Jenisse Persaud Cyber Bullying In today’s world Cyber bullying is a huge problem. Dictionary.com defines “bullying” as “the use of force or coercion to abuse or intimidate others.” In general, bullying refers to a verbal, physical or mental act committed by one person to harass, intimidate or cause harm to another person. Bullying may include verbal threats, physical assault, or other forms of inappropriate behavior. Bullying has been one of the dastardliest and cowardice acts ever committed. A former US president aspirant, Mitt Romney, was identified as a bully, during his college days. When he was asked about it, he commented that he did not put much thought in to it. There in lays one of the main issues with bullying, the bully does not think about the other person feelings. The proliferation of electronic gadgetry and social media sites has put a new face on bullying-Cyber Bullying. This is a new monster and it has its train attendant of followers. This form of bullying has spread like a wild fire. Throughout this world there are many different definitions of Cyber Bullying, but all identify that it is one person harassing another person, or a group of people. “Surviving Cyber Bullying”, defines cyber …show more content…
“Surviving Cyber Bullying” says that “ The impersonal nature of text messages, posts, and other ways of communicating online means it can be hard to figure if someone is joking or not.” In other words, cyber bullying may be mistaken for a joke because if you can hear the persons “Tone of Voice” you might take the comment or message in the wrong way. The author also adds “There are probably as many reasons as there are bullies themselves.” In my opinion, I think someone becomes a Cyber Bully because they aren’t as confident to bully someone in person, but feel so powerful over the internet or through text messages that it’s just that easy. There is no justification for Cyber Bullying, or for Bullying,