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Seagulls sunk CHELSEA was squeezed by the Pythons in its weekend Peninsula League game against Pines. Edithvale-Aspendale also went down to Seaford Tigers. Bonbeach eased to victory over Mornington, See sports Page 13. Picture: Gary Sissons
Un-social media ‘menace’ Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au ONLINE comments criticising councillors have been blasted as “deplorable” by the targets of “demeaning attacks” amid claims of death threats during discussions with members of the public about narrowing Beach Rd to build the Mentone to Mordialloc section of the Bay Trail. Cr Tamara Barth highlighted a post on
Facebook at May’s public council meeting last Monday (22 May) that showed a montage of the North ward councillor “scratching my nose” and “looking at my phone” during council meetings. The post showed a montage of selectively-edited screenshots from streamed video footage of Kingston Council meetings. She said she had been subjected to racist and misogynist comments online and criticised the person responsible for “manipulating” and posting the montage.
“I wonder if they thought about what the impact was when you victimise or vilify a person,” Cr Barth said at the meeting. The councillor said people who commented on the post did not say such “cyber bullying” is unacceptable and were “bystanders … who do nothing when someone else is attacked”. “[These people] have tried to demean, belittle and intimidate me.” Cr Barth said she had tried to contact the people responsible for posting
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derogatory comments online but none were willing to talk about it in person. She said people had a right to disagree with her opinion but not a right to attack her personally “or try to humiliate or demean me” despite “being a public figure” as a councillor. Fellow North ward councillor Steve Staikos said the “repulsive, hateful” behaviour started in the public gallery during previous debates at council meetings about the Bay Trail “then spilled out over social media”.
South ward councillor Georgina Oxley said at the meeting she had received a death threat from a person unhappy at some councillors’ view that Beach Rd should be narrowed to avoid the removal of some foreshore vegetation when constructing the Bay Trail. “I have been told that my body will be dumped in the bushes of the Bay Trail,” Cr Oxley said. “I have been attacked for my age and attacked for my gender.” Continued Page 3