Online witchhunts do not serve justice

A VIDEO SHOWING a woman eating a popular Chinese snack with a strong smell on the Shanghai subway and arguing with other passengers who tried to stop her from dropping the remains on the floor, recently went viral. Her personal information, including her profession, was later posted online. As much as she deserves to be blamed for her behavior on public transport, Beijing Youth Daily says revealing her identity in this way invades her privacy:

Admittedly, by eating chicken feet on the subway and leaving the remains on the floor the woman was in the wrong. But that does not justify the abuse she received from netizens, which constituted virtual violence.

In fact, not only should the woman reflect upon her behavior, the local law enforcers should do the same for failing to keep the exposure of the personal information in line with the law.