Chapter 377: I Was Subjected to Cyberbullying!

We often say that a fall into a pit makes you wiser, but clearly, on the internet, this principle does not apply.

Especially in this day and age where there is drama everywhere, for the sake of traffic, for money, and for many unknown things, there are always people who want to make matters as big as possible.

There are always people who think the law cannot punish the masses, who think the internet has always been like this, and that if we aren't allowed to speak freely online, then that is an infringement on our freedom, and so on...

You don't say, there are really quite a lot of people who hold the latter view, and many of them have quite high levels of education.

Nowadays, the situation of fawning over foreign things is not as serious as it used to be, but in the past, "the moon is rounder in foreign countries" was a sentiment recognized by many public intellectuals.

And the thing that could be touted the most was foreign freedom of speech.

And then using this to mock the domestic situation...

Let's not even talk about how big foreign countries are; let's just talk about the United States. If you publicly speak about racial discrimination against Black people, you will experience what "freedom of speech" the hell actually means.

Just A Yi alone has already launched no fewer than three large-scale internet Lawsuit campaigns, but, it is only A Yi alone.

Once that period passes, everyone goes back to saying whatever they want; behind the internet, there is an innate sense of security.

Even if some people have already gone to jail for defamation, do you see fewer people spreading rumors?

No, not at all; on the contrary, when you explain to them that spreading rumors is illegal and might even constitute a crime if the scale is sufficient, they are not afraid at all.

They will even say to you:

"Please, go ahead and call the police."

Not to mention that the situation this time is slightly different; gender antagonism is one thing, but the issue this time is the antagonism between dog lovers and non-dog lovers.

Dog lovers, this is perhaps a group with extremely strong combat power; they carry the banner of loving dogs while committing all kinds of illegal acts.

Compared to other groups, this group truly and genuinely puts things into practice.

For example, animal protection "volunteers" have been exposed online many times for intercepting large trucks transporting dogs on highways.

And the reasons given in the comments also have their own logic, such as these dogs not having undergone quarantine, or these dogs having unknown origins.

But if there is no quarantine, shouldn't it be reported to the health department, and if the origins are unknown, shouldn't the police be called?

However, they don't do that; while saying that according to the law these dogs cannot be transported, they directly get on the road to intercept the vehicles, refusing to let them leave, and forcibly trying to keep all the dogs being transported.

Even in some interception incidents, when the police arrive after being called and tell them that the other party's paperwork is perfectly in order, it still doesn't work.

When a massive highway interception incident occurred back then, Zhou Yi was still in college, and regarding this matter, he had even debated with various dog lovers many times.

He felt that this was Robbery!

You say you are a dog lover, so today you can just directly rob those dogs, euphemistically calling dogs friends of humanity that cannot be eaten.

Then tomorrow, can I call myself a money lover and go out to the street to rob an armored cash transport truck?

Jokes aside, Zhou Yi actually never expected the other party to take the initiative to put this matter on the internet, and to add so much fuel to the fire.

And so, without the slightest preparation, this fire on the internet had already started burning.

And in a very short time, it burned from the Big Green Book to other toilets; many big influencers I hadn't even heard of jumped in to repost it.

If some Self-Media in this world are the biggest troublemakers, then big influencers definitely have something to say.

You can discover that in many drama incidents, some big influencers with various titles and a bunch of bot followers will stir up drama in all sorts of ways.

For example, what Zhou Yi learned from chatting with Xiao Xu before, the incident where a certain web novelist was slandered.

The other party's Small Essay hadn't actually caused such a big stir yet, but it was because big influencers came out claiming they knew the person well and provided all kinds of testimony to support them, that this led to such a big drama.

And the result? After the person who wrote the Small Essay deleted their account and ran away, the big influencers silently deleted their previous posts, as if nothing had ever happened.

And there is that certain host; even if the Lawsuit was won in the Second Instance, so what? In the eyes of others, it was just insufficient evidence; that cannot prove you didn't do it at all.

The reason is very simple, just like many previous Small Essays, people wouldn't joke with their own innocence; if there wasn't something going on, who would do this, and so on...

Anyway, if they win, it's set in stone; if you win, it's because our judiciary has problems...

Even more classic, such as the "backstabbing sect" among celebrities, there's no need to mention them; the reason is the same as above: why would people misunderstand you for no reason?

