Vancouver Rioters and Facebook Vigilantes

The June 15 Stanley Cup hockey rampage has been called “the most documented riot in history,” and accurately so. Many who took part in it have felt not just the wrath of police and public officials, but also that of “Facebook vigilantes” who have posted incriminating photos, along with names and home addresses.

More than 200 arrests have been made following the riots, and scores of rioters, many identified online, have turned themselves in. The day after, a few preternaturally stupid rioters boasted online about their looting and destructive “exploits” on their Facebook pages. They were met with a firestorm of anger and threats of physical violence (and were “unfriended,” of course).