Cyberbullying And Cyberharassment Poem by Cherokee Akan Ewe

What Is Cyber Bullying and Cyber Harassment?

Cyber Bullying and Cyber Harassment are very closely related. They areversions of an aggressive and unwanted behavior that thrives on its intimidation of a victim. The behavior is typically frequent and repeated over time, but can also occur as an isolated incident. It is marked by common abuser actions such as making or insinuating threats, spreading rumors designed to harm or humiliate a victim, attacking their character, talents, appearance and more. This behavior is also seen frequently in groups of individuals banding together to bully or harass their victim for even greater harmful effect and to accomplish a higher infliction of pain on the victim. Making repeated references to an individual in an intimidating, mean, ridiculing, offensive, rude, or insulting manneris cyber-harassment and also can be considered a form of cyber-bullying. The specific distinction between the two is for the most part found in the age group involving the abuser(s)and the victim.

When this abusive behavior is committed by youth under the age of 18, victimizing another youth, it is accepted in description as cyber-bullying. When this behavior occurs between adults it is more commonly referred to as cyber-harassment. In adult cases, cyber-bullying and harassment are punishable as crimes