Cyber Bullying Essay

As technology quickly advances bullying has become a damaging act to our youth both physically and mentally that can not be ignored. What makes cyber-bullying such a serious issue is that it has been

“[i]dentified that cyberbullying can occur any time, day or night. This leaves many victims feeling trapped when they know they may receive a harassing message every time they turn on their cell phone or go online.” Twyman et al (185).

What was once just plain bullying has now become cyber-bullying it is not a rite of passage, it should not be taken lightly, it must be prevented and stopped. Cyber-bullying is defined by the Cyberbullying Research Center as “The willful and repeated harm inflicted through computers, cellphones, and other electronic devices” (Patchin). What was previously deemed "Playground bullying" is no longer confined to the playground or a certain age group, it is now estimated that bullying has increased in all aspects of life including the workplace and usually goes unreported. In 2010 Harris Interactive conducted a survey that included at least 3,800 workers. At the end of the survey they found out that 35% of the workers felt bullied (CareerBuilder). Thats 1,330 workers on average being bullied in the workplace. That’s almost half of the workers who took the survey yet people don’t believe that bullying is an issue for all ages that should be dealt with. As a society we can no longer claim that we are unaware of the difference between a conflict and direct repetitive bullying. Conflict has been apart of American society since it's founding, the term conflict can be traced as far back as 1375 meaning "to come into collision or disagreement..." Conflict will always...

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... social support program who have the tools to be available to people of all incomes and backgrounds so that everyone would get the chance to learn about why cyber-bullying is such a huge problem that should be stopped. My reasoning behind this law is that as technology rapidly advances each day with younger and younger people joining social networking sites a law of this nature in each state will cause parents to take the time out to educate their children, adults will take notice to the fact that they can be persecuted for the things they say and do especially if it ends in death, and parents of victims will take more notice and stand up for their children before it’s too late. Every aspect behind this law would be made by the congressional branch through legislation and then approved by the President if there was a chance of it being created equally for each state.