14 DAY TRIAL // YouTube might send users to the Police because the authorities are now investigating a video uploaded on Google's product showing two high school students assaulting a 16-year-old person. The huge number of viewers made the Police investigate some of the users who accessed the clip and more arrests are expected soon as the authorities sustained. According to Stuff.co.nz, the Police want to check how many times the clip was downloaded in comparison with the number of views.
"They may as well have posted on the website an invitation to come and be arrested. It's been extremely humiliating for the victim, knowing that it's been out there in the public domain. We're looking at persons who were personally involved in the actual assault or those who incited or actively encouraged the attack," Sergeant Dave Greig sustained according to the same publication.
Recently, YouTube was brought in the spotlights because more and more authorities were attracted by the video service to resolve important cases. Now, the Police aim to resolve the case by identifying the users who viewed the clips and are able to provide more information about the case. In the past, a policeman posted a clip on the Google video product to require users' help and solve the case. The surveillance video recorded an impressive number of views and comments that helped the authorities identify the suspects.
YouTube tends to become more than a video service and you know it because it is often used with a different goal than the one mentioned by Google. Take the example of a woman fighting against leukemia who published a clip to inform users about the disease and find a matching donor. A YouTube member from Denmark rescued her life after he viewed the video and contacted the woman using the user profile.