Thursday, October 6, 2011

Cyberbullying

With technology today, it's almost inevitable that bullying would somehow transfer and/ or intensify with anonymous posts and comments. Everyday thousands even millions of people get cyberbullied. Unlike normal face-to-face bullying, Cyberbullying almost gives bullies the upper hand because most of the time, with privace rights of the internet, disables the ability for people to find you. Someone could totally bash someone and no one would ever know it's them. They are guarded behind the computer screen or cellphone or whatever it might be so they think they are safe from being caught.



Being hidden makes them also feel like it's less personal, like it can't come back at them in someway. As the Stargazette article said people should feel safe especially at school and at home but for many, many kids and teens that's not the case. 9 out of 10 kids say that they have been cyberbullied at some point in their lives. That's more than 89% of kids. These kids have been threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed and tormented by others online. It is really time to put a stop to it.

http://www.stargazette.com/article/20111006/VIEWPOINTS02/110060318/Cyberbullies-should-not-ignored-any-longer?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2010139


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  1. Chris YoungOctober 6, 2011 at 6:18 AM

    This is really good Hannah. I agree with you completely, bullying needs to stop, especially this form of it. These people think they're safe and free, yet powerful behing the screens and the keyboards that they use to attack these victims. It's a shame.

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  2. MelanieOctober 6, 2011 at 6:23 AM

    Wow, I didn't know those statistics, but 9 out of 10 is just HORRIBLE. There are a lot of good ways to use the internet, so why do people have to use it to be mean without getting caught?

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