The rise of new communication technologies has made it easier than ever for young people to stay in touch with friends, family members, and even total strangers from around the world. But there is a dark side to being this connected as well. Not only has cyberbullying become more common, especially for teenagers, but stories about anonymous harassment campaigns and the devastating impact they can have on victims highlights some of the dangers of this new technological era. ACORN is a government organisation that focuses on the issues with cybercrime which in correlation relates to cyberbullying. There are Australian laws set in place to combat the issue of cyberbullying but not all cyberbullying cases lead to prosecution. Many cyberbullying cases go unreported due to the relative youth of
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Shane Gerada sent over 300 threatening texts to 17 year old Allem Halkic over the course of a few months. Gerada also used myspace to spread rumours about the 17 year old these events led to Allem taking his own life in 2009. Gerda was taken to court was only given 200 hours of community service which goes to show how the court failed to charge Gerda. Since then Allem Halkic’s father was responsible for changing the Victorian laws around cyber bullying and the punishments they coincide with.But he now hopes to change the laws across all states “These things happen in every state. The law has to be uniform across Australia to send a clear message to everyone”. The trial goes to show how the legal system failed the Halkics family in getting justice for their son, but Allem’s father was able to gain justice for Victorians who are cyber bullied each day. Since 2009 there have been countless reports of cyberbullying that has led to death in Australia alone. Emily Stick, Libby Bell and Dolly Everett were all victims of cyberbullying, which led to them taking their own lives. It seems to be that the current legislation isn't doing enough in order to prevent such things from
Shane Gerada sent over 300 threatening texts to 17 year old Allem Halkic over the course of a few months. Gerada also used myspace to spread rumours about the 17 year old these events led to Allem taking his own life in 2009. Gerda was taken to court was only given 200 hours of community service which goes to show how the court failed to charge Gerda. Since then Allem Halkic’s father was responsible for changing the Victorian laws around cyber bullying and the punishments they coincide with.But he now hopes to change the laws across all states “These things happen in every state. The law has to be uniform across Australia to send a clear message to everyone”. The trial goes to show how the legal system failed the Halkics family in getting justice for their son, but Allem’s father was able to gain justice for Victorians who are cyber bullied each day. Since 2009 there have been countless reports of cyberbullying that has led to death in Australia alone. Emily Stick, Libby Bell and Dolly Everett were all victims of cyberbullying, which led to them taking their own lives. It seems to be that the current legislation isn't doing enough in order to prevent such things from