Cyberbullying

A little background here: in August of 1971, sponsored by the Office of US Naval Research, the US Navy and Marine Corps, Dr. Phillip Zimbardo, with twenty-four student volunteers conducted the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment. They were to study the dynamics that developed between guards and prisoners. This is important for this answer for one reason: although Dr. Zimbardo shut down the experiment early to protect volunteers, he has continued to analyze and study the data he gained from the failed experiment. What he determined is that most aggressive, bullying behavior rises primarily out of two factors: lack of education or training, and boredom.

Cyberbullying is likely the result of these two factors as well, at least to some degree.

The fact that someone is bullying someone else is all that matters. The victim may do something to themselves to stop the bullying if they are desperate enough. This could be something very dangerous or life-threatening even.

Why am i a bully?

Why am i a bully?
Why do i want to make kids cry?
When i got found out today,
My parents asked me why?

Do you think its clever
Making others feel so sad?
Would i pick on others
Who were tall, tough or bad?

'So you think you're really hard?'
My parents frowned and said
I stood there shuffling awkwardly
I mumbled and lowered my head

I'd seen it on the telly
I'd listened to teachers and stars
But i hadn't listened hard enough
And now it had gone too far

The kids that i had picked on
Had spoken out that day
They wouldn't give in any more
They said they wouldn't pay

As i left across the yard
The kids all stopped and stared
My parents either side of me
Hardly spoke a word

I turned and looked
And heard the sound of laughter,
joy and play
I knew that if i changed my ways
I might join in with them one day!

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Cyberbullying can happen for a number of reasons, and it is interesting to note that it is not always intentional. At times, children may not even realize that they are involved in a case of bullying, and may be unaware of the consequences of their actions. Four types of cyberbullies have been identified by Wired Kids , and parents can be watchful for these types of behaviors in your child and their friends: * The "Vengeful Angels" see themselves as righting wrongs, or protecting themselves or others from the "bad guy" whom they are now victimizing. * The "Power Hungry" want to exert their authority, show that they are powerful enough to make others do what they want, and some want to control others with fear. * The "Mean Girls" are ego-driven bullies who are bored or looking for entertainment. * Finally, the "Inadvertent Cyberbullies" may be pretending to be tough online, or role playing, or they may be reacting to hateful or provocative messages they have received.

People that are easily targeted by bullies can't seem to ignore the insults even though they come from a source that offers no accountablity and often comes from total strangers. I was amazed when I first started answering questions on this site how many people gave very hurtful and insulting answers to people they didn't even know. In short I guess people that don't have much confidence in themselves tend to believe all that trash that other folks throw at them. It's sad too because most of the people being bullied will figure out eventually how to overcome it and become successful citizens later on.

The minor will be returned to the custody of their parent(s) or legal guardian. The adult will be taken into custody by authorities charged with child abduction and other federal and/or state criminal violations.

This cannot be determined as it was unquestionably already present in our ancient pre-human ancestors. Behaviour resembling bullying is observable in most animal species.

it means yearns attention

A broken haert,an hopeless feeling, an unsfe feeling in cyberspace and more safe in your home and or room.

Telling someones secret .

i personally will feel sad ,upset ,and mad .

The term Cyperbullying covers bullying which is either happening over the internet or over the telephone network.

Your first step should be to speak to a responsible adult about what is happening - especially if you suspect that the perpetrator(s) is a colleague (school, work, etc.).

Next you can contact your internet service provider or phone operating company, they can either block the senders or ban them.

Finally there is the police - who nowadays have systems set up to investigate this as it is viewed very seriously.

I have nothing to prove. I don't need to bully anyone, and I don't tolerate it from others.

Same reason as offline bullying, except tecnology makes it easier to bully people

I believe it is good to know about relatives who will be waiting for us on the other side even if we never got the chance to meet them in this life.

You will know if your a cyberbully if you talk about someone repeatly and knowingly and you know that this hurts the other persons feelings. For example: Barry emails Paul calling him fat or uglyand/or threating him ,and Paul replies "No I'm not so stop calling me names!"or "No your not or else I'm going to tell my Mother!" That lets you know okay I'm picking on him and offending him so maybe I need to stop before I get in trouble. If your were to do it at home it's just a bully , when you do it over the internet it's called a cyberbully.!!

The rate of suicide is 9-10 people who kill there self due to being bullied :'( i was bullied when i was in year 6 as well it really is horrible and it brings you down all your life believe me it does

people every 5 mins approximatlety 2777 people die every day to due to bullying ./

no because all your'e doing is defending youreself and if the other person has done it too than it is not even against the law

If you suspect Cyberbullying, a quick way to spot and track information about yourself is by looking your name up on popular search engines such as Google or Yahoo.

If you click on the links and find that your name has been vandalized, report this to the individual website so that any postings can be removed immediately.

If the situation does not improve, report this to the police.

Click on the link below for more information on cyberbullying:

The effects on a person of cyberbullying is: feeling very hurt that a person or group would target them and say the things they do for no apparent reason other than being mean spirited ... feelings of being lonely ... fear ... afraid to go to school ... a drop in grades ... fear of leaving their home ... dread going to school ... becoming paranoid so it's difficult to make new friends ... a feeling of helplessness (not knowing who to go to for help) ... depression for the victim of cyberbullying ... in severe cases of constant cyberbullying suicide MAY occur. The issues of cyberbullying are being taken very seriously in the U.S. and Canada and it's an offence! The best thing to do is not to respond back to the bully(s) if you have to see them at school try to ignore them go to your school counselor or, talk to your parents. Remember, cyberbullies will pick on one person and if you cease to ignore them they will move on to bully other victims. Cyberbullies are generally a product of their environment where they are verbally or physically abused or, they may be just spoiled rotten and bored enough to make other people's lives miserable. In groups of Cyberbullies they feel they are strong because they are together and feed off each other, but, inwardly some don't enjoy this so-called sport, but don't know how to move away from it for fear of being cyberbullied themselves.