Cyber bulling should be stop, because cyber-bullying cause people to harm
themselves do crazy thing. Well I was doing my capstone on cyber-bullying. Cyber-bullying
need to be stopped. My little sister goes to school everyday and she cries because
every time she gets on face-book kid says bad things about her. Kids think that it is cool
to do stuff over the web. Cyber bully should be stop!! According to American Life survey
2011. There have been 33% teenagers victims of this mischievous Crime. Cyberbullying crime rate is still on the rise today. Cyber-bullying has a way of making people
harm themselves. For example 13- year -old Seth, Seth tried to kill himself on September 19,
and died eight days later. Cyber-bullying makes kids feel bad about
themselves. Bulling
have always plagues America’s school yard. But today’s bullies no longer
need a school
yard to do harm. They can just pick up a cell-phone or go online.
Cyber-bullying includes everything from sending cruel text messages to posting
violent video on you-tube. Such behavior is almost always hurtful. As recent teen
suicides have deadly consequences. Cyber-bullying is more by girl. Girl like making fun
of each other.
Relational aggression, as you may know, is the use of friendship as a
use upon. It’s one of many ways that girls can be mean to each other. They can
threaten not
to be someone’s friend or turn peers against another person. Giving the
silent treatment is an example of relational oppression. If a child is being cyber-bullying, it’s
important to “stop, block, and report. The child who is being bullied should immediately
stop imaging with the cyber-bullying, and then block and report the cyber-bullying. Parents
should remain clam an alarmist repose only upset the child further, and it might even
him or her think twice about telling the parent if something happens in the future. People
don’t know that cyber-bullying is not a good thing to do. For example Clementi’s death on
September 22, 2010 garnered National attention and is Credited with kick starting the thennascent it gets better anti- bullying video campaign launched in the fall of 2010 by
syndicated sex columnist Dan savage and his husband.
Bullying have been around sense school have begun. Why do student bully other student
for that is not a cool thing to do. Overall national violent crime rates dropped after 1993 and
continued at lower levels into the twenty-first century. Similarly, following a period of increased
violence by juveniles (youth less than eighteen years of age) between 1989 and 1993, youth
violence had begun to level off or decline as well. Crimes reported by schools dropped 10
percent between 1995 and 1999. “Bullying in schools is believed to be a normal part of school
life, however, when people begin to have this mentality, they forget that bullying is physically
and psychologically harmful to both the bully and the victim. Therefore, bullying must be
eradicated from schools by raising awareness and increasing supervision.
Future more blogs damage other kids set up a blog or profile page pretending to
be their victim and saying things to humiliate them. However cyber-bullying can certainly
give girls new avenues to behave this way. I don’t know that technology makes relational
aggression worse I think it just gives girls more ways of doing it.
So in other words you can give someone the silent treatment online whereas you used to
only be able it in person. Limited by the state's options for legally pursuing cyber bullying,
Wisconsin municipalities are turning toward local ordinances to deal with increased computer-
based threats. The Fort Atkinson City Council is set to consider at its June 7 meeting an
ordinance that would give local police the ability to issue $50 citations to citizens who send
threatening electronic messages. The measure would provide an alternative to pursuing criminal
charges through the state, Fort Atkinson Councilman Dick Schultz said.
"
The only two options right now are to charge someone criminally, or not at all," he said.
"Even if it's a criminal charge, the district attorney's office might be so buried, the case may
never go anywhere and the victim doesn't get closure." Happ said municipal ordinances
wouldn't diminish the importance of cyber-bullying cases that were referred to her office, but
they could change the type of cases she saw. Every day, kids see bullying. They want to help, but
don’t know how. Here are a few simple and safe ways that your child can help someone who’s
being bullied and be more than a bystander. All kids involved in bullying—whether they are
bullied, bully others, or see bullying—can be affected. It is important to support all kids involved
to make sure the bullying doesn’t continue and effects can be minimized. Bullying can happen
anywhere, but depending on the environment, some groups may be at an increased risk. Learn
what factors increase the risk of children being bullied or children more likely to bully others and
what warning signs can indicate that bullying may be happening. You can also find out how
bullying can negatively impact kids.
"If someone gets a citation, it will put them on the radar," Happen said.." Cyber-bullying
among girls and camp's role in helping kids disengage from an online world where they must
always be on. Recently, Simmons revised and updated her New York Times bestselling Odd Girl
Out The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls with four new chapters that include fresh,
innovative strategies to help girls navigate the online world. Simmons is co-founder and director
of programs at the Girls Leadership Institute Summer Camp--which strives to instill confidence
and resiliency in girls while helping them make lifelong friends. Most states have taken steps to
combat bullying in all its forms. In serious situations, criminal charges can apply.
