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FC: Nigerian newspaper's excuse for mob riots: "The computer did it!"
From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 16:18:34 -0500
More coverage: http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/11/22/nigeria.missworld/index.html --- Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 12:51:08 -0800 (PST) From: herror <blackmarkets () yahoo com> Subject: not so smart mobs To: doctorow () craphound com, declan () well com Cory, Declan, The Miss World Riots- "smart" mob inspired? Stupid, murderous mobs can use tech too. From http://allafrica.com/stories/200211220347.html
Ironically, the blasphemous story published against the prophet has tended to unite the nation's muslims who have not only been unanimous in their condemnation of the story, but have also been sending solidarity text messages on their GSM phones to alert one another on the blasphemy since last Sunday. AbdulHameed Daramola, a Lagos Muslim told Weekly Trust that he alone alerted over seventy Muslims across the country about the blasphemy through text messages on his GSM since last Sunday when he became aware of the issue.
Also check out the groveling apoplogy from the Newspaper that "blasphemed". They're using "the computer did it" defense in their desperation. http://www.thisdayonline.com/news/20021122rec01.html
The supervising editor made an attempt to remove the offensive portion during the editing process. But we must say that this time, technology failed us, and gravely too ...We have learnt that we cannot always rely on technology, and that we have to do more to improve our processes so we can continue to pursue the path of truth and reason. Ours is a public trust. We do not, and will not take our responsibility for granted. May the Almighty Allah, the God of infinite wisdom, continue to guide us aright. Ma-Assalam, and Ramadan Kareem.
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