The influence of the Internet

The Internet has become such a big part of people's everyday life. In fact, I can't think of the last time I went a full day without going on the Internet, even just to look up some useless piece of information. The Internet, because of this, has become so influential. The influence of the Internet is shown in "Here comes Everybody." In this story a 16-year-old girl gets arrested because of the Internet. Reading this story, I was outraged by the actions of Evan. First of all, I don't know what his deal was, it seemed like he had nothing better to do then harass this girl over a phone. Secondly, I don't know what the big deal was if she had the phone because according to the story, Ivanna, the one who lost her phone, had "shelled out" more than $300 to buy a new one. Why did Evan need that phone back so badly? Third, the police listed the phone as "lost property" so it should have been left at that. Evan eventually gained so much attention that the NYPD decided to switch the case to "stolen property" and that is how the Internet has influence over people. Evan ruined the reputation of this girl over a phone, and I feel that isn't right. Although, I don't agree with Sasha's actions while she had the phone, including offering to sell it back, and making threats, I don't feel she deserved this.