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OreoBandit

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

The concept of being bullied online is an unusual one for me.   While I'm aware, of course, that sometimes it cannot be avoided, the internet has something which the 'real world' does not.   That thing, is called a block button.

  If someone is being mean to me on MSN?   I can block them.   I see a message on a forum I don't like?   I can block them, or failing that, I can simply identify who it's from and ignore them myself.   I can avoid websites, apply filters, do a wide variety of things that in a great deal of cases will nullify the efforts of all but the most determined.

  Of course, these things are no excuse to try and bully someone, and it's just as bad as doing it to someone in person.   I should not have to do those things and should be able to exist without needing to, but they do make it a lot harder for one person to achieve anything against me.

Nearly 42% of kids have been bullied online and almost one in four have had it happen more than once.

Among this percentage, being ignored and disrespected were the most common forms of cyber bullying.

Are you trying to tell me that by ignoring someone online, I'm bullying them?   Or by showing them disrespect?   Does no one else see that as incredibly stupid?   Just how soft are we these days?

I did not personally write this information. As for the ignoring part, I am not sure. Disrespectful, meaning treating them like they're not human.

OreoBandit

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

Nice plagiarism.

If you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen. That's all I have to say on this subject.

It is not plagiarism. No where in the post did I say I pulled all that info. out of my brain. I am using it for an educational purpose. No offense, but you went out and looked for the website I used, and you got nothing out of the information given? This is supposed to inform people how serious bullying is - so don't give me this plagiarism crap.

Failure to give credit either parenthetically, directly or formally means you credit it as your own.

Stop making a big deal over something so small.

The irony just slapped me in the face so hard I almost fell out of my chair laughing.

Furthermore, I gave my equally serious retaliation; did you bother to read it or were you too hyped up about my first two words to realize that we're talking about cyber-bullying?

Also, I regret to inform you that these facts are over 8 years old. That was when Myspace was more popular than Youtube and Twitter combined. And the same website that has provided these disturbingly inaccurate facts also performed a study in 2010 measuring self-esteem: they have come to the conclusion that people who are cyber-bullied have a 12% decrease in self-esteem. The poor things!

Would you just stop. I did not claim it as my own. That was not the point of this post. Stop crying about it.

OreoBandit

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

Why would I care what someone says something to me mean? They don't know me. I don't care what they think about me.

Cyber-bullying isn't serious AT ALL. Sure its common, Thats for sure. But it is NOT something to worry about!

Yes it is very serious. Remember that cyber bullying is not someone just saying something mean to you. Things like "that's dumb" are not considered cyber bullying. Cyber bullying does not only happen with random people you don't know, it also happens with people you do know. Like harassing someone through texts. It really depends on the situation. It is serious, kids are harming themselves, and in some cases, others too. You say that it is not serious at all, but if you put yourself in one of those situations where a kid feels absolutely worthless, then your answer will change. And not everyone has a tough mentality like you

Wolf exile1

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

I have been through tons of those situations.

My care level for them? Zero.

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

In today's society, bullying is very common. With the technology today, bullying can occur anywhere. I just thought I'd share some facts about cyber-bullying.

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

I've been through some threat messages all because I beat them in Call of Duty, other than that I don't experience much cyber-bullying. If your smart and keep your passwords strong and personal info safe cyber bullying shouldn't affect you at all.

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

Why would I care what someone says something to me mean? They don't know me. I don't care what they think about me.

Cyber-bullying isn't serious AT ALL. Sure its common, Thats for sure. But it is NOT something to worry about!

Agree with first statement. Disagree with second.

Take a look at this.
Three words. Cyber. Bully. Suicide. 138k results.
Megan Meier. Cyberbullied by an adult. Killed herself.
Phoebe Prince.. Dead.
-   In that same article, Ryan Patrick Halligan, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, and an unnamed 9 year old boy were reportedly dead. Suicide.
Tyler Clementi. Eighteen. Suicide.
Alexis Pilkington. Suicide.

That's seven people, and I'm not exactly being very thorough in my research here.

So yeah, you're right, seven people isn't that big of a deal. Nothing to worry about. After all, you know, they ONLY killed themselves. And there's many more that have.

