Anti-Bullying Law Proposed
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A social networking site is fertile ground for teenagers to slag each other. Violence can ensue and now some legislators want a law making online bullying illegal. By the Associated Press.
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By Schuster, Joe  The Ohio legislature is considering a bill that, if made law, would prevent cities from suing companies that once marketed lead- based coatings.
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The British government announced plans to introduce legislation preventing activists from harassing scientists engaged in animal research.
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By TOM BREEN  To combat what it says is the growing threat of Internet sex predators, the State Police wants the Legislature to pass laws making it easier to identify and charge such criminals.
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By ANGELA DOWDEN  THE days when bullying was restricted to the playground or the journey home from school are long gone.   As bullies become more technically advanced, they are increasingly using emails and text messages to taunt their victims.
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Few employers take all the steps they can to stop bullying in work places, according to a new survey.
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Anyone with a reputation as a braggart and a bully will have a hard time getting onlookers to come to his assistance. That will be true even if that bad reputation is not fully deserved, and even if the assistance is sorely needed.
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Some bullying victims are being excluded because teachers cannot protect them, MPs have been told.
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Young people who are believed to be at risk of becoming offenders will be targeted in a new police initiative.
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Â· Internet industry asked to help curb illegal materialÂ· Terror bill proposes new powers against suspects
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Â· Â£50 fine each time an excluded child roams Â· New law part of drive to improve school discipline
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Pictures of children who killed themselves after bullying are shown to pupils in a bid to avert more tragedies.
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Schools are given new guidance aimed at stopping pupils using mobile phones and the internet to bully others.
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Proposals would require state universities to notify a parent if student is deemed danger to self, others.
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13-year old Megan Meier, after being cruelly taunted by a "Josh Evans" on MySpace,   hung herself in her closet with a belt.  Lori Drew, the mother of one of Megan's former friends, admitted in a police report that Josh Evans was really her, but later denied it.    The police investigated, but were unable to find any crime they could charge Mrs. Drew with.  The state of Missouri is proposing to   outlaw internet harassment, but under the US Constitution, such a law could not apply retroactively.    But Federal prosecutors may have found a way to prosecute Mrs. Drew...
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New York&#39;s attorney general and state legislative leaders presented a bill on Tuesday aimed at protecting people from sexual predators on the Internet, and Facebook, MySpace, and Yahoo backed the effort.
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New York&#39;s attorney general and state legislative leaders presented a bill on Tuesday aimed at protecting people from sexual predators on the Internet, aand Facebook, MySpace, and Yahoo backed the effort.In a press conference, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced legislation they called &quot;groundbreaking&quot; in its proposed restrictions and controls of sexual offenders&#39; online activities.&quot;Today I believe we&#39;re proposing the most comprehensive, smartest, toughest law in the nation to keep people safe online, especially minors,&quot; Cuomo said.The Electronic Security and Targeting of Online Predators Act (e-STOP) responds to the widely documented use that sexual offenders make of the Internet, in particular social-networking sites, to stalk and victimize people, particularly minors.Specifically, e-STOP would require convicted sex offenders to register their e-mail addresses, instant message screen names, and any other online identifiers with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. That data would then be made available to social-networking companies and other online services so that they can then block access to sexual offenders and remove them from their sites.The bill also calls for allowing sentencing courts and the state&#39;s Parole Board to restrict the online activities of sex offenders who used the Internet to commit their crimes, victimized a minor, or are considered highly likely to repeat their offenses. In particular, the bill would ban many sex offenders from using social-networking sites.There are more than 627,000 registered sex offenders in the U.S., about 25,000 of whom are in New York, according to Cuomo&#39;s office.State attorneys general have been very vocal about their concerns over online safety, in particular of minors who are preyed upon by sexual offenders on social-networking sites, which are widely used by teens.The attorneys general have often criticized Facebook, MySpace, and other sites for, in their view, not doing enough to protect minors, but the two sides have recently seemed to get on better terms and have rolled out several joint security initiatives, partnerships and agreements.The e-STOP bill is needed to help social-networking companies keep their sites safer and will complement these companies&#39; in-house security efforts, Cuomo said.MySpace Chief Security Officer Hemanshu Nigam agreed and said laws need to keep up with the times and technology. &quot;We hope [e-STOP] becomes a model for other states to follow,&quot; Nigam said.&quot;As Facebook and other Internet companies do our best to exclude [from our sites] those who would do our users harm, we need help from the government,&quot; said Chris Kelly, Facebook&#39;s chief privacy officer.Ideally, legislation like e-STOP would get enacted widely in U.S. states and also at the federal level, Cuomo said.