HOW NOT TO REACT

Real Comments Left on the Post "VILE!!!! Lock him up and throw away the key" "Why are these people in my country" "He should be in the rat cage without clothes on" "Shouldn't take long, please update his face pictures after you deal with him" "His days are surely now numbered" "If this incident was in Birmingham it would have long been put to bed" "Little man syndrome!!!!! Hope a 6 footer bumps into him!!!!!" "Poor girl, hope he's locked up soon — bit of prison justice will teach him, the dirty stinking dog" "Coward. Scumbag." "Women abuser" "Why isn't this on the news" "If he is in Poplar, he's most probably faced justice by now" Read those again slowly. These are not the words of people seeking justice. These are the words of a digital mob — angry, reactive, and completely certain of something they cannot possibly verify. And then came the truth. ------------------ The Twist The story was entirely fabricated! The man in the photos had nothing to do with the attack. It was his ex-girlfriend — acting out of spite — who posted his pictures online to get him into serious trouble. Now ask yourself: what if someone had acted out those comments? What if a "zealous individual" had taken matters into their own hands? An innocent man could have been hospitalised — or worse — because of a post no one stopped to question. This is why C.A.U.T.I.O.N. is necessary! Allah says: “O you who believe! If an evil person comes to you with any news, verify it, lest you should harm people in ignorance, and afterwards you become regretful for what you have done.” [Surah Al-Hujurat:6]