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JadElClemens

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

Among this percentage, being ignored [was] [one of] the most common forms of cyber bullying.

I'd take that as a blessing rather than a curse. Don't bother me and I won't bother you.

Nine out of ten middle school students have had their feelings hurt online.

Oh crap, call the police. Someone's feelings are hurt.

Cyber bullying can take many forms:

Sexting

"LOL, LEMME SEND A SEXY PICTURE OF MYSELF TO HIM"
"OH NO, I'VE BEEN BULLIED D:"
Would you like to elaborate? Like, the recipient spreads the pictures to other people? If so, I can see that as a viable cause.

Well over half of young people do not tell their parents when cyber bullying occurs.

I suppose that was to compare it to rape victims or something, with statistics of them neglecting to get help. The thing is, I don't see a reason to be embarrased that you've been bullied.

If you dislike anything about this post, do not reply to it. It's that simple...

"STOP TELLING ME THINGS THAT I DON'T LIKE TO HEAR D:"
Buddy, criticism is what makes the world go 'round. If there wasn't someone to tell you or I, "Hey, you're doing this wrong", we may never, say, be the inventors of the flying hovercar with automatic banana peelers, or something like that. If you can't handle being told you're wrong, how do you think you're ever going to get anywhere?
Also,

Negative criticism isn't necessarily flaming.

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Shift

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

First, quit it with the "nine out of ten" statistics. You know why it's so high? The people in charge of that study purposefully excluded the results that didn't assist their point.

Anyway, I'm not going to get all serious about this. My school had a presentation about cyber bullying earlier this year (because it's so necessary for a junior), and you know what they taught us? They taught us how to pay nine dollars a month in order to gain full access to anybody's phone from off-site. However, it's not all bad, for they also taught us a lovely new phrase: "Naked pics. Send me some."

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OreoBandit

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

Nice plagiarism.

If you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen. That's all I have to say on this subject.

It is not plagiarism. No where in the post did I say I pulled all that info. out of my brain. I am using it for an educational purpose. No offense, but you went out and looked for the website I used, and you got nothing out of the information given? This is supposed to inform people how serious bullying is - so don't give me this plagiarism crap. I didn't claim the information as mine. Stop making a big deal over something so small.

Maybe you should learn what plagiarism is before defending yourself.

And congrats on plagiarising.

I know what plagiarizing is. You people need to calm down. You are completely missing the point of the post.

Wolf exile1

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

Why would I care what someone says something to me mean? They don't know me. I don't care what they think about me.

Cyber-bullying isn't serious AT ALL. Sure its common, Thats for sure. But it is NOT something to worry about!

Agree with first statement. Disagree with second.

Take a look at this.
Three words. Cyber. Bully. Suicide. 138k results.
Megan Meier. Cyberbullied by an adult. Killed herself.
Phoebe Prince.. Dead.
-   In that same article, Ryan Patrick Halligan, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, and an unnamed 9 year old boy were reportedly dead. Suicide.
Tyler Clementi. Eighteen. Suicide.
Alexis Pilkington. Suicide.

That's seven people, and I'm not exactly being very thorough in my research here.

So yeah, you're right, seven people isn't that big of a deal. Nothing to worry about. After all, you know, they ONLY killed themselves. And there's many more that have.

I still have trouble understanding why people would take insults from some guy over the internet.

Do they know you? No.

Could they truly attack you when they have no idea where you are? No.

Should you listen to them? No!

OreoBandit

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

Among this percentage, being ignored [was] [one of] the most common forms of cyber bullying.

I'd take that as a blessing rather than a curse. Don't bother me and I won't bother you.

Nine out of ten middle school students have had their feelings hurt online.

Oh crap, call the police. Someone's feelings are hurt.

Cyber bullying can take many forms:

Sexting

"LOL, LEMME SEND A SEXY PICTURE OF MYSELF TO HIM"
"OH NO, I'VE BEEN BULLIED D:"
Would you like to elaborate? Like, the recipient spreads the pictures to other people? If so, I can see that as a viable cause.

Well over half of young people do not tell their parents when cyber bullying occurs.

