Trolling going too far...

icehot · 12 Apr 2011 at 10:51

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20110412/tuk-online-trolls-target-family-tribute-45dbed5.html

Read this before work this morning and it just made me feel so sad that this is what the internet has come too. Actually trolling RIP pages of peoples loved ones.

I realise this has been going on for god knows how longs, on sites such as 4chan, which is away in its own private community, but to actually post on the page of the family directly, is just a new low.

icehot · 12 Apr 2011 at 11:23

Milkybk said:
/b/ proud.

I'm not saying I'd post that stuff but I did laugh at one quote, I'm aware that's bad.

Theres a line.... doing it in privacy, doing it directly to the attention of the persons family.

Both are wrong, one is just a lot more wrong than the other.

Do I laugh at stuff like this on 4chan, yes.... is it funny to me to see it posted on the persons page, aimed directly at upsetting the grieving family, no.

icehot · 12 Apr 2011 at 12:08

I see this as just as bad as turning up at said families door step and saying

'hang in there tom'

Cant get it through my head why people would want to intentionally make these comments to the immediate attention of the families.... really cant.

icehot · 12 Apr 2011 at 13:54

Lysander said:
Would you then hit them with your keyboard?

Same applies vice versa, would these people taunt these poor families face to face? post there shopped pictures out side their residence and around their area?

Meh....

icehot · 12 Apr 2011 at 21:50

britboy4321 said:
I've said for years the internet would be a much better place if no-one was anonymous

This.