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Re:What happens when you give 4chan images of the Boston Mar... by yk on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @03:16AM (#5563164)
The funny thing is, that there are at least six people with black nylon backpacks in the picture. So obviously an entire swarm of terrorists is depicted...
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Re:What happens when you give 4chan images of the Boston Mar... by yolonoexception on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @03:46AM (#5563253)
I feel the same way. This thing is ridiculous, someone could name the person in the image, and media will go after them. But in the end they will end up innocent and their life in ruins. As much as this may seem like a good idea, 4chan or the internet should away from pointing fingers at random people with backups.
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Re:What happens when you give 4chan images of the Boston Mar... by dredmorbius on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @08:02AM (#5563919)
Thomas Crowne affair.

But: yes.

Crowdsourcing may be useful to develop leads. But LEO really should take it from there.

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