Thomas Mullany's Cyberbullying

At a young age, Thomas Mullany was very energetic and happy. He was into many sports including football, which took up most of his weekends. He was well liked and had many friends. As Thomas got older, his parents noticed a major change in his mood. He got in many arguments. He was always out and he came home late many times. This affected his schoolwork. He got sent home many days for disrupting class or getting in some other trouble. One day, Thomas got in a fight with a younger boy at school. Him and the younger boy were both suspended. Thomas got blamed for something he didn’t do in the fight so he got upset about it. During his suspension, he logged on to many social media sites, but he never told his parents if he was being bullied online
Thomas never came home that evening. His parents were very worried about him. He never answered his phone. His mom went outside to make sure he wasn’t out there. Since she couldn’t find him, she called him again. She heard his phone ringing and followed the sound. She then found that Thomas had committed suicide. Many parents have gone through the same situation as Thomas’s. Cyberbullying has many effects that can be very devastating. Cyberbullying should be put to a stop. Social media is not to be blamed. The cyber bullies should be. They should be banned from social media because of their hate. Nobody should be bullied or cyberbullied. Cyberbullying is worse than traditional bullying. It can lead to face-to-face bullying and make the bullying worse, it is more of a threat than face-to-face bullying is, it can be more devastating, and there are many effects. The 2013-2014 School Crime Supplement indicated that seven percent of students grades six through twelve have experienced cyberbullying (What). The 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey found that 15% of high school students grades nine through twelve have been bullied in the past year
There is a lack of supervision (How). Not a lot of parents look at who their kids are friends with online. It’s not always the parents fault though. Sometimes, the kids hide who they’re friends with on social media. When someone posts something anonymously, it is hard to trace back. Once it’s posted, it’s also hard to delete. Many people have already seen it. They can easily screenshot it and keep it on their phone. Then, they could show their friends and make the bullying worse. Once that person shows other people, the bullying can go from the internet to face-to-face. Cyberbullying and bullying are both hard to escape, but it’s a lot easier to escape traditional bullying. It’s easier to tell an adult about traditional bullying. If you tell an adult about cyberbullying, they can help a lot, but that never stops the bullying. The bully can continue to bully you online and you can’t stop it. The bully will continue to post rude comments and it can’t be stopped unless the bullies parents know about it. Cyberbullying is harder to handle than traditional bullying