Argumentative Essay: When Pranks Become Bullying

When Pranks Become Bullying

There is real bullying all around the world that can’t be stopped without professional help. Cyber bullying is different than physical bullying which is much easier to stop. I think teachers need to notice that some friends mess around different and that the real bullies can be stopped by punishments or taking away privileges. I think bullying should be based off a scale of one to ten, ten being the worst one being “did you actually care or could you see how s/he was just joking”. Punishments should also be based off a scale, if bullying reaches ten the punishment should be worse. A number one bully should still get a punishment but not as bad as a ten. Cyber bullying is much harder to punish because bullies use usernames (not real name) so the victim can’t tell who the bully is.

Cyber bullying is becoming easier with new games like Clash of Clans and Black Ops which have Global Chat.

Cyber bullying is commonly used in Xbox Live, as an example if one person on your team makes a game costing mistake the diehard players will curse yell and tell them that they are useless and shouldn’t ever touch the game again. As cyber bullying is becoming more common game creators put in a “report player” button that doesn’t do anything, it only gives the bully a warning. I have been reported before for adding MODS and cheats to games, and the warning asks you to please stop but it won’t do anything so you can just get back on and keep doing what you’re doing. Cyber bullying is getting out of hand but it is only one of the hundreds of ways to

bully.

The most common place to bully is in the school bathrooms. School bathrooms don’t have any cameras because it is illegal, making it the perfect place for bullies. In most movies I have seen wedgies are commonly displayed in bathrooms with the victim hanging by the coat rack. I think some bullies bully because they are abused at home and so they bully at school to get rid of some anger, but some bullies do it for fun. Bullies are all over the world, and with different ways to bully it is easier, but no matter what there is a way to stop bullying.
Bullying can be stopped but people need to notice the difference between bullying and pranks. I think I proved that there is bullying everywhere but it can be stopped if we try.