Cyberbullying is the use of electronics to bully other people in a harmful way, like sending threatening messages. It is a worldwide issue experienced by many people of all ages, however, it normally occurs at around adolescence, yet there have been cases in which adults have cyberbullied other adults. Types of cyberbullying include cyber stalking, cyber harassment, cyberthreats, and sextortion. Cases like the Amanda Todd case involved all four. Cyberbullying is a heavily thought about topic due to the effects it can leave on the victims that experience it. One of the most known cyberbullying cases to ever occur was the Amanda Todd case. Amanda Todd is a cyberbullying victim who ended up taking her life at age 15. It all started when she
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Johnathan Martin, an offensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins football team was getting cyber bullied and harassed by offensive lineman, Richie Incognito. He also harassed other young lineman and an assistant trainer. They would use racial slurs and offensive language towards them including physical harm. There were several text messages from the bullies and from Martin himself telling his family what had been going on and why he was deciding to leave the team. After Martin did leave the team, the coach tried to cover things up by texting Martin himself and saying things like “put this to an end” or “Richie incognito is getting hammered on national TV. This is not right. You could put an end to all the rumors with a simple statement. DO THE RIGHT THING. NOW (Parenting, 1).” Currently, Incognito has been permanently suspended from the team and there is no word on if Martin will come back to the team due to the embarrassment and emotional distress he had to experience. This goes to show that cyberbullying can happen to anyone, regardless of age. Martin was 28 at the time while Incognito was 34 years …show more content…
There is no federal law that discusses cyberbullying, but laws are passed based on each individual state and how they address it. Forty two states out of the fifty have both laws and policy while viewing cyberbullying. The remaining eight only have a law. The government website on laws and policies says “Bullying, Cyberbullying, and related behaviors may be addressed in a single law or may be addressed in multiple laws. In some cases, bullying appears in the criminal code of a state that may apply to juveniles (Laws and Policies, 1).” For example, Michigan has both laws and policies. Michigan states that all pupils are protected and that bullying is equally prohibited without regard to subject matter or motivation. Michigan also has the “Matt Epling Safe School Law” stating that all schools should have a model anti-bullying policy. Michigan also has a sexual harassment policy and a law against “hazing” or an embarrassing act done by a person to an individual intentionally. For example, if one is throwing food at a person to purposely ridicule them, that would be considered hazing. The government website on laws and policies also states that “There is no federal law that specifically applies to bullying. In some cases, when bullying is based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or religion, bullying overlaps with harassment and schools are legally obligated to address it (Laws and
Johnathan Martin, an offensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins football team was getting cyber bullied and harassed by offensive lineman, Richie Incognito. He also harassed other young lineman and an assistant trainer. They would use racial slurs and offensive language towards them including physical harm. There were several text messages from the bullies and from Martin himself telling his family what had been going on and why he was deciding to leave the team. After Martin did leave the team, the coach tried to cover things up by texting Martin himself and saying things like “put this to an end” or “Richie incognito is getting hammered on national TV. This is not right. You could put an end to all the rumors with a simple statement. DO THE RIGHT THING. NOW (Parenting, 1).” Currently, Incognito has been permanently suspended from the team and there is no word on if Martin will come back to the team due to the embarrassment and emotional distress he had to experience. This goes to show that cyberbullying can happen to anyone, regardless of age. Martin was 28 at the time while Incognito was 34 years …show more content…
There is no federal law that discusses cyberbullying, but laws are passed based on each individual state and how they address it. Forty two states out of the fifty have both laws and policy while viewing cyberbullying. The remaining eight only have a law. The government website on laws and policies says “Bullying, Cyberbullying, and related behaviors may be addressed in a single law or may be addressed in multiple laws. In some cases, bullying appears in the criminal code of a state that may apply to juveniles (Laws and Policies, 1).” For example, Michigan has both laws and policies. Michigan states that all pupils are protected and that bullying is equally prohibited without regard to subject matter or motivation. Michigan also has the “Matt Epling Safe School Law” stating that all schools should have a model anti-bullying policy. Michigan also has a sexual harassment policy and a law against “hazing” or an embarrassing act done by a person to an individual intentionally. For example, if one is throwing food at a person to purposely ridicule them, that would be considered hazing. The government website on laws and policies also states that “There is no federal law that specifically applies to bullying. In some cases, when bullying is based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or religion, bullying overlaps with harassment and schools are legally obligated to address it (Laws and