A 13-year-old student was expelled from a Louisiana middle school after hitting a male classmate who she said created and shared a deepfake pornographic image of her, according to her family’s lawyers.

  • lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com
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    4 hours ago

    What else was she supposed to do.

    Sue the school, get the police involved, go to the press, etc. The authorities in her life were failing.

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      4 hours ago

      If we were talking about adults, I might agree with you; but that’s a lot to ask of a 13 year old.

      Perhaps she should have waited until she could get home and speak to her parents; but she did reach out to the adults responsible for taking care of her and was repeatedly turned away without a solution.

      With that, I can’t really blame her for her actions here. I’d educate her on how to reach out further for help in the future, but I definitely wouldn’t punish her for this one.

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        26 minutes ago

        but that’s a lot to ask of a 13 year old

        Not of her parents, though.

        While her actions are understandable, violent force without imminent danger is still difficult to justify. In practical terms, though, that kid needed a severe beatdown & the shitty administrators need to face consequences.