Huge support for bullying app ban

A QUEENSLAND mother's petition to ban an app with potential for cyberbullying has amassed more than 101,000 signatures in five days.

The petition by Katrina, who does not disclose her last name, gained huge traction following the tragic death of Northern Territory teen Dolly Everett who took her own life and calls for the app Sarahah to be banned.

"I do not want my daughter or any other to become the next Dolly," the Rockhampton mother wrote in the petition's description.

Stop Bullying campaign:
Amy Jayne Everett, known as Dolly, has become the face of an anti-bullying campaign.based on the person's behaviour and not their mental state.

But that thinking had to change, the families of the victims argued.

"You have heard that our police officers are trained to react to the threat and not to the person. I found such policy shocking," John Weingust, a lawyer representing Jardine-Douglas's family, told the jury.

"The majority of police officers are decent human beings. It's their training and policy that needs changing."

Police must 'respect the person first': lawyer

In Jardine-Douglas's case, his sister called 911 for help in August 2010 after her mentally ill brother boarded a public transit bus. Police who boarded the bus ended up firing at Jardine-Douglas after he pulled a knife from his backpack and advanced on an officer.

"They knew of his illness and they approached him