Snowball Fight!

Has the "You Tube" age that we live in claimed another victim?

As unusually high amounts of snow fell in Fairfax County, Va school officials made the unpopular decision to keep classes in session, forcing many kids out of their snow forts and onto the bus. Outraged by this, Senior Devraj "Dave" Kori placed a call to Dean Tistadt, the Chief Operating Officer for Facilities and Transportation of Fairfax County, and left a unpublished message in Tistadt's voicemail.

To his surprise, (and I'm sure overwhelming glee) Kori's call was returned by Tistadt. But oh no...not by Mr. Tistad, but by an infuriated Mrs. Tistadt.

Here is the message:








In this Internet power age where a photo of you drunk at a party can be seen in homes of everyone you know before you have the chance to sober up, a death of a celebrity can be broadcasted before the ambulance has left the front of the building, or a enraged message can be sent to an entire school district before the 3 o'clock bell rings, where does the line get drawn?



I have lived through some extremely embarrassing moments, participated in excruciating adolescent performances and even though I swear I have tried to destroy the evidence, some video footage may still exist out there. Thank God, these moments are fleeting. I can't even image having to re-live some of the asinine stunts I've pulled, along with people in Oklahoma, Alaska, the Today Show audience and China.

Is there any such notion anymore of the private citizen? The privacy protection laws seem null and void when any joe with a camera and a computer can make anyone, including them self, an over night Internet sensation. And when that happens, TV shows get wind of this and suddenly a new demographic is introduced to these everyday "You Tube" superstars. Is it only a matter of time before the peeping Tom creates a website dedicated to his daily findings from around the neighborhood? Who cares if they can sue, if their private life has been seen by people in places that they have never dreamed of travelling to? At what point is too much information, too much information?