Why Should Cyber Bullying Be Illegal

In the ophelia project fact sheet 60 % of targets said that their online experiences as a target of cyber bullying affected them at school and at home by causing them intense anger. Cyber bullies are very mean and should be prosecuted. Cyber bullies cause mental and physical harm as well as the message the bully is relaying can be viewed by a much bigger audience and the message will forever be in cyberspace. Even though some people believe that prosecuting cyber bullies violates the 1st amendment, individuals should be prosecuted for cyber bullying because cyber bullies are making threats which violates the 1st amendment.

Face it, we have all been hurt by someone else do you think it would have been different online? Cyber bullying has been “growing” in the past years. I think that cyber bullying should be taken lightly but in some cases it should be taken seriously. The story that makes some cases legal is the Megan Meier story which was a ridiculous case.

Schools all across the world have been struggling with the issue of online cyberbullying and how to deal with it.There has been many cases blowing up the different courts in America arguing for their right of free speech online even if that entails “cyberbullying”.The question “Should Student’s Online Freedom of Speech be Limited?” has been floating around the school of America.From my point of view I believe it should not be limited because there is no research to prove that bullying online is more dangerous than offline, secondly being able to deal with peers your age saying whatever they please will prepare you for the real world when there aren’t any rules, and lastly if schools do limit online speech they would be violating the freedom

In the past, bullies were bigger children who constatntly picked on the smaller and weaker children. Bullies normally teased the children they victimized. If they got away with it, bullies also demended food and money from their victims. Sometimes, for the few unlucky ones, the bullies got physical with them. When bullyng occurred, it typically happened on school’s premises. Once the children who are being bullied got home, they were safe from the abuse. As scoiety evolve into the world of technology so has bullying. With cyberbulllying, children are never safe from the continous torture of being bullied. Yet, some states do not define cyberbullying as a form of bullying in their anti-bullying laws. Every state has a diverse definition of bullying. While some states specify physical altercation or badgering as a form of bullying, others define it as merely aggravating behavior (Maggie Clark 2). With no definite definition and no sole constitutional course of action, adults are bullie at work as well. They can only fit the crime to a punishment (Allison Ballard 3). If there is a single definition which covers all aspects of bullying, in any type of environment,, adults and children will have the protection they need.

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.

  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.

There are 6 types of bullying and harassment that are going against the law. Digital pile on is when a person solicits involve to other people online. This occurs when a person comments on something that is considered bullying or harassment. Online harassment can also get people into trouble and when caught they can even get a misdemeanor. The misdemeanor would be found in the person’s criminal file and will not go away. Outing is when other people publish personal information of another person. An example would be posting information about another person without the consent of the person. Victim blaming is when the target is repeatedly taunted or calling the target terrible names. Trolling is when people send hateful or threatening messages

The First Amendment has high importance and guarantee coming from our founding fathers. The Constitution promises its citizens that those rights will never be taken away, regardless of what is said. It is too significant to overlook. Cyberbullying also may contain its own positives. Not only would it be seen by powerful and disapproving adults but also influential peers for both the bully and the bullied. It could lead to independent fixing. Although many believe in government consequences, education itself could finish the pressing problem in today’s youth. What, if any, prosecution such as jail led to the termination of the one thing it was meant to stop? So then, why would prosecution for cyberbullying be any

Although the freedom of speech has had limitations and changes added to it, it should not be changed for cyberbullying. Bullying and cyberbullying are very similar yet they are also very different, cyberbullying is only mental or emotional harm, while regular bullying is usually only physical and emotional. Physically harming someone is illegal but emotionally harming someone is not illegal because no true harm was done. If someone who does have their feelings hurt easily they should avoid the Internet as much as possible, yes it is very difficult to not use the Internet because almost everything today uses the Internet, those people could block other users that are hurting their feelings instead of the “attacker” getting prosecuted. “But then, why don’t kids just ‘unplug’?” according to “The Dangers of Cyberbullying” by Brett Warnke.

The First Amendment of the United States Constitution focuses on five rights guaranteed to to Americans. Freedom of Speech is one of the five rights that individuals use to justify their actions online. Consequently, a person being accused of cyberbullying is often pardoned for their actions. Despite the First Amendment right to freedom of speech, cyberbullies should not be protected by this amendment when accused of cyberbullying another person because of the effects it has on the victim.

To start off, people should be prosecuted for cyberbullying online because they might be threatening someone's life. If someone cyberbullies someone else, the bully could be ruining their reputation. Also they could be ruining their future careers that

Is the threat of bullying a real threat to kids today? Bullying has been a threat for a long time in schools and adding the new advances in technology such as cell phones, twitter and facebook bullying is now being done online and school learning is being affected. Schools should have the power to limit students’ online speech because the percent of boys and girls being cyberbullied is raising, teachers teaching ability is being affected, and students learning in class is being affected. One reason schools should have the power to limit their students online speech is cyberbullying is now a problem in the United States. The Cyberbullying Research Center posted statistics in February 2010 saying 16.6% of males between the ages of 10-18 have been cyberbullied and 25.1% of females ages between 10-18 have also been cyberbullied (Doc A).

In our time today, there are many types of "bullying", but the one type I believe can be the worse and the one I will be discussing will be “Cyber bullying.” Cyber Bullying is an action when people either get together or by themselves purposely threaten or harass another kid through social media, such as Twitter or Facebook. The use of smart phones makes this action so easy to do and we can't really do anything to stop it from happening. These people can go and tweet about something any part of the day. All types of bullying are usually related in some type of way but the action of doing it is usually much different. Cyber bullying is one of the worst types of

Every day, millions of people roam the internet. There has been much discussion on whether or not people should be prosecuted for cyber bullying. I believe that they should. Although many think that prosecution affects the first amendment, cyber bullying promotes getting hurt, affects the targets life, and promotes depression.

Many US citizens who believe that the First Amendment applies to students would agree that students have the right to voice their opinions and that hate speech is protected. But, Cyber-bullying, including regular bulling, violates the First Amendment because bulling is a form of slander. Slander is not an opinion and is just meant to ruin the reputation of others. The Amendments that are written in the Constitution are meant to protect us against the government not other citizens. An example of this can be found in an ABA Journal article “Cyber bulling law would violate students’ free speech rights, opponents say”. This article says that a bill is being proposed in Indiana which if passed,