Saturday, February 12, 2011
Blogs, Hudson, David L.
David Hudson has an adequate view of our "blogging" generation of school age children. What internet blogging has become is a personal journal, for all in cyberspace to see. I agree on both his point and his counterpoint aspect. I do believe children have the right to express their viewpoints, likes, dislikes, feelings and beliefs. Amendent 1 of the Bill of Rights, gives us all legal right to express ourselves in speech without being punished. This is our given right by our country's Constitution. But how far can we take it? Children of this new generation, have insulted and berated school staff and have portrayed "hitlists" of fellow students. Now it has become an era of "cyberbullying". Hundreds of children have taken their own life, because of the constant nagging, and vengeful writing. This is a disgrace to all of us and they need to be punished for these actions. I do believe in right to free speech, but the First Amendment does not protect people who threaten others. My friends and I had diaries, which were notepads with locks on them so no one could read our deepest darkest secrets. If children are going to broadcast their negative thoughts, they need to face the consequence. It is definitely time for parents to step up and teach our children what it means to truely respect one another.
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I agree it is a huge disgrace that children feel the need to bully other children and it is very sad that some of those children need to take their lives. Where I disagree with you is I don’t think that the problem is with the online blogs. If someone is outright threatening them, then it is a matter for the police, if it is just kids being mean, and then it is a matter for the parents. What happens outside the school is not the schools job to regulate. Allowing school to have that type of authority infringes on the parents ability to discipline their child. If your child throws a baseball through your neighbor’s window, should the school step in and punish them? If they did that at a school window, they would. I think if you blur the line between on and off campus you lead yourself down a very dangerous road.
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