Anyone else find Cyber-bullying stupid? (as in not an actual problem)

Ive heard various cyberbullying stories online and on TV and Im sorry but I dont feel sorry for these people.

They talk about mean messages online and phone calls that make them miserable but its so ridiculous. First if you dont know theyre only doing it to get to you and should be ignored, you have selfesteem issues. Everyone gets teased or made fun in school and such.

Second, it amazes me, in all these stories no one ever mentions CHANGING PHONE NUMBERS or BLOCKING people online. Seriously, there are block/remove/delete buttons on social sites for a reason.

Obviously If things get to the point of personal safety you need to call the police.

Yeah, I also think the whole idea of pressing charges due to non-physical bullying is really stupid.

Thing is when you are belittled constantly by all your peers it really does get to you. Sure everyone gets bullied in school but in smaller communities it can feel like everyone in the town hates you. It really is an issue :P Plus seeing as anyone anywhere can see anything on the internet it makes it worse because not only are strangers seeing the Cyberbully's content but it's also shared and spread to everyone else the victim knows.

Blocking or changing phone numbers really wouldn't help because then they would just face the torment at school, and it would probably worsen once the bullies realized they have been blocked :P How do I know? I speak from experience I was the biggest loser ever when I was little <3 But at some point you grow up and tell em to screw off xD and suddenly everyone is your friend

HOnestly though ather than press chargers I think measures should be taken to help the victims with their self esteem as that is the root cause of the bullying, the whole feeling sorry for youself so ask mommy for help thing is as stupid as it sounds :P The victims must take matters into their own hands and stop it.

pussification of America and the everyone's a winner mentality that has been killing this country for a few decades.

I classify cyber bulling like I do racist speech.

A moral crime, but not a legal one.

Cyber bullying is hardly every isolated from actual bullying.

So why treat is a such?

I classify cyber bulling like I do racist speech.

A moral crime, but not a legal one.

dercoo

pussification of America and the everyone's a winner mentality that has been killing this country for a few decades.

Cloud_Insurance

Thing is when you are belittled constantly by all your peers it really does get to you. Sure everyone gets bullied in school but in smaller communities it can feel like everyone in the town hates you. It really is an issue :P Plus seeing as anyone anywhere can see anything on the internet it makes it worse because not only are strangers seeing the Cyberbully's content but it's also shared and spread to everyone else the victim knows.

Blocking or changing phone numbers really wouldn't help because then they would just face the torment at school, and it would probably worsen once the bullies realized they have been blocked :P How do I know? I speak from experience I was the biggest loser ever when I was little <3 But at some point you grow up and tell em to screw off xD and suddenly everyone is your friend

HOnestly though ather than press chargers I think measures should be taken to help the victims with their self esteem as that is the root cause of the bullying, the whole feeling sorry for youself so ask mommy for help thing is as stupid as it sounds :P The victims must take matters into their own hands and stop it.

TrainerCeleste

It's one of those problems that doesn't sound like an actual problem. Then you start hearing stories about the consequences of that fake sounding problem, and you slowly realize how wrong you were.

[QUOTE="dercoo"]

I classify cyber bulling like I do racist speech.

A moral crime, but not a legal one.

harashawn

You make true free speech sound bad.

[QUOTE="dercoo"]

I classify cyber bulling like I do racist speech.

A moral crime, but not a legal one.

harashawn

It's one of those problems that doesn't sound like an actual problem. Then you start hearing stories about the consequences of that fake sounding problem, and you slowly realize how wrong you were.

Serraph105

[QUOTE="TrainerCeleste"]

Thing is when you are belittled constantly by all your peers it really does get to you. Sure everyone gets bullied in school but in smaller communities it can feel like everyone in the town hates you. It really is an issue :P Plus seeing as anyone anywhere can see anything on the internet it makes it worse because not only are strangers seeing the Cyberbully's content but it's also shared and spread to everyone else the victim knows.

