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Cyber Bulling is a very important topic all over the world. Its important to know that we are in danger and if you are a parent your children might be exposed. Right now i cant prove my topic yet. I'll have to do more research to it. There is a law; the “Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act.” 12. 13. 2." But the victims are not comfortable enough to denounce this abuses. Until victims speak up i'll be able to prove my thesis.Monday, June 11, 2012
Tyler Clementi Suicide: Ex-Rutgers Student, Molly Wei, Avoids Jail
Anonymous. International Examiner [Seattle, Wash] 18 May 2011: 4.
As a result of the video of the sexual encounter, [Tyler Clementi] committed suicide Sept. 22, 2010. According to the Huffington Post, under the deal with the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, Molly Wei pleaded not guilty to two counts of invasion of privacy, and entered the probationary program under a number of conditions, including required counseling and community service.
The former Rutgers University stu dent accused of using a webcam to watch classmate Tyler Clementi's sexual encounter with another man, appeared in court recently and struck a deal with prosecutors that will allow her to avoid criminal prosecutors.
As a result of the video of the sexual encounter, Clementi committed suicide Sept. 22, 2010. According to the Huffington Post, under the deal with the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, Molly Wei pleaded not guilty to two counts of invasion of privacy, and entered the probationary program under a number of conditions, including required counseling and community service. As part of the pretrial intervention, Wei must attend counseling in cyber-bulling and in dealing with alternative and cultural differences. She must also complete 300 hours of community service and testify against Clementi's roommate Dharun Ravi. If Wei completes the program without getting into any additional trouble, all charges will be dropped, the prosecutor's office said. Last month Ravi was indicted on fifteen counts, including a count of bias intimidation. If convicted on a hate-crime charge, he could face 5 to 10 years in prison.
Copyright International Examiner May 18-May 31, 2011
"Asian Americans Most Bullied in US Schools, Says Study".
Anonymous. International Examiner [Seattle, Wash] 16 Nov 2011: 10.
According to new survey data for the Bullying Prevention Summit, 54 percent of Asian American teenagers said they were bullied in the classroom, compared to 31.3 percent of whites who reported being picked on. And Asian American teens are apparently three times as likely to face bulling on the Internet.
Asian Americans endure far more bulling at U.S. schools than members of any other ethnic group. When it comes to Asian Americans targeted for racial abuse and harassment, compared to other teens, the numbers aren't even close.
According to new survey data for the Bullying Prevention Summit, 54 percent of Asian American teenagers said they were bullied in the classroom, compared to 31.3 percent of whites who reported being picked on. And Asian American teens are apparently three times as likely to face bulling on the Internet. The figure was 38.4 percent for African Americans and 34.3 percent for Hispanics, a government researcher involved in the data analysis told AFP. The disparity was even more striking for cyber-bullying. Some 62 percent of Asian Americans reported online harassment once or twice a month, compared with 18.1 percent of whites. The researcher said more research was needed on why the problem is so severe among Asian Americans.
The data comes from a 2009 survey supported by the US Justice Department and Education Department which interviewed some 6,500 students from ages 12 to 18.
Copyright International Examiner Nov 16-Dec 6, 2011
Computers are great... Until the mouse turns evil
By: Lynette Pinchess
ANOTHER week, another internet furore. On top of violence, porn, chatrooms, paedophiles,cyber-bulling, we now have Miss Bimbo, a virtual fashion game aimed at seven to 17-year-olds.
Players have to turn a big-boobed blonde - no sexist stereotyping there then - into the "coolest, richest and most famous bimbo in the world".
They do this by dressing her, shopping and finding her a job. Now here's the controversial bit: diet pills and boob ops can be bought with bimbo dollars.
Players are reminded: "We know you want to keep your bimbo waif thin but every girl needs to eat, every now and again."
There's nothing like a bit of hysteria to gain maximum exposure in the national news and encourage every ten-year-old girl in the land to see what all the fuss is about.
The creators describe it as harmless fun, but parents could do without the likes of Miss Bimbo. She's hardly the role model impressionable young girls need, but unfortunately this is a ugly reflection of today's society and its obsession with looks and weight.
