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Online bullying


Posted: Apr 9, 2010

Do you think people use the anonymity of hiding behind the computer screen as an excuse to get away with bullying others? Do you think they would have the nerve to do such a thing in a face to face meeting? I'm curious. Oh and I'm talking about adult bullying. I know there have been cases on FB and other such sites where teens have been bullied to the point of suicide which is horrible. Do you think adult bullying can have a similar affect if the person they are bullying is already having problems?
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Yes, absolutely - Just read this board

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I absolutely think that people use the anonymity of a message board of online forum to be much nastier than they would in person. At least I hope so. I'd shudder to think if people actually got that mean in someone's face. This board is a perfect example, the way some posters just get jumped on when they post something that maybe goes against the prevailing sentiment. I've hung out on TV show related forums for soaps also and those people get crazy nasty, so much so that I stopped reading the message boards.

As to your question about an adult suiciding, anything is possible. If someone is ill enough that they are that wrapped up in the online presence and doesn't have a good real life or brick and mortar presence to off set it, I think anything is possible.

Yes, no, and no not with a true "adult". - nm

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