The news URL--
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/28/facebook.finds.attacker/index.html
Summary--
A attack happened near the campus of Georgetown University a few days ago. The victim tried to seek on Facebook the person who attacked him and eventually found Phillip Cooney, a sophomore in Georgetown University. The authority is very surprised that Facebook can be used to help finding suspects. Because the victim heard the person abusing him yelling homophobic epithets, Phillip is now charged for simple assault with a hate/bias crime specification. If the charge is convicted, Cooney will receive a more serious punishment than misdemeanor simple assault.
Afterthoughts--
I think the attack happened because the abuser does not know how to respect others. According to the article, it is very likely that the abuser assaulted the victim mainly because he is homosexual. The abuser beats him up and made cuts and bruises on the victim's face. Why on earth does he think he has the right to do this to other people?
Living in this world we need to know there are different kinds of people, and we have to respect their different points of view. You might hate the ways other people behave or dislike the methods of how they deal with problems, but it does not mean you are right and they are wrong. Sometimes, it's just different concepts and different attitudes toward life. You don't just jump on other people and start a big fight just because he or she is acting the way you don't approve.
The victim, on the other hand, I consider made a admiring act of move. He browsed from one profile to another, fully made use of the mass population of Facebook users, and finally found Phillip Cooney. Although the case is still under investigation and I cannot sure if Cooney is the real abuser who commited the crime or not, but sooner or later, this abuser will have to accept the consequences for not respecting other people.
I hope the abuser will learn a lesson from this event, just like I did.
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