I think that this source is important, because you see how what a city in Wisconsin is doing about cyberbullying. This source also shows what the state of Wisconsin does when it comes to dealing with cyberbullying, which is important because cyberbullying is becoming more and more popular with all the electronics that kids have access to. My source is from the “Wisconsin Law Journal” and is written by Jack Zemlicka.
In Fort Atkins, Wisconsin the city council is pondering on making it so that the police can fine people who are threatening people via internet. The fine would only be fifty dollars, but then you could also press criminal charges which may never be able to make it to court because the district attorney’s office is too busy working on higher priority cases. The victim could possibly never get closure if they file criminal charges (Paragraph 2).The whole state of Wisconsin doesn’t have laws against cyberbullying, but they do penalize people who send messages via the internet to young adults trying to scare them; which gives the offender a misdemeanor which is a criminal charge. Although they are trying to crack down on cyberbullying with the laws they have, it is still hard because the fines the people would get are not nearly enough for how much time it would take to catch the offender.
I believe it is important for these people to get the fines even though it takes so much time; it is worth it for the victim. It would make them feel better; I think that if they make the fines bigger it would help a lot. Since many children have taken their own lives because of cyberbullying I think that it’s important for the police to make it a bigger offense so that if they catch someone doing it, it would set the curve so many others wouldn’t want to deal with it.
This source shaped my questioning next I want to look at some actual cases that have happened in Wisconsin and hopefully find more on how the offender was charged, to see how the victim and offenders life was change, but I want to try and find information on a specific case that happened in Wisconsin.
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I thought it was good that you touched on what would happen if the bullies did get caught within your blog. I agree with you that the offense should be more because they are affecting a person’s life and could lead to the death of one. It should be taken more seriously than it is. When you talk about your source I would maybe try and include how it built up ethos and why you think that this source is trustworthy to take information from. By doing this I think we could better understand why you chose this source. I thought your summary of the source was good as well. I would definitely look online to try and find a cyber bully case that happened in Wisconsin. I think it would be interesting to learn about as well.
I strongly agree with you that Cyberbullying is becoming really serious since people are dependent on technology in now days. I also think the reason this problem is hard to be fixed is that there are no strong laws or tremendous fine or penalty against cyberbullying. So, some young people are doing cyberbullying for fun because victim can’t notice who they are and they do not think it is not a big deal even though they are caught. I totally agree with you that the fine should be bigger because cyberbullying could lead people to suicide and the offense never know that this is because of them. It would be great if you put a real story of cyberbullying to show how it is a serious problem now.
I think this is an interesting topic, it is definitely something that happens all too often in todays world. In the beginning you start off saying, “I think this source is important,” but you never really tell us what source you are talking about. I would suggest first introducing your source and explaining a little bit more about why you chose it. You do a really good job summarizing the source and explaining what the source is talking about. I also think you need to jump into some rhetorical context when you are talking about your source: who is the intended audience, what is the purpose, how does the author invent his/her ethos etc.