Death by... Tinder?

The idea of meeting up with a stranger is always nerve wracking for individuals but when it is through a free hook up application like tinder the risks increase, as one never truly knows the intentions of the other individual. The application takes all necessary precautions and warns users not to go into individuals homes before you get to know them and to meet in public but obviously this does not always occur.

The overall safety of the application is a big question mark for users and my deter individuals from pursuing relationships. I know from a personal perspective that I would most likely never meet up with a stranger as who knows what this persons motives are. Well tinder tries to keep all parties safe  unfortunately bad things do happen.

For example, in 2014 a death occurred during a tinder meet up in Australia. Gable Tostee and Warriena Wright had met up for drinks after speaking on tinder and by the end of the night Wright was dead, she had fallen from Tostee's apartment balcony after an altercation. After a long trial Tostee was acquitted of all charges. (Willingham, 2016).

You can read more about this bizarre night here, http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/20/world/tinder-death-trial-gable-tostee-trnd/.


Ultimately, the factor of the unknown is something that all individuals using the application must face, this may deter users from purchasing tinder plus or even using the app what so ever.  Safety is a large issue that users on tinder have to be aware of at all times, especially when meeting up with other users for the first time.




Works Cited

Willingham, A. (2016). Bizzarre Tinder death trial comes to an end. Retrieved December 16, 2016, from http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/20/world/tinder-death-trial-gable-tostee-trnd/