The disappearance of Nicola Bulley

I think this whole thing has really demonstrated how awful social media is, how it's toxic, unhealthy and how half the people on it are just downright bloody decrepit.

It's really brought out the worst in a lot of people, people who have absolutely no bloody clue about anything, have never achieved anything, will never be anything - let alone solve a missing person case, or have to go and console a grieving family.

They sit and criticise the police, the divers - everyone involved, whilst ejecting cockamamie theories directly from their arses - into half-baked, tacky, libelous, tiktoks, youtube videos and tweets.

This used to be a big problem with the tabloids and gutter press, but it feels like it's shifted entirely to online platforms in recent years, I think it's awful - but I have no idea how you stop it.
 
Screeeech said:
I think this whole thing has really demonstrated how awful social media is, how it's toxic, unhealthy and how half the people on it are just downright bloody decrepit.

It's really brought out the worst in a lot of people, people who have absolutely no bloody clue about anything, have never achieved anything, will never be anything - let alone solve a missing person case, or have to go and console a grieving family.

They sit and criticise the police, the divers - everyone involved, whilst ejecting cockamamie theories directly from their arses - into half-baked, tacky, libelous, tiktoks, youtube videos and tweets.

This used to be a big problem with the tabloids and gutter press, but it feels like it's shifted entirely to online platforms in recent years, I think it's awful - but I have no idea how you stop it.
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Yeah, bloody social media!

Good thing there aren't 1600+ posts here of some people doing the same thing

I've mainly stayed away from this thread, it's awful.
 
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Screeeech said:
I think this whole thing has really demonstrated how awful social media is, how it's toxic, unhealthy and how half the people on it are just downright bloody decrepit.

It's really brought out the worst in a lot of people, people who have absolutely no bloody clue about anything, have never achieved anything, will never be anything - let alone solve a missing person case, or have to go and console a grieving family.

They sit and criticise the police, the divers - everyone involved, whilst ejecting cockamamie theories directly from their arses - into half-baked, tacky, libelous, tiktoks, youtube videos and tweets.

This used to be a big problem with the tabloids and gutter press, but it feels like it's shifted entirely to online platforms in recent years, I think it's awful - but I have no idea how you stop it.
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And don't forget also on this forum.
 
SexyGreyFox said:
And don't forget also on this forum.
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VincentHanna said:
Good thing there aren't 1600+ posts here of some people doing the same thing
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It's different.

On a forum like this, people's opinions are openly challenged and idiots get shot down quite effectively most of the time, as such it's not an echo chamber.

On youtube, there are literally entire channels dedicated to the theory that the partner murdered Nicola, each one has thousands of subscribers, they turn into echo chambers. There's no method by which any of it can be disputed, it just gets viewed and shared over and over.
 
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dowie said:
Police are in trouble for some of their tweeting now:

www.dailymail.co.uk

Lead Nicola Bulley detective is absent from press conference

Detective Superintendent Rebecca Smith, who led the search for Nicola Bulley, was today absent from the press conference where police confirmed the body pulled from the river was the mother-of-two.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
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No surprise it's the dailywail.

Most of the police twitter/social media accounts aren't run by officers and part of their remit is to interact with the public and try to encourage the public to interact with them, and something harmless like this is a good way to show the police are more than just a uniform.
 
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Screeeech said:
but I have no idea how you stop it.
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We can't. It's like a cancer, rotting away the mental health of society.

It isnt just social media either, it is many parts of the internet.

In fact a lot of what the internet has enabled, the human mind cannot deal with properly.
 
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Werewolf said:
No surprise it's the dailywail.

Most of the police twitter/social media accounts aren't run by officers and part of their remit is to interact with the public and try to encourage the public to interact with them, and something harmless like this is a good way to show the police are more than just a uniform.
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They do not need to be your friend. People who will interact positively with the police are likely to do so anyway. Best to stay off twitter etc. People will drag you down to their level and then turn on you.
 
Werewolf said:
Most of the police twitter/social media accounts aren't run by officers and part of their remit is to interact with the public and try to encourage the public to interact with them, and something harmless like this is a good way to show the police are more than just a uniform.
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You'd think as a specialist social media team though, they'd have a bit of sense about what's a good idea to interact with and what's likely to come off as a bit tone-deaf.

I can understand the need for a social media presence, there's an ever growing part of society who now expect to be able to contact and communicate via social media rather than phone/email/tickets etc. and I can also understand they're wanting to present a friendlier more engaging face to the public but they need to maintain some level of sense about how and when they do it, because plenty of people evidently struggle to understand that the person responding to a picture of a Lego model isn't a senior authority leading a missing persons case.

Getting this communication outlet wrong can do just as much damage as it can bring benefits when done right. On balance, I can't imagine that particular tweet has brought about much of a positive reflection on the police in the circumstances.
 
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