The murder of Luise, carried out by two girls (12 and 13), shook Germany. The online profiles of the perpetrators are flooded with hatred.
the essentials in brief
- After the murder of Luise, the identities of the alleged perpetrators were published.
- Their social media posts were commented on with violent fantasies and death threats.
- An expert points out that human dignity also applies to female offenders.
It wasn’t long before the identities of Luise’s (†12) murderers became known. Their names, including links to the social media profiles, were published by acquaintances – also children.
Even media organizations linked them to their accounts. So that everyone could see who the perpetrators are. However, the press must comply with the law in order to protect the personal rights of those affected. Only: These rules do not apply on the Internet.
The girls’ posts were flooded with hundreds of violent fantasies and even death threats. There is a lack of understanding that there is no imprisonment because the suspects are underage because of their age.
Human dignity also applies to female criminals
Likewise, there will be no trial, which many feel is unfair. This is expressed in comments that express a desire for revenge and a desire for vigilantism.
In the meantime, the profiles of the two girls have been blocked, as confirmed by a Tiktok spokeswoman at the request of the editorial network Germany (RND). An “official request” was immediately complied with and the affected accounts were taken offline.
But the Internet does not forget, screenshots are everywhere. There is absolute bewilderment among the posts. Where the brutal comments clearly outweigh.
Josephine Ballon works on the “Hate Aid” project and deals with hate speech on the Internet. Compared to the “Siegener Zeitung”, she says: “It has taken on a dynamic, precisely because it is such an emotional case.” The girls are fair game. She draws attention to the fact that human dignity also applies to suspected criminals.
“There’s nothing wrong with expressing your dismay on the Internet,” said Ballon. But that’s why you don’t have to completely destroy two human lives that haven’t happened normally anyway, publicly and across Germany.
Online hate speech leads to “considerable suffering” – also for relatives
Hatred on the Internet can be prosecuted. The “Welt” quotes a police spokesman from Siegen-Wittgenstein: “We have a monitoring system and constantly check whether anything criminally relevant is posted.” Action is also taken against false information, since “many simply do not match our investigations”.
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The Federal Chairman of the Association of German Criminal Investigators (BDK) Dirk Peglow considers the dissemination of personal data to be very dangerous. Compared to the “RND” he called it a “modern form of witch hunt”. This leads to considerable suffering not only for the accused but also for their relatives.