Online Harassment : An Issue Of Freedom Of Speech

The first amendment of the United States Constitution is the right of free speech. So, should people get prosecuted for cyberbullying, even though it violates the first amendment? Although cyberbullying is wrong it shouldn’t be charged as a federal crime because it is not physically hurting someone it is emotionally hurting them.

This paper addresses a situation in which a student notified this author that she was being subjected to bullying through another classmate’s Facebook page. A discussion of steps required by Oregon’s statutes, the Lake Oswego School District 's board policies and the student handbook, will provide a basis for examining any First Amendment arguments that the bullying has raised, with a discussion of the author 's First Amendment responses consistent with applicable Supreme Court cases.

Freedom of Speech in Cyberspace: Government Restrictions on Content in the United States of America

Injustices in this world infect people's lives like diseases. One in particular has not only developed over the years, but cases spring up in the most unthought of places. This injustice commonly known as sexual harassment affects women, children, and occasionally men all across the globe. There are many aspects when it comes to sexual harassment including its background, opposing viewpoints on the popular belief, the popular viewing, sexual harassment in today's society, solutions to the problem, and what the future would be like without this injustice on the world's hands.

COPA restrict commercial websites to post harmful judgment to minority. This law violated the freedom of speech on the Internet. According to the freedom of speech on the Internet, people have rights to give any speech on the Internet, including judge minority. The courts overturned COPA because it strongly restricted people’s rights to freely speech on the Internet.

Eissens, Ronald. "Hate Speech on the Internet Should Be Regulated." Civil Liberties, edited by Roman Espino, Greenhaven Press, 2009. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, ezproxy.aclin.org: Originally published in Hate on the Net: Virtual Nursery for In Real Life Crime, International Network Against Cyber Hate (INACH), 2004.

The internet has put the world literally at anyone’s fingertips with a vast quantity of information is a mouse-click away. Information that was once only available in obscure reference libraries or card catalogs can be accessed by everyone. Unfortunately the internet is an equal opportunity tool, and those with virtuous as well as nefarious intentions can use this open resource to further their efforts to levels heretofore unheard of. The internet is also soapbox for free speech that epitomizes the intentions of the founding fathers to allow everyone the same opportunity to have their opinions aired. There is a line that often blurs between legitimate and illegal behavior, when does harsh criticism become bullying, when does an expression

In the name of free speech, hate speech should not be tolerated. Hate speech has devastating effects on the people and communities it is targeted at. Left unchecked hate speech can lead to harmful and violent effects. Over the past few years, the effects of hate speech used on women, homosexuals, ethnic groups and religious minorities have become more and more apparent. Hate speech can be very divisive in many of the situations it is used, depending on who interprets the expression can vary how people react, due to hate speech, not being easy defend when it does not hurt that certain person or community. If left uncheck hate speech can develop into harmful narratives that remain. While hate speech is not against the law, some have begun

There are many injustices that are seen in the world today that is ingrained in society a few are race, socioeconomic status, sexuality, and gender. Though talked about in every school class debate and taking more stands in the media this year is not race surprisingly but gender through the “me2” movement. As well as female celebrities taking a stand against their male counter parts in acting and directing. But even though celebrities increase the awareness of sexual harassment, it also brings up different types of assaults other than just physically for women but also mentally, and emotionally. And this type of treatment towards women either receives a negative reaction or positive

Where the right to freedom of expression extends to mediums including written or oral communications as well as the media, this right is not absolute. This article assists in assessing the several burdens placed on the media 2013-2014 and its impact on Australia’s status as a democracy placing high value on press autonomy. The article also discusses the restrictions effected by the recent decisions and actions of Australian politicians, judges and government agencies that affect media freedom. These include the issuing of the jailing of journalists, increased national security and surveillance power, coercion of journalists and politicians by public servants and the censorship of public informa¬tion. This assists in expressing the limitations of freedom of expression and the abuse of the power to enforce or invoke freedom of expression within Australia.

In a podcast titled “The Unwelcome Harassment Women Face on the Street”, Brian Lehrer speaks about how “Women…often talk about the outrageous things men say to them, do to them, or propose doing to them…” (00:01:54-00:02:00). In modern society, women face sexual harassment whether verbal or physical. Lewd comments on a woman’s clothes or grabbing her butt without consent are both examples of both forms of harassment. Melanie A. Morrison, Todd G. Morrison, Gregory A. Pope, and Bruno D. Zumba say that “Modern sexism represents a constellation of beliefs in which individuals: (a) disavow women's present-day discrimination; (b) reject women's demands for political and economic power; and (c) disapprove of policies designed to promote gender equality” (Morrison et al 39). There are different aspects of sexism and though they may not all seem harmful, they hinder much of the progress that women have made in the past centuries.

Cyberbullying is the abuse of an electronic source to degrade and devalue others. It is cruel and immoral but unfortunately unavoidable in today’s age.

Hate speech promulgated through the internet poses a significant problem for the traditional legal system.

Ben Atherton-Zenman writes about the harassment many women receive online. This can range from rude comments, to emails containing rape threats. For this to stop, men will need to step up and assist the women in stopping these hurtful comments. We can no longer sit back and watch people get harassed online. It is time for everyone to step up, and end this.

In this newspaper article, the author helps the reader understand and how to treat cyber bullying. The author explains what bullying is and how it is modernized to become cyber bullying. The article informs the reader of main point, in a brief but effective description about recognizing and treating cyber bullying. The author show great statistical research on her topic but not enough the emotional appeal. It provides good use to my research because of the extensive use on how it should be treated.