Cyberbullying

One of the things I strongly do not like is bullying, especially Cyberbullying. This allows for the person to sit behind a computer and torment others, which is horrendous. The bully gets the chance to be anonymous and they do not have to look at who they are bullying, and they won’t have to see how it affects them when it is happening. They can post pictures, mean and hateful comments, and much more about the person. I always have the same questions when I see bullying stories. One of the things I always ask is why are they doing it? What do they get out of it? Do they think it makes them superior to that other person? Cyberbullying definitely hurts those being bullied. It is not like the person being bullied can just look away from what is being posted about them. It can hurt them emotionally, mentally, and even physically. People have taken their own lives because of cyberbullies. This makes me so angry because if that becomes the result, how would the bully feel? Would they feel remorse and regret their prior actions? Would they continue to hurt others? Do they ever think about what if it was them in that position and how they would like it? I think bullies need to ask themselves these questions before they proceed to hurt others. I hope that when others see people being harassed whether it is online or in person, that they step up and help the person being bullied instead of being a bystander or joining in on the torment. If you know of someone or see someone getting bullied, report it before it gets out hand. Hopefully at some point we will be able to stop Cyberbullying or any bullying for that matter, but for now we just have to continue doing what we can to help those being bullied.