Makes my blood boil. Most folk of my generation, based on my own knowledge of folk my age, were brought up under, amongst others, the adage of "if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything".

Only a guess but the Aussie girl probably got most of the abuse online. It's the modern way. Too many people seem to think that the internet affords some kind of anonymity and that they aren't accountable for their online actions. They are, as some have learnt to their cost.