Please answer the discussion and critical thinking questions using attached case study "the problem with persecuting bullies"

all Xfinity Mobile LTE 8:01 AM 19% 04 a online.warner.edu ETHICAL& The Problem with Prosecuting Cyberbullies SOCIETAL On January 2, 2014. 14-year-old Viviana Aguirre logged onto Facebook and ISSUES posted a message: "Before I do this, thank you to all who tried to keep me up. But hey, it didn't work. Bye. " She then hung herself in her El Paso Texas home. Devastated, her family and friends pointed to four teenage girls who had constantly taunted her online. "They used to just call her names, but recently, they actually started telling her how she should kill herself," Viviana's cousin Albert Fernandez. told reporters. "They would send her messages and they were some of the meanest messages I've ever read. They told her a few ways how they'd like her to kill herself. They made fun of her, telling her to go cry to her thera- pist, calling her 'emo' and worthless and that nobody would miss her." On January 3, 2014, about 100 people gathered at Capistrano Park for a candlelight vigil in memory of Viviana. "I hope they learn, and I hope they're guilty for what they did and not in denial," Albert Fernandez said at the vigil. Many teens who engage in cyberbullying, however, are in denial and explain that they were just having fun. Katelyn Roman, a 13-year-old Florida teen, and her 14-year-old girlfriend were both arrested for the aggravated stalking of 12-year-old Rebecca Sedwick who took her own life on Septem- ber 9. 2013. The 14-year-old girlfriend had allegedly posted a Facebook message admitting, "Yes ik [I know] I bullied Rebecca nd she killed herself but IDGAF [I don't give a f---|." The day after the charges were dropped, Katelyn appeared on the Today Show with her parents and lawyer and told her interviewer, "No, I do not feel I did anything wrong." A recent survey by the Centers for Disease Control reveals that 16.2 percent of high school students report being bullied within the last year through social media portals, email, chat rooms, instant messaging, texting, online games, and Web sites. Teens who are bullied have a higher risk of drug and alcohol use, low self esteem, poor grades, truancy, and health problems. What makes cyberbullying different from in-person bullying is that it is pervasive. Cyberbullying can be carried out 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and a teen can't avoid it simply by skipping school. Only about 20 to 30 percent of children who are bullied notify an adult Viviana's mother told reporters the Viviana did mention the bullying, "She would tell me sometimes, and I would tell her to cut off that friend. I think she got to the point where she wouldn't tell me anymore." Texas has no law against cyberbullying. El Paso's state representa- tive says the Texas legislature has had trouble agreeing on exactly how to define "cyberbullying." Many other states have passed cyberbullying laws. However, states often have trouble implementing them. In the Rebecca Sedwick's case, the Florida state attorney's office opted to drop the charges against Katelyn Roman and her 14-year-old friend. The following day, Katelyn's lawyer announced that he planned to pursue legal action against Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd who made the arrests: "He should get a lawyer and a darn good one, because he's going to need it." Discussion Questions 1. How culpable are cyberbullies for the suicides of Rebecca Sedwick and Viviana Aguirre? Do you think they should have been arrested and charged? . Why do you think it might be hard to define cyberbullying in legal terms? What complications can arise? Critical Thinking Questions 1. What are the differences between cyberbullying and in-person bullying? 2. What actions should families, schools, police, and government take to stop cyberbullying