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Football Players Suspended over "Cyber Bullying"

Posted on 10/27/14 at 9:44 pm
Posted by Cjones14
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Member since Apr 2012
90 posts
Posted on 10/27/14 at 9:44 pm
What do you guys think : to far, not enough, or just right?
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[quote]Green Bay Southwest football co-coaches Pat Wallace and Tim Birr were faced with a decision going into the final game of the Trojans' season on Oct. 17.

They had learned in the days prior to the game that several of their players had been part of a cyberbullying incident involving some of the girls at the high school. Cyberbullying occurs when an individual bullies someone through electronic technology.

Perhaps because it is relatively new for schools, no rules were in place for such a thing and the players weren't violating the athletic code policy.

But in talking to those who had knowledge of the situation, it went something like this: The group was making fun of some girls and their appearances in a group-chat setting. That conversation got outside the group and onto social media.

On a scale of bad to really bad when it comes to bullying, some might not think it's either.

There is a chance the players didn't think they were doing any harm. They have paid the price for their choice and if the school decides their punishment is over, it's probably enough. Bringing awareness to the students that those actions aren't tolerated is what counts.
This post was edited on 10/27/14 at 10:03 pm
Posted by cascadia
Georgia
Member since Jan 2014
2089 posts
Posted on 10/27/14 at 9:58 pm to
Mother of text. Summerize that.
Posted by CP3
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
7401 posts
Posted on 10/27/14 at 10:02 pm to
I feel like that wall of text told me nothing
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
123903 posts
Posted on 10/27/14 at 10:03 pm to
Why are we treating this as different than regular bullying?


And why is bullying so terrible nowadays? I got bullied and you know what? It sucked, but it built character.


"First they came for the bullies, and I said nothing, because I was not a bully.
Then they came for the class clowns, and I said nothing, because I was not a class clown.
Then they came for the antidisestablishmentarianists, and I said 'what the frick is that?'"
Posted by CroakaBait
Gulf Coast of the Land Mass
Member since Nov 2013
3972 posts
Posted on 10/27/14 at 10:03 pm to
Something tells me that those kids aren't Jameis-level players.
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
117678 posts
Posted on 10/27/14 at 10:04 pm to
They cyber teased her.

Not bullied.
Pranked maybe.
Posted by Cjones14
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Member since Apr 2012
90 posts
Posted on 10/27/14 at 10:07 pm to
The specific act was a few players tweeted side by side photos of a couple of different girls to different animals. The same girls that complained about it to officals were ones that have been engaged in similar activities.

Does gender play a role in these cyber bullying incidents?
This post was edited on 10/27/14 at 10:09 pm
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
72006 posts
Posted on 10/27/14 at 10:10 pm to
quote:

And why is bullying so terrible nowadays? I got bullied and you know what? It sucked, but it built character.
It is different for one and only fact, shite doesn't vanish on the internet.
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