Originally Posted by Brian Ratliff

Those kinds of places don't care about defaming the character of an individual with no political or purse-string power. My only point is: why make assumptions when you don't have to? Remember Trayvon Martin and the infamous picture the news outlets got ahold of that was from when he was a kid? That's the power the media has over a story, and that's why doing this internet sleuthing stuff is dangerous.

(and read what I actually wrote: I am not taking a political position about a hoodie-wearing pedestrian getting shot by an idiot, I am talking about the dangers of jumping to conclusions based on a half reported story and internet sleuthing to find out what people look like and making character judgements based on those findings)