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Anti-Bullying Laws Are Going Too Far

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Anti-bullying laws are getting out of hand.

“There ought to be a law” you might be thinking. No there shouldn’t.

New Jersey recently passed an anti-bullying law that went into effect September 1st. This law is another example of an overreach by government to address what is essentially a basic human issue.

Under New Jersey’s anti-bullying law, children can report other children to the police for bullying behavior.

This saddles schools with more regulation, reports to file, personnel to train, and ...

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Woman Severs Tongue of Attacker

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Woman severs tongue of would-be rapist.

A Swedish man is suspected of trying to rape a 21-year-old woman in an apartment in Malmo (Sweden) is left nursing a partially severed tongue as his would-be victim fought back.

According to reports, the woman was at home in her apartment in the early hours of Sunday morning when the doorbell rang. She opened the door to find the assailant who forced his ...

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Facebook Revamps Privacy Settings Again

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Facebook announced a series of new privacy settings in an effort to make it easier to share posts, photos, tags and other content with greater control of who sees it.

One of the nicer things about the updates is the controls are moved to your profile page, inline with posts, photos and the tags they affect. This ...

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The Best Personal Protection Strategy is Vigilance

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You have to be concerned about your personal protection if you ever watch TV.

Turn on the news. Do you believe it can happen where you live?

Flash mobs, mass protests, violence in the streets and protestors running for cover.

Concerns about civil unrest due to a deteriorating economic condition are growing. It seems you can’t check ...

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Bullying Rebecca Black Out of School

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Recently it was reported that bullying caused Rebecca Black to leave public school and begin homeschooling with her mom.

Ms Black, as you may or may not know, is (in)famous for her song and video “Friday” which you can watch here.

This video has ...

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Blocking Facebook Face Reconition

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I just read this article on Fast Company’s site. Technology continues to advance at a dizzying pace and now face recognition on Facebook is another development.  While there is benefit to being alerted when Facebook thinks a picture of yo

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4 Tips for Staying Safe On Campus this Summer

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Staying safe on campus takes on a new dimension during summer. While most students have returned home or otherwise left campus, some remain for summer programs or internships.

Spring Semester has ended for ...

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Colorado Anti-bullying Bill Signed into Law

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Governor John Hickenlooper, arguably the most popular politician in Colorado, talked Friday about being so unpopular as a kid that he was chased, beaten up and forced to walk several blocks out of his way to get home without crossing paths with a coulpe of neighborhood “punks.”

“I grew up a skinny kid, I had thick glasses, and if I got pushed around, my glasses fell off,” Hickenlooper said before a large audience of students and community leaders at Lakewood High ...

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Taylor Swift Takes On Bullying In New Music Video for “Mean”

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Taylor Swift’s newest album, ‘Speak Now’, has a wonderful song that addresses bullying and provides, indirectly, a simple approach to addressing inappropriate behavior.

Taylor Swift – “Mean” from Taylor Swift on Vimeo.

Let’s look at some of the lyrics of “Mean” by Taylor Swift:

You, with your words like knives and swords and weapons that you use against me
You have knocked me off my feet again got me feeling like ...

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Bullying Sometimes Begins in the Home

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New Bullying Report: 1 In 4 Mass. Students Victims

In a first-of-its kind study, statistics reveal that one-fourth of Massachusetts’ middle schoolers have been bullied at school. The report by the state Department of Public Health found links between family dynamics and bullying, …

Publish Date: 04/25/2011 15:03

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/25/bullying-report-massachusetts-students_n_853405.html

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No surprise here: Bullying sometimes begins in the home – Columbus …

As might be expected, the CDC addresses the issue in an overview: “A comprehensive approach that encompasses school officials, ...

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