The guy was being unfairly harassed. He lost his family today and, for an afternoon, was branded the worst murderer in America since Tim McVeigh. So, I don't feel particularly sad that Facebook may have yanked posts for a time pointing to an innocent man.
And if it wasn't you, it was others (look at this guy...he's the shooter). I get that news moves fast, but it didn't move accurately this time. On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > For the record, I linked to the profile indicated he was believed to have > been the shooter, not that he was. Again, I question Facebook editing my > profile for any reason. And since when does being inaccurate violate their > terms of use? If that were true, the number of people who confuse "you're" > and "your" ought to get their posts deleted. > > > On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 8:58 PM, Joe Coughlin <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Or...he wasn't the shooter. It was his brother Adam... >> >> Fog of war? Seems a shame to tar him if he's innocent as he appears. But >> it does go to show that people can make up any kind of narrative in their >> head based on nothing. (He's wearing a trench coat...evil!) >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 4:23 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Aaaaannnnnd, the profile has been restored. As has my link to it (as >>> well as the links others had made to it that also vanished). Me thinks >>> perhaps someone at Facebook realized they had overstepped? >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 1:15 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Ambiguity is understandable. Deleting or suspending the accused or even >>>> wrongly accused profile is potentially understandable. Deleting a post I >>>> made and others commented on in the face of ambiguity is something I >>>> consider to be beyond the scope of what Facebook ought to be able to do. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Brad Beam <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Except -- according to the "New York Post" -- the gunman appears to be >>>>> the younger brother. >>>>> >>>>> The older brother is being questioned in Hoboken NJ, but is not >>>>> considered a suspect. >>>>> http://www.nypost.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 14, 2012, at 15:37, "Kevin M." <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Random observation: I very quickly located the shooter's Facebook >>>>> profile and shared the link on my profile. Now, not only has the profile >>>>> been deleted, but so has my link to the profile. I wonder who gave >>>>> Facebook >>>>> authorization to delete the a-hole's page, and I know I didn't give >>>>> Facebook permission to edit my page. Also worth noting several people have >>>>> taken the profile picture from the shooter's profile and have created fake >>>>> profiles for him. >>>>> >>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/rlanza>https://www.facebook.com/rlanza >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to <[email protected]> >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en> >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> TV or Not TV .... 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