I suppose that was to compare it to rape victims or something, with statistics of them neglecting to get help. The thing is, I don't see a reason to be embarrased that you've been bullied.

If you dislike anything about this post, do not reply to it. It's that simple...

"STOP TELLING ME THINGS THAT I DON'T LIKE TO HEAR D:"
Buddy, criticism is what makes the world go 'round. If there wasn't someone to tell you or I, "Hey, you're doing this wrong", we may never, say, be the inventors of the flying hovercar with automatic banana peelers, or something like that. If you can't handle being told you're wrong, how do you think you're ever going to get anywhere?
Also,

Negative criticism isn't necessarily flaming.

If you can't take anything seriously, you're not needed here. I am aware that there is criticism. I have been criticized for my entire life. I don't need you telling me that I can't take criticism. I react to stupid criticism (like your comment) by defending myself, because you are not educated on the topic. You've missed the point of the post, which was not to criticize my post. And don't make a comment about something you aren't clearly educated on. Like: kids are embarrassed to tell their parents, some even think they'll get in trouble (especially with cyber-bullying)... And: Sexting can mean a person is harassing you by sending nude or provocative pictures.

OreoBandit

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

First, quit it with the "nine out of ten" statistics. You know why it's so high? The people in charge of that study purposefully excluded the results that didn't assist their point.

Anyway, I'm not going to get all serious about this. My school had a presentation about cyber bullying earlier this year (because it's so necessary for a junior), and you know what they taught us? They taught us how to pay nine dollars a month in order to gain full access to anybody's phone from off-site. However, it's not all bad, for they also taught us a lovely new phrase: "Naked pics. Send me some."

Have any complaints? Take them to the "people in charge." I'm sure they'll be able to help.

Zoey2070

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

Why would I care what someone says something to me mean? They don't know me. I don't care what they think about me.

Cyber-bullying isn't serious AT ALL. Sure its common, Thats for sure. But it is NOT something to worry about!

Agree with first statement. Disagree with second.

links

That's seven people, and I'm not exactly being very thorough in my research here.

So yeah, you're right, seven people isn't that big of a deal. Nothing to worry about. After all, you know, they ONLY killed themselves. And there's many more that have.

I still have trouble understanding why people would take insults from some guy over the internet.

Do they know you? No.

Could they truly attack you when they have no idea where you are? No.

Should you listen to them? No!

It's not just random people.
It can be people they know, and they might know where you are, and I agree.
Like, the bullying would start at school, and then move to the internet. So they'd be facing it constantly. And having people you actually see every day say horrid things about you would probably have an impact on someone.

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Slovenia

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/jessi-slaughter
The consequences of cyber-bullying.

Greenzoid2

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

From what I've heard about cyber bullying, it is really the fault of the parent for not raising their kid properly. If a kid grows up knowing that he shouldn't care what others think because his parents/friends love him, then he/she would have the strength to not be affected by bullying.

I have seen kids that have started to cry because someone was jokingly calling them names(as in calling them a name, laughing, and saying just kidding. And the kid cries anyways).

Twipply

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

If a kid grows up knowing that he shouldn't care what others think because his parents/friends love him, then he/she would have the strength to not be affected by bullying

No.   Emotions are not always bound by the laws of reason.   Not everyone and probably no one has complete and utter control over what they feel and when.   Yes, some people are overly sensitive, but few have lost their sensitivity all together.

Bash

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

If a kid grows up knowing that he shouldn't care what others think because his parents/friends love him, then he/she would have the strength to not be affected by bullying

No.   Emotions are not always bound by the laws of reason.   Not everyone and probably no one has complete and utter control over what they feel and when.   Yes, some people are overly sensitive, but few have lost their sensitivity all together.

I fully agree with this statement.

Cyber-bullying exists, and it is a serious matter.

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

In today's society, bullying is very common. With the technology today, bullying can occur anywhere. I just thought I'd share some facts about cyber-bullying.

Yeah. Well you're fat and gay and should die! HURR HURR HURR IM SO COOL. SSSS-WAAAG.

Flaming is not tolerated here. You have been warned.

