Classroom Bullies On The Internet

peter303 writes "Oldtimers are familiar with sociopaths in usenet newsgroups and chat rooms. The NY Times has an article about grade school kids who bully on the Internet. These include message bombing and slanderous web pages. The web allows one to extend bad manners from real life."

Comments

Different From The Old Days

[ackthpt]

Size doesn't matter on the internet. Physical bulk is only good for slamming a fist down on the keyboard in frustration. Numbers help, if you're trying to spam or text message someone (but only those clever enough can get away with it with anonymity. If you're the skinny little runt or the ugly kid always picked on, the internet can even the odds in harrassing back. Best not to pick fights with girls, either, as they fight meaner than boys.

Haven't seen it yet, but will probably at some point, the following bumpersticker phrase:

my k1d 0wns y0ur k1d'5 c0mput3r

Re:Different From The Old Days

[eln]

I do believe you'd get your ass kicked for having a bumper sticker like that.

So is this the reason why people seem to be so much more rude on the Internet? Is it geeks getting out their pent-up aggression from being picked on all the time in the real world? Is it people taking their anger at that asshole who cut them off on the way to work out on the faceless masses on the Internet?

Besides, if you believe that size doesn't matter on the Internet, you clearly haven't been getting the same kind of email I've been getting.

Re:Different From The Old Days

[Trigun]

Oh fuck off. Like that happens. If I ever run into you on the street, I'm going to make you eat those words.

Her day will come ...

[YankeeInExile]

Scene - a high school girl complaining to her guidance counselor...

• Student: I was online last night, and somebody said I was fat.
• Counselor:I see.
• Student:And they wanted to know why I wear the same pair of jeans eve ry day.
• Counselor:How cruel.
• Student:And how I have Wal-Mart clothes.
• Counselor:Well, in that case, I reccomend you study computers. That way when you graduate, you can go online, and it won't matter if you're fat and wear the same Wal-Mart jeans every day for a year, you will still be the hottest chick that any of the other geeks in your university can get, and they will lavish you with attention. And, in a fitting turnaround, THEY will do YOUR homework.

Fork it over

[Skyshadow]

gimme your lunch money, or i'm going to fork out a hurt process on your ass.

bah

[nomadic]

When I want to hurt someone emotionally I just write a slanderous mambo about them.

Idioticy of today's youth.

[GoofyBoy]

>Have some common sense and don't post pictures of yourself masturbating, don't send messages about how you think of someone else, and don't allow yourself to be video taped by other kids doing sexual things with others.

I, as a mature and responsible member of society, am shocked that they were doing this ... for FREE.

Do you know how much money they could have gotten if they that set up a pay-site and charged $19.99 per month (first 7 days free)?!?!?!

I fear for our future.

Re:Common sense applies to AIM too!

[Anonymous Coward]

...Have some common sense...

Good job! You just figured out the solution to 97% of all teenagers' problems! Now that the theoretical framework is laid out, implementation should be a snap!

Re:No one better agree with this story

[Anonymous Coward]

I disagree. Oh, and I'll make it easy for you: My IP is 127.0.0.13 Bring it on!

Re:Real world should have consequences too

[rthille]

Nope, those are just lying in their graves!