Growing up with two brothers, wrestling was an avid entertainment watch in our household. I remember knowing every single wrestler of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) organization. One wrestler that I especially liked was Chris Benoit because of his straight, unambiguous and modest personality. Having said that when I came across the double-murder suicide news about him I was extremely shocked!
The whole news was highly appalling to say the least especially due to my initial impression of Benoit. The shock was not limited to that extent as the news in length was even more wary and disjointed.
The thing that really grabbed my attention was the appearance of a Wikipedia post stating the death of Benoit's wife before the bodies were actually discovered. Not only did it appear before the discovery, it appeared an alarming 14 hours before the police found the victim's body. The whole appearance of such a post brought even more distress to the investigation as the police were now faced with disarray for a new piece of disjointed information. After due investigation, someone came out with a confession on Wikinews. The anonymous individual stated that his post was made out of pure coincidence. His confession allowed police to let him go as the police had no other grounds to hold him.
The major problem is probably the concept of Wikipedia and how people are influencing it. The ability for everyone in any part of the world to distort and change information on a website subjects to trouble. The fact that an issue such as this can occur allows possibilities for more in the future. So, what is our solution for it? Do nothing about it because it’s too much effort to deal with it and believe it to be a coincidence. Or, perhaps really evaluate the mishaps of the internet as such occurrences are greatly disturbing.
