Have you ever taken the time out to think about why teens decide to pick out a specific person and being harassing them? This reminds me of an old saying “stick and stones will break my bones but words can hurt me” words definitely hurt more. Cyberbullying is a dangerous weapon that can destroy someone’s reputation many teens take facebook, twitter and myspace to a whole other level meaning that these sites are meant to be used as what they are called social sites and catching up with old friends and family that are far away or haven’t been seen in a long time. Instead some these sites to be little others, poke fun and steal identities of others. In Jan Hoffman’s “As Bullies go Digital, Parents Play Catch-Up” she talks about a child’s experience with his identity being stolen and used to bully other students Online. As a result of his identity being stolen other students began shun him. Cyberbullying is a threat to our youth to prevent it adults should gather together and see what they can do as a whole to prevent these teens from bullying others and becoming the one who’s being bullied.
“Cyberbullying is often defined as repeated harassment online, although in popular use, it can describe even sharp- elbowed, gratuitous swipe, Harassing someone can be done through email, instant messaging, chat rooms, images sent to a cellular phone, and social sites such as, facebook, myspace, etc. Sending threatening and insulting text messages through device such as IPhones, androids, or sending offensive messages through platforms like Gmail and Aim”. An example of cyber bullying can be someone texting or posting derogatory messages about a person or leaving derogatory comments on the Internet like “Do you know how stupid you are?” Over half of the teens that experience being bullied most of them never tell their parents what’s taking place. Many students remain