The Huffington Post ran an article today overviewing a bill moving through the Louisiana House of Reps that would make it a crime to harass someone via Facebook (whitneybreaux) or text message. While http://www.twitter.com/wbreaux grew up in a time where cell phones were cool if you had a flip phone and snake was the game everyone was trying to win, these days the harassment endured by teens is scary. I remember being in and out of the cool crowd and even what it felt like to bully and harass someone else. Some people pass it off as a phase, and maybe in 2004 it was just a phase. But these days the harassment extends beyond the boundaries of in your face or at school tormenting. Imagine it going on 24/7.
I applaud the Louisiana Legislature for taking a step on this issue that has attracted much national recognition lately.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/20/cyberbullying-bill-advanc_n_544937.html
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