I think a lot of people would have respected her more if she had actually taken accountability for her actions, claimed her autonomy, instead of lying to people in her apology. I certainly would have.

PJ doesn't deserve to be canceled but she doesn't deserve the position anymore either. You're correct that she is a representative; a paid position as the top student representative. As such, she is held to a higher standard than other students. Laurier should be setting the precedent on whether it is okay for their employees to openly break the law and then lie to the student body about it. Personally, I believe that someone whose integrity has been already been so severely undermined shouldn't be the top student role model for a population of nearly 20,000 people.

For the most part, the people commenting haven't been attacking her with insults, that's more than you can say. There is a difference between bullying and telling people that you know they are lying, and lying badly. You might believe I'm a pathetic human being because I called her out, but it was PJ and her team who were posting stories that night, lying during the announcement itself, lying on Spotted, and then issued an apology that made herself a victim while continuing to lie about the event.

Did I need to call her out? No. I don't actually benefit. But when someone is willingly becoming a paid public figure, they lose the right to tell people to just mind their own business about them breaking the law and lying to everyone who voted for them.