Everyday cyberbullies roam the internet with no fear of prosecution. This must stop. Many critics have stated that cyberbullying is harmless and has no effect on internet users, however, cyberbullying promotes depression causing acts of self violence, it initiates social problems, and with the Prevention Act being passed the chances that cyberbullying will stop increases.
Initially, speaking to someone as if he is unimportant can greatly impact the emotional health of a person. Many critics over look the fact that cyberbullying can cause feelings of depression. However according to "The Ophelia Project", "60% of targets have said that their online experiences of cyberbullying affected them at school, home, and with friends, and have reported
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"In 2008, Lori Drew was convicted of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act after creating a fake Myspace account. Assuming the fake identity of a boy, Drew used the account to flirt with, and then later break up with Megan Meir." As stated in "The Dangers of Cyberbullying". From this, one can infer that the event created trust issues for Megan and only one thing can be done about that, someone is punished. Later the case was taken to court and Lori Drew got away with a small charge. If the Prevention Act was passed, Lori would have been given a greater charge for her cruel actions. Not only can fraud impact someone's social problems, as explained in the "Ophelia Project", forwarding rumors and gossip through text messages or emails is a form of bullying. This can lead to broken friendships and can create future problems for making friends. When a victim is bullied by someone special to them this can break the trust between the people involved, and it can also create future problems of creating new friendships because there will always be that part of him that has been betrayed and nothing can ever make up for that. No matter what critics may say, cyberbullying can and will socially harm a
Individuals who say cruel things online could make the victim have a lower self esteem. Having a low self esteem means that the victim thinks poorly of their self and doesn’t want to be their self. Having low self esteem could lead to depression. Depression can really have a bad effect on the victim. According to “The Ophelia Project” , “60% of targets said that their online experiences as a target of cyberbullying affected them at school, home, and with friends, reported experiencing feeling of frustration, anger and sadness.” Victims feel frustrated that these people are making fun of them online which can cause them to be sad that this is happening to them and angry that they won’t do anything about their situation. The victim could also have a lower self concept of their self and just start hating their self to where they don’t even want to look in mirror at their self. Victims who have gone through this should know that the person who said rude things to them will be prosecuted for what they’ve
Cyberbullying has become a widespread problem. The more people have been using the internet, the more the number of cyberbullying incidents increase. According to document A, 25.1% of girls and 16.6% of boys reported being bullied in their lifetime. In addition to this, document A also
With the use of the internet increasing, researchers are finding a higher amount of cyberbullying. According to Hinduja and Patchin, “There is no shortage of potential offenders or victims of cyberbullying because of the widespread availability of computers and the Internet in the developed world,” (Hinduja and Patchin, 132). Both the writers make a good point stating this fact. With the amount of technology that is available to students, on different devises, has allowed them to freely communicate. While this is not all bad, there are major downfalls, cyber bullying being a big one.
“Always stand up for what you believe in, even if it means standing alone.” -Kim Hanks. This quote hints that it is okay to challenge something one may believe in, which is shown in these short stories. In “The Limited” by Sherman Alexie and “Deportation at Breakfast” by Larry Fondation, the theme of taking a stand is emphasized. In “The Limited”, a boy is taking a ride in his car, when he sees an older man swerve, purposely trying to hit a stray dog. Then, in “Deportation at Breakfast”, a boy dines at a restaurant, later resulting with the only employee in the restaurant to being arrested. The theme later appears in both of these short stories.
Cyberbullying has become a huge problem, over the years in this world. Cyberbullying is defined as someone posting something embarrassing, threatening, harassing, stalk-like, rumors, gossip, fake identity etc. on the internet. Although, having bullying be a problem, with the growing of technology these days, bullying is being taken over by cyberbullying. This essay tells the question that some people are still wondering today. Should individuals involved in cyberbullying be prosecuted?
In today’s society, cyberbullying is the most common form of victimisation, as it allows for a person electronically communicate and hide behind a screen. Bullying can have serious short and long term effects such as depression, drug abuse, suicide and many other life threatening disorders.
The act of bullying has been present in children’s life throughout time. It has been seen in movies, books, and even real life situations. In recent years there has been in increase in the use of technology and the Internet. As a result a new type of bullying has been introduced to today’s generation of teenagers. This new type of bullying is known as cyberbullying. Cyberbullying has a negative impact on the lives of the teenagers that experience it.
