# facebook \[problems with harassment\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-problems-with-harassment/529116>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 15, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-problems-with-harassment/529116 "2010-02-15T20:42:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-problems-with-harassment/529116/41 "2010-02-17T21:24:25Z")

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I have to admit, I don’t see how the situation would be different if the victim were a white heterosexual male, and the bully were a psychopathic female making claims that the victim were a perverted stalker. It seems beyond political expediency, the situations would be identical.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-problems-with-harassment/529116/42 "2010-02-18T00:27:11Z")

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> [@Wilbo523](#):
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> You fail. Go start another thread on the victims of your particular definition of bullying.
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> The OP’s son is the victim of comments made by what appear to be a homophobic person he knows.
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> You have no real advice to offer. Go pour water on your head and put the fire out.

[Moderator Note]IMHO is not the place for insulting other posters. If you can’t contain yourself, take it to The BBQ Pit.[/Moderator Note]

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-problems-with-harassment/529116/43 "2010-02-18T01:02:55Z")

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> [@BigBertha](#):
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> My child has a facebook account. Someone who dislikes him that we know in person has started a group meant to defame him. Can facebook do anything about this? Can we legally?

I should have noticed the last line of your post before this. What you can or cannot do legally is not something anonymous members of a message board can help you with. I suggest you contact a local attorney to see what, if anything, can be done.

Closing thread.

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