UK Teen Jailed For Cyber-Bullying

[More Fun To Compute]

In the end, spending your days bullying people and on the internet and drinking heavily makes you more lardass than badass.

 

[MalevolentJim]

Hah!
I like that judge.
He's got a sharp tongue.

And hopefully this brings about some kind of change in that girl.

Indeed.I can imagine her explaining to other women in the jail about how she got there.

Bully:Hi..
Convicts:Hey newbie,so how did you get here?What are you in for?
Bully:I...er...was bullying a girl 4 years younger than me..over the internet.
Convictsamn..thats hardcore..

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

On first seeing this i was prepared to make a sarcastic like statement showing my opinion of their stupidness but after reading i have to say Good GOD! this girl has issues but she's 18 so she should be put in normal jail for repeating abuse and threats of violence but hey that's just me.

P.S the judge was totally on point there

 

[PhantomCritic]

This judge gets my vote for awesome. It's about time retards like her get what's coming to them.

My thoughts exactly, I'm glad people are finally taking this type of thing to court now. Rock on Judge.

 

[Thyunda]

The internet is a safe haven where you can say whatever you want to, and so can everyone else.

But, as you see all over social networking websites, and messenger programs such as MSN, people can and will take advantage of this. Sure, you can scroll past the threats and the insults, but that doesn't make them disappear. The fact remains that they were said, and words on a screen can be as psychologically damaging as words spoken in real life.

And whatever happened to the 'Remove As Friend' option on Facebook? You can be excused for accepting the friend request - hell, maybe they want to start over. You never know.
But, after receiving proof that Ms Houghton was not there to apologise and to make amends, Emily Moore still rather stupidly turned to higher authorities, rather than just removing the friend there and then.

I doubt the entire sentence even rests on cyber-bullying. It seems to me as though the whole title is there just to gain attention. 'UK Teenager Jailed For Assault' isn't exactly unusual over here, so that headline would go pretty much unnoticed.

 

[ShadowKatt]

The internet is a safe haven where you can say whatever you want to, and so can everyone else.

But, as you see all over social networking websites, and messenger programs such as MSN, people can and will take advantage of this. Sure, you can scroll past the threats and the insults, but that doesn't make them disappear. The fact remains that they were said, and words on a screen can be as psychologically damaging as words spoken in real life.

And whatever happened to the 'Remove As Friend' option on Facebook? You can be excused for accepting the friend request - hell, maybe they want to start over. You never know.
But, after receiving proof that Ms Houghton was not there to apologise and to make amends, Emily Moore still rather stupidly turned to higher authorities, rather than just removing the friend there and then.

I doubt the entire sentence even rests on cyber-bullying. It seems to me as though the whole title is there just to gain attention. 'UK Teenager Jailed For Assault' isn't exactly unusual over here, so that headline would go pretty much unnoticed.

Hey, that one was a hard one to play DA for. I'm actually glad to see her get nailed. But someone had to do it.

 

[similar.squirrel]

Let this be a lesson to trolls and other unscrupulous types.
That judge is bloody awesome.

 

[Doug]

Well she has some issues. She needs counceling or therapy before this becomes a bigger problem. Who knows maybe jail will set her straight.

Its not jail, its a 'young offenders institue'. Bloody holiday camp for scum like her.

Good.

If it where real jail, I'd agree.

 

[Epifols]

Hehehe, jailed for trolling.

Made me lol

And yes, such people should definitely be punished. Being expelled from school for attacking her, and then threatens to kill her, then actually going up to her and starting stuff. Wow how stupid can she be.

 

[lwm3398]

*Takes out lighter and waves*

Na, na, na, nanana, na. Na naaaa.

A great day for all us troll starvers. I tip my hat to the judge.

 

[Halfbreed13]

Well she has some issues. She needs counceling or therapy before this becomes a bigger problem. Who knows maybe jail will set her straight.

Good.

Low post content and bla bla bla...Suspension for you. Dont worry this is all in my head.

I don't know, he pretty much said it all.

 

[lwm3398]

She will be a hit in prison though, a looker like her.

She'll be everyone's ***** before you can say "Andy Dufresne."

A-Can I get a high 5?

 

[Doug]

Okay, I'm going to play devils advocate here, and that's really hard to do because I love the verdict of this case oh so very much. So here goes.

For all you people that think this kind of thing needs to spread like ebola in a blood bank, consider this: Once you can arrest people for what they post on the internet, you can arrest people for just about anything. Arrest them for what site they visit, ...

If the site is about bomb building, child porn, or actual recording of rape, etc, that is already the case.

... arrest them for pictures they have on their social sites.

Again, if its child porn, etc, etc, the internet isn't magically going to make the law disappear.

The internet is a safe haven where you can say whatever you want to, and so can everyone else. If I don't like what you say, I can just scroll on down, and if you don't like this post, so can you.

The internet does not free you from the laws of your nation of origin. Threatening to murder someone is not freedom of speech, in the same way a plan to really rob a bank wouldn't be a freedom of speech issue.

As for blaming the victim, I might have agreed with you once, but one has to remember that people make mistakes, and on top of that its always possible that the bully wants to make peace. But more likely, she was told 'if you don't accept my invite, I'll pound you' - given the bully was clearly within the same area as the victim.

 

[Quadtrix]

If it were up to me, every crime would be punishable by death, by this is nice regardless.

 

[lwm3398]

He's got a sharp tongue.

Yeah, I'd love to listen to him berate a criminal in court. Funny stuff.

OH, I hope this trend carries to the U.S.

I think the US actually has a law against cyber-bullying. If I recall, it was in California.

Schwarzenegger supports anti-trolling: why don't you?

 

[samsonguy920]

He's got a sharp tongue.

Yeah, I'd love to listen to him berate a criminal in court. Funny stuff.

OH, I hope this trend carries to the U.S.

I think the US actually has a law against cyber-bullying. If I recall, it was in California.

California's laws do not apply to the rest of the US. The US criminal code holds no law against cyberbullying. It will probably be a long time before one is entered in the books as that would be a slippery slope providing law enforcement an excuse to prosecute anything they feel is threatening. And that bites into freedom of speech. It is an ugly side to this, as cyberbullying is cruel, cheap, and immoral, and should be dealt with.
In absence of law, we are left to deal with our own devices. It is always better to keep the high ground, and don't let the bully drag you down. If the contact is by email or IM, then block them. If it is on Facebook or MySpace or other blogging site, make sure the operators know of the actions, as they have been taking their own steps to cut down on cyberbullying. If you know the person personally, as in you see them at school or work or other function, confront them in public and not alone. They are being petty and cowardly and you need to show you will not take their crap. It is not an easy thing to do, but doing it will lessen the chances of the person continuing their assault on you. But there are no guarantees, and even a law would provide an even less a guarantee. A law could even turn around and bite you in the butt.

 

[Doug]

Well she has some issues. She needs counceling or therapy before this becomes a bigger problem. Who knows maybe jail will set her straight.

Its not jail, its a 'young offenders institue'. Bloody holiday camp for scum like her.

Good.

If it where real jail, I'd agree.

Oh, well either way. What she really needs is therapy not jail time. I hope she gets the help she needs.

Bleh, its that kind of thinking that's let the bullying problem get so out of hand in this country. The scum fucks get a slap on the wrist and then just get back to picking on their victims. The teachers do jack shit to help and the few who try are powerless because even touching one is enough to get an assault charge brought up again you. And if its not the spawn, its the parents who come along and beat the crap out of the teachers for daring to suggest their kids are at fault.