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Originally Posted by flameswin
Yep, great. This is exactly where we're headed as a society and it's frightening as hell that there's people that enjoy it and support it, including many on CP.
I don't know if you've noticed but public shaming is a full force kind of thing, you don't get to choose that it exists for extreme cases, it either becomes a prevalent part of our society (which it has already in a way) or we work together to put a stop to it.
And unfortunately too many seem to lack the understanding of it's levels of destruction and support it.
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I think you are confusing two issues here. Internet bullying and Internet witch hunt/justice depending on your feelings on the topic.
My own belief is that guys like Mr. Palmer, rich guys with egos, tend to live life and act above the law. They do things like pay 50K to shoot animals, pay the fine, sexually harass staff...it's all good right? Internet justice, whether abuses or misused actually has the power to bring justice to guys like this. Like others have said, maybe this stops the next ego driven psychopath doctor or lawyer from killing.
Now I'll admit this same power can be used for evil as well. We see Internet bullying and we the consequences of that. However, there will be no stopping it. We live in an age where news, behaviour, actions travel faster then ever. With the good comes the bad.
Palmer can reap what he sowed though.