Anti-Cyber-Bullying Act of 2015 passed

"Cyber-bullying is one such problem that the advancement in technology and social media has generated. It can potentially affect not only school-aged children, but also any individual who has access to a mobile phone or the internet." 

That line comes from Camarines Sur Representative Rolando Andaya who proposed House Bill 5718 to define and penalize the crime of cyber-bullying. I also agree when he defined cyber-bullying as acts of cruelty committed using the internet or any form of electronic media or technology that has the effect of stripping one’s dignity or causing reasonable fear or physical or emotional harm.

The advancement of technology is good and useful especially in this generation wherein different types of gadgets has generated. But sometimes we got the wrong idea of using them that's why we end up in a wrong situation. Instead of using those gadgets in a better way we use it in blackmailing, posting or saying something to someone without accountability, sending text or email that might hurt others feeling, posting pictures that will humiliate or embarrass someone or even reveling their privacy. Those are the wrong doings that we should stop and with the help of this newly proposed House Bill 5718 we are able to attain it.  

 

This House Bill entitled an Act of Defining and Penalizing the Crime of Cyber-bullying otherwise known as Anti-Bullying Act of 2015 aims to encourage people to become a responsible netizen about their cyber-actions. This law will help to enlightened everyone's mind when it comes to their actions via social media or internet that they have to use it properly without putting someones life into danger. We need a law  that will focus on one thing so that problems regarding this can be solved easily. So that cyber-bullying can be prevented. So that people who do cyber-bully will be aware of what they are doing. So that there will be no person who keeps on complaining about the kind of life they have and thinks that they don't deserve to live. And most of all, so that the case of cyber-bullying will end.

It's also a good thing that under this law is a punishment that will definitely make the people who keeps on cyber-bullying think twice whether they continue or they will stop. The law states that, those who will be found guilty of cyber-bullying shall be fined penalty of P50,000 but not more than P100,000 and imprisonment of not less than six months but not more than six years, or both.

So all in all, it would be a good thing if the law will be passed because it might probably the start of giving light to the life of others and putting an end onto someones nightmare. 

How to handle cyber-bullying?

In Carl's situation, he was able to handle the cyber-bullying whom he was suffering from keeping the text messages that he receives from this unknown person to his parents. For he was afraid that when his parents finds out all about this cyber-bullying, they will lessen the time he spends browsing and searching in social medias or even banned him from using the internet.  

For me, what he did was wrong. He overthink the possible things that his parents might do if ever they happen to know it. It was for his own his sake anyway, so he should at least understand them. Parents are willing to do and give everything they can just to protect and keep their  son or daughter from danger. But since Carl is somehow a kind of hard-headed child who think nothing but his own need, he never mind the fact that if something bad  happen to him because of this cyber-bullying stuff, it'll cause more trouble to his parents and to himself also. His parents might think they were not able to raise their child in a better way that''s why this thing happened.  So Carl better tell his parents if something' wrong within him or he has a problem like this because in times of emergency you always have your parents to help you.

If I will be put in this kind of situation, I will inform my parents immediately. Because I know, they knew a better way on how to handle a situation like this, cuber-bullying. Unlike Carl, I'll accept the consequence of not using the internet in our house or anywhere to avoid having contact to that unwanted person. Also I won't keep any secret to them so if ever something unexpected happen to me, I know where to go and who to ask for help. I won't also hesitate to confess my problem in school or in the house as long as they are willing to listen. It also feels good sharing stories and having a time together with the whole family because you will not feel like your all alone in times of difficulties because you have them and they got your back. 

Cyber-bullying is a serious problem, you can also consider it as a crime so better take it seriously before it's  to late. Do not let yourself down if you experience or experiencing this. Stay strong. Keep on moving and life goes on. Don't mind those person who keeps on blabbering on how you look like and the things that you do.