Lately, it seems every day you turn on the news, pick up a paper, or listen to the radio, you hear some sort of horrible story about another untimely death of a young person due to cyber bullying. With so much recent attention on this topic, my hope is that we can soon end this startling trend in today’s youth.
So, what is cyber bullying? Cyber bullying has been defined as an “attack” on an individual through a means of communication technology. Although cyber bullying is not very different from traditional bullying, when it comes to its ease of access and the anonymity factor, the attacks can become more vicious. Now that most of our children are connected in some way, whether at home or while at school, we have seen a drastic rise in cyber bullying occurrences. So what can we do to help put a stop to this crime? Should our legal system provide recourse to cyber victims? As you will see, the legal system is not the answer. Placing further laws on our means of communication could impose on the First Amendment Right.
Education and prevention are the keys to successfully controlling this new deadly trend. Hopefully, with bringing this problem to light, we can help educate children, educators, schools, and parents on how to prevent cyber bullying.
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