What do I do? Ban the computer or sit my daughter down and have a casual chat about body issues and how some people aren't happy in the real world but she's just right and doesn't need to worry about such things? Up until now I've gone for the latter.
This week parents were urged by TV psychologist Tanya Byron to ban computers from their children's bedrooms.
I'm more comfortable with my daughter tapping away on the laptop in the lounge so I can keep a subtle eye on what she's up to. The internet is a fantastic tool when it comes to researching the Romans or European capital cities for homework.
But where there's a pro, there's always a con.
There have been times when she's slyly lowered the lid as I've entered the room. I could see she was on MSN, so I suspect she was telling her friends about the latest embarrassing parental deed, that day's misdemeanours at school or who fancies who.
You can't stand on guard 24/7 so there has to be an element of trust.
We must be doing something right because she told us when a disturbing chain-letter style e-mail arrived in the in-box - sent by a school friend.
We talked about it, agreed it was nonsense, deleted it and warned that she should never send on e-mails like it.
The content was worse than any adult chain letter: "Send to 25 others or you will be killed at midnight by Mickey Mouse..." it began. If it's not a blonde bimbo you're up against, it's a manic mouse. Who said parenting was easy?
Source: Evening Post (Nottinghamshire), Mar 28, 2008, p18
MSU students write book on bulling in cyber era
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State University students have published a book about bullying in the age of social media, a project of an advanced undergraduate journalism course on the East Lansing campus. "The New Bullying: How Social Media, Social Exclusion, Laws and Suicide Have Changed Our Definition of Bullying - and What to Do About It," available in digital and print versions, is the outgrowth of a class taught by instructor Joe Grimm.
MSU students write book on bulling in cyber era
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State University students have published a book about bullying in the age of social media, a project of an advanced undergraduate journalism course on the East Lansing campus.
"The New Bullying: How Social Media, Social Exclusion, Laws and Suicide Have Changed Our Definition of Bullying - and What to Do About It," available in digital and print versions, is the outgrowth of a class taught by instructor Joe Grimm.
The students relied mainly on interviews, Grimm said, using a mixture of in-person, phone and email exchanges.
"Cyberbullying is huge," Grimm said in a statement. "It means there is no longer a place to escape bullies. They can bully someone who is safe at home."
Michigan's recent approval of legislation aimed at fighting bullying in school made this an excellent time to examine the problem. Grimm said.
"With Gov. (Rick) Snyder signing the anti-bullying law last December and giving school districts six months to comply, it seemed this was a subject we could tackle and should tackle in one semester," Grimm said. "It's clear that bullying is not a six-month issue or a one-month issue, but one that will be with us for a long time."
According to university spokesman Tom Oswald, the book "focuses on aspects of bullying that did not even exist until recently."
"'The New Bullying' explores how laws, lawsuits, computers and news coverage have changed bullying forever," said Oswald. "From band hazing to bullying in the workplace to bullying in schools and cyberspace, it details the changes that continue to plague this age-old issue."
Dozens of people were interviewed for the project, including Michigan State faculty members with expertise in the field, the head of a bullying treatment program at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, and "students and their parents who have experienced bullying firsthand," Oswald said.
In a posting on the project's website, student Allen Martin said class members interviewed students from Dearborn's McCullough-Unis School who were visiting Michigan State on a journalism project of their own.
Eight-grader Mirvat Chammout said verbal cruelty is the form of bullying she encounters most often.
"I'm saying, 'Why me? What did I do to them?'" Mirvat said in a video-recorded interview. "I feel sad. I feel alone in the world."
Source: AP Regional State Report - Michigan, 04/29/2012
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Hypothesis
My Research is based on CYBER BULLYING. Yes this topic which causes many people to harm their selves for no reason. Why do people say such nasty stuff to another human ? Besides why they do it over social networks and not in person ? To feel more confident Cyber bullies tend to hide their face behind other names and pictures. Sometimes even your closest friends are damaging you.
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