It's a mental thing. If you can find a way to psychologically break a person weak point with words, it could have an impact in such a way. We all know what it like being attack on the board and it's a bit similar. Attack by one person might not be a big deal but when a whole group join in and attack you its mentally will have an impact.
Because the internet is supposed to be your refuge: anonymity, immediacy and lack of any social or moral constraints. You'll invest a lot more practically and emotionally in that world as teenager: when you have no family, no career, and half your life is trying to sit at the cool table or get a ******* ride everywhere.
Which remind me of an incident that happened 2 weeks ago about these high school kids in houston. These high school girls were beefing. Girl A let her boyfriend record them having sex with his camera phone. Girl B gets it the video from girl As boyfriend. Makes a facebook page, a fan page and post the mini sex tape on all including twitter. Tag as many people as she could including girl A and her boyfriend calling them out. Girl A life is ruined. This new generation is insane and is on its way to failure.
Cyber Bullying at it worse. We have more power to destroy each other and we are showing less responsibility . . less ability to not use it. Rocket River
That's why a law to step up with this kind of internet crimes. Since they are underage they won't serve time in jail but some punishment must be taken for people to upload these kind of thing to degrade another person.
Words ring truer online when you actually interact with those same people in real life. Other people in school will read the rumors about someone. And the next day they're treating that person different so THEY can fit in to the group who did the bashing. It can lead to all kinds of dumb real life hazing and popularity contests. School uniforms K through 12, get it done.
Cyber-bullying pretty much affects teens more cause they seem to be more gullible, and the internet is a big part of their life at that age. It's like if adults were bullied at work or something. It really affects you cause your job is a big part of your life.
And I hate to admit this but there are times when I wish Fatty wasn't banned from here. This thread is right down his alley. :grin:
Cyber bullying seems to me to be one of the most overrated "issues" out there. I don't get why we're supposed to think this is such a big deal. This kind of thing has been going on forever, it's just that it's on the internet now. And I'd much rather be subjected to name calling on the internet than the old fashioned daily butt kicking kind of bullying. I was in high school not that long ago. I disagree with your whole "cool" argument. These kids have their core group of friends who aren't going to give a crap about what rumors they've heard and that's all that matters. As for the "whole world" knowing about it, that's ridiculous. Nobody outside of this high school would have known about these girls being bullied on the internet if they hadn't agreed to go on TV and talk about it. Even if someone outside there school/town heard about it, they don't know the girls, so it would mean nothing to them.
I had something similar happen at my high school, and that was back in the friggin' 90s... before Facebook, or myspace, but when everybody was on AOL... somebody sent embarrassing photos around of somebody else and essentially ruined that person's life for years. There really isn't any lesson to be learned here except to be careful who you share things with, and beyond that I think the "bullies" probably end up regretting what they did later on. I can't think of a solution to this type of stuff, or even a legal punishment. This is mostly just a parenting fail.
The changes a girl is going through during high school can be compared to changes a woman goes through after having a baby (post partum depression, etc...) Do you discount the fact that having a baby takes it's toll on a woman's body? I am sure you have or had a mother, and some day more than others it was probably easier to push her to her limits... being a girl sucks in general. I'd take testosterone over a woman's hormones any day of the week... because they really can mess with your head, plus no girl needs anyone messing with their heads in any way, whether it is online or in person IMO.
I think the problem is escalation. I think in time people will retaliate. Maybe up the ante' How long before one chick decides homicide is better than suicide. Rocket River
You're lying about that. Someone just posted my FaceBook profile two days ago and said I was the biggest douchebag on CF.net They know who I am because of that thread.
bullying sucks but come one...do these people know you can block other people? Keep your crap private among your friends only. Overall though, kids now in days to seem to be much more sensitive than what I can remember.
What I get from this video is that no one is actually saying anything directly to each other face to face...or wall to wall. They're all just talking behind each other's back, creating insult list that most of these girls probably have no clue about until they hear about it, and see the FB page that was created.
I know I will be teaching my kids that "sticks and stones might break their bones, but FaceBook groups will NEVER hurt them."
Now that I think about it. I think facebook was much better when it was for people who were in college and you had to have a college email address to register.
