Pros And Cons Of Cyberbullying Should Be Prosecutable By Law

In the article, “What is Cyberbullying?” the author states, “45% of young people (ages 14-24) reported seeing people being mean to each other on social networking sites.” Cyberbullying should be prosecutable by law. Cyberbullying can produce many harmful outcomes to the victims. Many of these harmful effects can change the lives of the people using social media. Cyberbullying should be punishable by law, and there is a bill that has been received by congress would make bullying through an electronic a federal crime. To begin, cyberbullying can cause many harmful outcomes to the victims. For example, the article “What is Cyberbullying?” states, “60% of targets said that their online experiences as a target of cyberbullying affected them at

In the article “The Dangers of Cyberbullying” Psychologist Eden Foster states, “..in order for a behavior to be defined as cyberbullying, it must be repeated, hostile, and severe with the intent to embarrass, threaten, or harass.” Foster suggests that cyberbullying is often between only two people, which is the aggressor and the victim. It is also possible for cyberbullying to lead to bigger ordeals such as physical injuries inflicted by the aggressor. The inability to unplug the electronic devices can cause cyberbullying to become increasingly worse for the victim of the attacks. Foster suggests that the victims might not be able to leave their electronic devices or turn them off due to the need of contacting someone in an emergency situation such as a parent, this is mentioned in the article “The Dangers of Cyberbullying”. Teens might not also want to unplug if they are on a social media site that allows them to receive likes. According to the article “Teens: This is how social media affects your brain” by Susie East it states, “By watching the activity inside different regions of the brain as the teens used the app, the team found certain regions became activated by “likes”, with the brain’s reward center becoming especially active.” This shows that teens do not want to unplug and may not be able to unplug because of social media, possibly eliminating the ability to