A 2012 UBC sociology study by Christopher Schneider and Daniel Trottier was cited in a Toronto Star story on the danger of crowd-sleuthing.
A man was the subject of outrage on social media after he threw a beer can onto the field during a Toronto Blue Jays game near a player. He faced digital vigilantism similar to the situation following the 2011 Stanley Cup riots in Vancouver.
Schneider and Trottier found that digital vigilantism slowed the police investigation related to the riots.
The story also appeared in Metro News.
