States Seek Laws to Curb Online Bullying

An anonymous reader writes to tell us that many states are considering laws to help crack down on "cyberbullying". "Steven Brown, executive director of the Rhode Island branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, said it will be difficult to draft a cyberbullying law that doesn't infringe on free-speech rights. 'The fact that two teenagers say nasty things about each other is a part of growing up,' he said. 'How much authority does a school have to monitor, regulate and punish activities occurring inside a student's home?' In Arkansas, the state Senate this month passed a bill calling on school districts to set up policies to address cyberbullying only after it was amended to settle concerns about students' free-speech rights."

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True conservatives have Daddy hide them in the Air

[mkcmkc]

National Guard when those nasty bullies come after them...

Re:This shit is out of control

[Blappo]

First off, fuck you. Second, fuck you in the neck you twat.

Now that we've settled that, YES IGNORING BULLYING IS A PERFECTLY VIABLE METHOD OF DEALING WITH IT, EVEN AFTER IT HAS STARTED.

Perhaps whatever you thought was there that you thought I missed was just your poor reading comprehension, cunt. Now fuck off and troll someone else.

Re:Ugh

[TheRealMindChild]

Spoken like a true wimp. Does your hairy, overbearing wife beat you when you rub her corns the wrong way?

If someones self esteem is broken so completely by a "bully", what is going to happen to them when they face the stresses and coldness of the working world?