Many government authorities around the world are cracking down on cyber bullying, in fact in Australia, China and soon England, cyber bullying will be a criminal offence.
What made bullying finally get taken seriously were awareness, persistent people, and high profile suicides. In the past, bullying was seen as a rite of passage, a necessary step in development, or a matter of "boys just being boys" (and it is girls too, by the way). But those views are starting to shift.
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Cyber bullying causes the same results as any other type of bullying. Best case scenario: the victim saves all evidence of bullying and shows a trusted authority figure. Worst case scenario, the victim slips into a deep depression, self-medicating with anything from drugs, alcohol, self-mutilation, or even suicide. Cyber bullying is very serious and is not to be taken lightly.
Around half of teens have been the victims of cyber bullying Only 1 in 10 teens tells a parent if they have been a cyber bully victim Fewer than 1 in 5 cyber bullying incidents are reported to law enforcement 1 in 10 adolescents or teens have had embarrassing or damaging pictures taken of themselves without their permission, often using cell phone cameras About 1 in 5 teens have posted or sent sexually suggestive or nude pictures of themselves to others Girls are somewhat more likely than boys to be involved in cyber bullying Over 80 percent of teens use a cell phone regularly, making it the most popular form of technology and a common medium for cyber bullying About half of young people have experienced some form of cyber bullying, and 10 to 20 percent experience it regularly Mean, hurtful comments and spreading rumors are the most common type of cyber bullying Girls are at least as likely as boys to be cyber bullies or their victims Boys are more likely to be threatened by cyber bullies than girls Cyber bullying affects all races Cyber bullying victims are more likely to have low self esteem and to consider suicide
Cyberbullying is taken very seriously on WikiAnswers. Any content on this site that other users may find offensive or abusive is cyberbullying.
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* Yes, much of the cyberbullying is a big problem in schools considering the students have access to computer, but they can often do so on cell phones as well. In the U.S. and Canada there are programs where parents, teachers and even police are forming programs so that laws are changing and soon cyberbullying is taken extremely seriously and the bully will be caught and punished accordingly.
Cyber crimes must be dealt as seriously as normal crimes because crime is a crime there is no justification for any crime and it should be treated as a crime. If it is not taken care off then all hackers and crackers will get loose. Several people will loose their identity or their identity will be used for illegal purposes. Terrorist groups are deftly using Internet for passing on information with regard to executing various terrorist acts having serious negative impact on human life. The cyber-terrorists have even acquired the capability to penetrate computer systems using “logic bombs” (coded devices that can be remotely detonated), electro magnetic pulses and high-emission radio frequency guns, which blow a devastating electronic wind through a computer system. Many instances of cyber crime involve techno-trespass and unauthorized access to the computer system and data or programmes stored in computers. This access could be without authorization or exceeding the authorization given to an individual. The unauthorized access may lead to theft, alteration or destruction of data, tampering with computer programmes or other software, damage to computers or computer systems including damage to data stored on storage devices, such as hard disks, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, etc. This would, in turn, lead to serious financial loss to the organization. Cyber crimes include sabotage of computer systems or computer networks. Sabotage of operating systems and programmes; Theft of data/information (this is the fastest growing computer-related crime); Theft of intellectual property, such as computer software; Theft of marketing information; and Blackmail based on information gained from computerized files, such as medical information, personal history, financial data, etc. SO there is a need that it is taken as seriously as any other normal crime The cyber crime should be taken as seriously as any other crime The cyber crime should be taken as seriously as any other crime The cyber crime should be taken as seriously as any other crime
You would actually would need help with bullying because bullying can lead to serious problems, it can lead to people self harming there-selves for example cutting there self and can lead to not eating and can also lead to people fighting. Bullying gets taken seriously and that is because bullying can involve racism and also if people are bullies, you can report it to the police Hope this has helped
I was at this years Cyber Sunday 08 and he faced Umaga, which Cyber Sunday do you mean?
It means not intended to be taken seriously; said in jest.