Usually, however, anti-bullying laws give schools the job of dealing with the problem. That's
because bullying tends to start there.
Massachusetts, for example, passed one of the nation's toughest anti-bullying measures in May.
It bans bullying on school grounds and at school activities.
Christy Cronin, a guidance counselor at Broad Meadows Middle School in Quincy, points out
that a bullying incident that starts at school can escalate online overnight. By the next day,
everyone at school seems to have an opinion on a conflict that had begun between two kids in
private. "We call that 'Facebook nonsense,'" Cronin tells JS.
For the students and staff at Broad Meadows, the new Massachusetts law has already had an
impact. Cyber-bullying can be the spreading of hurtful rumors or directing harmful words or
images toward another person using electronic devices. While adults have separated “cyber”
bullying from face-to-face bullying, kids increasingly view their offline and online worlds as
one. For today’s kids, it’s not “cyber” bullying, but bullying. Either way, bullying is never
acceptable and unfortunately, bullying can spread more quickly with today’s online technologies.
Cyber-bullying may come from many sources including phone calls, text messages, social
networks or other interactive websites. It may come in many forms that may be either obvious or
subtle. If parents don’t recognize cyber-bullying, parents may be surprised to find that their kids
are being bullied or are bullying. In a recent score study, only nine percent of parents said they
were aware that their kids were being cyber-bullying, even though other studies pew Internet
and Cyber-bullying found that 12 percent to 20 percent of kids said they had seen bullying
online. Here is some rule for the parents and also the kids. Bullying may be difficult for both
parents and kids to discuss, but it is very important to be clear about what parents and kids
expect and to keep the lines of communication open.
Parents and kids can agree to clear family rules about what constitutes acceptable and
unacceptable behavior on a cell-phone, smart-phone or other wireless device. Kids should feel
comfortable talking with a parent about the messages and images that are sent and received on
their cell-phone or other wireless devices. It can be hard for parents to react appropriately to a
cyber-bullying situation without a complete understanding of all sides of a situation. So its
important parents get the facts before reacting. Unfortunately sometimes the bully is hard to
catch. For example, a student that builds a webpage remains anonymous and it is likely being
hosted on a server in another state or even out of the country. The company hosting the
webpage is not inclined to provide the name or remove it since Internet companies typically
feel it is not their role to police the Internet.
If you or someone you know is being bullied make sure to keep as much documentation
as possible. If it is in the form of e-mail or IM it should be saved and printed. Consult with the
school administration to determine what can be done. Also, keep in mind that bullying can take
the form of cell phone text messages. Cyber bullying can be very damaging to adolescents and
teens. It can lead to anxiety, depression, and even suicide. Also, once things are circulated on the
Internet, they may never disappear, resurfacing at later times to renew the pain of cyber bullying.
When adults respond quickly and consistently to bullying behavior, they send the message that it
is not acceptable. Research shows this can stop bullying behavior over time. There are simple
steps adults can take to stop bullying on the spot and keep kids safe. Parents, school staff, and
other caring adults have a role to play in preventing bullying. They can help kids understand
bullying, keep the lines of communication open, encourage kids to do what they love, and model
how to treat others with kindness and respect.
Bullying can threaten students’ physical and emotional safety at school and can
negatively impact their ability to learn. The best way to address bullying is to stop it before it
starts. There are a number of things school staff can do to make schools safer and prevent
bullying. Bullying can be prevented, especially when the power of a community is brought
together. Community-wide strategies can help identify and support children who are bullied,
redirect the behavior of children who bully, and change the attitudes of adults and youth who
tolerate bullying behaviors in peer groups, schools, and communities.
Many cyber bullies think that bullying others online is funny. Cyber bullies may not
realize the consequences for themselves of cyber-bullies. The things teens post online now may
reflect badly on them later when they apply for college or a job. Cyber bullies can lose their cell
phone or online accounts for cyber bullying. Also, cyber bullies and their parents may face legal
charges for cyber bullying, and if the cyber bullying was sexual in nature or involved sexting, the
results can include being registered as a sex offender. Teens may think that if they use a fake
name they won't get caught, but there are many ways to track some one who is cyber-bullying.
Aggressive behavior may be bullying depending on what happened, how often it happens and
who it happens to. Cell phones and computers themselves are not to blame for cyberbullying.
Social media sites can be used for positive activities, like connecting kids with friends and
family, helping students with school, and for entertainment. But these tools can also be used to
hurt other people. Whether done in person or through technology, the effects of bullying are
similar
Cyber-bullying
Michael Brice, Jr.
English IV
Ms. Johnson
D7
10/23/12