Cyber Bullying Increasing Rapidly in Singapore †Free Samples

Question: Is Cyber Bullying Becoming A Social Ill Day By Day? Answer: Brief of the interview In this section a brief of an important interview of the C.E.O of the leading newspaper corporation located in Singapore. This interview was broadcast in the New Asia Channel of Singapore as the topic of the interview is a very sensitive one regarding the cyber-bullying that is increasing rapidly in Singapore. Statistics of the issue The interviewee stated that it is statistically proven that 1 out of every 4 students of Singapore has faced cyber bullying and that has harmed their way of living the life. Under the supervision of Mr. Zhang Wei, who is the interviewee, a team of 12 people did a series of interviews of the students of Singapore and did a thorough survey regarding this burning issue. After the investigation, some horrible facts were revealed and the team was shocked to see that currently the 1/3rd of the student population of Singapore has faced cyber bullying at least once in their student life and the rate of facing such issues are more for the students of primary schools and that is more shocking (Barlett et al 2014). Root cause To find the cause it was revealed that the issue is more deep-rooted than it was predicted. It was seen that, the victims of cyber bullying suffer badly but the people who bullies others are actually going through a huge mental turmoil and that leads them to engage in such practices. The suicide rate of these bullies are actually 2 to 3 times more than the victims of cyber bullying and this is a fact that is worth putting in some stress on it. To do the research work it was seen that the rate of suicides among the teenagers and the young adults are higher than most of the South-East Asian countries. Mr. Wei added that it is not rare that the friends influenced some individuals to bully someone and to prove himself sometimes some students bully others using the cyber platform and these kinds of activities needs to be stopped and parents should invest more time with their kids to monitor their activities especially at the time of adolescence as that is the most vulnerable phase of any child. Initiatives of government Considering these issues government of Singapore has passed a law regarding cyber bullying and that explained that if the inappropriate contents from the internet will be taken down and the uploader will be penalized according to the severity of their actions. After implementing the law it is seen that rate of cyber bullying has gone down and that is where the success of implementing the new law lies (Kwan and Skoric, 2013). Speech Director of Ministry of Education on Cyber bullying, a burning issue of Singapore At the graduation ceremony of reputed Queens College of Singapore, Mr. Shengwah Kagawa, the director of Ministry of Education of Singapore was invited and he gave a speech regarding the burning contemporary issue of cyber bullying that is majorly affecting the students off Singapore. He said that recently the rate of cyber bullying was enhanced in a significant manner and the rate was alarming for the government. In many cases the victims of cyber bullying committed suicide and they have suffered badly. This issue raised a few questions among the parents and they have signed a petition urging for an amendment in the rules and regulations regarding this issue (Holt, Chee and Bossler 2013). He added that after considering the situation parliament have passed a new law and the new law became much stricter than the previous one. It was seen that after implementing the law the rate of cyber bullying actually decreased significantly (Teh 2014). After that the ministry of education has deci ded that in the schools the pupils should be taught the negative impact of the cyber bullying so that they do not get engaged in such practices. Kagawa added that in the last academic year almost 70 pupils committed suicide and out of them 50 to 55 were the victims of cyber bullying and 10 to 15 individuals were engaged in cyber bullying activities. It is a matter of fact that cyber bullying has become a social ill in the land of Singapore and the government has to step forward to eradicate such social ill from the society. Kagawa said that the parents need to give more time to their wards in order to keep them away from all sorts of provocations to get diverted from their goals. The parents and the management of the primary and secondary schools should be aware of the fact that no student should be exposed in front of any form of cyber bullying and if any student is seen suffering from these issues the issues must be resolved right away before it becomes serious (Ang, Huan and Flor ell, 2014). The laws against cyber bullying is now more strict than ever and this is helping the situation, but the fact is one should not stay relaxed depending upon the rules and regulations and a proper awareness regarding the issue must be raised. Considering this situation, the ministry of education has decided to deploy a team of 10 people who would supervise the educational institutions and will check online forums regarding this social ill. While concluding his speech, Kagawa said that by spreading the news regarding the cyber bullying and incessantly broadcasting these issues on social media and national TV might help the situation. 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