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Teen girls face charges after beating video shared online

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The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has reported on a potential case of cyber-bullying in Beloiel, Quebec . In a modern twist on high-school interactions, two girls recorded their physical confrontation with a former male friend -- who did not fight back.

According to the reported story, the two girls lured the boy to a parking lot behind the mall and took turns punching and mauling him while the other recorded the events. While bullying does happen in many settings, and bullying in school is something we have all likely witnessed or experienced, what is the motivation for sharing bullying videos on the internet? What can an understanding of the problem do to help potential bullies not go down the "bullying" road?

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2014-03-30 19:06
Teen Girls Face Charges After Beating Video Shared Online
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The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has reported on a potential case of cyber-bullying in Beloiel, Quebec . In a modern twist on high-school interactions, two girls took turns becordeating and mauling a boy in their physical confrontation with a former male friend -- who did not fight back.

According to the reported story, the two gir
ls lured the boy to a parking lot behind the mall and took turns punching and mauling him while the other rvidecordtaped the confrontation on a cellphone. The boy chose not to fight back. When posted to Facebook, the video got thousands of views.

Sgt. Harry Wadup of the Richelieu-St-Laur
ent municipal police force said the girls are facing charges relating to issuing threats, assault and inciting violence.

While bullying does happen in many settings, and bullying in school is something we have all likely witnessed or experienced, what is the motivation for sharing bullying videos on the internet? What can an understanding of the problem do to help potential bullies not go down the "bullying" road?
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