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Otis · Oct 19, 2018

Rape and death threats? All becoming far too common.

Would love to see these people being sent to prison for a week or two. Let them lose their jobs and credibility. They just think they are immune and can say anything they want, the scummy little barstewards.

- Karen Carney: Football Association appalled by rape and death threats on Instagram

chiefdave · Oct 19, 2018

The only way I can see this being stopped is if anonymity online is removed. If the social networks required proof of ID and people to use their real names it would soon calm down.

Houchens Head · Oct 19, 2018

This sort of thing has been around for decades - long before the internet. Maybe not in such high numbers but back in the day they were called "poison pen letters". Sending death threats and suchlike through the postal system anonymously with no come-back at all. Nowadays it's all done electronically.

wingy · Oct 19, 2018

Houchens Head said:
This sort of thing has been around for decades - long before the internet. Maybe not in such high numbers but back in the day they were called "poison pen letters". Sending death threats and suchlike through the postal system anonymously with no come-back at all. Nowadays it's all done electronically.

Yes but can't have been on this level H.
I guess it's multiplied by many thousands as it's so easy to join in?
That abs the ease of access .

Otis · Oct 19, 2018

wingy said:
Yes but can't have been on this level H.
I guess it's multiplied by many thousands as it's so easy to join in?
That abs the ease of access .

Yep. Exactly. You and to take time out to write a letter and post it etc. These people are already on social media and can post in a matter of seconds.

It's just so much easier to do these days.

Houchens Head · Oct 19, 2018

Otis said:
Yep. Exactly. You and to take time out to write a letter and post it etc. These people are already on social media and can post in a matter of seconds.

It's just so much easier to do these days.

That's what my post was about Otis and Wingy. I fully appreciate the fact that electronic "trolling" is so simple these days, but I was merely pointing out that this type of crime has been around for decades, even centuries, but using pen and paper.

Covstu · Oct 19, 2018

Otis said:
Yep. Exactly. You and to take time out to write a letter and post it etc. These people are already on social media and can post in a matter of seconds.

It's just so much easier to do these days.

And easy to follow the crowd, only have to take the boat thing to show how easy that is. Any kind of threats should be taken and dealt with very seriously and penalties should be stiff. No need for it, poor girl

Liquid Gold · Oct 20, 2018

chiefdave said:
The only way I can see this being stopped is if anonymity online is removed. If the social networks required proof of ID and people to use their real names it would soon calm down.

I think that would be a good idea in principal but would you trust social networks to keep your details safe?

Deleted member 5849 · Oct 20, 2018

Removing anonymity has other consequences anyway. Who wants a solely sanitised online space, where people are scared of saying anything even remotely 'controversial' in case employers (future or present) decide to use it as judgement.

As ever, most people know where the boundaries are and don't abuse it. There's enough capability to find those who do...

Macca · Oct 28, 2018

These people are best ignored. They wouldn't dare say this in person, pathetic individuals

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