"If an organization like the FBI was taking charge of the platform, it could partner with media to caution the public against using possible leads on the crowdsourcing site to act out in vigilante justice. It is no guarantee that people would not act out in this way, but, I would argue, it is better to have some leads, quickly question these leads (get to the people of interest before the crowd does), and caution the public from reacting than it is to have a complete absence of leads and have people?s ignorance and fear take over and start treating, say, all dark-skinned Arabic-speaking people as suspects or circulating other conspiracy theories and misinformation. We don?t need a post-9/11 xenophobic, racist reaction, and that is what will fill the void if a series of leads don?t come forward, I?m afraid."
http://culturedigitally.org/2013/04...ing-and-emergency-crowdsourced-investigation/
http://culturedigitally.org/2013/04...ing-and-emergency-crowdsourced-investigation/
