The Internet has created a sophisticated social network that connects people from all across the globe. This connectivity gives an incredible amount of power any person that wants to gather large groups of people together. Such power can have a positive influence for good, such as the Egyptian riots that protested via Twitter. However, such power can be abused or used for wrongdoing. In a specific example, one man, Evan Guttman, was able to use the Internet in order rally thousands of supporters to recover a lost cell phone. Guttman’s story made national news over a $350 phone that was recovered by a 16 year girl that refused to return the property. Guttman’s reasons to recover the phone were not immoral, but Sasha Gomez did not deserve the punishment that she received during this time. She was labeled by the national news as a thief and was arrested in order to return the stolen property. Although Guttman’s actions were noble and Sasha’s actions were dishonest, she didn’t deserve to be made an example to the entire nation. Action needed to happen before Sasha Gomez was humiliated to the entire public. We need to establish a system that allows the right thing to be done without destroying the lives of the opposing party.
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