The hypocritical world of 4chan?
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Disclaimer :Past 4am. slightly (hic) inebriated.
So, just wondering on peoples thoughts about these "4chan" witch hunts.
I was reading through the thread here about that daft girl filming herself throwing pups into a river. For me, quite sick, no need to film this and put it up for cyber consumption. However, there is an almost hysterical media interest about it (certainly re the cat in the bin indecent)
So here's the question. There are more than a few web sites that show human atrocities around, point in question was a clip of a woman (recently) somewhere in the middle east or further afield being stoned to death. So where is the witch hunt about this? Regardless of whether she is guilty of any national crime, what happened there was truly sicking and barbaric yet we don't see this?
Thoughts?
So, just wondering on peoples thoughts about these "4chan" witch hunts.
I was reading through the thread here about that daft girl filming herself throwing pups into a river. For me, quite sick, no need to film this and put it up for cyber consumption. However, there is an almost hysterical media interest about it (certainly re the cat in the bin indecent)
So here's the question. There are more than a few web sites that show human atrocities around, point in question was a clip of a woman (recently) somewhere in the middle east or further afield being stoned to death. So where is the witch hunt about this? Regardless of whether she is guilty of any national crime, what happened there was truly sicking and barbaric yet we don't see this?
Thoughts?
One is sanctioned by the Government and 4chan wouldn't stand much hope against a nation. And besides, they don't have the internet in the Middle East.
The other is a sick individual that is incredibly unlikely to be brought to task by any traditional means yet can be brought a great deal of misery via a bit of e-sleuthing.
Poor comparison. That's not to say 4chan isn't filled with hyprocrisy, but it's purpose is not as an e-sleuthing entity. It just happens to have some success and notoriety in this area.
The other is a sick individual that is incredibly unlikely to be brought to task by any traditional means yet can be brought a great deal of misery via a bit of e-sleuthing.
Poor comparison. That's not to say 4chan isn't filled with hyprocrisy, but it's purpose is not as an e-sleuthing entity. It just happens to have some success and notoriety in this area.
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One is sanctioned by the Government and 4chan wouldn't stand much hope against a nation. And besides, they don't have the internet in the Middle East.
The other is a sick individual that is incredibly unlikely to be brought to task by any traditional means yet can be brought a great deal of misery via a bit of e-sleuthing.
Poor comparison. That's not to say 4chan isn't filled with hyprocrisy, but it's purpose is not as an e-sleuthing entity. It just happens to have some success and notoriety in this area.
The other is a sick individual that is incredibly unlikely to be brought to task by any traditional means yet can be brought a great deal of misery via a bit of e-sleuthing.
Poor comparison. That's not to say 4chan isn't filled with hyprocrisy, but it's purpose is not as an e-sleuthing entity. It just happens to have some success and notoriety in this area.
The bit in bold, however true, made me laugh.But I too have never really understood what 4chan was really for. I guess it goes a little deeper than what you see.
It's because the internet has a soft spot for incidents involving cruelty to animals, which would perhaps not be persued by the authorities, and where they'd have a real chance of finding who did it. Whereas with a 'stoning to death' they probably accept there's not a lot they can do about changing cultural attitudes in far-flung third-world countries.
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