Sarah Barker is a student and voluntary youth worker from Dunswell.
For teenager Paris Brown, her moment in the limelight was brief and brutal.
One week she had been appointed youth police and crime commissioner for Kent Police, the next she was having to stand down after it emerged that in her early teens she had posted offensive and quite violent comments including alleged racial and homophobic messages.
I think she got a rough ride.
As these comments were written four years ago it is clear that Paris has grown up and changed in this time.
Even within a year, a young person can develop into a mature member of the community, learning right from wrong and knowing what should and should not be said on social networking sites.
I have known many young people who have made similar comments in the past, which at the time seemed innocent, regardless of any racial or offensive language, but have realised that the comments are inappropriate and have later taken them down from the social networking sites.
After the messages were revealed, Paris, now 17 stated: "I deeply apologise for any offence caused by my use of inappropriate language and for any inference of inappropriate views. I am not homophobic, racist or violent and am against the taking of drugs."
Paris has clearly recognised her wrong doings, and should not be subjected to abuse, due to a mistake she made four years ago when she was young and immature.
As young people we are taught to learn from our mistakes and take into account our past experiences in order to make us better people in the future.
By focusing on Paris's past, inappropriate comments, rather than concentrating on her recent efforts to help young people, this has led her to step down as Youth Commissioner and stop any help she could have made with youths in the Kent area.
Paris previously commented: "I have a genuine interest in working with young people, as demonstrated by my current work as an apprentice for a local authority helping teenagers in a local community."
It is clear to me that Miss Brown has a true passion for helping young people and as she enrolled in her duties as Youth Commissioner had strong views on what young people wanted and needed.
I have worked with young people myself, and accept that the comments made were wrong and definitely uncalled for.
However, as this was such a long time ago, Paris should not have been judged for what she has done.
If anything, she should be respected for taking into account what people have said, and being grown up enough to know what she had done was wrong and apologise.
It is a shame Paris felt the need to resign from her post, however I hope her all the best for her future contributions to helping teenagers in her local community.
