Topic: Society thoughts on cyberbullying, what do you think? - page 2. (Read 3314 times)
Cyber bullying is defined as a young person tormenting, threatening, harassing, or embarrassing another young person using the Internet or other technologies, like cell phones. The psychological and emotional outcomes of cyber bullying are similar to those of real-life bullying. The difference is, real-life bullying often ends when school ends. For cyber bullying, there is no escape. You think you can't get hurt from some random comments on the internet? Think again. Many people committed suicide just because of online bullying.
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Bullying is just a sugar coated word for harassment and assault that parents in particular try to use to cover up their children's crimes and make it sound less serious than it actually is and yes, with some of the shit I've seen, if the children involved were adults they'd go to jail or a mental hospital.
Yes, but they're children and they're still learning right from wrong, and they're not usually legally responsible for their actions. If a six year old kid put his hands down a girls knickers it doesn't mean he's a sexual predator and should be locked up like a rapist.
Bullying is just a sugar coated word for harassment and assault that parents in particular try to use to cover up their children's crimes and make it sound less serious than it actually is and yes, with some of the shit I've seen, if the children involved were adults they'd go to jail or a mental hospital.
I think that the online world should stay as free as possible, so as much as I dislike that people can be as arrogant and mean online as they want without ramifications, I still would side with the argument that the term cyber bullying is just another building block towards censorship. I do realize that words are powerful, even online, but I think it should be the parents' responsibility to raise people who are secure enough to just walk away or close the window or even block people, as I think it's just highly impractical to keep telling everyone to "stop being mean online".
What do you guys think? Should cyberbullying be considered as legitimate even though you can just easily close the browser when someone is being mean, or is there just something to the other side of the argument that people are missing?
I concur with the thought that the online world should stay free, freedom really means nothing if there aren't any reasonable restrictions on it. Part of a person's freedom is to be free from persecution, and allowing cyber-bullying to continue is a violation of that. Considering the fact that our lives are becoming increasingly dependent on the internet, I don't see why cyber-bullying should be treated any different from bullying. What do you guys think? Should cyberbullying be considered as legitimate even though you can just easily close the browser when someone is being mean, or is there just something to the other side of the argument that people are missing?
Cyber bullying is no different from bullying. It should be treated like defamation legally. People forget that sometimes, it's not fists or bullets that hurt more but words. The pen may be one of the most formidable weapons and I've seen lives around me destroyed due to bullying, fake gossip, and the such. It should be treated as a serious crime no doubt.
I think that the online world should stay as free as possible, so as much as I dislike that people can be as arrogant and mean online as they want without ramifications, I still would side with the argument that the term cyber bullying is just another building block towards censorship. I do realize that words are powerful, even online, but I think it should be the parents' responsibility to raise people who are secure enough to just walk away or close the window or even block people, as I think it's just highly impractical to keep telling everyone to "stop being mean online".
What do you guys think? Should cyberbullying be considered as legitimate even though you can just easily close the browser when someone is being mean, or is there just something to the other side of the argument that people are missing?
I concur with the thought that the online world should stay free, freedom really means nothing if there aren't any reasonable restrictions on it. Part of a person's freedom is to be free from persecution, and allowing cyber-bullying to continue is a violation of that. Considering the fact that our lives are becoming increasingly dependent on the internet, I don't see why cyber-bullying should be treated any different from bullying. What do you guys think? Should cyberbullying be considered as legitimate even though you can just easily close the browser when someone is being mean, or is there just something to the other side of the argument that people are missing?
Plenty of laws already exist which criminalize harassment and slander.
The purpose of the current "cyber-bullying" media campaign is to condition Joe Public to accept internet use licensure, just like automobile use.
"It's for the Children!"
The purpose of the current "cyber-bullying" media campaign is to condition Joe Public to accept internet use licensure, just like automobile use.
"It's for the Children!"
I think that the online world should stay as free as possible, so as much as I dislike that people can be as arrogant and mean online as they want without ramifications, I still would side with the argument that the term cyber bullying is just another building block towards censorship. I do realize that words are powerful, even online, but I think it should be the parents' responsibility to raise people who are secure enough to just walk away or close the window or even block people, as I think it's just highly impractical to keep telling everyone to "stop being mean online".
What do you guys think? Should cyberbullying be considered as legitimate even though you can just easily close the browser when someone is being mean, or is there just something to the other side of the argument that people are missing?
I concur with the thought that the online world should stay free, freedom really means nothing if there aren't any reasonable restrictions on it. Part of a person's freedom is to be free from persecution, and allowing cyber-bullying to continue is a violation of that. Considering the fact that our lives are becoming increasingly dependent on the internet, I don't see why cyber-bullying should be treated any different from bullying. What do you guys think? Should cyberbullying be considered as legitimate even though you can just easily close the browser when someone is being mean, or is there just something to the other side of the argument that people are missing?
While harassment can exist to some extent, I don't dispute that, a block/ignore function normally eliminates it entirely, in fact, I'd argue that it provides a much safer place for people to communicate than in real life because you can't get stabbed or kidnapped unless you're dumb enough to give them your address or post your details everywhere. The problem is as mainstream media have proven with Bitcoin, the people complaining about this know nothing about technology so they go on a crusade against it demanding the government do something rather than simply avoiding forums and social networks that don't have a block/ignore function available to them.
The government should only be really interfering if they are being threatened in real life and getting phone calls etc. but again, this only ever happens if you share details with someone who's untrustworthy.
The government should only be really interfering if they are being threatened in real life and getting phone calls etc. but again, this only ever happens if you share details with someone who's untrustworthy.
I like Tyler The Creator's take on cyber bullying
lol.
lol.
If some people have nothing better to do than calling other people names, they should do it.
I hate it when anyone tries to censor everything.
I hate it when anyone tries to censor everything.
I think that the online world should stay as free as possible, so as much as I dislike that people can be as arrogant and mean online as they want without ramifications, I still would side with the argument that the term cyber bullying is just another building block towards censorship. I do realize that words are powerful, even online, but I think it should be the parents' responsibility to raise people who are secure enough to just walk away or close the window or even block people, as I think it's just highly impractical to keep telling everyone to "stop being mean online".
What do you guys think? Should cyberbullying be considered as legitimate even though you can just easily close the browser when someone is being mean, or is there just something to the other side of the argument that people are missing?
What do you guys think? Should cyberbullying be considered as legitimate even though you can just easily close the browser when someone is being mean, or is there just something to the other side of the argument that people are missing?
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