People act different on cyberspace than they would behave in real life. Rutgers students Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei post a video of Tyler Clementi kissing a boy. This leads to Tyler Clementi jumping off the top of the George Washington Bridge killing himself. Two Rutgers students could face five years in prison. Cyber bullying has been going on for a long time. It's different from actual bullying since the bullying and victim aren't face to face. But now with technology it can go that far. Through webcam like the situation with the Rutgers students. But like the article says it isn't about technology it's about inhumanity to others. Why would a human being do such a thing to another human being? It makes humans look worse than animals.
"The Psychology of Cyberspace," "people say and do things in cyberspace that they wouldn't ordinarily say or do in the face to face world." I have friends who act cool on facebook but are dull and boring in real life. It seems like the real world is cyberspace. "It's somewhat similar to road rage. How many times have you seen someone in a passing 3,000 pound vehicle make a hand gesture that he or she probably wouldn't have made if encountering a similarly frustrating situation while walking down a sidewalk?" This happens on cyberspace when someone curses at you they won’t do the same thing in real life. It's because you're safer in a car and computer than face to face with another person. Or one of your friends talks more on facebook than in real life. Because they have low self esteem from bullying/cyber bullying. On facebook I've seen a user tag there friend in a post then tag a boy and say that she gave him oral sex. Where the whole world could see it. The person would say it in real life but its just wrong posting something like that online. Or when someone lost a fight posting it on twitter saying you're happy it happened. Bullying and cyber bullying are actual too different things. Cyber bullying is actually worst than actually bullying. With actual bullying you can see the victim suffering. With online bullying you never know how much someone is suffering you're inflicting. You don't know if the victim is going to kill themselves, the bully, or even shoot up the school killing many other innocent people.
With bullying some victims can be scarred for life. They'll never forget they're horrible childhood. This could make them very violent when they get older. Not everyone can handle the situations the same. Cyber bullies can inflict mental anguish that can hurt worse then physical wounds because a cyber attack can reach a vast audience. Through something like YouTube where the whole entire world can see. When that happens to someone they could possibly have a mental breakdown. Possibly even lose their minds. Or try to get revenge at the people who bullied them. Which would most likely lead to murder? Cyber bullying is very dangerous and needs to be stopped. Because it leads to suicide and homicide. What is currently going on are perfect examples of inhumanity to others.
Reflection
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Too many opinions.
Keep on staying on one subject.
I like Aaron's summary. I think he stated the main idea nicely in his own words.I also liked the way he gave detail in his response.
ReplyDeleteI would recommend you not to use "Or" to start a sentence because "Or" is used to continue a sentence, if anything use a comma and continue the sentence with "Or"
Other than that i dont see anything really wrong.
Good job