Belle Gibson Case

“Belle Gibson should be charged for deceptive conduct” an article published in the herald sun written by Susie O’Brien after the incident of Belle Gibson, a money hungry con artist selling a cure to cancer and lying about having the disease herself. O’Brien uses her anguish on the issue to present a passionate article convicting not only Gibson, but the court who took minor action to a severe crime. O’Brien’s sharp and convicting tone encourages the reader to share the same livid view on this issue.
Belle Gibson is a criminal under the eyes of the public, not only was she found guilty of fraud but also five separate charges of Australian consumer law. The image shown shows Gibson being held by vines in the shape of a guillotine, tied to the laptop. The vines surround her arms and neck provide the vision of her being punished and having to face the consequences of her actions as they were mostly over social media, is this the extent of her penalty? A cartoon made to humiliate the disgrace of a woman who is simply flying the loop holes of the law. The image appeals to the readers as a visual representation of how Gibson is being slandered over social media in the same way that she reaped from innocent family’s and depending on their vulnerabilities. “The federal court has given her a fine

“The particularly disgraceful aspects of Ms Gibson’s conduct in relation to the Schwarz family, and Joshua Schwarz in particular, were that she sought to use the tragic terminal illness of a young boy for her own selfish purposes” Judge Mortimer said, providing an anecdote to represent how vile and how raw the issue has become. And as Gibson avoids responsibilities the Schwarz family is left to pick up the pieces of