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As sad a situation as this apparently is, there are good reasons that we shouldn't try these cases in the court of public opinion.

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I agree with you, but I’m wondering about TFA here. According to the article, she wasn’t actually mentioning the names of the bullies, why would an emergency judgement be done to stop her use of social media? I feel like something is missing here.

You do not need names to identify people to the community around.

That’s a fair point. Wish there was a proper article instead of local media and their GPT-level stuff.

If the bullies are also 13 then the courts aren't going to do much therefore the "court of public opinion" is the right court.

Well, it's a decent court, but the better court is the streets.

Anybody who has successfully overcome bullying (as I have) knows that bullies only understand one language. And you need to speak this language eloquently, for them to understand that terrorizing other kids is unacceptable.

It's too late for this girl, but I hope for the sake of future victims that the family can come to learn the value of a solid alibi, no witnesses or cameras, evidence cleanup, and location obfuscation.

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