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Crime and Social Media Vigilantism

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By The Conversation Staff
Published December 20, 2017 at 2:04 PM HST
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An emotional appeal to find suspects in the recent murder case of a North Shore woman led to two arrests thanks to social media posts. But can online calls to action go too far?
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