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Instant scrutiny, life-long repercussions

The shock of the loss of Germanwings Flight 4U9525 is slowly subsiding. Preliminary details potentially point to a horrific act with its shock waves reverberating around the world.

So where to from here? As always it seems, the social media frenzy was the first response to the tragedy. There were half-baked facts, threats, allegations and theories circulating even before rescue crews had reached the crash site.