Cyber Bullying Lawsuit Against Facebook By New York Teenager

Cyber Bullying Lawsuit Against Facebook By New York Teenager

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As reported by Reid Epstein in Newsday, a New York teenager has sued Facebook. Of course there will be a lot of furor over whether or not Facebook is accountable for its content during this case. However, I want to focus on 2 related areas that I suppose are more necessary in the long run than any deserves during this specific cyber bullying lawsuit.

The first area that I assume is more vital in the future is the ongoing effort to make new laws in response to new crimes, especially using new technology. The natural means that we tend to make new laws begins when some people commit acts not specifically lined underneath the previous laws that have terrible consequences. We tend to respond by specifically labeling those new actions as crimes, and fasten what we tend to feel are acceptable criminal penalties. Then we have a tendency to see, by trial-and-error, where to draw better lines. The legal system is inevitably slow, inefficient and never perfect.

Given the increasing range of lives ruined by cyber bullying, emotional harassment and abuse, especially in faculties, and the amount of suicides stimulated by cyber bullying, I assume that our society can make laws specifically stating that false and malicious statements and postings, additionally to pornography, are illegal. I do not think we'll hold carriers like Facebook, MySpace, etc. liable for their postings. But I suppose we have a tendency to'll hold them responsible for ignoring complaints about specific chat groups and postings that they still carry.

Many states and faculty districts, including Kansas, Oregon and California are considering such laws to shield children and teenagers from cyber bullying.

One stumbling block in making such laws is where to draw the lines and also the hidden assumption that cyberbullying laws will and ought to be made "just right" for all situations - never too lax, never too harsh. However the letter of the laws can never cowl all situations with "just right" justice. We have a tendency to continuously rely on human wisdom within the law's application to specific situations. That is simply the approach it's - for better or for worse.

And I suppose that during this space, safety ought to triumph over cyber freedom.

The second area that I think is more vital in the future is parenting for the particular situations involving our youngsters and teenagers. Our job is to watch our kids:

1. Do they look like they are having a laborious time (perhaps being attacked by cyberbullies)? How will we tend to help them stop bullying on their own or do we have a tendency to need to intervene?

2. Are they witnessing cyber bullying and are they struggling to understand whether or not or a way to intervene?

3. Are they cyber bullies? How do we have a tendency to stop them and facilitate them develop the character to create amends and do better next time?

4. Ought to they even be on MySpace or Facebook or any social networking sites? What else would be a better use of their time and energy?

And after all there are no easy answers. No one is really dumb enough to suppose there are simple solutions.

There are not any safe environments. Schools and the $64000 world haven't been safe. Schools and social networks are testing grounds for the real world. And the $64000 world is not and should not be safe. Facing risks and danger helps us develop sensible sense, smart character and also the qualities necessary to survive. Imagine growing up on a farm, in a very wilderness village or in the middle ages. Not safe. I grew up in New York City. Not safe. Millennia ago we had to find out what a saber-toothed tiger's foot prints looked like and how long ago they were left. The world still needs survival skills, even if totally different ones.

About the Author:
Steve Henderson has been writing articles online for nearly 2 years now. Not only does this author specialize in Cyber Law ,you can also check out his latest website about:
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