Mistaken identities

It looks like nowadays we are more keen to get our message out, regardless of the facts. If that means we put the wrong man on trial, show an innocent person on television, so be it. We already made normal, indistinctive men potential killers of the royal family, robbers of ATMs and thieves. 

Why is this? Are we getting more restless? Impatient? Are we so used to getting our way quickly and efficiently that we forget to do even rudimentary fact-checking? This is exactly why people go to college and university: you learn that everything you state is augmented by arguments and references. And those references cannot simply be Wikipedia, but good, thorough research.

If we don't do this, we are left at the mercy of the media. You could be mistaken for the next enemy of the state. Your face could suddenly appear on television because someone who looks like you did something quite embarrassing, like tossing chairs off an overpass or shooting up a school. And probably it will not stop there. Next time it is you.