"'Please don't do anything to that lady,' Feltwell told USA Today this week. 'Leave it alone. You know, somebody knows her and can talk to her, that's different. But God, I don't want people breaking in their house and stuff like that. The internet already messed her up pretty good.'"
"After successfully securing the home run ball for his young son, Feltwell suddenly found himself on the receiving end of an outburst from a woman in a Phillies jersey, demanding the ball."
"Only a week earlier, another fan was branded the 'hat snatcher' after cameras caught a CEO grabbing a hat meant for a young boy from Polish tennis player Kamil Majchrzak."
"Online sleuths have searched in vain for the identity of the women, but Feltwell has asked the internet to move on and leave her alone."
A Philadelphia fan secured a home run ball for his young son and then handed the ball to a woman after a televised exchange sparked outrage. The woman, quickly labeled 'Phillies Karen,' became the target of online sleuthing and abuse. The fan, Drew Feltwell, publicly asked people to stop hunting for her identity and to avoid harassment. A separate recent incident saw a CEO branded the 'hat snatcher,' leading to mistaken targeting of an unrelated businessman and damaged reputations. Both episodes illustrate how viral moments trigger rapid online vigilantism that can harm innocent bystanders and escalate quickly.
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