sarah abuosba

Who want one less thing to worry about? A fact a lot of people do not know is that cyberbullying is not illegal in all fifty states. However, cyber bullying is wrong and people should not be bullied over the internet. No one should want to get bullied and no one should feel the need to bully people over the internet. For every state, there should be a law forbidding cyber bullying.
To begin with, cyber bullying should not be tolerable because forty three percent of teenagers are being cyber bullied. One in four of them have had it happened to them more than once. Seventy percent of students report seeing frequent cyber bullying. Two to nine of people are more likely to commit suicide because of cyber bullying. However, only one in ten people will inform a parent or guardian about their harassment over the internet. That is truly sad, that some people can not express themselves on the internet, without someone else bullying them.

To continue on, people should think of the victims' family and what they are going through. Imagine what it would be like to have your family member feel bad just by going on the internet and having fun. This probably is not the world people want to live in. It should not be okay for people to bully some one else. For someone to hate themselves, possibly commit suicide, and then for the bully to get away with it. People should stop the bullies before it is too late. There should be a law forbidding cyber bullying, so that people will not be able to get away with it.
Furthermore, some believe that cyber bullying is okay because it is over the internet and it is not hurtful or a form of harassment. Although, this position is weak because bullying over the internet is the same as bullying in person. It is still a way someone brings down another person. The position is also weak because there are no facts to prove that cyber bullying is not hurtful. Cyber bullying is one of the worst types of bullying and so many people are affected by it. It should be illegal to stop people from cyber bullying
All in all, Cyber bullying should not be tolerated, no matter what state you live in. Teenagers should not have the need to be close minded because a bully brought them down through the internet. The internet should not be a constant worry about what people are going to say about them but a constant rush of joy about expressing themselves. Cyber bullying should not be okay, no matter where in the United States you live.

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