Everyone Should Be Prosecuted For Cyberbullying

With the rise of technology comes cyberbullying. Many people's daily lives are affected from what someone has said or done to them on a social networking site. A good amount of people are arguing over whether or not someone should be prosecuted for cyberbullying. Those who say they should not, probably have never experienced it themselves or never payed much attention to those who have. Those who say they should,\ have seen the destruction one could cause without even knowing who that person is. If an individual has repeatedly said or done something to someone, on any social networking site, that affects their everyday life then they should be prosecuted and take responsibility for what they have done. Cyberbullying could end up creating problems for the victim in ways that could affect their health, grades in school, and friendships. Also, online

From the fact sheet by the Ophelia Project, “60% of targets said that their online experiences as a target of cyberbullying affected them at school, home, and with friends and reported experiencing feelings of frustration, anger, and sadness.” The frustration, anger, and sadness one feels after becoming a victim to cyberbullying is something that some victims like to keep to themselves. They often do not want to express how much something has hurt them, but eventually their feelings will come out and could potentially affect their future friend/relationships. Also from the Ophelia Project, “The lack of immediate emotional feedback in cyberbullying allows an aggressor to often continue the hurtful behaviors unchecked.” In face to face bullying, the bully usually sees the hurt they had just caused the victim. But in cyberbullying the aggressor does not even acknowledge the fact that they have, indeed, hurt someone which leads them to continue what they were doing without ever having to face the hurt they