Cyber Bullying

As the world today grows, as everything grows and most importantly, as everyone grows, strong and viscous feelings start to occur and you just can't seem to control your feelings inside and the most easiest way to tell someone how much hatred and distrust you feel towards that person would be through technologies; cyber.

We live in the generation where youngsters, teenagers, adults, even elderly use in their daily lives. Technologies have played a great roll in our lives and its saddening to see how the world today change so rapidly; but life must go on.

People these days, especially teenagers, have been bullied through the internet. This is what we call, Cyber Bullying. & this MUST be stop even if you're found guilty or you're the most innocent pers

on in the whole entire universe, this, MUST be stopped, in all means.

Pictures speak for themselves; we should stop cyber bullying, once and for all.

Major Issues for Discussion:

Defamation:

- Slander is much worse when compared to a libel one, because a spoken insult will give the other person no chance to think about the response or to have the response in private, thus leading to more insults. A written insult doesn't hurt as much but if this written message has been leaked into the internet purposely, then the feeling of the victim would feel even more hurt and embarrassed to even go anywhere.

Whether the identity of the target is clear:

- The identity of the target shouldn’t be stated, at all. If it is and the insult/complaint is posted for the viewing public, that person will feel twice as insulted as the other people knows who the insult is for.

Whether a statement is seen or heard by a third party or parties:

- Regardless of an insult is seen or heard by a third party/parties, an insult is an insult, and it effects the person, but if the insult is posted publicly on the internet, then it’s worse because it will harm the persons reputation, and effect him/her in a negative way.

Anonymity

– does it make the perpetrator more or less responsible?: regardless of the insult being anonymous or not, it still should be taken seriously, just because the perpetrator is anonymous, it does not make him less or more responsible, as he/she still gets to see the effects of his insult on the person.

Harassment

– what does it involve?: Harassment is basically disturbing an individual, many people don’t realize this but, cyber bullying has the same effects as physical bullying, it disturbs the persons mind, thus making the insulted or targets to feel depressed, feel like they don’t belong or something along those lines, these kind of mind-sets relate to teen suicide.

Duty to provide a safe or study environment

– what roles do schools and teachers play?: A student that is cyber bullying should at least be given detention or be sent to a guidance councilor for a period of time, a teacher can help investigate who the perpetrator is or help comfort the student that is getting bullied.

Right to freedom of expression

– what limits should be placed on it?: The rights to freedom of expression is normally abused by the general public, this makes them think they’re entitled to say or write anything they wish, but in fact, there are limits that are or should be placed on it, and that is, the person expressing their thoughts or emotions should not express them in a demining or hurtful way.

Right to security of person

– should people be protected from written or verbal attacks?: It shouldn’t be against the law to insult a person, either by writing or verbally saying it, it should just be against school policy and frowned upon by the law.

Defenses and confounding factors

– what makes a possibly libelous statement okay?: To make a possibly libelous statement okay is that the statement should both be true and not too hurtful, only then is a libelous statement understandable.

Truth

– when the statement is accurate: If the statement is accurate, it shouldn’t be put in a format where it is meant to hurt or demine the other person, the impolite truth shouldn’t be spread too widely either, as this may affect the person indirectly.

Fair comment

- a legitimate journalistic intent: In cyber bullying, a third party should be the only person stating a fair comment is a third party, and not the impetrator nor the insulted, as they may have different views on the story, the “fair comment” should be made by a neutral person.

“The reasonable person”

- how offensive does something have to be before it becomes libelous?: For something to become libelous, it has to be extremely offensive and at most times, untrue, like an insult to the persons parents or false insults, that are just made up to hurt the person in a very serious way.