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In August 2018, Diablo Valley Collegeethics professor Eric Clanton was sentenced to zero time in prison after he used a metal bike lock to assault the heads of seven Donald Trump supporters, even though there was video proof. Clanton had tried to hide his identity, but amateur sleuths from 4chan were able to accurately identify him, and his identity was later confirmed by police using forensic evidence.
Clearly an unacceptable addition as written. For one, I see in the headline of the SF Chronicle that Clanton got sentenced to three years of probation, but that wasn't included in your for some reason. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:39, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
Would you, or someone else, be willing to suggest a more objective way to include it? I think it's highly notable that 4chan's investigative activities were independently confirmed by the police, and led to a conviction. I think the info should be included, even if it's not in the manner with which I had written it. SquirrelHill1971 (talk) 02:49, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
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Not done: see above, template will update itself Cannolis (talk) 12:11, 1 October 2023 (UTC)