Did Brenda Leyland Have the Right to Due Process ?

[jassi]

The government could stop it if they really wanted to by penalising sites which failed to control abuse.  Users can be blocked permanently if need be.

With multiple accounts and proxy servers, how would you do this?

[Venturi Swirl]

As already pointed out, the parents don't use social media publicly so they never received any abuse on twitter.  Try this one out for size Vertigo, go out into the middle of a very large empty field and shout abuse to everyone to your heart's content.  Was anyone offended?

Now apply this to Brenda's tweets.

Twitter is not a large empty field.  Now try your analogy but change field to library or restaurant or pub, wearing a balaclava.

[Mr Gray]

As already pointed out, the parents don't use social media publicly so they never received any abuse on twitter.  Try this one out for size Vertigo, go out into the middle of a very large empty field and shout abuse to everyone to your heart's content.  Was anyone offended?

Now apply this to Brenda's tweets.

The field was full of people... Make your mind up...
Brendas tweets, were offensive.. You agreed... The only way to stop them was by going to the press

[Erngath]

Point being they don't have to read them if they weren't sent to them.  You would only have seen BL's posts if you went looking or someone else sent them to you.

Are you saying it doesn't matter if only a few people read abuse directed at a named person?

[Angelo222]

With multiple accounts and proxy servers, how would you do this?

Court order.  Everybody who goes on line can be traced by one means or another.

[Angelo222]

Are you saying it doesn't matter if only a few people read abuse directed at a named person?

It is the individual's choice, nobody is forced to go on twitter and read abusive posts.

[Angelo222]

The field was full of people... Make your mind up...
Brendas twwrs, were offensive.. You agreed... The only way to stop them was by going to the oress

Absolutely not.  Going to the press ended in her death.

[Mr Gray]

It is the individual's choice, nobody is forced to go on twitter and read abusive posts.

and its an individuals choice to take concerns to the press...in effect it doesnt matter what posters say here ...the compilers had every legal right to go the press...teh press had every legal right to doorstep brenda...lets hope more abusers are outed

[Mr Gray]

Absolutely not.  Going to the press ended in her death.

...only because she was suffering from mental illness in the first place...no ones fault

[Robittybob1]

and its an individuals choice to take concerns to the press

and its an individuals choice to take her own life.

[Erngath]

Court order.  Everybody who goes on line can be traced by one means or another.

But while you wait for this to happen , what can be done meantime.
Schools cannot wait until this happens, they have to deal with bullying and abuse , even though the abuse is not criminal.
Highlighting the abuse at assemblies, writing to parents to inform them of the abuse.

Actually if the schools do nothing, and the abuse is not  deemed to be criminal, then I would expect parents to contact the press.

[jassi]

It is the individual's choice, nobody is forced to go on twitter and read abusive posts.

Or even to be offended on behalf of others.

[Mr Gray]

and its an individuals choice to take her own life.

of course ...it a was brendas choice

[Erngath]

Absolutely not.  Going to the press ended in her death.

In truth you cannot make that statement.
She had multiple difficulties in her life which have been mentioned before and she had attempted suicide before.

[Erngath]

Or even to be offended on behalf of others.

Indeed.
Some do and some don't.