The Byrd Effect - A phenomenon surrounding internet news message boards wherein parties related or known to a perpetrator of a crime or person otherwise at fault in a situation will post rambling long-winded digressions and excuses for the behavior of their friend or relative.
Frequently involve use of poor grammar and punctuation, insults, and attempts at virtual psychoanalysis of other critical posters. Also, may include unsubstantiated allegations of media or authoritative subterfuge and claims of knowing vital perspective altering information, which is inexplicably never shared.
I can't believe that the family member resorted to the Byrd Effect in their reply to the message board.
A rule that states "For every Court Television series that has come out since 1996, the Bailiff is always either a different ethnicity or gender than the judge, and in most cases, both." named after Judge Judge Bailiff Petri Hawkins-Byrd
Did you see the new bailiff on JudgeKaren? They followed Byrd's Rule