Solution To Cyberbullying In The United States

“...1 in 3 teens [have] admitted to being a victim of cyberbullying…” says child psychologist, Eden Foster, in reference to a survey, talked about in “The Dangers of Cyberbullying” by Brett Warke, that shows the absolute significance of cyberbullying in this day and age. Cyberbullying on social media is everywhere and it’s about time that someone took some action against it, and, in this case, taking legal action via prosecution may be the best way to go. Let it not be said that cyberbullying and bullying are different, infact, the only difference is the platform they take place on. Cyberbullying is done with the same malicious intent as face-to-face bullying is done with: the intent to hurt a victim in a psychological or physical way- showing

  Did you know that nearly 1 in 3 teens have admitted to being a victim of cyberbullying? That’s an absurdly large number of teens! But what really is cyberbullying anyway? Well, the Cyberbullying Research Center defines it as “willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices”. Congresswomen Linda Sanchez is currently sponsoring a bill that would make bullying through an electronic means a federal crime and I wholeheartedly support it! Individuals should definitely be prosecuted for statements made on social media.

In Congress right now “the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act” is being debated upon. If the bill was passed it would “...make bullying through an electronic means a federal crime.”(Warnke 26). If the bill is passed different charges upon the bully may be applied depending on how severe the bullying

Cyberbullying is an everyday situation for teenagers around the world. Many teenagers suffer from bullies that are treating them badly and differently than other people. Individuals should be prosecuted for statements made on social media because of the impact that it has on the victim. The cyberbully should be prosecuted because of how the victim reacts to the situation, how the bully harrasses them, and how it spreads around the internet.

“20% of youth between ages 11-18 have been a victim of cyberbullying.” states “What is cyberbullying” Each year, many people are cyberbullied. This can lead to physical and mental harm, can affect everyone, and is not being reported as much as it should be. Cyberbullies should be prosecuted for these harmful actions.

This research shows that cyberbullying is at an all-time high over the past few years. The purpose of this report was to gain knowledge for personally and professionally for the future as well as to use for reporting. With the rise of children and teenagers getting cell phones, tablets, and even computers at such a young age the rise will only continue to go up if we cannot stop it now. Young girls are at a higher risk than young men to be bullied but young men are higher for being bullies. Every one in three teens have been the victims of cyber bullying and only one in five are reported to parents or law enforcement. If there was something that could be done to stop cyberbullying

"Cyber-Bullying: Its Recent Emergence and Needed Legislation to Protect Adolescent Victims." Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law 13.1 (2011): 219-52. Print. This informative and persuasive piece is well organized and direct. Manuel divides her article into three parts, Part I, Part II, and Part III.

The truth of the matter is, cyberbullying is a major problem in our country. However, not all hope is lost. As of August 2015, bullying has been made illegal in all 50 states, so it is only a matter of time until people start to crack down on cyberbullying. But more people need to do the right thing by preventing it however they

In this wonderful and at times, overwhelming age of technology, in which any person can send and receive information instantaneously and anonymously, cyber-bullying is rapidly emerging as one of the top problems facing today's youth. Cyber bullying is described by the National Conference of State Legislators as being "the willful and repeated use of cell phones, computers, and other electronic computer devices to harass and threaten others." Recent, highly publicized cases of cyber-bullying such as the stories of Tyler Clemente and Audrie Pott are only the tip of the iceberg in what is rapidly becoming an epidemic of cyber-bullying in America. At this moment, forty nine of fifty states have some type of anti-bullying laws in place, with eighteen

Every year there are more than six-thousand people in America that are being cyberbullied. Cyberbullying is when one person, electronically communicates with another person, but in a harsh way.

Have you or anyone you know was a victim of cyberbullying? Many people around the world has been a victim of someone bullying them online. Many young teens get bullied online.

Michael M. Honda states that “everyone in America likely has a bullying story, whether as a victim, bully, or as a witness.” Cyberbullying has become a major epidemic in the modern day world because everyone has access to the internet in some way. By taking an in depth look at cyberbullying, one can see just how urgent it is to stop it, because not only can it strike anywhere at any time, cyberbullying can also lead to suicide and cause serious mental health issues.

On a study of top ten reasons why teenagers in America commit suicide, cyber bullying ranks number two. Millions of lives, which are so full of youth, are stolen away every hour due to the callous harassment and humiliation towards them on social media. Cyber bullying should be deleted because cyber bullying installs low self esteem, anxiety, and the desperate need for an escape from these attacks in teenagers.

In 2014, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) did a study on bullying and the found that 19.4% of all the students interviewed had been bullied at school. This may not seem very surprising, bullying has been going on for decades. Generations of men and women have come to fear the people who walk the halls, stealing lunch money from those weaker than them. However, it is interesting to note that 14.8% of that 19.4% had reported being cyber bullied. Unlike the standard physical bullying, cyberbullying is a slightly more recent development, but it has evolved to become much more deadly. It gives bullies a better tool for creating more widespread pain. The awareness for cyber bullying needs to increase and ultimately, cyberbullying needs to be abolished completely due to its destructive capabilities.

The enablement technology provides is one of the reasons cyberbullying is so prevalent amongst young teens. Thanks to the advent of technology, bullying has taken on many new forms. Some of which now follow teens from schools to their homes. And, the places for these new types of bullying to occur is on social networks. In the mid 2000s, there was an increase in middle schoolers bullying each other on the social media platform Myspace. One of the most famous cases for the social network occurred in October 2006. Megan Meier, a 13 year-old, killed herself on October 17, 2006 after she received messages from an online account “Josh Evans.” The Evans account began to harass her and other online users joined in on the abuse. After her death, it