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Cyberbullying …

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Bullying, harassment, vilification, intimidation, etc. is unsocial behaviour. It is illegal in Australia under federal, state and territory law.

In Victoria, where I understand Foxy lives, “Brodie’s Law” applies with a maximum penalty of 10 years prison.

Brodie’s Law applies to all forms of serious bullying, including physical bullying, psychological bullying, verbal bullying and cyberbullying. It applies to bullying occurring anywhere in the community, such as workplaces, schools, sporting clubs and on the internet including email or social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

There is ample evidence that Foxy is constantly victim of cyberbullying on this OLO Forum by regular posters whose anonymity could legally be lifted by the police and brought to justice.

I don’t think Graham or any of us would like to see that happen, so I suggest that the would-be alpha males and their cohorts cease their incivilities and adopt a more respectful attitude towards Foxy immediately - not just on this thread, but right throughout OLO and the Forum on all future posts of whatever nature.

The Australian Human Rights Commission reminds us that "just as we have human rights we also have responsibilities to respect and protect the rights of others. A supportive bystander will take action to protect the rights of others".

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Dear Banjo,

Thank you so very, very, much for your post on cyberbullying.

It's a subject that I find hard to understand.

Also, this is a subject that I don't find easy to talk about
right now.

All I can do is tell you that I feel honoured for your
support and I appreciate it more than words can ever say.

Once again - Thank You.

Cyber Bullying,
BP, lefties such as yourself are quite happy to poke and prod whilst on a conservative opinion site, why are you here? Can't handle conservatives having a say?
Same question to Foxy, why are you here? You only provoke and prod and when people eventually react you cry "why am I being attacked?"
BP goes one step further, vaguely threatens legal action through the HRC, what are you afraid of mate, people offering honest opinions or maybe you enjoy being the "white knight" and racing into defending another leftie from being given a truth lesson?
A teaspoon of cement dust may help!!

PS Only lefties think Mr Dutton is a racist. Prove me wrong.

Kudos FireballXL5.

Actually I didn't "react" in a sense. I just took XXX's "their comments" and put them in quotes and appended- "Perhaps <XXX> is <their comments>" I could have used AI to do it the amount of intelligence I put into it.

They obviously didn't like their own words used against themselves even if I only implied rather than asserted as they generally do to others from memory.

Anyway Kudos FireballXL5

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Dear FireballXL5,

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You ask :

1. « Why are you here ? »
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I am here because OLO describes itself as follows :

« On Line Opinion is a not-for-profit e-journal that aims to provide a forum for public social and political debate about current Australian issues. We publish articles to stimulate a public discourse on a range of topics. It is not the editors’ intention to dominate these pages – these articles are gathered from a variety of independent sources and are published in the belief that ideas are the essence of progress and that issues and opinions should be addressed, not suppressed. We welcome any rational contribution to what has become a robust public debate not available in any other media or forum.

We hope this site will be a useful resource to all people with an interest in Australian public affairs. Thanks for your interest - we welcome your involvement. »
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2. « Can't handle conservatives having a say? »
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I am quite happy for anybody and everybody to “have a say”, FireballXL5 – including conservatives and yourself – irrespective of gender, religion, ethnicity, political allegiance, etc.
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You state :

« BP … vaguely threatens legal action through the HRC … »
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That was not a “threat”, FireballXL5. It was a warning. I warned that “In Victoria, Brodie’s Law applies to all forms of serious bullying … subject to a maximum penalty of 10 years prison. I did not indicate that legal action would be made “through the HRC”. In a democracy such as Australia, legal action is made through a court of law not through the HRC or any other organisation or entity.
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Finally, you ask :

« what are you afraid of …, people offering honest opinions … ? »
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I’m happy for people to offer their opinions, whatever they may be – honest or dishonest, good or bad, etc. I am always willing to listen.

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