DK'S BLOG

     Cyberbullying can be very serious and threatening. It is texting, messaging, chatting, etc using threatening and mean words. Two words to describe it are: media bullying. For example, one teenager texts another teenager that he/she is fat and should just die. It is very shocking that people text this to other people, but this is actually happening in the world. This can sometimes be worse than actual physical bullying, because the victims can sometimes not know the name of the “cyberbully.” Another reason is because cyberbullying can be more threatening, because of death threats, mean words, etc and not knowing the bully’s identity. I think people could be more secure and have more security on websites for rude comments or threatening, because this is a very simple thing to do and can change a lot of things. If there was more security on websites, many things could change like less suicides, less dealing with counselors, and many other things. I think people that can/have been bullied be more careful about themselves and “stand up for themselves.” They should also try to tell a parent/guardian about it, and try to stay away from the computer momentarily. If it gets more serious, they should contact the police or other people that can support and help this problem. People that see cyberbullying happening/occuring could also stand up for the bullied person and say “stop” to the cyberbullier. They should also try to tell an adult about the trouble. One thing that happened was when a straight A seventh-grade student was brought in because of a problem of cyberbullying. He was a very good student, and was very well-behaved and quiet in “real life.” He was also a boy who always turned in his homework on time. But, after he finished his homework every day, he went into “cyberspace.” He sent death threats to people he knew by e-mail. This was an incident that was posted on this link: http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/tweens/because_i_can.html. Personally, I think cyberbullying is horrible and can cause dangerous things to people and the world, such as suicides, depression, etc. So, cyberbullying should stop as soon as possible!!!