You keep getting cyber bullied by this one jerk on a social media that you use. You want it to stop. What will you do? [[Ask an adult]] [[Taking matters into your own hands.]]
You ask a trust worthy adult on what to do in this situation. They suggest that you [[Stop using that social media.]] or [[Ignore them]] You decide to take matters into your own hands. Will you [[Keep responding to them.]] or [[Block them]]You really don't want to stop using ths social media that you use all the time, but if it will stop the torment from the cyber bully then you'll do it. You stop using the social media and delete your account.
You win!The Cyber Bully tries to bully you for a couple months after you started ignoring him, but since you're not reacting he stopped because it wasn't fun anymore.
You win!You keep responding to them. It gets worse. You feel terrible, insicure, anxius, and depressed.
[[Ask an adult]] [[Taking matters into your own hands.]]
You lose! You blocked them. You think it's over and that you're finally free of the cyber bullying. A week passes and someone new starts cyber bullying you. You think not this again. Then you realize, that this is the same cyber bully using a different account! [[Ask an adult]] [[Taking matters into your own hands.]]
You lose!
[[Effects of Cyber bullying]]Cyber Bullying causes the victim to feel bad about themselves usualling feelling: depressed, scareed, anxius, and low self-esteem.
For the actual Cyber bully depending on their modives and acts of bullying the punishment can very. They could be banned from whatever social media they are bullying people on or be charge with harassment, negligence intentional infliction of emotional pain,and vicarious liability.
Bibliography:
Sherri Gordon | Reviewed by Joel Forman, MD. “How Does Cyberbullying Affect Your Child?” Verywell, www.verywell.com/what-are-the-effects-of-cyberbullying-460558.
“Consequences of Cyberbullying.” NoBullying - Bullying & CyberBullying Resources, 3 Oct. 2016, nobullying.com/consequences-of-cyberbullying/.