Blocking or changing phone numbers really wouldn't help because then they would just face the torment at school, and it would probably worsen once the bullies realized they have been blocked :P How do I know? I speak from experience I was the biggest loser ever when I was little <3 But at some point you grow up and tell em to screw off xD and suddenly everyone is your friend

HOnestly though ather than press chargers I think measures should be taken to help the victims with their self esteem as that is the root cause of the bullying, the whole feeling sorry for youself so ask mommy for help thing is as stupid as it sounds :P The victims must take matters into their own hands and stop it.

sherman-tank1

You shouldn't have to change your number. And some of it gets pretty bad.TheWalkingGhost

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[QUOTE="TrainerCeleste"]

Thing is when you are belittled constantly by all your peers it really does get to you. Sure everyone gets bullied in school but in smaller communities it can feel like everyone in the town hates you. It really is an issue :P Plus seeing as anyone anywhere can see anything on the internet it makes it worse because not only are strangers seeing the Cyberbully's content but it's also shared and spread to everyone else the victim knows.

Blocking or changing phone numbers really wouldn't help because then they would just face the torment at school, and it would probably worsen once the bullies realized they have been blocked :P How do I know? I speak from experience I was the biggest loser ever when I was little <3 But at some point you grow up and tell em to screw off xD and suddenly everyone is your friend

HOnestly though ather than press chargers I think measures should be taken to help the victims with their self esteem as that is the root cause of the bullying, the whole feeling sorry for youself so ask mommy for help thing is as stupid as it sounds :P The victims must take matters into their own hands and stop it.

TrainerCeleste

Depends.

If it has to do with people you actually know, spreading rumors over the Internet about you, harrassing you etc. , then no.

If you consider getting called a dirty name by some random anon on the Internet "cyber-bullying" then you are pathetic.

[QUOTE="TheWalkingGhost"]You shouldn't have to change your number. And some of it gets pretty bad.dave123321

Depends.

If it has to do with people you actually know, spreading rumors over the Internet about you, harrassing you etc. , then no.

If you consider getting called a dirty name by some random anon on the Internet "cyber-bullying" then you are pathetic.

Slashless

Yeah, I also think the whole idea of pressing charges due to non-physical bullying is really stupid.

sherman-tank1

Thing is when you are belittled constantly by all your peers it really does get to you. Sure everyone gets bullied in school but in smaller communities it can feel like everyone in the town hates you. It really is an issue :P Plus seeing as anyone anywhere can see anything on the internet it makes it worse because not only are strangers seeing the Cyberbully's content but it's also shared and spread to everyone else the victim knows.

Blocking or changing phone numbers really wouldn't help because then they would just face the torment at school, and it would probably worsen once the bullies realized they have been blocked :P How do I know? I speak from experience I was the biggest loser ever when I was little <3 But at some point you grow up and tell em to screw off xD and suddenly everyone is your friend

HOnestly though ather than press chargers I think measures should be taken to help the victims with their self esteem as that is the root cause of the bullying, the whole feeling sorry for youself so ask mommy for help thing is as stupid as it sounds :P The victims must take matters into their own hands and stop it.

TrainerCeleste

Depends.

If it has to do with people you actually know, spreading rumors over the Internet about you, harrassing you etc. , then no.

If you consider getting called a dirty name by some random anon on the Internet "cyber-bullying" then you are pathetic.

Slashless

[QUOTE="sherman-tank1"]

[QUOTE="TrainerCeleste"]

Thing is when you are belittled constantly by all your peers it really does get to you. Sure everyone gets bullied in school but in smaller communities it can feel like everyone in the town hates you. It really is an issue :P Plus seeing as anyone anywhere can see anything on the internet it makes it worse because not only are strangers seeing the Cyberbully's content but it's also shared and spread to everyone else the victim knows.

Blocking or changing phone numbers really wouldn't help because then they would just face the torment at school, and it would probably worsen once the bullies realized they have been blocked :P How do I know? I speak from experience I was the biggest loser ever when I was little <3 But at some point you grow up and tell em to screw off xD and suddenly everyone is your friend

HOnestly though ather than press chargers I think measures should be taken to help the victims with their self esteem as that is the root cause of the bullying, the whole feeling sorry for youself so ask mommy for help thing is as stupid as it sounds :P The victims must take matters into their own hands and stop it.

