Colombian teenagers targeted through Facebook hitlist
Colombian teenagers targeted through Facebook hitlistThree teenagers have been killed in Colombia after their names appeared on one of two hitlist on social networking giant Facebook.
The names of the two teenagers appeared on the hitlist of 69 names received by young people in the town of Puerto Asis, advising the teenager to leave of face death.
A third teenager, Norbey Alexander Vargas, was shot dead three days after his name appeared on the list, which local police originally thought to be a joke.
A second list then appeared a few days after the first with an additional 31 names, sparking panic amongst the local community.
Further threats have since been made with a leaflet left on cars in the town reading: “Please, as relatives, ask [the teenagers on the list] to leave town in less than three days, or we’ll see ourselves forced to carry out more acts like that of 15 August”.
Facebook has so far declined to comment on the matter.
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After all, how much easier does it get to make a hit when the mark obsequiously updates his location and activities, all the time with immeasurable glee? “Turning out the light, leaving the door unlocked, nobody around me to hear me scream, LOL!” Does the target, in this case, want to tempt fate? Moreover, are we really any different?
http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2010/08/facebook-hit-list-creates-panic-...
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