now, with the information plastered dozens or even hundreds of places on the Web, there are still people asking where to find it. So finding the information still takes some level of search engine savvy. I think an angry mob of 2,000 people across the United States does less damage than an angry mob of 10,000 locals.[ Reply to This | Parent ]
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