It appears that a Malaysian passenger jet may have been mistakenly shot down in the skies above territory that is in dispute between Ukraine and Russia. USA Today is reporting that rebels who may be backed by Russia may have arms capable of downing a passenger jet that is flying 20,000+ feet in the sky.
Photos of the tragedy have appeared online and it leads me to believe that the crash site may become contaminated. In this hyper-sensitive and viral world everything posted online about this tragedy is put under a microscope. For example, American Pie actor Jason Biggs Tweet “Anyone wanna buy my Malaysian Airlines frequent flier miles?” was deemed so offensive by the Internet community that he ended up issuing an apology after it went viral.
Entertainers and politicians do not have a monopoly on regretting their online posts. According to AFP, it appears that some Pro-Russian insurgents may also have itchy social media fingers because some of their online postings boasting about downing an airplane around the same time/place that the Malaysian jet went down have now been deleted. Since the crash site may become contaminated will social media become crucial evidence in determining who shot down the Malaysian passenger jet?
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