[killer_carlson]

my take on this: It's an 11 year old kid who got caught up in an argument in a forum where there were no rules and no boundaries. It used to be the school yard where, in a super serious incident, someone would lose an eye because of a rock or something stupid done in the heat of the moment.

Now it's the internet and she's likely done permanent damage to herself but in a different way. Her parents are outraged and understandably so. They are lashing out at everyone and everything. They are not the first parents whose 11 year old screwed up in a huge fashion, and they won't be the last. They are one of the first whose 11 year old screwed up and now there is international attention being put on them. They don't have the tools to react - I'm not sure many would. If they are getting death threats at their house and people phoning up impersonating child protection services and the like, then they have a right to be pissed. I would be too.

It's interesting that police are involved, because they have a good angle on this one in respect of the alleged nude photos. Anyone who looked at them and that can be proven has then looked at child porn. That's a hell of a stigma and a slam dunk conviction. I imagine there are some computer whiz folks at the FBI or that Bill Gates funded policing agency who will be all over this because of the notoriety.

I'm sure there is also all sorts of one on one sessions happening to make sure there is no abuse (physical, mental or sexual) in the household. That would be one of the first things the cops would do.

Another angle on this is that those same people who ganged up on this 11 year old and her family for sport are the same type who will get bored of this easily. I'd bet a lot of money it won't take too long before they turn on themselves and there is all sorts of tips to the police on who is distributing what photos or who has seen the photos or what and this is where you will see an arrest or two get made.

In Canada I think a media ban would certainly be entertained given the age of the girl and the allegation that there are nude photos on the net of her. In Canada, I suspect the parents would not have the same level of publicity outside of the viral world. Interesting.