The internet vigilantes

[The Dragon Master]

Anonymous has named a man it claims posted topless pictures of a 15-year-old girl online and harassed her so relentlessly that she killed herself.



Amanda Todd, from Vancouver, Canada, was found hanged in her home on October 10, just weeks after she uploaded a video to YouTube detailing her horrific treatment at the hands of cyber bullies.



When she was just 12, a man in an internet chat room convinced her to flash her breasts, and a year later, he plastered a picture of the incident across Facebook.



Now in a vigilante move, Anonymous, the world's largest hacking group, has named the man allegedly responsible for the picture.



The group claims that he is a 32-year-old from British Columbia, but MailOnline has chosen not to identify him for legal reasons.



As Todd's supporters set up Facebook pages warning the man to 'sleep with one eye open', the move by Anonymous sparks concerns over its abilities to create a 'trial by internet' - bypassing the justice system and casting guilt.



In a video posted to YouTube by Anonymous, a figure claims the group lists his personal information, including his date of birth and address.



It explains that his username appears on websites where he 'blackmailed' and gave advice to young girls. The same username is also tied to a website with a 'jailbait' photo gallery.

Amanda Todd, 15

Links and video's from Anonymous and the Amanda Todd's video: http://www.dailymail...e-pictures.html



Do you think that Anonymous was right to do this? What do you think could have been done to stop Amanda from taking her life?

 

[Jazzy]

Do you think that Anonymous was right to do this?

No. Unfortunately, the law is innocent until proved guilty. That's proved guilty in a court of law NOT by some vigilante group who themselves are known for underhanded tactics.

What do you think could have been done to stop Amanda from taking her life?

I'd like to know where the hell her parent/parents were:

When she was just 12, a man in an internet chat room convinced her to flash her breasts.

To answer the question of what could have been done to stop Amanda from taking her life:

The answer is nothing. When a person decides to end their life, they will do exactly that.



In ending: Where the hell was her parent/parents when all this was going on? Did they not see a change in her behavior? Did they not see the depression? Obviously, they were not the type of parent/parents that Amanda felt she could turn to in her time of need. No disrespect to Amanda but...come on folks and look at the way she's dressed in that picture. Does she appear to you like an innocent 15 year old?

 

[Flurry]

You know what's appalling? Some of the ridiculous comments I've seen made about her on Facebook. Makes me wanna slap people.

 

[Sinon]

To be honest, though it's sad she died, she brought it upon herself. I cannot imagine how stupid one has to be to go topless for people on the internet when you're not even in your teens yet. It's disgusting that someone was able to force her into killing herself, but I feel part of the blame lies with her as well.



But of course, since she's dead nobody wants to hear anything bad about her, so this point of view gets a lot of flak.