If you want to redeem yourself, you can only do like a certain handsome guy, deal with everyone who stirred up the drama at the time, and stir up even greater heat; only then will everyone recognize you.

And in this incident, several big influencers were jumping around quite happily.

Among them were those stirring up pet drama, those stirring up gender drama, and so on; basically, they jumped in shortly after Xiang Yuyu's video was released.

"Cute Dog San San": I am really confused, does this man have no conscience? How could he have the heart to say such things? A life!

And below this, it was basically all comments from dog lovers; it was obvious that the comments from non-dog lovers had already been deleted.

Among them, the radical ones directly said, he should pay with his life!

"Dog lover" used to be a complimentary term, but it ended up slowly being turned into a derogatory one, but unfortunately, they don't care at all.

On the contrary, those who raise dogs properly are easily caught in the crossfire...

People have always been complex; one can see a dog that is so cute and keep hugging and petting it, while at the same time, seeing delicious meat stewing in a pot, tears cannot help but flow from the corners of one's mouth.

Bunnies are so cute, braised is even better to eat.

What many people cannot stand is not eating meat, but the process of slaughtering and cooking; why else would they say a gentleman stays away from the kitchen?

The heat grew larger and larger, and the drama grew larger and larger; the video Xiang Yuyu posted was not long, and the content was not much.

It just filmed roughly, and did not involve Zhou Yi's specific situation; this was also her idea.

I didn't say who the other party was; I just thought that with a little bit of heat, this Lawsuit could receive more attention.

She simply believed that her dog was hit and killed, and the other party absolutely could not bear zero responsibility.

With the heat as it is now, basically on the internet, Zhou Mouren is already considered worse than a murderer in the eyes of the masses.

Everywhere people are shouting about wanting to doxx him.

No way, after all, according to the article Xiang Yuyu posted, he hit and killed someone's dog, and even arrogantly said he had no responsibility, and even threatened, "Go ahead and sue wherever you want."

You tell me if you would feel angry seeing such a person on the internet.

Not only angry, but you would also feel that since this person is so arrogant, is it possible he has connections with someone local, and it must be investigated.

And then it can quickly turn to the issues of "pulling strings and finding backdoors," as well as all sorts of other problems.

The famous Haodang News wrote the headline like this:

"A man drove a car and hit a pet dog to death, and actually clamored, 'Go wherever you want to file a complaint!'"

Originally, the popularity had reached its peak, but there are always some people who cannot help but crowd in.

A Weibo post directly raised the heat of the incident by another level.

The person who posted the Weibo was a middle-aged female celebrity who was once considered popular for a few days, but gradually became a bit obscure due to too many bizarre stunts.

The persona she usually cultivated was that of someone who loves dogs; it is unknown whether it was out of a desire to ride the wave of popularity, or because many fans flooded into her comment section to send messages, but in any case, she posted this message.

"After watching the video, my chest felt tight with anger. How can this man be so arrogant? The dog's corpse is still under his feet, yet he can say he has no responsibility?"

"In one word, he's worse than a dog!"

Once the topic appeared, it reached the top in the blink of an eye at an unbelievable speed; it was truly explosively popular.

It can be said that on this day, many traffic stars were almost dying of envy; the traffic they dream of was just attracted by a dog like this.

However, the only one who jumped out to speak up was this female celebrity; those traffic stars all kept their mouths tightly shut.

In fact, if you look closely at many events, traffic stars rarely step in to lead the narrative.

Because traffic is controlled by financial backers and they have no say, whereas some slightly older celebrities have fewer scruples in their words and actions.

And beneath this message, people from all walks of life who poured in began to revel.

"Sister is so tough, really so tough, everyone should see that man's ugly face!"

"That young lady who lost Beibei is truly washing her face with tears. She raised it for three years; I don't even dare to imagine what kind of mood that is."

"With a pedigree certificate, a dog worth over ten thousand, and he doesn't want to pay a single cent? Keep dreaming!"

In such a lively atmosphere, many dog lovers directly stated that they wanted to conduct a Human Flesh Search; this must be human-fleshed!

In their words, if the law cannot make him take responsibility, then we will make him take responsibility!

Some radical dog lovers even said directly that they wanted to go to his door to find him!

