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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Where does internet shaming fall in the right to express opinion? That is the key here.
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Well, unfortunately jammies is right, there's nothing illegal about it and the public has every right to engage in it, and lots do.
What me and others are arguing is that it is repulsive behavior due to the outcome severely outdoing the "crime" committed in most cases.
This is a tough thread to have this debate in as it's kind of one of the examples where somebody actually did do something incredibly terrible and likely won't see any lawful punishment for it.
But eventually our society is going to be forced to take steps to intervene, imo. Whether it's through enough stories emerging of people being driven to ruin and suicide and therefore the public themselves takes a step back and goes "wow, okay I get what we're doing now, I want no part of this, going forward", or whether it's laws being enacted (yes, I get that it would be tricky to do so, but I strongly believe an attempt will be made), likely tied into anti-bullying measures.
I know I'm on the minority side of this debate, but I disagree with Resolute and others that say "It's here, it's not going away, it is what it is" etc. I think we will see a major shift as more and more people begin to understand what the consequences of these internet shaming campaigns are.