What is cyber bullying? Cyber bullying “repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cell phones and other electronic devices”, according to the Ophelia Project. Individuals should be prosecuted for cyber bullying. Nearly one in three teens admit to being cyber bullied. People can go on any social media page and make fake accounts. Being cyber bullied can lead to having low confidence in themselves and even being suicidal. People should be prosecuted for cyber bullying other kids. Secondly, nearly one in three teens admit to being cyber bullied. Cyber bullying can lead to being physically injured. According to The Dangers Of Cyber bullying by Brett Warnke the Megan Meier Cyber bullying Prevention Act helps to define what is covered cyber bullying. For instance cyber bullying is not a one time thing it is a repeated act. This bill ensures that someone is held accountable for the behavior that led to someone being …show more content…
When this repeatedly happens cyber bullying can get very serious and taken to a whole new level. Kids have committed suicide because of cyber bullying. If anyone takes it this far and repeatedly do things to hurt another person they should be prosecuted. People all across the world get cyber bullied. People don 't understand that calling someone else a name or something else harmful can really hurt them and some kids take that seriously. Anyone that is doing this should be prosecuted for doing this because they are purposefully hurting another person. It can lead to physically getting injured. Kids need to understand that behavior like cyber bullying will not be tolerated. It hurts kids and they should be prosecuted for cyber
Cyberbullying is bullying that happens online on social media sites. People thinks it's okay to bully other people online but no it's not okay. Cyber bullying is similar to The Crucible by people dont like when people act differently. One person starts it and then others will jump in just like how they did when they started to accuse people of being witches in salem in 1940 and 1950.
Someone might argue that if people do nothing against cyberbullying then it might lead to physical violence and that shouldn’t happen. In source 3 it states “ the lack of immediate emotional feedback in cyberbullying allows aggressors to often continue the hurtful behavior unchecked.” This tells us that cyberbullying happens and often continues because they don’t have emotional feedback from being there and unlike cyberbullying people “immediately see the hurt they have caused to the target” which most people wouldn’t do. What should happen is cyberbullying prevention in schools to deter people from and warn others of the effects of cyberbullying. In source 1 it states “And bypassing the Prevention Act, we’re deterring people from engaging in cyberbullying by showing such behavior punishable by crime that won't be tolerated” although I don’t agree with the punishable by crime statement I do think that people should be warned and deterred from cyberbullying in
20% of cyber bullied kids think about suicide, 1 and 10 attempt it. Cyberbullying is no longer just happening once in awhile to just a few kids. Cyberbullying is making kids kill themselves and way too many kids are being cyber bullied. There should be no cyberbullying in a chivalrous world, people should respect others way more than they do.
Cyberbullying is making the online “world” a harder place to deal with. Cyberbullying is the use of electronics to bully someone. Most teens experience cyberbullying outside of their school life so, do schools have the right to step into the situation. Cyberbullying is happening everyday to several kids. This takes place around the world on most social media sites.
Cyberbullies think they can bully online because it is easier to get the victim or to get revenge over them. Cyberbullying can happen because of entertainment or to just see how people react. According to “What Impact Has Social Media Truly Had on Society” by Jenny Q. Ta states that, “School children, young girls, and women can fall prey to online attacks which can create tension and distress.” This illustrates that people do take cyberbullying seriously and they end up making decisions that can impact ones future. Cyberbullying started when social networking became popular around 1990’s
Is cyberbullying a crime? As stated in Meriam Webster Dictionary, cyberbullying is the verbal bullying of someone by often anonymous electronic communication as online posts or text messages. The methods used can include emails, instant messaging, text messages sent via cell phones, digital photos and all other means of electronic communications. The victims of cyberbullying are usually children and teenagers as they are exposed to technology devices such as mobile handphone and laptop. A few nations over the globe have officially grown apparently powerful cyberbullying laws such as Canada, United Kingdom and Australia.
The most frequently noted topics of cyberbullying is romantic relationships, friendships, sexual activity, and personal appearance. Every child has their own demons and weaknesses and when one of their “topics” are targeted on an online setting it makes it nearly impossible to escape. Bully’s target kids that can’t fend for themselves
How cyberbullying affects teenagers What is cyberbullying Cyberbullying is a type of bullying that in practiced at an electronic device. Some examples of electronic device are cell phones, computers and tablets and this type of bullying can be done in social sites, messages, chats, and in websites. Examples of cyberbullying are mean messages, embarrassing pictures, videos, rumors in chats and in sites, and also in fake profiles. People create fake profiles so they can make fun of other people in the anonymus status so nobody discovers who it is.
Cyberbullying is bad because it lead to depression and mat cause suicide in teens. My first reason for cyberbullying causes is depression. Depression in not a good thing because people do not do stuff when they are depressed. They stay inside and do nothing. They feel helpless they do not what to do anything.
Or child abuse? Or murder? Think about it, would they? Causing any sort of harm is not okay, and you should be punished for it. I think cyberbullying is just “gateway bullying” for cowards who have low self esteem so they can feel better about themselves, and when they do they’ll become a real ‘bully’ but not just in the world of high school, but in real life too.
Why isn’t there enough being done about this issue? Although cyber-bullying is hurting someone without physical contact, in reality it can hurt even more than physical abuse. Behind the screens are real people with actual feelings; some have been driven to depression, some have been driven to attempting or even committing suicide. Cyberbullying is when individuals assault other individuals on the Internet through social media websites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and so forth. The vast majority of teenagers were somehow tortured, harassed or even threatened on the web.
Cyber bullying is when one receives hurtful messages or rumors and gossip is spread about them through electronic devices onto social media account like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and etc. Anyone but especially teens are mentally
My fellow friends, Have you ever heard of the news related to cyberbullying in recent years? Cyberbullying is the bullying that happens online or via phone and it usually includes insults, threats, harassment and abusive language. As the time evolves, this issue is getting more and more severe over the years. The surveys did by Cyberbullying Research Center found out that about half of young people have experienced some form of cyberbullying, and 10 to 20 percent experience it regularly.
Not many victims does this for fear of retaliation; nonetheless some victims are brave enough to fight back. The effects of bullying will affect the victim’s future as they grow up to become adults. If this issue continues, he/she has a right to report the incident or fight back their bullies. All forms of bullying, including cyber-bullying, are considered intolerable and criminal at school. Bullying occurs when the bully fights or insults the victims to the point of fighting back or seeking help from someone trustworthy to prevent their issue of being bullied.
WHAT IS IT? Cyberbullying is when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, or other technology. It gets even worse, if you commit the horrible crime of cyberbullying then you could face various consequences, such as jail time and/or fines. Doesn’t sound very pleasant does it?