Fry Private Member's Bill Targets Cyberbullying (MichaelGeist)

[DrewWilson]

The CBC reports that Liberal MP Hedy Fry has introduced a Private Member's bill targeted cyberbullying. Bill C-355 is accessible here.

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...and the usefulness of such bill in light of the criminal code is...?

[mountain_rage]

This is just another bill being tabled from reactionary judgment, and lack of knowledge of the technology behind it. So many politicians these days are idiots, or pawns. If it makes you look good, than its worth tabling, that is how politics is run these days, and a big portion of society falls for it too.

[ConfusedMime]

Yes siree we gotta get them scary cyber bullies they do bad stuff

[1cooldude]

Sometime we need to look at these issues from a different vantage point; if you're only 13 yo. who is being bullied/harassed one may understand the difficulty of resolving such a situation. While many parents do not offer enough supervision in their children's lives and how they behave in the chat rooms which can lead to some serious consequences I think having some form of a law is beneficial. We, as adults forget that the times have changed and therefore the laws need to stand up to these changing times.

[DrewWilson]

If the internet is so different and needs its own laws, how come there's no anti-school yard bullying to prevent kids from bullying each other in real life which can possibly leave life-long scars on some kids?

[1cooldude]

I know our school boards have zero tolerance toward any type of bullying (including,suspensions and expulsions which may result from activities that do not take place at school or while a student is engaged in a school-related activity.)The policy is based on the provincial Education Act and the Ontario Code of Conduct. In addition they have removed some powers from the principals. Principals no longer have the authority to expel students. They may recommend that a student be expelled, but only the school board is able to issue an expulsion.