Persuasive Speech On Cyber Bullying

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GRABBER: Have you ever been hurt...emotionally, physically, or mentally? How did you react? Did you do something about it? Did you leave it alone? Have you ever wanted to hurt the person who caused you the pain? PERSONAL ANECDOTE: I have had a few experiences with a person of my own; some people would call this person a bully. Once, there was a boy who kept saying I had a mustache. As a five year old I didn’t know how to react, so one day I came home crying. I told my mom what happened, and she talked to my kindergarten teacher. The next day, the bully stopped, and he never said it again. Based on this experience and many others, it seems to me that bullies just need to know that there are consequences to their actions, so they acknowledge that they have done something wrong. MAIN CLAIM: Therefore, more serious cyberbullying threats might be prosecuted, but less serious harassment threats should have consequences short of prosecution. SUBCLAIM: To begin with, individuals have the right to freedom of speech. CITATION #1: For example, in the article, “Sacrificing the First Amendment to Catch ‘Cyberbullies,” by Kirk Sigmon, he states, “A handful of Democratic New York state senators think that the first amendment should be treated ‘not as a right but as a privilege,’ implying that the right to free speech should essentially be revocable to prevent abuses of free speech…” (1). CLARIFY B: Individuals are only saying what is on their mind. They are allowed to do this because it

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