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As reported on Slashdot:

"Imagine your life ruined by an organized mob that convicts with scant, unreliable evidence. Fueled only by hearsay and rumors, an invisible horde of your fellow citizens begins bombarding your snailbox, email, phone, work, school and family with threats, insults and general harassment. You are forced to drop out of school and quit your job as a result of constant attacks. You are shunned and ridiculed in public as anywhere you go, you are instantly recognized. Although it may seem to be just a second-rate Hollywood nightmare scenario reminiscent of "The Net," this sort of "organized mob" justice is being dealt out freely in South Korea where net usage is booming. So freely, in fact, that almost 1 in 10 of 13-65 year-olds has felt its sting. Could this trend hit the U.S.? Will policing net behavior eventually become necessary?"

This rather eye-opening article is a good example of what can happen when mob mentality rules and an individual's personal rights are simply ignored.

Full article:  http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/14/news/korea.php

I recently discovered a very good weblog focusing on current events in New Orleans. Anyone interested should head over to Metroblogging New Orleans.

On a related note, Network World recently published an article on communcations network disruptions in the wake of Katrina, and what businesses are doing now to mitigate risk from a future storm. It's a very interesting article, and well worth taking a few minutes to read.

Full links:
Metroblogging New Orleans - http://neworleans.metblogs.com/
Hell or High Water - http://www.networkworld.com/research/2006/081406-katrina-rewiring-neworleans.html