Tiffany was scrolling through Twitter when she got a tweet from someone named
“Katy_Perry_is_life.” The comment stated, “Taylor Swift sucks! Katy Perry is queen!”
Taken aback from the rudeness, Tiffany felt rage build up in her stomach. Quickly typing back,
she said “My mother is a lawyer, she can sue you, cyberbullying is against the law!”
Soon after, Katy_Perry_is_life went to jail at the age of twelve, all because Tiffany got mad at
something dumb. Don’t be a Tiffany. Cyberbullying is freedom of speech and bullying is a
personal choice, Just because you stated your opinion doesn’t mean you should be punished.
Something most people forget about is the beloved first amendment, it is definitely one of
the most important rights
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I disagree, FirstAmendment.org quoted the amendment saying,
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the
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The bully could have most likely been innocent, but no would would care
because the victim was now “sad”.
PsychologicalSciences.Org says, “not all aggression should be classified as
cyberbullying.” (PsychologicalSciences.Org, Are we Overreacting to Cyberbullies?)
What the perpetrator said could have easily been misunderstood, they could have put a
comma where it did not belong! The victim would claim that they meant otherwise.
PsychologicalSciences.Org also stated, “The bullying must be
intentional.”(PsychologicalSciences.Org, Are we Overreacting to Cyberbullies?) Guess what
would happen if it wasn’t and the victim claims it was? The law would take the victims side
because again, the alleged bully basically has no say in the matter.
The only time any type of bullying should be illegal is when it has already broken the
law. Like child pornography, or criminal offense ( stalking and/or threatening).
Other than that cyberbullying is a personal choice not the laws or the victims. There is a block and report button for a
On Saturday 09/06/16 at about 0530 hours Elizabeth Cervantes-Hocking came into the lobby of the Auburn Police department to provide a statement. I contacted Elizabeth in the lobby, and she stated she wanted to provide a statement for this case because she believed the Police did not get the full story the night of the incident. I obtained a video statement from Elizabeth using my department cell phone and the following is a summary of that statement. Elizabeth said on 07/09/16, the night of the incident, her roommates decided to call the Police because she was screaming. I asked Elizabeth what she was screaming for, and she said she had a long day, and she was in an agitated mood.
While the bullying took place, there was not safety established for the victim and the perpetrator had no real repercussions besides being suspended for a
Introduction Soon after a sudden separation from his wife, Anthony Douglas Elonis used the social networking site Facebook as a release for his frustration. Under the alias Tone Dougie, Elonis posted rap lyrics detailing the death of his wife and a federal agent; he also made posts alluding to the murder of a co-worker and the massacre of a kindergarten school. He was brought to the district court on 5 violations of 18 U.S.C. 875 that states, “Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing any threat to kidnap any person or any threat to injure the person of another, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both”. (U.S. Code, Title 18). Case Details
(It is worth stating that not all cases of cyber bulling are reported). Recently, the trailer of a horror film, named “Unfriended”, which tells the story of a victim of cyber bullying, who committed suicide, and went to haunt them one year later on Skype. It is way of showing the damage of cyber bullying, but in a terrifying way. The day after it was released, many people posted pictures of them deleting Facebook, Twitter, and Skype and throwing their mixers in the bin, so I think it did its
Cyberbullying and the First Amendment Matthew Trotti Grand Canyon University: POS 500 2/23/16 Cyberbullying and the First Amendment In todays world and the 21st century technology is everywhere and access to that technology is at everyone’s fingertips. Due to social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter things like cyberbullying have become a new way of bullying. The definition of cyberbullying is “bullying that takes place using electronic technology” (What is Cyberbullying). This paper will talk about the topic of cyberbullying and the steps that I am required to take if I hear from a student that they are being bullied on Facebook.
MILLER, K. (2017). CYBERBULLYING AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: HOW CYBERBULLYING IS CONTORTING THE MINDS OF VICTIMS AND BULLIES ALIKE, AND THE LAW 'S LIMITED AVAILABLE REDRESS. Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal, 26(2),
Bullying is a phenomenon existing as long as humans exist. The fact that it didn’t have a name for years doesn’t mean that it wasn’t a widespread way of behavior, in cases where two different types of people were involved ; the strong and the weak ones. Although bullying is considered as a form of aggression, or in some cases as an infringement of the human rights, “bullying is commonly regarded as an aspect of aggression”. (Roland and Idsoe, 2001), there are significant differences between them , the most important of which that “bullying is different from peer conflict. It is conflict between individuals that do not share equal physical and / or psychological power.
Online bullying can sometimes be even more embarrassing for the victim as first it can be shared to so many more people and second because the internet is forever. Once something is posted it will be there forever, adding to the
This is the first century and technology has never been better. It has become so advanced that it has opened up opportunities for jobs, learning, and bullying. It is now easier than ever to bully someone all hours of the day, and to make the bullying follow them wherever they go. Cyberbullying never used to be much of a problem, in fact it didn’t use to exist. But now with all the new technology, and all the freedom online cyber bullying happens everyday.
The most frequently noted topics of cyberbullying is romantic relationships, friendships, sexual activity, and personal appearance. Every child has their own demons and weaknesses and when one of their “topics” are targeted on an online setting it makes it nearly impossible to escape. Bully’s target kids that can’t fend for themselves
Cyberbullying Should people be prosecuted for what they say and do on social networking sites? Many people believe that those types of bullies should be punished by law for their actions. They tease and reveal hurtful things about their victims on social media, such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter. What they are doing is wrong, but they have the right to speak their minds. Cyberbullying isn’t right, by any means, but Freedom of Speech allows them to express their ideas and opinions.
Fast innovations, such as the Internet, are constantly changing how people interact. Although this development has been approved human beings to make great progress in many areas, they have also allowed the form of violation to become more widespread. This is evident when looking at how traditional bullying has grown became today's issue known as cyberbullying. Although bullying and cyberbullying are often similar in shape and their technique also has a lot of difference. Unlike traditional bullying, cyberbullying allows offenders to close his identity behind the computer.
To most people the general stereotype of a bully is a oversized male who physically and verbally harms a smaller weaker student. With the internet any small physically weak child can become as much of a bully as the big and the brute but with even more impact. Second, most children who go through face to face bullying say that when they get home nothing can happen to them, but through the internet anyone can be harmed anywhere and anytime even in their “safe” homes. Cyberbullying can happen in any circumstances making it easier for anyone to bully another. It can happen through any electronic device through texting, the internet, social media, and even video games.
Not many victims does this for fear of retaliation; nonetheless some victims are brave enough to fight back. The effects of bullying will affect the victim’s future as they grow up to become adults. If this issue continues, he/she has a right to report the incident or fight back their bullies. All forms of bullying, including cyber-bullying, are considered intolerable and criminal at school. Bullying occurs when the bully fights or insults the victims to the point of fighting back or seeking help from someone trustworthy to prevent their issue of being bullied.
If you or others are being cyberbullied, do not hesitate to report immediately to your parents or teacher. If you just ignored the cyberbully occurred, it will never solve the problem. Let say if you are scared or cannot stop it, support the person who being bullied by giving him or her some supportive words and moral advices. At very least, you can help by not joining the cyberbullying occurred and give support to the person doing the bullying. Do not forget to save the evidences just in case things escalate.