I'll be captain obvious and blurt out that he was being sarcastic.
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nothingishere2

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

I just wanted to say that the sexting is used as bullying not only when you send your own picture (that might be construed as bullying if the person that it's being sent to is homosexual or thought to be homosexual, and the photo prompts others to bully him/her due to that), but when you send someone else's picture (say one taken while they were showering in the locker room). If the person who took the picture distributed it to people against that other person's will, then it could possibly be seen as bullying if the person was offended by it (might also be an invasion of privacy, but a lot of those laws depend heavily on your area's civil codes).
A quick question before I submit this post: Could a photo taken of a person and digitally edited to be sexually explicit be construed as bullying via sexting?
I think it might have a chance to be bullying, but I wanted to know other's opinions.

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JadElClemens

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

If you can't take anything seriously, you're not needed here.

What tells you I can't take anything seriously?

I am aware that there is criticism. I have been criticized for my entire life. I don't need you telling me that I can't take criticism.

"I can take criticism"
"Don't criticize me though, lol"

I react to stupid criticism (like your comment) by defending myself

That's kind of how criticism works. Thanks for stating the obvious.

because you are not educated on the topic.

Well, tell me where I'm not educated. Instead of attacking my post for being "stupid" and claiming that I'm "not educated on the topic", why don't you actually prove such things? If your arguments are any good at all, it'll be obvious if my post is stupid/I'm not educated.

You've missed the point of the post, which was not to criticize my post.

"I can take criticism"
"Don't criticize my post!"

And don't make a comment about something you aren't clearly educated on.

Tell me why I'm not educated. You can't just make claims and not back them up.

Like: kids are embarrassed to tell their parents

If they fail to tell their parents, it's their own fault they didn't get help.

some even think they'll get in trouble (especially with cyber-bullying)

If they have cause to think they'll get in trouble, odds are they did something they weren't supposed to be doing.

And: Sexting can mean a person is harassing you by sending nude or provocative pictures.

They'd already be embarrassed about this, so they don't really have any reason not to find help. I know you didn't say anything about finding help, but that'd be the logical next step, no?

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simonbob13

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

I just wanted to say that the sexting is used as bullying not only when you send your own picture (that might be construed as bullying if the person that it's being sent to is homosexual or thought to be homosexual, and the photo prompts others to bully him/her due to that), but when you send someone else's picture (say one taken while they were showering in the locker room). If the person who took the picture distributed it to people against that other person's will, then it could possibly be seen as bullying if the person was offended by it (might also be an invasion of privacy, but a lot of those laws depend heavily on your area's civil codes).
A quick question before I submit this post: Could a photo taken of a person and digitally edited to be sexually explicit be construed as bullying via sexting?
I think it might have a chance to be bullying, but I wanted to know other's opinions.

I'm pretty sure that would count as bullying, but it would depend; are the digitally-edited explicit parts in some way, well...below average standards?
Two other things while I'm posting here. One: The original poster did NOT plagiarize, as facts, which are what he posted, cannot be copyrighted, and are treated as open knowledge.

JadElClemens

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

One: The original poster did NOT plagiarize

Not intentionally, no.

facts, which are what he posted, cannot be copyrighted, and are treated as open knowledge.

You can't copyright names or words unless you intend to actually use them in something that can be copyrighted   (e.g. iPhone), yet using those and claiming them as your own is most definitely plagiarism.

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Ratburntro44

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

Actually you trademark names. And, at least in the us, you have a copyright on any written work you create regardless of whether if is registered or not. I believe something similar is true for trademarks.

krubby

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Re: Cyber-Bullying.

Yeah. Well you're fat and gay and should die! HURR HURR HURR IM SO COOL. SSSS-WAAAG.

Flaming is not tolerated here. You have been warned.

I'll be captain obvious and blurt out that he was being sarcastic.
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Yes! Thank you! Finally someone who gets it! I was banned for a week because of this. I thought the all caps part would make it obvious that I was joking but nooooooooo. Also, there were to jokes in one. First, I was making fun of how stupid flaming trolls are. The second more subtle part was the irony that a thread about stopping cyber-bullying IS invaded by a (pseudo) cyber-bully. I want an apology from Different that I probably won't get.