Death of Simone Burns

Lawyer Simone Burns is dead after a video of her being drunk on a plane went viral making her the target of sustained internet trolling and abuse

The question for us as a society is how many times do we want to punish someone who has committed a minor criminal offence or who perhaps was a bit silly and did something which is completely out of character? Perhaps they had decided to appear on a live or a reality TV show and did or said something, or were made to be seen as if they behaved in a particular way, which later they regret…

What should come first freedom of speech or freedom from harassment

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