The Vancouver 2011 Riot Criminal List Tumblr was started late last night after the devastating riot that was fuelled by the Vancouver loss against the Bruins in the Stanley Cup final.
The site has become a hub for publicizing photos of the criminal activity. The site has allowed viewers to find and identify to the police who committed crimes such as looting, vandalism and violence.
The Vancouver 2011 Riot Criminal List was started by the founder because they wanted to "[...] hold people accountable for their actions! Alright everyone, lets start posting pictures of the idiots setting fires and looting. Let’s get identifying these criminals.”
One photo is a screenshot of Brock Anton, who openly admits to his crimes on Facebook. He has now become a Trending Topic on Twitter.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Crowdsourced Criminal Identification
- Opportunity to develop platforms or apps that allow users to crowdsource the identification of criminals based on photos and videos.
- Publicly Disclosed Criminal Activity
- Potential to create platforms or websites where individuals can publicly disclose photos and videos of criminal activity to hold people accountable.
- Social Media Trending Topics
- Ability to leverage social media platforms to track and highlight trending topics related to criminal activities and identify perpetrators.
Sectors Adopting This
- Technology
- Disruptive innovation opportunity lies in developing advanced facial recognition software to automate the identification process of criminals from crowd-sourced images.
- Security
- Opportunity for security companies to develop surveillance systems that can integrate with crowd-sourced criminal identification platforms to enhance public safety and law enforcement efforts.
- Media and Communication
- Disruptive innovation potential in creating social media monitoring tools that can analyze trending topics related to criminal activities to identify patterns and potential threats.
