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
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WHY DO PEOPLE CYBERBULLY? Cyberbullying happens for many of the same reasons as any other type of bullying‚ but it may be even more appealing because it can be done anonymously. Stopbullying.gov describes two kinds of people who are likely to bully: those who are popular and those who are on the social fringes. Popular kids or teens may bully because: * They see it as a way to stay popular. * Hurting others makes them feel powerful. Kids or teens who are less socially successful may bully
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Punishing the Poor places an emphasis on the way in which mass incarceration is a neoliberal creation meant to oppress the lower class. Two very important systems that Wacquant highlights and focuses on are the social welfare system and the penal system. The social welfare system‚ which is geared more towards women‚ provides assistance with food‚ housing etc. The penal system is found to be geared more towards men‚ incarcerating them at very high rates compared to before the civil rights movement
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and a fine line‚ yes‚ but didn’t meet the legal criteria to charge her for cyber-stalking or cyber-harassment. What Drew did was horrible and as an adult she needs to bear responsibility for her actions. But is using CFAA as a means to hold her responsible the right course? The prosecutor found another avenue to punish Drew since there wasn’t a way legally through cyber-bullying. The case that United States of America brought against Drew using CFAA was based upon wording within CFAA in specific
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Every day‚thousands of people log onto the internet.There has been much discussion on whether or not individuals should be prosecuted for statements made on social media.Individuals should not be prosecuted for statements made on the internet.While some may argue that people should be charged with fines or even going to jail for making online assertions‚there is little evidence to support this.It can infringe upon the First Amendment right‚it can discourage children to learn about personal responsibility
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the worst part about it is those bullies aren’t held legally accountable for their actions‚ but they should be. Bullying is a form of harassment. It damages people physically and mentally. Even though the “normal” type of harassment is illegal‚ bullying someone literally to death isn’t. Rebecca Ann Sedwick was one of those victims who were bullied to death. She was a 12 year old girl in high school‚ and several other girls began taunting and making fun of her over a boyfriend issue. The taunting and
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What Should Be Responsible for the “Obesity Crisis”? Nowadays‚ fast food becomes a symbol of America‚ so as obesity. The word obesity became really popular because obesity always goes after the fast food. So‚ you might ask how serious the problem of obesity now in the United States is. Judith Warner gave us a really good answer to this question. In his article Junking Junk Food‚ he states that now we are “at a time when more than two-thirds of American adults are overweight” and approximately “17
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The article "When the Cyberbully Is You" by Nick Bilton discusses the problem of online shaming faced by our society. According to him‚ there is nothing new about cyberbullying‚ but now the debate is happening everywhere: on radio shows‚ movies‚ books‚ talks‚ TV shows‚ blogs‚ book reviews including social media. With serious concern‚ Jacqui Shine states that online shaming has come to the point that anyone can be a victim of that kind of shaming‚ and that is the reason why it is being discussed now
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Should a business be held socially responsible? The demand for how businesses do their operations needs to change. As of right now‚ the business model suggests that we pursue profit by any entrepreneurial means and cut costs at any expense. For the most part businesses over the latter half of the twentieth century have based their idea of how to run a company off of Milton Friedman’s theories and classical neo-liberal economic thinking. I am suggesting however‚ that we take a different route for
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Who should be responsible for Television Violence? Composition II Who should be responsible for Television Violence? Can we afford to continue ignoring the connection between television violence and the increase in mass murders? The answer is no. We have to take a stance now and fight for stricter regulations by the government and the Federal Communications Committee (FCC). Television has been associated with influencing controversial acts since the beginning of its creation
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