Re: Is this invasio of privacy the best way to handle cyberbullying amoung kids? I think not.

[Dallas Williams]

Well you do have a point I guess everything that has been going on with the Obama administration and the increasingly liberal takeover of our society has kind of made me over paranoid of big government. But this new age of high speed internet, smart phones, and social media has it’s distinct advantages like being able to stay connected with long distance family or friends and communicate news and ideas and market products internationally and globally with ease and in a matter of seconds, but it also has a lot of negative points as well. Back when I was in highschool there still was no smartphones, facebook, or twitter all we had was myspace then so the whole social media thing was still in it’s infancy then and wasn’t nearly as prominent as it is now. At least like you said (back in my day haha I’m saying this now at 27) bullying for the most part was person to person so yeah you could humiliate someone in front of a crowd or spread rumors or talk shit about them to everybody and that was and still is bad. But it’s still no where near the same as having comments or degrading videos posted of or about you all over facebook or twitter for the whole world to see. And these days so many parents are either ignorant or indifferent as to what is going on in their child’s school or social life, what they’re doing, who they’re doing it with or whether for instance they are being bullied or are themselves a bully. So somebody else the school, police, government, etc. are having to supervise, protect, and when needed discipline kids when parents need to either pull their heads out of their asses or rearrange their priorities in life and do their damn jobs as parents and take some time for their children. Like these incidents of 12 or 13 year olds getting pregnant, using or selling drugs, joining gangs, shouldn’t ever be happening and our society wouldn’t be degrading to the point it is now if people were raising their children right and teaching them some good core moral values but it is happening so now we’re having to deal with it. People can say what they want about the traditional family of the pre 1960’s but it really did function and work best. Fortunately this is the kind of family lifestyle I was raised in and I’m grateful for it. Daddy went out and made the living and brought home the bacon and provided a strong foundation and sense of security for the family and mom stayed home and took care of the kids and even when they got old enough to take care of themselves physically mom was always there to offer good guidance and advice when needed and dad was there to back her up. I know economically for many families that’s not possible now and women want and do have the right to follow their dreams and pursue a career and define themselves as something more than just a housewife and mom. But I do believe the breakdown of the family and increasing numbers of single parents and the decrease in parents amount of awareness and involvement in their kids lives has contributed greatly to the moral decay of our society as a whole and most importantly the lack of safety and security and well being of our youth.