The ugly side of social media

[pikergolf]

Sad turn of events.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...gary-1.4602948

[CaberTosser]

Those animal rights people can be pretty inhumane. Of course there have been instances where their targets have had it coming, I recall one young fellow in Calgary who had been caught torturing animals who would fall into that category. The story referenced its hard to pass judgement. Sounds like his substance abuse may have possibly been a factor in him not knowing/recalling where the dog was.

[bobtodrick]

Exactly why I'm not on Facebook. Firstly, I don't really give a rats #$%$ what others think of what or why I do things. And why would you care about what people who've never met you or talked to you care about you. I feel bad for this fellow...but his issues were a lot deeper than some comments made on Facebook.

[crosman177]

I just read that story before opening this thread strangely enough, feel bad for the guy. He was in a dark deep spot. One of the many reasons why I don’t have Facebook. I enjoy my privacy

[Big Sky]

This is such a sad story on so many levels.

Whenever an animal or child dies in the back of a car, there will always be internet warriors show up to pass judgement. Sometimes the parent or pet owner is an awful person who knowingly leaves their child/pet in the vehicle while they go shopping or play the VLT's. That is rare. Much more common is the distracted parent/pet owner who simply forgets.

The first time I heard of this, was a story of a NASA scientist who left his child in the back seat of his car when he went in to work. I wanted to post the story, but a quick google search found this. It's a bit long, but well worth reading, even if you can only spare the time to read a fraction of it. The article is about children, but the article would be applicable to the story posted by the OP.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifes...=.7b1c1051153a

[Map Maker]

Very screwed up.
When i first read the article this morning, it had the names of the posters and the person who had the picture of the noose. Now its blurred.
I think the writer did that intentionally.
I wonder if those posters are happy or remorseful now, or feeling any effect.

I even thought the same thing with the beat down of the girl on twitter on the bus crash.

Guess im just glad i dont feel hate.

If i post anything, i mentally check my post, that its something i would say that to someone in person.

[RandyBoBandy]

[QUOTE=Big Sky;3771485]This is such a sad story on so many levels.

Whenever an animal or child dies in the back of a car, there will always be internet warriors show up to pass judgement.
Oh, we don't have to go to FB for this, we have PLENTY-O-IW's right here in this social media place

[rem338win]

The issue is they name These things and the persons involved and then don't monitor the outcome. It is irresponsible.

The other issue is people's emotional reactions they leave unchecked on everything and somehow believing their gross opinions are relevant without knowing an iota about anything. Welcome to the "me, I am relevant" generation. We've created mobs and nearly everyone is guilty.

[Fish along]

I think the humane society were acting as a judge and jury in this man's case without knowing all the facts,maybe he didn't put the dog in the car,either way the society should have shut this thread down when people started saying that he should die,they should be sued in my opinion.

[Gray Wolf]

Originally Posted by bobtodrick

Exactly why I'm not on Facebook. Firstly, I don't really give a rats #$%$ what others think of what or why I do things. And why would you care about what people who've never met you or talked to you care about you. I feel bad for this fellow...but his issues were a lot deeper than some comments made on Facebook.

Take it or leave it, but Facebook is for the user what he/she wants it to be. You get to decide what name you use (real or fake), and you only have to communicate and share with those of your own choosing. Facebook is not the evil monster some like to make it out to be, unless by their own choices, they've turned it into a monster for themselves.

And for the record, just like Facebook, the AO forums are a form of "social media". And just like the AO forums, Facebook is what we make it to be for ourselves. The real Monster is in the mirror.

[Little red riding hood]

Double standards everywhere you look! If Remington is held accountable for making a tool that has killed people...
Why isn't Mark Zuckerman held to the same standard?