Manhattan Buckeye;1352294 wrote:I don't disagree with you Fly4Fun, I just don't understand why Anonymous has so much more credibility than the authorities. I can see reasons why both can be compromised, yet reading the thread it seems like like one is infallible. Don't get it.
Okay, so now this is where the argument should be going. I don't think in general Anonymous has much more credibility than the authorities. But with the information out there in this case, it does appear that Anonymous has more credibility than the local authorities in Steubenville. Essentially Stuebenville is losing a social media and public perception battle.
And a couple of the factors that give Anonymous credibility is their recent history and the lack of a dog in the fight so to say. They don't win or lose anything on the outcome of this. They just saw what they think is a wrong and are trying to bring lots of attention to it.
Things working against Stuebenville would be the reaction of a local authority when 1st trying to report it. The social media texts and pictures regarding that time period. And the recent crucifixion of football machines being bigger than the criminal justice system (i.e. Penn State).
But as I said, this isn't about trying to prove a case in a court of law for Anonymous. This is about societal pressure. But one potential goal for Anonymous is that their societal pressure they bring down would convince some individuals in the area to "do the right thing" and hopefully this would turn into the criminal justice system operating correctly.
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