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London Police Use Flickr to Identify Looters - NYTimes.com.
How do we feel about this? Not too long ago, a video of a woman throwing a cat in a trash can hit the internet, and the public tracked down the woman. She was punished for her actions and we all felt good! But would we feel good if one of these people was punished for being photographed near some looting?

London Police Use Flickr to Identify Looters - NYTimes.com.

How do we feel about this? Not too long ago, a video of a woman throwing a cat in a trash can hit the internet, and the public tracked down the woman. She was punished for her actions and we all felt good! But would we feel good if one of these people was punished for being photographed near some looting?

Posted on Tuesday, August 16 2011. Tagged with: crimelawpoliceprivacysurveillance
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