Here are three separate disputes that recently made the news because of racist conduct.
Another similarity among the three? Each incident was captured by cellphone video and uploaded online which led to massive news coverage.
Using cellphones to record and expose bad behavior seems commonplace these days, and I’m wondering about its impact on public accountability.
Ultimately, I suspect not much will change on the front-end. People tend to think they’re right during a conflict. They’re probably not worried about the long-range consequences of being recorded. They’ll do what they’ll do.
The big change may be having more regret on the back-end, once their actions are judged and immortalized on the internet.