A friend shared this on facebook and I'm putting it here for reference.
people are like "if you put crabs in a bucket they can't escape because they keep pulling each other back in, this is called crab bucket mentality and describes why people don't help each other" and never acknowledge that crabs do not naturally occur in buckets, a human with more power had to put them there
Guys, I’m not kidding.
Suicide-baiting, cyberharassmemt, cyberstalking, death/rape threats, and hate speech are illegal in all 50 states as well as Australia and the UK.
Some places include school suspension or expels. Some even include jail time for multiple years.
And yes, they can find someone by username or IP alone.
Also, yes. There are methods of catching someone’s IP. Even under a VPN.
So.
Next time you get hit with anon hate?
Casually remind them you can very easily take this to the next level. And they can earn jail time while you lay back in your chair, having saved yourself and everyone else from a violent criminal.
Make sure they learn that.
(Just in case there’s a “the police wouldn’t do that” - Yes. They absolutely would.
Or a “I can handle it.” No. That person will continue to harass others as well. And one of them may not be as strong as you. So do it for them and everyone else.
Or a “It’s not that severe.” Yes. It is. People have died because of this. It really is that severe.)
Take action. And make sure the lives of these bullies are truly wrecked.
my brother has been criticizing me all day and he told me if i wasn’t happy i could go somewhere else so i wouldn’t ruin everyone else’s dinner so i took the massive bowl of pasta + special sauce i spent the last 2 hours making from scratch for the whole family and i left
that post that's like "had a dream i asked michael jackson what his pronouns were and he said 'he/hee'" ruined my life personally i was at a funeral for a (shitty, abusive, so don't judge me) relative once when i remembered it and tried to stop myself from laughing that i broke a blood vessel in my eye
Have we met? Cause damn...
-perpetually running late -either calm to a fault or an emotional mess -seriously, there is no in-between -is completely capable of functioning in society -doesn’t -waits until things are bad and then Handles It™ -blames laziness on the first law of motion -stuck up bitch from afar, annoying dork up close -basically a walking joke -has no shame -somehow an INTJ magnet -proofreads social media posts for fun -doesn’t try ever
I will never forgive nintendo for having Lusamine fuse with a pokemon or whatever and turn into this big monster gal and then the game hits you with the battle transition and OH FUCK THERE SHE IS YOU’RE GONNA FIGHT H- [she throws out a pokeball]
Not nearly enough “Sirius Black makes himself at home in Privet Drive because there’s nothing the Dursleys can do to get him to leave” fic out there, and it’s a crying shame.
i remember being like 13/14 and starting to get REALLY pissed about capitalism and social inequality and corruption and all that stuff and the adults would be like “how sweet :) your rebellious phase :) you’ll get over it once you grow up and see how the REAL WORLD works :)” and guess what i did not get over it that WAS the real world and part of growing up is deciding if you’re going to give in and submit to it like all those adults around me did or if you’re going to stay fucking pissed