...Since as long as we can remember, bullying has always been an issue within any school, but with the rise of technology hurtful comments are being anonymously posted that can leave an everlasting effect on a person. Cyberbullying is the most common form of bullying in today’s society, because of the rapid growth in technology. With the growth of cyberbullying comes people wanting to make a change, however there are many contrasting ideas that are causing lots of controversy. Many believe that cyberbullying cases aren’t criminal contrasting to the idea that cyberbully laws and policies are too weak, therefore we need cyberbullying legislation. Whatever the case may be, the controversial topic of cyberbullying has impacted our criminal justice system and has caused people to second guess our bullying...
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...One in four students suffer from cyberbullying in high school. Cyberbullying is defined as electronic intimidation, often in a threatening manner. As one can imagine, there are many effects of being cyberbullied on a student. One of these is lack of reduction of productivity in the school environment. Hazen should limit the online speech of its students. It is the school’s responsibility to create and maintain a safe, productive learning environment. If negative online speech among students is compromising this, then the school has the right to intervene. Cyberbullying in schools has become much too common, interferes with the academic environment, violates privacy and civil rights, and affects teachers. A study from the southern US found that from a random sample of students, over 25% of the females surveyed had been cyberbullied and almost 17% of the males. Assuming the numbers found in the survey were applicable to Hazen High, over 100 students have been cyberbullied just within the last 30 days. Along with the statistics of students who have fallen victim of cyberbullying, about 20% of students admitted to cyberbullying somebody...
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...seriously considered commiting suicide over comments made about you online? If you have, did you ask an adult or elder for help? Between 2011-2013, the MTV-AP survey recorded 66 percent of cyberbully victims who turned to their parents for help said it made the situation better. The first reason why cyberbullies should not be prosecuted is simply the fact that most cases can be handled without law enforcement getting involved. The vast majority of cyberbullying incidents can, and should be handled informally: with parents, schools, and others working together to address the problem. If online bullies were prosecuted, we would make criminals out of kids doing early-stage bullying. Law enforcement agencies should be the last ones...
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...by the producers and or companies of each single application. Abusing these types of businesses can result in consequences, and abusing them in ways that break the law should concern the government and its power to monitor the sources. For example, posting inappropriate media or sending hostile comments are able to be dealt with within the Instagram company. In these scenarios, social media sites offer a “report†option, allowing users to report content they feel shouldn’t be on the site. In cases where media that breaks the law of harassment like posting a video of a minor using an illegal drug or a video of a robbery, can be taken over by the government and taken into further steps than just “report.†The government should have the power to take things involving the government into their hands, keeping the internet safe....
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...Social Media: Primary Source of Cyberbullying People are constantly hearing of teen suicides or suicide attempts because of bullying; however, when teachers or students at school are asked about these tragic situations, they claim to have never seen the bullying. In most cases, they haven’t. Teenagers have an easy out of escaping trouble now days through social media. They use fake accounts so that their identity is anonymous when embarrassing others. People believe that if they send or post something on social media it can be deleted and no one else will see it, but people can share what they’ve sent or posted and then everyone can see it. Finally, they have constant access to social media through computers, cellphones or tablets to insult others. The 2011 movie “Cyberbully” is a prime example of bullying over social media being one of the main causes of teen attempted suicides. In this movie Emily Osmet plays a girl named Taylor who is bullied by one of her friends through a fake profile. On this fake profile her friend fronts as being someone names James who spreads a rumor about Taylor that she slept with him. People begin calling Taylor vulgar names like “slut” and “whore”. She eventually tries to attempt suicide by overdosing on pills when her friend finds her. Taylor’s mother did what more parents should be doing, and fought to make cyberbullying illegal. The 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey states “15% of high school students (grades 9-12) were...
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...people of all ages have to the internet and various social media sites. Cyberbullying behavior should not simply be considered an inevitable part of school life and dismissed as a natural consequence of being a teenager. With little supervision, students are engaging in cyberbullying behaviors that are hostile; placing both the cyberbullying victim and the cyberbullying harasser at risk for negative social-emotional and academic consequences. Cyberbullying is the one of the latest issues to be defined by school districts and law enforcement. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary added the word cyberbullying in their 2004 revised edition: “the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person (as a student) often done anonymously.” After interviewing 279 students (ages ten to 18) researchers Heidi Vandebosch and Katrien Van Cleemput further clarified the definition of cyberbullying in 2008. Their research identified specific communication patterns that led them to add that cyberbullying is not just a one time action, but rather “a part of a repetitive pattern of negative offline or online actions;” and the hostile actions are “intended to hurt (by the perpetrator) and perceived as hurtful (by the victim.)” (Vandebosch and Van Cleemput 500) Consistently, cyberbullying is viewed as hostile misbehavior. When considering whether internet access has actually increased the rate of cyberbullying, Heidi Gholamhosseini sought one expert’s opinion. A professor of Health...
