Victim of Cyber don't Become a Target of Cyberbullying! Cyberbullying Hurts
Dear Jade, Mike, Totes, Jai, Laura and … I understand the need for honest reviews, only if they are 100% honest and only meant to be “reviews”. It truly hurts me to witness that people these days can get away with so much cyberbullying, character assassination, personal attacks, name-calling, unfounded accusations, destroying the competition’s credibility, and blatant defamation as well as fraud in the name of freedom of speech and the right to write “reviews”! You claim I am crazy, and many other claims, almost none of which are true, all very hurtful and intentionally toxic. You have presented no proof to show that you have been patients of the practice.
Most times the complications individuals are referring to in reviews are known complications of the cosmetic surgeries they underwent, and they are described here on this site. Had you read about them, and educated yourself before you decided to have surgery, (if you really were a patient), and followed all the required pre-operative, and post-operative care instructions, these issues most likely could have been prevented. Additionaly, everyone’s body heals differently, scars differently and reacts to the surgical process and the healing process differently. Never the less, the statements and the things that you have chosen to write are not reviews, they are offensive, disrespectful, and seemingly false claims. Someone who can do these things is vicious, toxic, malignant, and hateful.
On the other hand, I must acknowledge, I am also human. As everyone else, on occasion, I make mistakes as well.
This is what you Should Know about what you are Doing out there!
Cyberbullying is the crime of using technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person. it has caused numerous individuals severe enough embarrassment that the pain was unbearable enough that they preferred death, leading to them committing suicide. Cyberbullying hurts. Online threats, posts, reviews, videos, or messages all count as Cyberbullying.
So does posting personal information, defamation, name-calling, pictures, or videos intentionally designed to embarrass someone else. Recent research reports that 58 percent of kids admit to receiving hurtful comments online. About 75 percent of students have visited a website bashing another student while about 70 percent of students report seeing frequent bullying online.
What is Cyberbullying, Anyway?
“Cyberbullying is the platform the twenty-first century bully uses to inflict pain and humiliation upon another,” says author and speaker Dr. John DeGarmo of The Foster Care Institute. “The use of technology to embarrass, threaten, tease, harass or even target another person.” DeGarmo emphasizes the danger of cyberbullying in how inescapable it can be.
“Today’s bully can follow the targeted victim wherever that child may go,” he explains. “Whether the child is in school, at home … whenever that bullied child has access to online technology, he or she can be bullied.” He adds that this form of bullying can be non-stop; twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Is Cyberbullying a Crime?
“Yes, there can be legal consequences,” says attorney and founder of Carter Law Firm, Ruth Carter. “Depending on the rules of your state and the circumstances involved, discipline can include expulsion from school, criminal charges for harassment and/or civil lawsuits for defamation and other harms.”
Here is a list of Potentially Criminal Forms of Cyberbullying, as Listed by Stomp out Bullying:
Harassing someone, especially if the harassment is based on gender, race or other protected classes Making violent threats Making death threats Making obscene and harassing phone calls and texts Sexting Sextortion, which is sexual exploitation Child pornography Stalking someone Committing hate crimes Taking a photo of someone in a place where they expect privacy extortion
Victim of Cyberbullying Cyberbullying online Cyberbullying Target what are the Long-term Consequences of Cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying could land you in court, get you fired, expelled or even arrested. But in addition to the trouble cyberbullies might face with authorities for a specific instance, both Carter and DeGarmo mention more long-term consequences.
“What goes online stays online,” DeGarmo says. “People can find it. Those posts and comments won’t just go away.”
Where is the Issue of Cyberbullying Headed?
“Our culture has made a major shift for the better in identifying and addressing face-to-face bullying,” Nalin says. “Because the media is currently putting energy and focus on cyberbullying, it seems likely that we will be able to do the same in the online arena.”
Indeed, many anti-bullying campaigns are calling for increased uniformity and policy in how our society deals with cyberbullying. Sameer Hinduja recently wrote on the topic on behalf of the Cyberbullying Research Center.
Crime and Technology
So is cyberbullying illegal? The answer to that is that it can be, and it is increasingly likely to have consequences for perpetrators. As cyberbullying has attracted greater attention, parents, educators, lawmakers and tech companies are hustling to create solutions. But the speed at which our technological capabilities develop is hard to match in legal infrastructure and the justice system.
Cyberbullying isn’t the only issue where technology and the legal system crosses wires. Learn about another example of the intersection of crime and technology in our article: Has Technology Outrun the Law? What We Learned from the Apple vs. FBI Case.