TrainerCeleste

Does that mean I can call you whatever I want?TheWalkingGhost

I probably wouldn't read it anyway. Tend to skip over most of your posts

Has anyone called you names?dave123321

[QUOTE="dave123321"][QUOTE="TheWalkingGhost"]You shouldn't have to change your number. And some of it gets pretty bad.TheWalkingGhost

I got called the N word once.Slashless

]I do as well if I think they are actually be bullied bad. Sometimes somebody will get bullied because somebody else is messing with them, not realizing that it is just that persons sense of humor and not meaning any harm, and I'll tell them to stop being sensitive.sherman-tank1

And if fighting is a no go, just take your clothes off, no one fights a naked man.Fightingfan

I probably wouldn't read it anyway. Tend to skip over most of your posts.Slashless

Kid in 7th grade tried to defend himself and the other dude pushed a soccer goal on him and broke his leg,hasn't walked the same since.Bucked20

as an ex-Gamespot cyber-bully I am atoning for my sins. its very badbobcheeseball

Except cyber bullying leads to the real world, turning someone into a laughing stock who is bullied in real life, or causing them to commit suicide.

So it is a real problem, and treating it like it's a nonexistant problem will just encourage the bullies who do it. For a recent example, there is Amanda Todd, who was stalked and harassed through the internet and eventually killed herself after trying to move away.

Cyber bullying can be a real problem if it's from people you actually know. Like, say for example, someone manages to get hold of a few particular photos and starts spreading them around. Or if they start spinning some nasty rumours to your friends or whoever. It can be really quite upsetting for a person.

However.....having said that......if anonymous users are trying to give you a hard time, it is extremely easy to just simply ignore them.

@TrainerCeleste, I think changing numbers and blocking would help. You can choose who you give your number too and like I said, online blocks exist for a reason. It may not stop the problem immediately if you know them from school or something but theres no reason to let nasty calls and online messages continue.

I know some people have committed suicide but I still think some self esteem issues played a part. You cant let name calling and such get to you. If its more like stalking and your afraid for your well being, thats different. You need to call the cops.

@TrainerCeleste, I think changing numbers and blocking would help. You can choose who you give your number too and like I said, online blocks exist for a reason. It may not stop the problem immediately if you know them from school or something but theres no reason to let nasty calls and online messages continue.

I know some people have committed suicide but I still think some self esteem issues played a part. You cant let name calling and such get to you. If its more like stalking and your afraid for your well being, thats different. You need to call the cops.

wildcat2000

Ya people can create new accounts and stuff like bots but I still wouldn't just give up and let it continue. Id block everytime.

If people tease you for blocking...comes down to the same thing, ignore them. Like said before, once bullys know they dont bother you they move on cause they know youre not worth the effort.

[QUOTE="TrainerCeleste"][QUOTE="sherman-tank1"]Yup. People are so damn sensitive today and probably even a bigger issue is that they don't take matters into their own hands.

Fightingfan

Except cyber bullying leads to the real world, turning someone into a laughing stock who is bullied in real life, or causing them to commit suicide.

So it is a real problem, and treating it like it's a nonexistant problem will just encourage the bullies who do it. For a recent example, there is Amanda Todd, who was stalked and harassed through the internet and eventually killed herself after trying to move away.

SPYDER0416

And I kind of think people that don't think it is a problem are part of the problem.

Ive heard various cyberbullying stories online and on TV and Im sorry but I dont feel sorry for these people.

They talk about mean messages online and phone calls that make them miserable but its so ridiculous. First if you dont know theyre only doing it to get to you and should be ignored, you have selfesteem issues. Everyone gets teased or made fun in school and such.

Second, it amazes me, in all these stories no one ever mentions CHANGING PHONE NUMBERS or BLOCKING people online. Seriously, there are block/remove/delete buttons on social sites for a reason.

Obviously If things get to the point of personal safety you need to call the police.

wildcat2000

[QUOTE="bobcheeseball"]as an ex-Gamespot cyber-bully I am atoning for my sins. its very badsherman-tank1

If you've been bullied before, and you managed to handle it okay, that's good and more power to you. What you don't seem to understand is that there are people who aren't as able to cope with things being said about/to them. There are people who can't just choose to shrug that shlt off and go about their day.

Having a social life is overrated. It's too bad so few people realize the value of remaining transparent.

[QUOTE="Serraph105"]

It's one of those problems that doesn't sound like an actual problem. Then you start hearing stories about the consequences of that fake sounding problem, and you slowly realize how wrong you were.

sherman-tank1

Yeah, I also think the whole idea of pressing charges due to non-physical bullying is really stupid.

sherman-tank1

Somebody making you think that they might hit you can be worse than being hit.

The way I see it bullying is entirely psychological... physical violence is a byproduct.