"Self-funded Fishing": I beg everyone, if you have the other party's address, tell me. I will go to his door and ask him; I just want to ask him how he can be so heartless!

Others said they understood the law and kept tagging the official accounts of Handong Province, as well as many Self-Media in Handong Province, hoping they would stand up and explain.

"It's already like this, shouldn't the authorities explain? Hitting a person with a car is a traffic accident, right? Even if no one called the police at the time, with such huge popularity now, can't you check the Monitoring?"

There are many similar comments.

It is just a bit helpless that on the hot search, besides this matter, it is about some celebrity falling in love, or who rode whose horse where they touched...

And that fate is wonderful.

On the other side, the topic of owners of unfinished buildings only being able to barely move into cement shells and facing extreme danger every day they go out has no popularity at all.

People who see it are a bit speechless.

Facts have proven that the speed at which the authorities stand up regarding this kind of public opinion heat is really faster than imagined.

Not long after, the official account of "Ping'an Jingzhou" had already issued a relevant announcement.

Recently, some Netizens reacted to the incident of their dog being hit to death, which sparked heated discussion. After investigation, the police have clarified, and the report is as follows: The incident occurred on Guangming Road in Jingzhou City. The man in the video was driving a black sedan from north to south. When passing through that section of the road in the video, because the owner was playing mahjong and there was no leash, the dog darted from the green belt onto the road.

The man could not react in time and hit it, then called the police. After the traffic police checked the scene, it was determined that the man had no violations, while the dog owner did not use a leash and should bear full responsibility.

What is called "getting what you asked for"—once the announcement came out, many Netizens who had been clamoring in various ways were suddenly dumbfounded.

Because of this, some Netizens who were previously clamoring immediately turned their guns and began to criticize Xiang Yuyu instead.

And much of the public opinion that had been suppressed by dog lovers finally emerged.

"After all that fuss, it turns out there was no leash, and she was playing mahjong on the side. The other party had no responsibility at all. If I were the other party, I would be this arrogant too!"

"I think the other party is a bit arrogant, but they have no responsibility. If they have no responsibility, how can you make them take responsibility?"

To tell the truth, it is only because the dog really died; otherwise, public opinion would have already started to backlash by now.

But it is a pity that precisely because the dog is gone, coupled with those clamoring remarks she made, for many people, that man is still at fault.

Even if he didn't violate any rules, he should pay a little money. After all, it is a life; why can he be so arrogant!

A night passed quickly. At home, Xiang Yuyu had already woken up.

She opened her phone to see how the articles and videos she posted earlier were doing. Still the same saying: in fact, many times the subjects of public opinion never thought at the beginning that there would be such consequences.

Xiang Yuyu was the same; at this moment, she was stunned looking at her phone.

It was only a night's work, how did it get so popular?

Looking closely, various big Vs and Self-Media were helping her speak, and many volunteers claiming to be from pet organizations were private messaging her.

Saying they could donate to her and that she must be serious to the end!

And they also said that there is an internet celebrity in Jingzhou now who is famous for being serious named A Yi. That is, he doesn't help people outside his Company be serious; otherwise, if he forwarded it, the popularity would be even higher.

However, if he, A Yi, can become such a big internet celebrity through the method of being serious, we can be serious too.

These words made Xiang Yuyu very happy. She had long since thrown her fear to the back of her mind, because in her view, everyone on the internet was supporting her.

Just as she was looking, Xiang Yuyu frowned. These people actually went to tag the authorities, and the authorities actually gave a reply!

This caused her current public opinion to seem not so perfect.

No, this is definitely not enough. She had seen many narratives on the internet; she must make herself look a bit more vulnerable.

It just so happens that now so many people are scolding her, saying it was because of her own reasons that the dog was hit to death. This is suffering from Cyber Violence!

And there is evidence, because some people have already started digging through her previous messages.

After all, she is someone who has been hanging around the Big Green Book for years...

So after thinking about it, Xiang Yuyu quickly posted a second update.

I was too self-indulgent when writing yesterday, there were many typos. I came back tonight to proofread for a long time, it's late.. Two posts as usual! Thanks to "What's Wrong with Straight Men", another newbie brother, Wenchidage, Anfeng brother, wfei brother, Eric3Fang brother, Love b-boy brother, thanks to the brothers for the tips, thank you.

(End of this chapter)