Weblog on the Internet and public policy, journalism, virtual community, and more from David Brake, a Canadian academic, consultant and journalist
28 June 2002

The first example I have come across of its usefulness for crime prevention.

A small town next to a forest preserve, South Orange New Jersey is unique in many respects. Unfortunately for one con man, the town also has one thing many communities don’t: an active virtual community. When a door-to-door salesman’s visit left one resident suspicious, she did some digging and found out it was a scam. So she alerted the police and posted a warning to the town’s message boards. Several other residents had been victims, too, but word spread quickly. Six hours later, when the con man knocked on another door, the resident already knew his name and his spiel. She told him that the whole town was on to him, and the police had his description. I doubt he’ll bother South Orange again.

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