Every day, 20% of today's youth are emotionally destroyed by the effects of cyber bullying (Source 3: Fact Sheet, 29). After completing a survey in 2006, it is clear that a large percentage of teens is cyber bullied frequently. Many people believe that the bullies themselves should be prosecuted for what they say online. Cyber bullies should be prosecuted because online bullying effects a large percentage of young adults in America, the cyber bullies can lead to personal injury of the victim, and prosecution prevents cyber bullying by holding cyber bullies responsible for their actions. In essence, there are many reasons why cyber bullies should be criminally punished.
One reason prosecuting cyber bullies is important is because it holds them accountable for what they say, and helps prevent future cyber bullying. According to Eden Foster, a supporter of the Megan Meier Cyber Bullying Prevention Plan, "Such behavior [cyber bullying] is a punishable crime that won't be tolerated" (Warn, 25). Child Psychologist Eden Foster agrees that this plan will help hold the cyber bullies accountable for their disrespectful actions. In
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For example, Psychologist Eden Foster says that "cyber bullying can also lead to kids getting physically injured" (Warn, 25). Imagine your child not only being sent obscene messages online, but then getting attacked in school as well with physical harm. In addition to that, the bullying is "repetitive" and it's "much harder to flee a cyber bully" (Warn, 26). This means that the victim is emotionally attacked frequently. They often don't have an online "safe zone" because of how easy it is for the cyber bullying to access them through different websites. All in all, cyber bullies should be charged as a criminal because their online actions can further lead to physical and emotional harm for the
Others might say that the idea of prosecuting someone for cyberbullying is crazy, stupid and pointless. I can see in their perspective that it shouldn’t be that big of a problem, if that person just stops going on the internet. The Ophelia Project says “The only solution to cyberbullying should not be prosecution, just education. Children should be educated to manage and avoid offensive situations on the internet. If the person getting cyberbullied can’t handle not being attached to the internet, they shouldn’t use it. It's that simple.” With bullying it’s a whole other concept. The Ophelia Project states that “ In traditional bullying, an aggressor immediately sees the hurt they have caused the target.” With cyberbullying an aggressor/ cyber bullier can keep repeating it’s harmful behavior towards a person and not get confronted for
There are so many different causes of cyber-bullying. Many bullies which are online believe the victim deserves what they get. When nobody deserves to be bullied. Some cyber-bullies may be bored so to occupy their boredom they may think bullying is okay and something normal and “cool”. Others who usually are not the victims may be giving into peer pressure. Many are hungry for power, revenge or lack of common sense and empathy. Would you ever take it into consideration that the predator thinks it is funny?
Putting an End to Cyberbullying One of the major issues facing youth today is cyberbullying, and the surrounding controversy is a heated topic. Many people believe that cyberbullying is a scourge upon the children of America and that cyber bullies should be punished. However, there are also people on the opposite side of the spectrum that believe that cyber bullies should not be punished. This is believed because most cyberbullies are simply kids that do not realise that their words are perceived as words of hatred instead of playful teasing. Cyber bullies should be prosecuted because taking such a large and dramatic action would secure cyberbullying as harassment, draw attention to the long term effects of cyberbullying, and bring awareness which leads to greater attempts for prevention.
The physical abuse that used to happen in the halls and on the playgrounds is no more. Time has changed bullying into a twenty-four hour, seven day a week, occurrence. The pain these children are suffering, from being bullied over the web, is not something you can put an ice pack over. The psychological hurting is what gets to them. The agony these children endure is just as real, and may be even more excruciating to bear. With cyber bullying becoming a sweeping problem for children, there needs to be a solution. Adults, educators, legislators, and even children need to prevent this type o...
In some cases, criminalization is preferred, while other bullies are slapped on the wrist and grounded for a month. What can be agreed upon is the need for a definitive policy. Cyberbullying, as a burgeoning field of abuse directed specifically at teens, requires direct, speedy, and, perhaps even harsh, measures to curtail the stream of mistreatment flowing freely online. In order to develop such measures, cyberbullying must be recognizable. The government website dedicated to the prevention of bullying in general offers this definition: cyberbullying is “bullying that takes place using electronic technology” (“What is Cyberbullying.”)....
Cyber bullying can be more terrifying than standard bullying, because the target typically does not know who is after them. Cyber bullies believe that because they are posting anonymously or not using their names, they can get away with anything. The case is that Internet activity is traceable. It is important to know that cyber bullying can be charged as crimes. In some cases, cyber bullies will be charged as sexual predators and have to be on the registry. Furthermore, items posted on the Internet can affect the person’s ability to get into university or employment.
Should Students Who Cyberbully Get Suspended From School? Students who cyberbully should be suspended from school. While it can be hard to prove, there are ways to find out who the bully is. Bullying is a topic that should be talked about more.
Cyberbullying should be a criminal offense because whether it’s bullying or cyberbullying, it still damages a person emotionally and physically. Admittedly, many will argue that it is crossing the line to force perpetrators behind bars when it is not even bullying, but some foul words thrown in social sites. However, there is no difference between cyberbullying and offline bullying when it is still an issue that constantly eats away at its victims, abusing them with hurtful words and messages. “The United States Department of Health and Human Services calculated the percentages of bullied victims, where 37% of teens have been physically bullied, while 52% of teens have been cyberbullied” (Cyber/Bullying Statistics). Studies shown indicate that there have been more cases of cyberbullying than offline bullying, whereas people believe that “cyberbullying is not real bullying” and “it is to speak out in what...
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.
Stutzky suggests that cyber bullying is the use of modern communication technologies to embarrass, humiliate, threaten, or intimidate an individual in the attempt to gain power and control over them. Bullying has been around since the beginning of time. These days however, bullying isn’t just happening on the playground, it’s happening on the internet and mobile phones, making it possible to bully a child 24 hours a day. Cyber bullying follows children around the clock and into the safety of their own bedrooms. A recent survey by MindOh!, an educational company that follows youth trends, reported that nearly 80% of the 5,500 teens that were surveyed said that they had been exposed to cyber bullying. Cyber bullying affects the mental health of so many young adolescents around the world, and the issue is steadily increasing as more and more ways to bully are created.In extreme incidents, cyber bullying has led teenagers to suicide. Most victims, however, suffer shame, embarrassment, anger, depression and withdrawal. While technology continues to evolve, new means of communication enable today’s bullies to become more effective in terrorizing and tormenting their victims. The aim was to increase awareness and decrease the prevalence of cyber bullying- Year 9 at Meridan State College being the stakeholders (people involved).
With technology progressing, students are moving past face to face hectoring, and are verbally bullying other through social media. Cyberbullying can sometimes become more harmful than verbal, physical, and emotional bullying due to victims, not feeling like they have an escape route because they are threatened repeatedly through text messages, e-mails, social media, etc. The worst part about cyberbullying is that the things posted can be anonymous; therefore, there is no blame for who posts what. A victim can suspect that someone is to blame for the actions done, but there is no proof to solve a possible ongoing issue. Cyberbullying and bullying are actually considered a crime when someone: physically assaults another person, gender or racism is talked about, violent or deadly threats are made, sexually texting, inappropriate photos, stalking,
Cyber bullies bully for a reason, just as all bullies do. There are many reasons that the bully may perform this horrible crime; the bully “may feel bad about themselves and may think being a bully will make them feel better” (Jakubiak 8). The cyber bully also mig...