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Social media sites can be great educational and
personal enjoyment tools when used correctly
within acceptable parameters.

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Ideally, there should be some level of respect,
along with restraint when responding to someone
elses posts online.

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Sometimes, the responses we receive online are
just the other individuals opinion, but other
times, they might be considered a form of
bullying.

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According to Royal Canadian Mounted Police and
related research, bullies have a higher
likelihood of using alcohol and drugs, as well as
engaging in various criminal activities.

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Furthermore, 60 of bullies, who were male, and
engaged in bullying practices while in elementary
levels, had criminal records for crimes committed
as a youth or as an adult, and in some cases as
both, by the time they were 24-years old.

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It is important to keep in mind, everyone is
entitled to free speech and the way someone
responded to one of your posts could simply show
their dedication and commitment to a particular
viewpoint.

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Unfortunately, things are not always just a
heated debate between individuals trying to sway
each others opinions. Sometimes, things get
taken a bit further than we like when someone
crosses that line.

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By that line, we mean posts that can seem
harassing in natural and start to single someone
out. Bullying starts to occur when there is a
shift in power resulting in an imbalance,

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which places more power in the control of the
bully. Online bullying has grown in recent years
thanks to social media.

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Now instead of embarrassing or harassing someone
in front of a group of people in public, it can
be done online, in front of an even larger group
of people from all over the world.

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Thanks to the widespread education about bullying
and cyberbullying cases in more recent years,
many schools, businesses,

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and other institutions initiated no-tolerance
rules. Even with these measures, youths and
adults could still find themselves the victim of
a bully

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Bullying can also become more personal and
one-on-one in nature in some cases. For instance,
you date another person for a short period of
time,

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but decide you are not compatible or lack similar
interests so quickly break things off. A short
time later, you start receiving explicit sexual
picture

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and video messages from the other person. This
type of behaviour is often described as a virtual
form of sexual harassment.

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Luckily, you do not have to feel like you are
alone and there are several resources you can
turn to for help, like your local police agency
and the Kids Help Phone line.

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With sufficient information, complaints filed
through the police could result in criminal
charges being issued against the bully.

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As newer technologies are on the rise, like 3D
and 4D virtual reality devices that can connect
people in virtual worlds, laws will need to be
reviewed,

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updated and modified to address virtual crimes
with precise definitions to ensure youths and
adults are protected against bullies.

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If you have been charged with criminal harassment
or other offences as a result of bullying
behaviours, it is in your best interests to
discuss the charges with Ottawa criminal defence
lawyer,

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