Suicide of Megan Meier

Megan Meier was a 13-year old Missouri teen who, having been cyber-bullied, committed suicide. She's not the only teen to have committed suicide after being bullied; children even in elementary school have attempted or committed suicide because they were bullied. Bullying is an issue for all people, not just schools and school personnel. There are three types of bullying: physical bullying, mental bullying, and cyberbullying. Bullying is a big problem Bullying is a crime already in several…

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) of 1986 was created during the Reagan Administration as the first significant federal legislation designed to combat the growing threat against computer based crimes. In the 1980 's, Congress would only have the vaguest of notions how computer technology would evolve as a medium for communications and social-networking. Lawmakers, at the time, recognized the federal interest of the U.S. government was to protect computers under control of a federal…

Social media can be defined as Internet platforms that enable people from all over the world to connect together and interact through text, audio, video and picture. Despite of social media bringing people together, the complexity of social media is getting more complex and causing more consequences that seem serious. As we all know, people nowadays cannot live without social media, yet, they are not very aware of that social media has invaded their privacy. In April 2012, the Office of the…

Over the past several years, the huge rise of suicides among teenagers that have been a responses to online threats, rumors and hurtful communications, have brought a national attention to the issue of using electronic media to bully other people. Cyberbullying is a world wild phenomenon, which gained its popularity over the past 10 years. This is a community issue that could affect everyone and the consequences of such actions could be even fatal. The first thing that may comes to mind when I…

We live in a world where everybody it’s different. Different cultures, different languages, different races, different personalities and different human beings. As a society, we have had come along way. Today, same-sex marriage it’s legal in all 50 states. People with disabilities have the same rights as people without disabilities in school and workplace. Transgenders are being public with their identity such as Caitlyn Jenner, and we as a society are okay with it.Also, the government and…

Bullying is not the main reason why children commit suicide but it can add to the feeling of helplessness and hopelessness that raise the risk of suicide. “Fat. Gay. Or just different from the crowd. These are the reasons children are being bullied – sometimes to death – in America’s schools, with at least 14 students committing suicide in the past year alone” (Dubreuil and McNiff). Children do not feel comfortable telling their parents about…

If we look 30 years back, everyone owns a mobile phone with top brands at that time such as Nokia, Motorola, and Sony. However, nowadays mobile phones are outdated and smartphones became a trend. Everyone owns at least a smartphone and some of us have more than one. But then, what is the difference between smartphones and mobile phones? Actually, smartphones and mobile phone have no difference at all as both exist for the same reason, connect one people with another. Many researchers have made a…

their user closer they can shut down the site, chat room, etc. before too much damage can be done: making sure accounts are valid poses a decreased chance of people creating fake accounts. Not only would the entirety of those bullied be reduced, the suicide and depression rates would also decrease. The cause of cyberbullying mostly stems from those who were once bullied and are seeking revenge. Sherri Gordon, bullying expert,explains in her article, “8 Reasons Why Kids Cyberbully Others,” that…

Bullying, according to the Oxford Dictionary, is the exercise of “superior strength or influence to intimidate, typically to force someone to do what one wants” (1). Growing up, the only bullying that I have witnessed is on the television. For instance, a portion of people perceive a bully as a ruffian threatening another for his lunch money, but times have changed in unison with technology evolving. One of the overwhelmingly popular functions of the internet is to contact friends and relatives…

First example, Amanda Todd's cyberbully coerced her into taking nude photographs of her that were eventually posted online. This led to her committing suicide from later online harassment. Second example, last year, Matthew Burdette, a middle school student, committed suicide due to cyberbullying stemming from a video depicting him masturbating in the bathroom. Final example, the cyberbully from Facebook physically assaulted Catherine at a party; fortunately, she…