Opinion (Rogério COPETO): The cyberbullying AND THE ANGER IN SOCIAL NETWORKS
Two images broadcast on social networks, last week, They put the country to speak again in the phenomena of bullying e do ciberbullying. First it was the image that mocked a competitor to a television show and after a video of aggression among adolescents.
Rogério COPETO
Lieutenant Colonel of the GNR, Master in Law and Security and Homeland Security Auditor
Head of the Education Division / Command Doctrine and Training
The last major discussion on the phenomena of bullying e do ciberbullying It had occurred in 2011, when a video was released two teen beating a third, having at the time shocked the majority of people and the matter was discussed to exhaustion.
Coincidentally also at that time had a proposal been presented in Parliament, which eventually expire, for inclusion in the Criminal Code of the crime bullying, as a public crime, since the phenomenon is not typified in criminal law, It is considered bulllying, the bodily harm, the insults and threats, crimes to be investigated need to be complaint.
Last week once again the issue was brought to discussion, first with ridicule the candidate number 5295 the SIC Idols contest, who sang a theme of singer Rihanna, having at the time of dissemination of his performance, characterized appeared with two huge ears.
The image of competitor No. 5295, with a unusually large ears, so was broadcast on social networks immediately became viral and generated a huge uprising in all internet users, By ridicule for free one competitor.
SIC regretted what happened "... Because it was not his intention to hurt susceptibilities…", but no candidate 5295, Alexander's name and 16 years, says the victim of bullying, He did not accept the apology and guarantees that will process the SIC, because of shame he stopped going to school, You do not know when will again have the courage to go back and demands to be compensated for it.
For Alexander was not the fact of his performance have not run as intended, with the jury told him that a lot of tune, when he sang the theme "Diammonds" Rihanna, even though we know that juries such programs, They can be quite mauzinhos and even there are some, whose brand image is to be bully. What did Alexander did not want to leave home was the dissemination of images in social networks, or the cibberbullying.
The second episode that has aroused extensive social networks and OCS, was the release of a video in which two teenagers attack a third teenager, while being encouraged by others.
The video was so released last week became viral with thousands of shares and millions of views, having caused a huge wave of shock across the population, and been called all the experts for comment, as well as direct and indirect participants of the event.
This teenager was the victim of bullying, in a public place and pedestrian traffic, last year, known reasons that, often associated with fear, did not report the situation, again saw the wound to be open, with the dissemination of images, contributing to the continuation of aggression, Now in the form of ciberbullying.
Both situations characterize perfectly the phenomenon of ciberbullying, wherein the two, the perpetrators were those who viewed and shared images and videos, which is the main objective of ciberbullys, humiliate their victims with the release of aggression pictures or ridicules them.
And this same indignation that we have witnessed in the social networks in recent days, unfortunately do not see the reality of daily life. Just walk today by any public place, is a shopping center, or public transportation, in the streets and avenues of our cities, night and day, for watch the incivilities, vandalism or criminal acts and the same people who are angry on social networks, They saw the guy or go next door, as if it was nothing to them.
That is why, the outrage that occurs in social networks, with denunciations of everything and anything, was similar to that which is not done in reality, exist much less dark figure (not communicated crimes) let alone sense of impunity on the part of those who commit crimes and sees his act go unpunished for lack of denunciation of his victims and witnesses.
The indignation and denunciation of crimes that makes social networks, It must first be directed to the security forces and the public ministry, so that they can be investigated. It's not the largest or smallest number of times that shares a crime news on social networks leading to its investigation, or sharing images of abuse or ridicule people is the best way to prevent or report the phenomenon of bullying ou do ciberbullying.
Also for reflection is the other issue that has been on the agenda, last week, and that was the murder of a teenager 14 years for a young adult to 18 year old, confessed author of the crime and who was from its 8 years in correctional and detention facilities, It can be concluded that the same system could not prevent an endangered child from becoming a dangerous adult.
However and to finish, I look forward, the response of the Ministry of Education and Science to the questions that Members of the PS Parliamentary Group made on "offset 4907 occurrences between the report by the Ministry of Education and the report prepared by the security forces PSP and GNR".
