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Originally Posted by Shirleevee
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Shirleevee,
I just want you to know that I hear you. While there are some adults who think this thing is about them, I hear you loud and clear. There have been kids driven to suicide because of cyberbullying. They cannot process like adults should be able to process. And tragically, for teenagers, cyberbullying can result in that permanent solution to a temporary problem.
I will say that I did not watch the Oprah show that you referenced. And I try not to read much about such things. But I am well aware of what is out there.
I will also say that I did not delve into Munc's link for the specifics.
I do know that technology is well ahead of the law.
And I also know that for so many kids, their daddy is cable television and their mama is the internet. That's where so many kids spend so much of their time. Parked in front of a screen. It becomes their world. And too many parents choose to abdicate to the machine. These are such difficult times for our kids. And the faceless bully can destroy a kid's life. Both figuratively and literally.
As far as adults go, that's a whole different game. I am not here for some kind of "free speech" debate.
But children should not die by the typing hands of a cyberbully. And then that cyberbully goes unpunished.
Teenagers. I know about teenagers. I have known thousands of teenagers. So many are fragile. Whether they show you that or not. And so many lack loving guidance. But they have lots of screens in their lives.
Shirleevee, I hear you.
Boomer