The end of safety in numbers?
June 17, 2011 5:52 AM Subscribe
This post was deleted for the following reason: Not that people on the internet can't get their shaming on if they really need to, but I don't think we need yet another Vancouver post just to further highlight it. -- cortex
One thing at a time -- let's work on identifying those G20 cops first, before we start cooperating.
posted by Capt. Renault at 5:57 AM on June 17, 2011 [8 favorites]
posted by Capt. Renault at 5:57 AM on June 17, 2011 [8 favorites]
This is an excellent idea. I don't care about public shaming so much as: the aftermath of rioting is effing expensive, dude. "Herd mentality" is a bunch of crap. Hold people responsible for what they did.
posted by phunniemee at 6:01 AM on June 17, 2011
posted by phunniemee at 6:01 AM on June 17, 2011
I was wondering if insurance covered the people whose cars got torched. Somehow, I doubt it.
posted by R. Mutt at 6:04 AM on June 17, 2011
posted by R. Mutt at 6:04 AM on June 17, 2011
Only the nice cars.
(In the US, people with older vehicles often carry liability-only insurance. Dunno about Canada, though.)
posted by ryanrs at 6:11 AM on June 17, 2011
(In the US, people with older vehicles often carry liability-only insurance. Dunno about Canada, though.)
posted by ryanrs at 6:11 AM on June 17, 2011
All hoodlums use facebook? All people who can identify hoodlums use facebook? Facebook users have to "friend" a hoodlum to identify him? This does not seem like the most effective approach.
posted by fritley at 6:13 AM on June 17, 2011
posted by fritley at 6:13 AM on June 17, 2011
I don't know about Canadian insurance, but from what I remember a lot of US insurance policies expressly do not cover non-accidental damage, even if the owner/driver is not responsible for it.
posted by deadcowdan at 6:14 AM on June 17, 2011
posted by deadcowdan at 6:14 AM on June 17, 2011
I was wondering if insurance covered the people whose cars got torched. Somehow, I doubt it.
*Ring *Ring
"Hello, thank you for calling AllState Insurance, how may we help you?"
UM YEAH MY CAR IS ON FIRE.
"Oooh, that's no good. Do you have your policy number."
MY CAR IS ON FIRE, WHAT DO I DO, OOH MY GOD....SOME GUY IS PEEING ON IT NOW."
"Uh huh, sir, unfortunately I need your policy number."
"That stuff was in the glove box."
"Well, I can look up your information with your name and your date of birth....it seems you were not covered for Canadian Douchbaggery. I'm sorry sir. Is there anything else I can do to help you today."
posted by Fizz at 6:16 AM on June 17, 2011 [1 favorite]
*Ring *Ring
"Hello, thank you for calling AllState Insurance, how may we help you?"
UM YEAH MY CAR IS ON FIRE.
"Oooh, that's no good. Do you have your policy number."
MY CAR IS ON FIRE, WHAT DO I DO, OOH MY GOD....SOME GUY IS PEEING ON IT NOW."
"Uh huh, sir, unfortunately I need your policy number."
"That stuff was in the glove box."
"Well, I can look up your information with your name and your date of birth....it seems you were not covered for Canadian Douchbaggery. I'm sorry sir. Is there anything else I can do to help you today."
posted by Fizz at 6:16 AM on June 17, 2011 [1 favorite]
Its a brilliant idea. Its wrong to smash some random car.
posted by Ironmouth at 6:18 AM on June 17, 2011
posted by Ironmouth at 6:18 AM on June 17, 2011
There's also this one, which, it should be mentioned, appears to have taken down at least one post after a person was misidentified.
Oh, and that picture of the two folks kissing in the street with riot cops around was apparently taken after the riot cops had knocked the girl down:
Mr Jones posted a reply saying: "Classic! This was shortly after the riot police run over the top of us and naturally Alex needed some comforting."
posted by mediareport at 6:20 AM on June 17, 2011
Oh, and that picture of the two folks kissing in the street with riot cops around was apparently taken after the riot cops had knocked the girl down:
Mr Jones posted a reply saying: "Classic! This was shortly after the riot police run over the top of us and naturally Alex needed some comforting."
posted by mediareport at 6:20 AM on June 17, 2011
Does shaming work? I would think it would just give douchebags more opportunity to be douchebags to more people. Trolls gonna troll.
posted by LogicalDash at 6:23 AM on June 17, 2011
posted by LogicalDash at 6:23 AM on June 17, 2011
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posted by Fizz at 5:54 AM on June 17, 2011