When children start to abuse the convenience of the internet by harassing other people, the internet becomes very dangerous. What makes cyber bullying so dangerous? Cyber bullying is dangerous because it has the ability to take the smallest incident and build up so much tension around it that it results in a murder or suicide. Some people may blame the victim for lacking self control and not being able to ignore the situation. Some people may claim it was just a joke and may blame the victim for being too sensitive or insecure.
Modest Proposal Cyber bullying is an issue seen nationwide that is dangerously overlooked. Cyber bullying takes place over social networks such as Facebook and Twitter and over text messaging. Bullies are known to go after a group or person with “lower power”. There has been a rise in cyber bullying over the past few years and not nearly enough precautions are being taken to prevent this issue. Cyber bullying is legally defined as actions that use information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group that is intended to harm another or others.
Research shows that bullying is a very controversial subject that can be seen as a crime to some but not to others depending on the nature and severity of the bullying. It is a widespread problem that unfortunately most children have to go through at some point in their lives. Bullying is a conscious, wilful, deliberate, hostile and repeated behaviour by one or more people which is intended to harm others. What do people in today’s society really think of bullying? What can they do to help these victims?
First, the main type of abuse is physical. Physical abuse happens everywhere, but mostly in a married, and or a teenage relationship. Men that are being physically abused are actually common in this day and age. The worst part of the man being hit and beaten in a relationship is the part that they can’t do anything back, because if they do they will be the ones going to jail. The fact is that the stereo type of the men always beating and abusing the wives and women has put the guys in a bad spot.
Children and young people are at risk of bullying when using the internet, mobile phone and other technologies as it provides an anonymous method of bullying by way of text messages and emails which can be emotionally damaging to a child or young person. Racist, anti-social and cult groups use modern technologies to preach and spread what they are and what they stand for, leaving children and young people very venerable to becoming part of their activity which is unhealthy, unsafe and often illegal. Children and young people are very venerable to predators of all natures using the internet and other technologies, by the encouragement of giving out personal information about them and others close to them, which will put not
Bullying in Schools and Online: A Growing Epidemic Proving to be Fatal Kimberly Futrell Harrison College Composition I Stephanie Kurin 06/10/2012 Bullying in Schools and Online: A Growing Epidemic Proving to be Fatal Each day, kids are being bullied in their schools and at home while online. They are bullied because of race, sexual orientation, creed, physical image, or for no particular reason at all. Bullying is not limited to age, but the most prevalent age range is teenagers. Bullying in schools and on the Internet amongst teenagers has greatly increased in the past years; this has led to increased fatalities because so many feel that they don't have anywhere or anyone to go to. These fatalities are not just suicides, but
Examples are instant messaging, text messaging, blog, emails, etc. cyber bullying through proxy is when the bully gets someone else to do their dirty work. Cyber bullying by proxy is consider the most dangerous type do cyber bullying because adults often get involved and majority of the time the adults are unaware that they are bullying a child. Statistics says that nearly 46% of kids have been bullied online. 70% of students report seeing bullying online.
Effects of Bullying on Children Joanna Solis American InterContinental University ENG106 Professor Bennett May 14, 2012 Abstract Bullying causes so many devastating effects in people’s lives, especially children because many times they do not know what exactly is happening around them, much less the consequences words or sometimes even a push or a shove can have. Bullies need to understand that there are consequences for them too, in the long run, they could be faced with the same faith as the ones they themselves bullied. Whether it’s banter or just playing around, there’s a fine line between teasing and bullying. Effects of Bullying on Children Bullying has always been a part of American culture and it is seen in almost every school across the country. There are even some people that view it as a “normal” situation in which, in their opinion, everyone has to deal with at some point in time.
A cyberbully is someone who bullies using electronic devices such as computers, tablets, and cell phones (“What is Cyberbullying”, n.d., para 1). The victim is the person targeted by the bully or cyberbully. Bystander(s) in bullying have a few roles, they are the ones that watch, but do nothing, watch and join in by laughing or making comments, observe the behavior and walk away, or try to help the victim out (Kids Involved in Bullying, n.d., para. 2). Bystander(s) in cyberbullying are the ones that see the text messages, emails, social media posts, pictures, and videos, but do not forward them onto their contacts.
Due to these online criminal activities cyberspace is most unsafe place to do business. This opens up a new field of crime to anyone with an internet connection which is scary once you think about it. Nowadays you have little children learning how to code in primary school where an internet connection has become such an important necessity that literally anyone could use it to their personal gain. This makes it easier for teenagers and young adults to dwell into the act of cybercrime as there are new ways to making yourself virtually invisible. This is a popular act of crime because of its traceability; new ways have been introduced to make your online presence untraceable, invisible and anonymous, which leaves you thinking.