witnesses. brian has more on that. doug, witness intimidation is not a new phenomenon phenomenon, but with the rise of social media web sites, intimidation is becoming eveni easier. the philadelphia district attorney says witness intimidation is reaching near epidemic levels in his city. just two weeks ago an instagram called rats 215, the account dedicated to, quote, exposing rats posted witness photos, testimony and police statements. the account reportedly outed more than 30 witnesses to violent crimes since february. there have been no arrests in the case thus far, but the city is taking an aggressive stance against witness intimidation, charging over 1,000 cases since january 2010. the city s first assistant d.a. says intimidation through social media is on the rise. folks are going to be less likely to put their names out there if they know that there s