Those who can, do. Those who can’t, bully.
By Online Security Authority on Dec 20, 2006 in Bullies / Bullying
Cyberbullying on the Internet
Cyber bullies, cyber bullying, flame mail, hate mail
The Internet provides the perfect forum for cyberbullies, individuals whose aim is to gain gratification from the distress caused by provoking and tormenting others. The anonymity, ease of provocation, and almost infinite source of targets means the Internet is full of predators from pedophiles targeting children to serial bullies targeting … anybody.
Cyberbullies get a perverse sense of satisfaction (called gratification) from sending people flame mail and hate mail. Flame mail is an email whose contents are designed to inflame and enrage. Hate mail is hatred (including prejudice, racism, sexism etc) in an email.
Serial bullies, whose behaviour profile you’ll find in full at Bully OnLine, harbour a lot of internal aggression which they direct at others. This may include projection, false criticism and patronising sarcasm whilst contributing nothing of any value. It may also include a common tactic of “a number of people have emailed me backchannel to agree with me”. This is standard bully-speak which I’ve experienced on several forums. In every case it’s a fabrication or a distortion – usually the former. It’s also a variant of the serial bully head teacher who says “a number of parents have complained to me about you…”. When challenged, the identity of the alleged complainants can’t be disclosed because it’s “confidential”. The purpose of this tactic is to wind people up. Don’t be fooled into believing it has any validity – it doesn’t.
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