The strange virtual world of 4chan
By Jon Kelly and Jude Sheerin
31 August 2010

Coventry cat tormentor Mary Bale has become the latest victim of 4chan – a website credited with creating some of the web’s biggest phenomena, whose users wreak havoc across cyberspace. Just what is it all about?

When CCTV footage emerged of a middle-aged lady stroking a cat before…

Many times on the news you hear a report about a shooting, killing or violent incident and the person at the heart of the incident is passed off as mentally ill, and the society reacts by creating additional laws to protect themselves from the mentally ill.

What many in society still do not understand or realize is that there is a dark side to many…

Vanessa Perroncel: ‘The stories are untrue. Who are they to do this?

Perroncel’s alleged affair with Terry, after she had split from Bridge, became one of the biggest tabloid scandals of the year, resulting in Terry becoming, for a short time, a pariah; and in Wayne Bridge stepping down from the England World Cup team.

Along the way, Perroncel committed one of the worst sins…

The secret persuaders

BSC invented a game called “Vik“, described as “a fascinating new pastime for lovers of democracy”. Printed booklets described up to 500 ways of harassing and annoying Nazi sympathisers. Players of Vik were encouraged to ring up their targets at all hours of the night and hang up. Dead rats could be put in water tanks, air could be let out of…

News of the World faces £800,000 payout in bullying case

Hugh Muir and Chris Tryhorn
Monday 23 November 2009

A News of the World reporter who suffered from a culture of bullying led by former editor Andy Coulson, who is now David Cameron’s head of communications, has been awarded almost £800,000 for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination…..

According to the tribunal, the bullying continued…

Belizean student at UCLA facing attempted murder charges
Written by Administrator
Thursday, 15 October 2009 12:29

Damon ThompsonFormer SJC High School and Sixth Form graduate Damon Thompson, who was studying at University of California in Los Angeles was arraigned at an Airport Courthouse in Westchester California on Tuesday afternoon for a single charge of attempted premeditated murder of his classmate. The allegation against 20-year-old…

Tragic lessons of a shameful saga

A more sickening and depressing tale it would be hard to conceive. A woman and her disabled daughter suffer years of unspeakable abuse and harassment from a group of local bullies. After failing to receive any help from neighbours, the police or the social services, they are driven to despair and, ultimately, suicide.