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Has the internet made us vigilantes or just trolls?

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Remember the woman who foolishly tweeted about gettings AIDs on her trip to Africa? She claimed to be sarcastic and making fun of racists. Tone is hard to read in text. Humor is hard to read in strangers. The internet rallied against her. She lost her job. She lost control of her image. Did she behave foolishly? Absolutely. Was the response appropriate? TBD.