Suicide due to cyberbullying is so common that “bullicide” has become a new term in the bullying and suicide world over the past decade (Poland). In a study conducted by Sameer Hinduja and Justin Patchin, they found that approximately twenty percent of the two thousand randomly selected middle schoolers they polled reported seriously thinking about attempting suicide because of cyberbullying, whereas nineteen percent actually attempted suicide (“Cyberbullying and Suicide”). They also concluded that cyberbullying victims were one point nine times more likely to attempt suicide than those who were not cyberbullying victims or offenders (“Cyberbullying and
Suicide due to cyberbullying is so common that “bullicide” has become a new term in the bullying and suicide world over the past decade (Poland). In a study conducted by Sameer Hinduja and Justin Patchin, they found that approximately twenty percent of the two thousand randomly selected middle schoolers they polled reported seriously thinking about attempting suicide because of cyberbullying, whereas nineteen percent actually attempted suicide (“Cyberbullying and Suicide”). They also concluded that cyberbullying victims were one point nine times more likely to attempt suicide than those who were not cyberbullying victims or offenders (“Cyberbullying and