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Yelp's statement[1]:

"Media-fueled reviews typically violate our content guidelines. One of these deals with relevance. For example, reviews aren’t the place for rants about a business’s employment practices, political ideologies, extraordinary circumstances, or other matters that don’t address the core of the consumer experience."

Agree with their decision. Just because he's a heartless poacher doesn't mean he is a horrible dentist. Plus, there are a dozen or so others who work at the practice. If he goes to jail, this type of social media vigilante justice only harms the innocent.

This reminds me somewhat of reddit's DIY investigation into the Boston marathon bombings. The justice system works well but is slow. Social media vigilante justice is fast but not fair.

[1]http://www.marketwatch.com/story/yelp-pulls-reviews-of-lion-...



"Social media vigilante justice is fast but not fair."

That's because "social justice" isn't about justice. It's about punishing an entity with a real or perceived advantage, in order to appease a victim-mentality group. Righting any possible wrong or establishing true equality has nothing to do with it.




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