Possible TW: Teens convicted for Instagram 'slut-shaming'

[ljtaylor]

Two Swedish teen girls were convicted on Tuesday for aggravated defamation and ordered to pay a total of 570,000 kronor ($85,370) to their victims, for their role in operating a "slut-shaming" Instagram account that led to rioting in Gothenburg.

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[chaya]

"Think about it... how can you stop your daughter from going in on the net and writing that someone is a whore when you don't even have a computer yourself," he told TT.

[miriamele]

So much this. Also, your icon is full of win.

[nextdrinksonme]

That doesn't mean the kid won't do it, or bow to social pressure to do it. I was taught never to bully or shame or be mean to anyone. Didn't stop me from participating in a Slam Book when I was 13 or so.

[lainiest]

Given that the only reason the restitution is so high is because they victimized THIRTY-EIGHT PEOPLE, it seems like a completely reasonable punishment. Juvenile detention and community service are both appropriate for kids their age, so.

[the_physicist]

Good. I'm glad this is taken seriously. And too harsh? No. I think such sentences need to be tailored to the individual situations of the perpetrators. I think that in all cases. What does a celebrity care for a £100 speeding fine? Not one bit.
That is a whole other topic I guess though. But in terms of the guilty verdict and them getting a harsh punishment? No complaints from me.

[nextdrinksonme]

I think the punishment fits the crime. They put pictures of other people on the internet. without their permission, for the world to see. That's violating the privacy of those people at the very least and, depending on the content of the pictures, could be child porn at most. They should be held accountable for what they did.

I don't agree with the parents being held responsible for the kids' fuck up.

I'm really not sure how a slam-book type page led to riots.

[ljtaylor]

(Replying a tad late because work swept me away from my own post).

It wasn't so much a riot as a big gathering of teens, some of whom stood on cars so the police got involved. I was in town when it happened and I was like, oh is it some kind of graduation day? I think people communicated via SMS and WhatsApp and gathered to show their disdain. It was quite peaceful and tbh I am glad to see teens taking a stance against this kind of thing.

I definitely agree that the punishment fit the bill.