The police warn: – Video of girl (9):

– The video shows a nine-year-old girl being tormented by two older girls aged 12. You can see that the nine-year-old is clearly scared and is being held back by the older girls.

This is what Jostein Dammyr, police superintendent and leader of the Nettpatruljen in the East police district, tells Dagbladet.

For the sake of those involved, he does not wish to further state what the video contains.

The internet patrol itself went out on Wednesday in a post on Facebook and warned about the spread of the video showing an incident that took place in Follo in Akershus.

Dammyr confirms to Dagbladet that the police are investigating the case and that they have been in contact with the parties involved.

It was Fredriksstad Blad that first mentioned the case.

– New humiliation

The police superintendent explains that several people have spread the video to hang out the two girls who are behind it.

But even if the idea is perhaps to show support for the nine-year-old girl, it works against its purpose, he explains.

– If the video is shared further, it is a new humiliation for the victim. We also see that the video has been shared as humor – in the same way as with videos of violence, he says and adds:

– This affects both the nine-year-old and the two older girls who are responsible for the bullying.

Dammyr emphasizes that it is illegal to share videos of people who are in a vulnerable situation, according to Section 267a of the Criminal Code.

The section states that breach of the law can be punished with imprisonment of up to one year or fines.

– Must sharpen up

The sharing of the video has already had major consequences for those involved, says the police chief.

– It goes beyond all propositions. The two 12-year-old girls have received a lot of threats and are terrified. Some may think that the girls have in a way deserved it, but we are talking about children, he says and adds:

– When adults choose to share the video further, or make threats against the girls, they are no better. People need to step up!

Dammyr says that the best thing you can do as a private person, if you come across the video, is to avoid pressing “like” and make sure to report the video.

He encourages parents to talk to their children about the video in question, and about what is and isn’t allowed to be shared on social media.

– As a parent, you have a responsibility when you let your children be on social media. Then you also have to give them training in the rules, he continues.