When outraged Vancouverites turned to blogs and Facebook to identify participants in the Stanley Cup riots, many celebrated sites like Vancouver 2011 Riot Pics and Vancouver 2011 Criminal List as examples of putting social media to concrete and constructive use. The response to concerns raised about civil liberties and civic culture (including on this site) ranged from skeptical (“This is a spontaneous response of the crowd to an unfolding situation, merely taking advantage of current technology”) to to hostile (“What a load of GARBAGE!”).