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...to social media to communicate with one another through technology. By using social media people can communicate with their families and friends just by the click of a button. Social media is beneficial in many ways. However, social media can be dangerous in many ways to our society. Some examples of how social media can be harmful is by sex trafficking, cyberbullying, trolling, stalking, and more. These things take place in our lives everyday without us even noticing. Many states have created laws that have forbidden using social media in the previous ways. Although these laws are in existence, it does not stop people from using social media in harmful ways. Many people believe social media is just an...
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...In a New York public school 9 people dead and 6 severely injured, by a teenage boy with his cell phone and a military gun order offline.cell phone are a very popular device to have but can also be a bad thing to have as well. Cell phones are a good way to stay connected with friends and family, but they can also make people obese and although phone now have exercings apps. Phones are a way of communication between two or more people that can also lead to cyberbullying, people can get arthritis and in some cases scoliosis. From looking down for long periods at a time can give a person server neck and back. There are some schools that have ban phones from school because of education rules and some laws were broken when phones were not ban. On the other hand phones are a good way to find out changed plans and where someone or thing is at....
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...you and your boyfriend breaking up, he sends that photo you thought was innocent to a friend. That friend sends it to many other friends who send it to the entire high school student body. Not only are you trying to recover from a devastating breakup, but thrown into a world of cyber bullying with everyone at school making comments behind your back. Afraid to tell your parents, afraid to go to school, what do you do? What teens do not consider are the perils of sexting, psychological or criminal. Even though many teens are educated and taught right from wrong, they believe they are invincible and often fail to realize negative consequences to risky behavior. Why do teens not understand the treacherous aftermath of sexting? Teens should know there are the real consequential repercussions of their sexting behaviors. Figure 1: Teenage sexting statistics THE PERILS OF SEXTING 3 Figure 1: Teenage Sexting Statistics (2015) from studies done by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, The Pew Internet & American Life Project, and the Cox Communications Teen Online & Wireless Safety Survey. Figure 1 (2015) depicts how prevalent teens are engaged in sexting, a majority of teens who sext, do it as an expression of their affection to another. Repercussions of sexting are complex in that it touches a number of spectrums that pose a multitude of challenges. Those challenges include...
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...No Cell after the Bell “No cell phones! Unbelievable, right?” Wrong! Almost everyone in today’s society owns a cell phone. Even though cell phones have become a fixture in everyday life, they still have no place in the classrooms. Some people may argue that these phones are essential in case of an emergency or for safety, but this does not change the fact that cell phones can be a distraction, can cause antisocial behavior, increase theft, and can be used for non-educational purposes like cheating, cyberbullying, and sexting. Most students are easily distracted in the class room; therefore, by allowing students to bring their cell phones to school will not only distract teachers, but also other students. An example of this is a cell phone ringing. If someone’s phone rings in class, it will cause everyone to lose focus of what is going on and pay more attention to the person whose phone rang. Other students are distracted by the many features on their phones’. Cell phones nowadays are like mini laptops. In “Updating Policy on Latest Risks for Students with Cell Phones in the School,” Vanessa St. Gerard discusses the negative and positive uses of cell phones in school. St. Gerard argues, “As technology continues to advance, more issues with cell phones and other electronic devices in schools will surely arise” (45). St. Gerard also points out, “Cell phones are not designed for simply making and receiving phone calls anymore. Advanced technology now developed for cell phones...
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...1. Should the decision to allow gay marriage across the country be overturned? I believe gay marriage should not be overturned because it is not our right. As a texan and being individualistic/conservative like many others, the right to marry should be left to the personal opinion of the individual not everyone else's. No one person should tell the other they can't marry someone they wish to marry. I personally think people should just accept or at least look away from gay marriage if they are against it. One should worry for their own life and not others, therefore I believe that marriage should not be overturned, but rather be left alone. The negative of Gay marriage is that originally and socially marriage is supposed to be between...
