Haddock uses her experience in journalism …show more content…
She easily relates to younger users and parents of younger users by sharing a story of a boy who was the victim of a bully who published fake, inappropriately edited pictures of him to the school’s website (Haddock, 2007). The most tragic and telling example is the story of a young boy who committed suicide after being bullied online for years. According to Haddock’s article, Ryan Halligan committed suicide after being the victim of cyber bullying for months leading up to his suicide (Haddock, 2007). Haddock continues to appeal to her readers by sharing additional examples of real life scenarios and supporting research to only strengthen the argument in her article. The article addresses the differences between cyber bullies and school-yard bullies and includes a statement from the executive director of the nonprofit organization called WiresSafety.org. Cyber bullying is arguably harder on the kids than in person bullying (Haddock, 2007). One of the main reasons is the fact there is no escaping cyber bullying. In person a teenager can grab an adult to escort them or witness the treatment, avoid the individual, change schools or busses all together, but only there is no real escape. A persistent cyber bully can make numerous fake profiles to continue their