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A popular Facebook page Iowa is receiving backlash after some say its sole purpose is to cyberbully innocent people. The Facebook page called “The People of Des Moines” has upwards of 37,000 members. Its description says, “Take your butt hurt somewhere else! If you're sensitive go ahead and exit.” Users post photographs of residents around town to the page. Someone posted a picture of Alexandria Horne on the page called "The People of Des Moines.” She had no idea that picture was taken and was shocked to see hundreds of mean and violent comments. “Whenever I first saw it, I kind of just looked at it like, ‘Why is my picture on there?’” Horne said. “That's an invasion of privacy.” Horne said that within days of the picture being posted more than 100 comments appeared making fun of her appearance and weight. “I was crying for like a good two or three hours, you know -- being called fat and being called ugly and saying nobody would love me, basically,” Horne said. One person even suggested Horne consider committing suicide. “I think it's just a bunch of cyberbullying,” Horne said. “Why bully somebody?” Multiple posts a day consist of mocking innocent victims like homeless people. “They are wondering where their next meal is coming from while people are simply taking pictures of them thinking it's a joke,” Horne said. A page administrator posted a message to the group Monday saying, "With all the legal action coming this pages way I'm sad to inform you degenerates we will be shutting this page down." Horne said she is relieved the page is coming down. “I'm glad because I really feel like people shouldn't be bullied anymore,” Horne said. Legal experts said there are limits to free speech and that not everything is protected by the law. “If it incites other people to commit violence, or suggests that you commit violence or comes close to that, that's a violation by the law not protected by free speech,” attorney Guy Cook said. Horne said she hopes her experience teaches people behind a keyboard a valuable lesson. “I really kind of want them to know that it hurts,” Horne said. “Words do hurt, and people can take your words to heart.” ����vlog’s Laura Terrell messaged reached out to Facebook page’s administrator Monday, who said there is no legal action against the page and that the message posted to the page was “just a joke.” The page will remain on Facebook for now.