Over the past 5 years, we have seen some of society’s top figures have their lives changed by citizen justice. The everyday person has a say in whether or not they support others’ beliefs and companies take note of this. Typically, we will see a person lose support from financial
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To Live and Die in LA is a podcast by Neil Strauss investigating the 2017 disappearance of Elaine Park, a 20 year old girl from my hometown, La Crescenta, CA. Strauss quit his job and dedicated his life to helping find Elaine, or at least find answers for this missing
In the age of online dating it can be very difficult to find out who you are actually talking to. Hence the popular term “catfishing” or the process of luring someone into a relationship by means of a fictional online persona. While younger generations have mastered the ability to point
Attending school in 2021 has never been so bizarre. With the stress posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic, you would think that people would want things to return back to normal. However, a viral trend on TikTok has shown that this is far from true. In September 2021, many students
Oxford Dictionary defines true crime as a genre of writing, film, etc., in which real crimes are examined or portrayed; compare sense and details the actions of real people. When talking about crime or anything gruesome in general, it can be taxing and very emotionally overwhelming to the point you
On the afternoon of January 6th, 2021, I was laying on the couch in my living room in a half-asleep daze after having my wisdom teeth removed that morning. Also on that day, a group of right-wing conspiracy theorists stormed the U.S. capital in opposition to the 2020 election, in
There are only two instances where humans are regarded as users, drug use and social networks. On Wednesday, Facebook agreed to pay $550 million dollars in a class action lawsuit to the state of Illinois regarding their facial recognition software. As one of three states with their own standalone biometric
Everyone wants to find someone who is “unique” or “different,” right? Well, the upward rise of awareness of the “pick me, choose me” person takes this concept to another level. While the idea of wanting to be viewed as different in comparison to “competition”, the concept of a Pick Me
The mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand strongly portrays the use of social media and crime. The shooter, Brenton Tarrant, murdered 50 people and wounded 50 more in a terrifying terrorist attack. Tarrant broadcasted his bloody rampage on a Facebook livestream feed. In a clip from the attack, the first
‘Don’t Look Now,’ written by Max Manning, is a book I recently picked up that delves deep into ethics and crime. In the book, a murderer takes photos of his victim right before he kills them and after. He then posts the photos onto social media and gains a huge