Victim blaming is an international problem.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

like Harsh said.... parents need to be parents & quit parking their kids infront of a pc or tv.

Agreed. My niece is 13, and all of her friends have Facebook and Twitter, etc. She has a personal email account, still monitored by her parents. That's it. She doesn't spend her evenings parked in front of a computer.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Create a new gmail, switch social media profiles. It's not that hard to do........

Yeah, for us to say, not so easy for others to do.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cyberbullies-still-target-girl-15-who-killed-herself-8210971.html

like Harsh said.... parents need to be parents & quit parking their kids infront of a pc or tv.

This I do agree with.

[Harsh_77 718]

Create a new gmail, switch social media profiles. It's not that hard to do........

It can be done but yes bullying is one of the reason such incidents happen.

Bullying was always there even when I was in school it was there ppl would tease one another would go on for few days and than ppl would drop it.

Now days it seems it just never ends...also this case was weird as police did not intervene until very late and they let go all the 4 boys.

Cases like this just show that rape is acceptable behaviour.

Police could not figure out who clicked the button on the phone... comon

And parents of those 4 kids should be blamed too that they accept that their sons are rapist they should be held accountable too.

[GandD 5,966]

Agreed. My niece is 13, and all of her friends have Facebook and Twitter, etc. She has a personal email account, still monitored by her parents. That's it. She doesn't spend her evenings parked in front of a computer.

On a side note, isn't it a little easy to blame social media or computers? Stuff like this has always happened and likely will always happen. Computers have changed the means of transmission and speed for sure. Not that you were blaming computers for this but I think a lot of people act like if parents went back to the good old days of eating at the dinner table and what not, all would be well in the world. I think stuff like this will always happen and its more important for parents to help and teach kids how to deal with this stuff. I don't believe any legislation, parenting, or cultural revolution will ever fix children's, or adults for that matter, need to berate each other to the point of cruelty. But then I'm a pessimist.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

On a side note, isn't it a little easy to blame social media or computers? Stuff like this has always happened and likely will always happen. Computers have changed the means of transmission and speed for sure. Not that you were blaming computers for this but I think a lot of people act like if parents went back to the good old days of eating at the dinner table and what not, all would be well in the world. I think stuff like this will always happen and its more important for parents to help and teach kids how to deal with this stuff. I don't believe any legislation, parenting, or cultural revolution will ever fix children's, or adults for that matter, need to berate each other to the point of cruelty. But then I'm a pessimist.

I'm not BLAMING social media or computers. I'm simply saying they've made bullying easier than it used to be.

I was never bullied, but when I was a kid, if I had been ... once I went home, it's easy to leave school behind. The bullies weren't gonna come to my house to bother me. They wouldn't call me on the phone since my parents would answer.

Today, every kid has a cell phone and various social media accounts. They're accessible 24/7. I'm glad I didn't grow up like that, personally.

I absolutely agree with you that it's an issue of parenting. I just believe technology has made it easier for kids to be horrible to each other.

Edited April 9, 2013 by Evylin

[Darnell 8,478]

It's a piece of the moral decay, alas. Interesting that it's so evident there in Canada. I always thought it was solely an issue in the USA, this moral decay.

[Harsh_77 718]

On a side note, isn't it a little easy to blame social media or computers? Stuff like this has always happened and likely will always happen. Computers have changed the means of transmission and speed for sure. Not that you were blaming computers for this but I think a lot of people act like if parents went back to the good old days of eating at the dinner table and what not, all would be well in the world. I think stuff like this will always happen and its more important for parents to help and teach kids how to deal with this stuff. I don't believe any legislation, parenting, or cultural revolution will ever fix children's, or adults for that matter, need to berate each other to the point of cruelty. But then I'm a pessimist.

Its not just the social media or computers.

I can just tell in my days we used to be afraid of our parents, we were always afraid if we did something wrong and parents found out we would be in deep ######, now days it seems that not the case.

These 4 kids dont seem to be afraid of their parents or were afraid if their parents found out they raped some girl they would be in trouble.

[GandD 5,966]

I'm not BLAMING social media or computers. I'm simply saying they've made bullying easier than it used to be.

I was never bullied, but when I was a kid, if I had been ... once I went home, it's easy to leave school behind. The bullies weren't gonna come to my house to bother me. They wouldn't call me on the phone since my parents would answer.

Today, every kid has a cell phone and various social media accounts. They're accessible 24/7. I'm glad I didn't grow up like that, personally.

I absolutely agree with you that it's an issue of parenting. I just believe technology has made it easier for kids to be horrible to each other.

As i mentioned, the speed at which rumors or malicious content sped is definitely increased. I also agree with you that this adds additional challenges that we did not have to deal with but I bet the same can be said with our parents.

I tried to be clear that I didn't believe you were implying all was this simple. It was just my thought after the previous two posts discussing social media/computers. Felt like this was a point to touch since it has a direct role in the over all topic.

Long story short, I think we mostly agree on this subject.

[Harsh_77 718]

It's a piece of the moral decay, alas. Interesting that it's so evident there in Canada. I always thought it was solely an issue in the USA, this moral decay.

[decocker 7,198]

These 4 kids dont seem to be afraid of their parents or were afraid if their parents found out they raped some girl they would be in trouble.

yeah, parents today are so lax about rape.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Why anyone would think this was "solely a US issue" is beyond me. But thinking is hard.

[GandD 5,966]

Its not just the social media or computers.

I can just tell in my days we used to be afraid of our parents, we were always afraid if we did something wrong and parents found out we would be in deep ######, now days it seems that not the case.

These 4 kids dont seem to be afraid of their parents or were afraid if their parents found out they raped some girl they would be in trouble.

Sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't. A child's personality is very complex. That's why you can get completely different siblings from one household. Strict/moral parents can raise an "A student" and then turn around and raise a junkie. Environment, friends, genes, and many other variables go into overall children's personalities and behaviors.

[Darnell 8,478]

Why anyone would think this was "solely a US issue" is beyond me. But thinking is hard.

Are you saying this moral decay exists other places besides the USA? Fascinating, if that's what yer posit is.

For a Canadien problem, though - shouldn't there be a Canadien solution?

Or is the solution universal, to fix this moral decay ?

Edited April 9, 2013 by Darnell

[lostinblue 1,989]

I'm not BLAMING social media or computers. I'm simply saying they've made bullying easier than it used to be.

I was never bullied, but when I was a kid, if I had been ... once I went home, it's easy to leave school behind. The bullies weren't gonna come to my house to bother me. They wouldn't call me on the phone since my parents would answer.

Today, every kid has a cell phone and various social media accounts. They're accessible 24/7. I'm glad I didn't grow up like that, personally.

I absolutely agree with you that it's an issue of parenting. I just believe technology has made it easier for kids to be horrible to each other.

you say ...I'm not BLAMING social media or computers. and I agree with you... The evil black computer did not cause this the persons who used it did....One wonders why you cannot look at the gun issue in this manner also. Is it the evil black gun or the persons who use it.

[decocker 7,198]

you say ...I'm not BLAMING social media or computers. and I agree with you... The evil black computer did not cause this the persons who used it did....One wonders why you cannot look at the gun issue in this manner also. Is it the evil black gun or the persons who use it.

EVERYTHING IS GUNS.