Just a little stupid decision by some young adults
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 3:47 pm
by Okeefenokee
Since we don't have a specific thread for this one yet.
WaPo already edited the story to remove this quote,
They’re young adults. And they make stupid decisions,” Duffin said. “That certainly will be part of whether or not we seek a hate crime to determine whether this is sincere or just stupid ranting and raving.
Victim in Facebook Live torture case was friends with one of his attackers
The 18-year-old victim's parents dropped him off at a McDonald's in Streamwood, Ill., to meet his friend Jordan Hill, 18, who has since been charged in this case. His parents believed he was spending the night at Hill's home, so they did not report him missing in Streamwood until Jan. 1.
Police say Hill stole a van in Streamwood and drove himself and the victim to the West Side of Chicago. The victim didn't know the van was stolen.
BTW, Kentucky was right. No one watching the feed on facebook reported it. A neighbor making a noise complaint allowed this boy to escape.
The victim was able to escape when a downstairs neighbor called police complaining about the noise. Police say the sisters were angry that the police were called, so they kicked in the neighbor's door. That's when the victim had the opportunity to escape.
Re: Just a little stupid decision by some young adults
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 3:50 pm
by kybkh
At no point does the company suggest using the tool to document torture, police brutality or spree killing – but that is precisely what the tool has, in part, gained a reputation for over the last nine months.
This was brought to the fore most viscerally with this week’s attack in Chicago. The 30-minute assault was watched by 16,000 people, leaving many asking why Facebook didn’t take the content down as it did in the case of the police stand-off with Korryn Gaines. Facebook did eventually take down the recorded video, but not before it had been copied and widely shared on YouTube.
Facebook refused to comment on how many people – if any – reported the content, although there appear to have been many comments under the live stream made by horrified viewers who may have also used the report tool. Nor would Facebook tell the Guardian when it first became aware of the video and how long it took to decide to take the footage down from the site.
