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Bully Vs Cyberbully
Should cyberbullies be prosecuted, or is there a better way to deal with this worldwide problem? People should never be prosecuted for cyberbullying others. If cyberbullying is a crime, it takes away people’s rights and drags people into the criminal system. A better way than to prosecute people is to educate them instead.
As stated, if being a cyberbully is a real crime, cyberbullies (whenever a youth or an adult), would be dragged into the criminal system. Just like Jeffrey D. Klein’s bill that states people who cyberbully others online will be prosecuted. According to Hanni Rakhoury, he states the bill might be going too far. Also, according to Johannah Miller, he similarly states the bill is dragging innocents to the criminal system and

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