I agree that this STOMPing is getting rather out of hand. If
those STOMPers think that they've caught someone doing wrong, they
should report to the relevant authorities such as the police,
rather than post the pictures online. This practice of posting
pictures on STOMP is not only unhelpful, but it can also
potentially damage the reputations of innocent people beyond
repair. In addition, STOMPers occasionally post pictures of what
they misunderstand as wrong-doing without knowing the context of
the situation.
Another worry about this trend is that the internet forum can be
turned into some sort of social control tool in which people are
forced to conform to certain social standards or norms of behaviour
imposed by a so-called majority for the fear of being publicly
shamed if they do not comply.
This has to stop. The moderators of STOMP should do something about
this. Nobody has the right to force another to live by moral
standards not of his own choosing, as long as the person is not
proven to be breaking the law.
