Cyber bulling is a very common thing that is happening to the whole world nowadays. After reading the article, I find that the increasing number of cyber bulling cases is due to some immature and insensible behavior of some youths. A study had shown that one-third of American teen Internet users have been targets of cyber bullies. This is quite a serious problem that is occurring around worldwide and we should try our best to reduce the number of cases before it gets more serious. Reports have also showed that online communication have encourage people to act aggressively, promoting them to do things they would not dare to try in real life.
A 2007 pew study found that 93 per cent of American teens use the Internet and 61 per cent go online daily. Unfortunately, some of the teens misused the computers and turned them into weapons that threatened a lot of other people in many different ways that may harm their life. I was actually quite surprised when I read that numerous teenagers have committed suicide after being harassed by their peer and being called for some heartbreaking names. I think that hurting ones feeling is not a very nice thing to do. It only shows the characteristics of the people that many people would look down upon. One of the main reasons why people are often being bullied in cyber space is that there is usually no visual contact unlike in the playground when you can see the stress and pain on the victim face which can act as an inhibitor to some degree.
In my opinion, I think the impact of cyber bulling on a teenager can be fatal. It can cause the teenagers to have a kind of thinking that they are just a laughing tool for other people and may try to end his or her life if they could not find a solution to it. Some people are even heartless. Not only do they make fun of their classmates, they also posted the movie online for all the people in the world to have a chance to see it. Some teenagers might not be able to take it and they may even do some foolish things when their mind is unstable. Some of the teenagers are very sensitive and will not tell their parents about it. In New York, a student sets up a website that encourages students to label their peers as promiscuous. They could write anything about them. To me, this website seems like an insult and humiliation to one self. It shows the ugly side of the people writing down the negative comments about their classmates.
Although warning has been given, it is not totally effective as many people may choose to avoid it or continue to do it. They do not take the law seriously, and in the US they apply only to adult. Some people may also use the computer to trick people into giving them money by using some forms of 'sweet talking'.
Another study had also found out that one in eight young people, cyber bulling is even worse than physical bullying, which is becoming quite a concern for all the people. I think that the only way to reduce cyber bullying is to limit a number of hours a person has to spend on the computer.
A computer is just a tool, it cannot be bad. It all depends on the user using it. It will only be good when the user makes use of its talent properly.
Done by: Cheong Mun Hong (31)
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