John Blake on CNN reports on a young woman who was smeared
online with contrived posts after she, working for a Chipotle on St. Paul MN,
refused service to misbehaving African-American men in the store she worked at
before the end of a shift. She was
called “racist” when she is PoC herself (which is not obvious). The men apparently conspired to make up a story
about her on social media.
She was fired, and offered her job back when the company
found out about the libel.
The article discusses three problems: confirmation bias, mob
vengeance mentality, and the lack of inclination of individuals to question the
tribe.
A similar problem occurred with the Covington Boys in January
when the mainstream media misinterpreted a video fragment.
I am not sure how the mob knew her name or identity but the
article reports that it is a common setup to make a viral video of someone behaving
in a way that appears racist at first glance.
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