-Cyberspace Bullying

Bullying has been around for ages without a doubt unfortunately.  Everyone thinks differently and many factors go into making a bully.  When we were growing up bullies in grade school were the main focus, yet today there is a whole other form of bullying taking center stage.  This form of bullying takes everything to a whole new and different level.  Old school bullying was done through direct contact.  You knew who the bully was and with this information it was much easier to take care of the situation.  With cyber bullying the bully gets to hide behind a screen name and is done through a computer program.  Of course there are still ways to take care of situations such as these however.  The best way is to possibly notify a moderator of the program about the situation.  They will take care of it by virtually disciplining the bully or by blocking his account completely.  Another method would be to stand up against the bully.  I wouldn't suggest this, however if the bully is not dealt with they may not stop.  This bullying is done through cyberspace.  In most cases the bully may not know who you are.  If you can use words to out wit the bully and make him look worse then he might think twice before he does it the next time.  It's kinda like parents who teach their kids to fight back against the bully or at least they teach their kids to defend themselves, but standing up against a cyberbully if the need is there can be done easier as there is no physical body contact involved. I may not completely suggest this, however it may not be a bad idea after all.  There are programs out there to deter all kinds of bullying, however it will always have to be dealt with as there is no way to make it go away completely.  It is amazing that as technology changes it can even create the smallest change in different things such as forms of bullying.  As I said there are many things that factor into what makes a bully so new ones are formed everyday.  Although new bullies are forming we know how to handle them even more so in todays day and age than we ever have when the need arises and we have several different options to do it with.  Whether the method you choose is standing your own ground or getting someone who has power over the bully involved there are ways to combat the newest form of bullying.  Though it may not be something you can stop it is something that can definitely be helped!  I urge anyone reading this to become involved in preventing bullying as much as possible as it can have devastating effects on a person.  Even teaching a younger relative about how bad bullying can truly be can have great effects on that persons future! Thank you for your time and please, get involved!