May 26, 2007

Wayne Chiang's Facebook Account Suspended

Wayne Chiang, the Virginia Tech student falsely accused of being the Virginia Tech gunman, has had his Facebook account suspended for "posing with guns ... in a non-sporting context."

Wayne's letter to Facebook management is here:

In the wake of the Virginia Tech shooting, it is an easy reaction to remove all firearm related photos from your site in an effort to minimize those that may do things as tragic and senseless as the aforementioned school shooting. However, this is an overreaction and in doing so, you limit the freedoms of the vast majority of those who are law abiding and whom deplore the type of violence that occurred at Virginia Tech. I ask this of you in the utmost respect, to take into consideration the large communities of individuals whose actions are currently being considered “offensive” on Facebook.
Cross-posted at The Arsenal.


By Ragnar Danneskjold, R.I.N.O. Hunter at May 26, 2007 09:54 AM | | l digg this