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In a bit of news that should surprise absolutely nobody, the singular 'internet sleuth' who tried to snitch on the shooter was... a software engineer.
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Honestly, I think the discussions about this event give us a glimpse of what is possible when media outlets aren't (succeeding at) generating misleading political framing and 'false polarization'.
ACAB
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@joepie91 is it the citibike guy i thought that he deliberately told the police lies
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@mynameistillian It's not quite clear, but it seems that a lot of other folks have concluded that he attempted to snitch
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That having been said, reading the discourse in various comment sections is making me extremely hopeful for the future.
There are so many genuine ethical discussions happening everywhere right now, seemingly across the political spectrum, and without the usual thought-terminating cliches; instead, people are taking the time to explain their ethical considerations in detail.