Commenting on the appropriateness to share closed-circuit television footage online so that members of the public can help to identify culprits in crimes, SMU Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology Paulin Straughan agreed with the view that there can be possible abuse and noted the pitfalls of vigilante justice. She said, "There should be guidelines and legislation in this age of technology to protect individuals and their privacy. Trial by popular media can be dangerous."