Two Guardia Civil officers removed from the social network in response to the content for harassing people with mental disorders, homeless people and migrants. Civil Guard
The Civil Guard arrested the content creator on a well-known social network where he published videos on his profile in which he denigrated and mocked people with intellectual disabilities, homeless people and migrants. The person arrested is a 35-year-old man from Benimàmet (Valencia), whose profile slogan was “If you don't laugh, you lose” and who has almost 8,000 followers.
The action began in mid-December last year, when the representative of a center for people with disabilities in the province of Valencia informed the Civil Guard of the existence of degrading content on a well-known social network with thousands of followers. Videos mocking people with this disorder had appeared , the armed institute said in a statement.
The agents found that the content creator often stayed near the disability care center during the hours when users were walking to create “humiliating and mocking content” in video format for later distribution on networks. The author tried to hide his identity with the clear intention of evading security forces and authorities.
After the agents analyzed the content posted on the detainee's social profile, it turned out that he had made degrading videos not only of people with disabilities, but also of socially marginalized people such as the homeless, people suffering from alcohol or drug problems as well as migrants.
The Civil Guard managed to identify the user of the profile and trace his whereabouts. This is a 35-year-old man from the city of Benimàmet who used his work as a crane operator to conduct interviews with socially marginalized people whom he encountered in public spaces during his working day. He also occasionally drove his own vehicle to the hostel for people with disabilities.
In addition to the arrest of this person, the Guardia Civil has managed to completely delete the profile of the well-known social network, which had 7,979 followers and 76,300 likes, as well as all the material related to it, and the detainee is charged with hate crime (harassment). towards people at risk). The proceedings were referred to the Court of First Instance and Instruction No. 1 of Massamagrell (Valencia).
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Faced with this type of behavior, the Civil Guard recommends citizens to exercise caution on social networks, avoid sharing sensitive personal data and report any offensive content. Digital awareness and collaboration are critical to preventing and combating illegal behavior online.