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...people have some memory of a bully intimidating them or making fun of them. For most, bullying happened at school, but it can happen at any time in one’s life. Advances in the internet and technology have brought about some positive changes in our lives. However, in the technical world that we live in today with our kids having access to cell phones and the cyber social media, it has turned into a deadly form of bullying known as cyber bullying. Like traditional bullying, many people think that cyber bullying is not a big deal. Many feel that it is just a part of life that needs to be dealt with. However, cyber bullying is something that should concern everyone. There are far too many children suffering from the effects of cyber bullying and as a society we all need to take steps to ensure our children are safe. No child should have to face the type of harassment that causes them to suffer feelings of depression, isolation, low self-esteem, humiliation, anxiety, and thoughts of suicide. Cyber bullying has some rather unique characteristics that are different from traditional bullying: * Anonymity As bad as the "bully" on the playground may be, he or she can be readily identified and potentially avoided. On the other hand, the child who cyber bullies is often anonymous. The victim is left wondering who the cyber "bully" is, which can cause a great deal of stress. * Accessibility Most children who use traditional ways of bullying terrorize their victim at school...
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...information system. 3. Online Gambling • It involves of illegal online gambling in the virtual world that hosted via millions website internationally. 4. Cyber Pornography • This would include the use of computer or the internet in publishing or transmitting pornographic material such as pornographic websites, magazines or other sources that related to porn. • Hard-core pornography is one of the type which is aimed at adults which may be illegal for adults to read or view according to the law of a particular legal system or material directed at pedophiles. • Child pornography is other type which is also known as other sexual or porn materials which are not illegal for adult to reach, but may be treated harmful or bothersome for others, including children. 5. Intellectual Property Crime • This includes software privacy, copyright infraction, trademark theft of computer source code, etc. 6. Internet Harrasment • This form of harassment includes aiming indecency towards others, as well as creating offensive comments based, such as sensitive issues included gender, race, religion, nationality, and sexual orientation. • This type of cybercrime usually happens in online chat rooms through news groups, and through sending of hate e-mail to targeted mailing lists. Wollack (2006) differently giving other types of cybercrime which is cyberbullying. He stated that juveniles whose teenagers found most likely to involve with cyberbullying or online harassment from person they know in physical...
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...the entire world access to your home borders on negligence” this quote implies that parents who believe that the internet is a safe place they are neglecting their parental duties. In addition a agree with Coben’s argument that spyware is a way to protect your children. I believe that parents should use spyware on their children’s computer only for the sole purpose of keeping their children safe. There are many disadvantages that the internet can have on your children’s life. Also, there is no reason for your child to hide anything from you. Parents have the right to monitor their kids if they feel like they are in danger. If the parents action is in the right state of mind then they are doing what a responsible parent would do. For example, ”One friend of mine, using spyware to monitor his college-bound straight -A daughter, found out that not only was she using drugs but she was sleeping with her dealer.” The dad was aware of the situation his daughter has been in and confronted her to talk out the situation. The first reason why I believe that parents should use spyware is that the internet is a treacherous place. The most common problem that the internet has is cyberbullying. For example, “The girl who was cyber bullied to the point where she committed suicide.” Many teens don't go to their parents and talk about the problems they are have. Teens have the urge to keep things to themselves and don't know how to handle...
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...There are over 3.2 million of students that are victims of bullying each year. Because of these, approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day to avoid the bullies. Some of these students drop out of school. Some schools don’t even help the victims that are been bullied. Over two-thirds of students believe that schools respond poorly to bullying, with high percentage of students believing that adult help is infrequent and ineffective. I didn’t know that harassment and bullying has been linked to 75 percent of school-shooting incidents. There have been many cases of suicide because of bullying. One of the recent ones was the suicide of Amanda Todd. She committed suicide on October 10, 2012 at her home in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. She was 16 years old when she died. On September 7, 2012, she posted a 9-minute video on YouTube titled My Story: Struggling, bullying, suicide and self-harm, which showed her using flash cards telling her experiences being bullied. The reason she was bullied was because when she was in 7th grade, she used video chat to meet new people over the internet. People she met would always give her complements about her looks. A stranger convinced her to bare her breasts on camera. He later blackmailed her with threats to expose the topless photo to her friends unless she gave a “show”. The photo of her circulated the internet. She moved to different places to start fresh, but the individual would always disguise himself as a student coming...
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