Cases

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Cyber Bullying Stories: The Ryan Halligan
Case (1989 – 2003)
The Cyberbullying Story: Early worries about Ryan's speech, language,
and motor skill development led to him getting special education
assistance from preschool through the fourth grade, according to the
website run by Ryan's father & Mother, John and Kelly Halligan.
Between both 5th and 7th grades of school, Ryan frequently became
the focus of the particular bully because of his scholastic and physical
difficulties. Ryan & the bully got into a fight in February 2003 during
which confrontation took place too, which not only put a stop to the
bullying at school but also resulted in an apparent friendship.

After Ryan revealed his uncomfortable personal story about something

that had happened to him, his new friend ducked as he circulated false
information about Ryan being gay in public. The teasing began and
persisted in the summers of 2003. Ryan made the mistake of not
realizing that he was being played, preferring to believe that he had
made a friend with a pretty and well-known girl through AOL Instant
Messenger and that she also liked him. However, the girl and her
friends thought it would be funny to tease him by playing tricks on him
and thinking that by doing so, he would consider sharing his
personally embarrassing material. But the bullying was so severe that
Ryan ended up hanging himself in the family bathroom on October 7,
2003. His father later found the folder containing their IM
correspondence from that summer, which made him realize the
drawbacks of technology and how it was being used as a weapon that
was having far more of an impact than anything we had experienced
as children.

Following Ryan's death, no criminal charges were brought because

there was no violation of any laws. Vermont's Bully Prevention Law
(ACT 117) was ratified by Governor Jim Douglas seven months after
Ryan's passing. The Vermont Suicide Prevention Law (ACT 114) was
likewise written by John Halligan and was approved in April 2006 with
no changes.

Cyber Bullying Stories: The Amanda Todd

Case (1996 – 2012)

Over 17 million people viewed Amanda Todd's YouTube video,

according to an October 2012 ABC News report. The young person
from British Columbia uses flash cards to explain her experience with
bullying and blackmail in the movie titled "My narrative: Struggle,
Bullying, Suicide, Self-Harm." Just over a month later the video was
released on Sept 7, 2012, Amanda suicided in her home on October 10,
2012.

The girl started using the Video chat when she was in 7 th grade, there
was one stranger who convinced her on getting bare her breasts on
camera, and afterwards that picture was used by the same Stranger to
blackmail her, Amanda pic started circulating on the internet, including
a Facebook account where the topless image served as the profile pic.
Carol Todd, Amanda's mother, told the Vancouver Sun that the
"Internet stalker she flashed kept pursuing her." "He would just go
undercover and turn into a Facebook friend every time she changed
schools," she said.

Following Amanda's passing, CTV News in Canada stated that

parliamentarians would take into consideration a motion that aimed to
build the foundation for one national bullying prevention policy. The
Amanda Todd Legacy, the family's official blog, aims to "serve like a
bulletin board including all special events and initiatives to support
anti-bullying education, help the young people who are struggling with
mental health issues, and support educational programs that help
people with learning disabilities." 

These are, regrettably, only a handful of the events that surround us

on a regular basis. These cyberbullying incidents show that there are
steps that many community members can take to stop further
harassment. We all need to work more closely together to support
cyberbully victims, and parents, instructors, as well as other school
officials must be able to identify the warning signs of cyberbullying.

Instead of saying, "I am a cyberbully victim," the victim will assume

that no one would understand them or be able to assist them, which
will lead them to self-harm or even death. It is the duty of parents and
teachers to let each victim of cyberbullying know that there is support
and understanding accessible if they feel victimized. It is your
responsibility to reassure them that now the cyberbully has no power
over their lives.

It seems reasonable and very necessary to address the inherent risk

that young adolescent porn watchers pose. Teenagers' perceptions of
violence, sex, and relationships vary significantly when young
adolescent porn is included, which has an impact on how they interact
with the community.

These examples of cyberbullying, although being extremely sad, serve

to remind us that bullying and online bullying are serious issues. Speak
up and get assistance if you or somebody you know is a victim of
bullying or cyberbullying right away.

Even if you aren't a victim, you may help someone by spreading

awareness of bullying and cyberbullying by sharing these terrible
stories.