Social Media Justice Seems a Lot Like Mob Justice
MINOT, N.D. — I can’t stop thinking about Kipp Gabriel.
Before I read Chris Hagen’s article about his death, I’d never heard of Gabriel despite his regional celebrity as a Fargo-based hip-hop performer.
He was found dead this week just days after a group of women took to social media to accuse him of sexual assault, something which had resulted in no small amount of online and offline vitriol aimed at Gabriel.
I can’t speak to the veracity of those accusations. Or how Gabriel’s life came to an end. As I write this, the official word from law enforcement is that foul play is an unlikely explanation. His father, Ken Gabriel, believes the accusations against his son were a factor in his death.
