The Boy from the Woods (Wilde, #1)

by Harlan Coben

“why should we have a court system at all? Who needs it? We have public opinion, don’t we? No trial, no jury, no judge—let the Twitter mob decide.”

Think of the time we’d save. We just post a video on social media and declare guilt or innocence from the replies. Thumbs-up or thumbs-down. There’d be no need for witnesses or testimony or evidence.

Someone once told Hester that memories hurt, the good ones most of all. As she got older, Hester realized just how true that was.

Create the problem—then monetize the solution.