Cyberbullying
What is this, I mean seriously. CSI did an episode about it, taking a very noticeable moral stance (which was sickening to say the least). I turn on the TV to hear Dr. Phil ramble about cyberbullying is bad and some uptight parents who want an anti cyberbullying law.
When did bullying stop being part of school? I know not a single person who hasn't been bullied at one point in their life and for most of them it didn't hurt them. It builds character in my opinion.
Now everyone is falling over kids who go on Facebook and Myspace and MSN and Skype and call each other NAMES. Names, really. Kids have commited suicide because a bunch of kids from their school kept sending them messages that hurt their feelings. SUICIDE! Because of words! That's worth a Darwin Award right there. There is a BLOCK button on all these things, fucking USE it! If people stalk you on your phone, get a new phone number and keep it for your real friends only. It's not that difficult!
And where are the parents in this story? The parents who are screaming for a law against cyberbullying, is it really that much trouble to contact the other parents and keep the bully grounded for the next 2 weeks? Apparently it is because god forbid parents have to raise their own kids these days. That's what schools and the state are for, huh?
So what do you think about cyberbullying? Has it happened to you or someone near you and how did you handle it? Should there be a law for it?
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