Not having seen the comments posted on social media I am unable to comment on how bad they were or what their impact may have been on the young man's mental health.
I have, however seen video of the incident at the library.
Unlike cyberbullying - which in the end is only words on a computer screen - this was full-on, in-your-face, real life, mob bullying. Also, unlike the cyberbullying, this was not an outpouring of spur-of-the-moment outrage; it was a premeditated, carefully planned and co-ordinated attack.
One has to ask what impact it may have had on the emotional well-being of not only the victim(s) but also the captive audience, including small children, who were obliged to watch it.
