Bullying Persuasive Essay

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Because of the lack of adults supervising the internet use of their children, the consequences of cyberbullying are diminished, causing more frequent and intense bullying. When a child is reprimanded, it is because a teacher, parent, or other adult supervisor has noticed the child 's wrongdoing and has created an appropriate punishment for their actions. In cyberbullying, there is less adult supervision, as discussed in the previous paragraph, decreasing the chance a bully being caught. About 81% of children believe that cyberbullying is easier to get away with than traditional bullying (Moessner). This makes many children unfearful of the consequences they may face. When around adults, children tend to behave better because they fear the consequences they would face if they misbehaved. In Australia, Ramon Lewis gathered 4,225 students ages ten to sixteen to undergo an experiment. Their teachers were told to remove all incentives, punishments, and structures of their classrooms. Children slowly realized that there were no consequences to their actions, causing them to have outbursts of negative behavior and bullying (Lewis). Similar to the study, cyberbullying leaves children with the understanding that they will not be punished for their actions on the internet. Many children use fake names and identities to bully others without getting in trouble. Because of the anonymity of the web, there are not obvious consequences to bullying someone over the internet. Also, this type