Because it’s costing people their lives.
I’ve talked about high school being the worst four years of my life. I fall on my knees and thank whatever Gods may be that I went to school at the beginning of the internet age, and not at this current period. I got a bit of cyberbullying, but it was easy to sweep under the rug.
Today, cyberbullying has a horrific amount of power.
For example, the person from Melbourne who was falsely accused of being a pedophile on Facebook for taking a selfie with a Star Wars poster. He made the mistake of saying anything to some kids that were nearby. He said, “I’ll only be a second, I’m taking a selfie to send to my kids.” When the story got to a parent of one of the kids, it became the person saying, “Hey kids.”, then taking a picture of them, and then saying “I’m going to send this to a 16 year old.”
Set aside the issue of a man not being able to take a picture in public, or say anything to kids, without getting called a pedophile. Just look at the legal aspects. The parent did share their concerns with mall management and police. That’s the right thing to do when concerned. Where it went too far was when the accuser shared it with Facebook. There, they posted, “Ok people, take a look at this creep.”, and, “…hopefully he is caught.” The parent became the judge, handed out a sentence, and posted it in the town square.
That’s too far. The accused person felt they had to go through a police interrogation and search to clear their name. There’s also the fact that the accusation went out to over 20,000 people – with a picture of the accused.
An innocent man’s life was destroyed.
Is this a world we want to live in? Shouldn’t legal protections be brought in?
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