Cyberbullying is “the deliberate and repeated harm inflicted through the use of cell phones/smartphones, computers/tablets, and other electronic devices (including Wi-Fi gaming devices)” (Lohmann). It began to emerge when technology became more accessible, and it continues to become a bigger problem as technology expands. Cyberbullies are intentionally hurting their victims, and know that they are doing so. Cyberbullying has harmed all of its victims either mentally, physically, or both. The Centers for Disease Control has even gone as far as labeling it an ‘emerging public-health problem’ (Billitteri). This isn’t hard to argue with considering how many deaths it has caused. In schools, many people are affected by this whether they are the one doing the bullying, or the one suffering from it. “The 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey finds that 16% of high school students (grades 9-12) were electronically bullied in the past year” (“What Is Cyberbullying”). These were just the people willing to speak up about it. In high school many people are more afraid of the effect that bullying someone can have on them. Whereas, people in middle and elementary school often are more careless, and do not see how badly they can be effected when cyberbullying someone. One study found that 42% of fourth to eighth grade students have admitted to saying something mean or heartful online (“Orie make cyberbullying”). This is almost half of the students saying that they have been bullies. This could mean that an even higher percentage of students were the victims of this. Cyberbullying affects almost half of the teens in the United States. Its scope, outcome, and lack of preventions all show that it is a far worse form of bullying than physica...
Because of bullying through social media and the internet a new name for bullying has been coined...cyberbullying. What is cyberbullying exactly? Cyberbullying, also known as electronic bullying or online social cruelty, is the use of information or electronic communication technologies to bully others.(DEFINITION) Cyberbullying can be done while chatting, playing on a game site, through instant messages, emails and through images. The outcome of so much cyberbullying has led to devastation to many families when their child has committed suicide due to being cyber bullied.(THESIS) Suicide is the third highest reason for deaths of pre teens and teenagers in our country today. Many parents try to supervise the use of their children’s online time by having the computers in the main room of the house with the rest of the family, having passwords that they have to put in before the child can be on the
Cyber Bullying victims are more likely to have low self-esteem and to consider suicide (bullyingstatistics.org, 2013).
All around the United States, the prevalence of cyberbullying ranges from 10-40% of people who get bullied through electronics. Furthermore, this is a problem caused by kids, teens, and adults who target one another online by repeating harmful threats and harassments. This conflict negatively impacts the victims’ life which is why anyone who cyberbullies should pay the consequences and be prosecuted.
In conclusion, cyber bullying is a problem that is growing exponentially with the expansion of today’s technology. In order to stop the hatred thrown onto children through the Internet, preventative strategies need to be put in place. Too many children are being worn down mentally and emotionally due to being bullying anonymously on social media, through texts, and over email messages. Ignoring this problem can not continue. There are so many promising preventative routes to take when approaching cyber bullying. More people need to be educated and aware of the prevention methods available to them, because the varieties of prevention methods are endless.
“First, many targets report feeling depressed, sad, angry, and frustrated.” (Hinduja and Patchin). These are just some of the bad effects that cyber bullying is causing for today’s teens. One of the worse effects of cyber bullying is the link between cyber bullying and suicide. “Finally, cyberbullied youth also report having suicidal thoughts, and there have been a number of examples in the United States and abroad where youth who were victimized ended up taking their own lives.” (Hinduja and Patchin). This alarming fact should be the wakeup call to the U.S. that we need to do something about this problem and fast. Cyber bullying simply does not just hurt someone’s feelings, but it is taking lives of our youth. The first step to help prevent this issue can be to have our schools inform the students of the dangers of cyber bullying. “Furthermore, school district personnel should review their harassment and bullying policies to ensure that it allows for the discipline of students who engage in cyberbullying.” (Hinduja and
Imagine being personally targeted and bullied by another individual constantly. Maybe never seriously injured but verbally abused in person and possibly online. The issue of cyberbullying can be quite pivotal in this new generation. Cyberbullying is a controversial matter that the world must address because of how it can occur anywhere at any time, causes harm to targeted people, and affects all associated parties.
Cyberbullying is usually common throughout social media as it gives emotional pain. Social media can promote disadvantages, such as those who are vulnerable in getting cyberbullied. The article,