Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Preparatoria 7 “Dr. Óscar Vela Cantú”

Learning Evidence
Ethics, Sustainability and Social Responsibility

Maestro: Katia Monserrath Portilla Zuñiga

Estudiantes:

● 2142851 Carlos Esteban Hernandez Gamez

● 2142668 Alan Mauricio Hernandez Gomez
● 2142622 Sury Elizabeth Hernandez Leza
● 2142711 Marcelo Herrera Perez
● 2142727 Joel Hidalgo Vazquez
● 2143608 Mara Carolina Klein Montemayor
In this stage, we had to choose a case about a moral dilemma that we would write a
report about. In our team, we did a short brainstorming session about which of the
five cases we would want to write this report about. While some thought that case
five was about prenatal diagnosis and Parental choices, In the end, however, we as
a team decided in the end that we would much rather write about case number three.
That case is about cyberbullying. In that short text were two cases of cyberbullying
displayed and a researcher's quote. In the first case, it was talking about Tyler
Clementi, who took his own life back in 2010 because his roommate posted him
having a sexual encounter with another man. The second case talked about Idalia
Hernandez Ramos, who was cyberbullied by her own students. As an ending to that
text, it was a text about what the researcher, Sameer Hinduja said. The researcher
said," We must gracefully and understandingly navigate youth when they display
their immaturity.". The researcher further said," The value of our dignity should not be
weighed on a scale that depends on one’s age." The text, while being short, is about
a very interesting topic. And while not everyone thought so at first, it still ended up
being very interesting. There were three reasons why we chose this case out of the
five we had read. The first is that we are teenagers, and we are often on the internet,
so we often observe cyberbullying happen. Even if it is sad, it has come to be a very
common problem with the fact that almost everyone has access to the internet. The
second reason is that some texts are about things we are not familiar with, or at least
have no interest in digging deeper into them. An example of that would be the fourth
case, which is about the Battalion of German Police 101. While it is an interesting
topic, we were not too thrilled to talk about something we do not have much previous
knowledge about. And the last reason was that we all had our eyes on cyberbullying
from the start. It is a great topic to write about, and because we as teenagers have
seen that behavior countless times, we have a better understanding of this topic.
This topic is fascinating, mostly because it is truly complex. It is sad to say, but it is
very hard to bring it to an end, mostly because the internet is so widely used. But
because of that, we chose this case out of the five others.
We believe that the ethical theory that would fit the most is the Emotivism, which is
an theory formulated by philosopher David Hume, in where he states that an moral
act is just a form of an emotion being Smith, M.(1998) “Emotivists held that moral
judgments express and arouse emotions, not beliefs.”

We think that Emotivism is the theory that can be identified in this situation is
because we can see some characteristics from the theory being present in the story,
this is because the emotions are a big factor in this situation, because in the story, all
victims and parties involved had done something guided by their current emotion in
response to something being said or done by someone else on the internet and
social media and hence why we believe that the theory found in this story is
Emotivism.

Science that Studies the case

Psychology is the science that studies mental processes and behaviors, including
group behaviors, the influence of the group on individuals' behavior, and individuals'
behavior based on their membership in a group, among others. It seeks to address
practical problems that arise in relationships.
Bullying or harassment is typically understood in the fields of psychology and social
psychology as sustained aggressive behavior, with an imbalance of power or force
between the aggressor/bully. Certainly, cyberbullying causes significant
psychological, emotional, and social harm to victims; they experience feelings of
anxiety, suicidal ideation, fear, nervousness, sleep disturbances, irritability,
somatizations, and difficulties concentrating, in most cases.
In the case of child psychiatry, efforts have been made to demonstrate
comprehensively what the involved parties can do not only to control but to eradicate
this form of behavior. Therefore, there is an insistence on involving treatment for both
the aggressor and the victim, as well as their peers, parents, and teachers, to
collectively heal the wounds caused by aggression and teasing. It is clear that no
situation of abuse or intimidation should be kept secret; children, especially, have
been the focus of various campaigns inviting them to value themselves and seek
appropriate support to immediately address these behaviors when the first signs of
bullying appear.
For people in general, all those involved in the issue should have access to a
support network where a psychologist typically provides guidance to find more
positive ways of relating, as both the victim and the aggressor require support to
continue their lives normally.

Sólo un profesional podrá guiar favorablemente para dejar de lado la culpa, el dolor
y todas esas emociones que se acumulan y causan tantos estragos cuando
simplemente se dejan pasar.

Values of each character

Idalia Ramos (Teacher)

Responsibility: She took responsibility for addressing the cyberbullying behavior

and educating her students about appropriate social media conduct.

Accountability: she holds the student accountable for her actions and demands a
public apology, emphasizing the consequences of cyberbullying.

Transparency: she choose to confront the student openly in class and shares the
video online to bring awareness.

Respect for dignity: values her own dignity and expects others to treat her with
respect.

Student (Unnamed):

Expression of Anger: The student expresses her anger through social media posts,
although this expression is not constructive and harms others.

Immaturity: The student's actions reflect immaturity and impulsiveness, as she

resorts to name-calling without considering the consequences.
Confrontation Avoidance: Initially, the student is hesitant and timid when
confronted by the teacher, suggesting a reluctance to take responsibility for her
actions.

Sameer Hinduja (Cyberbullying Research Center):

Understanding and Grace: Hinduja advocates for understanding and grace when
dealing with youth who display immature behavior online.

Respect for Freedom of Expression: He highlights the importance of respecting

the freedom of expression of young individuals, even when they express anger or
frustration

Value of Dignity: Hinduja emphasizes that the dignity of both the teacher and the
student should be upheld, regardless of age or circumstance.

As the proposal, we consider that making cyberbullying a problem of common

interest to society is essential for conferences and exhibitions to be held on the
consequences of the aforementioned problem. Also in these programs we would
include the teaching of the ethical principles of coexistence, which consist of the
recognition of the other, accepting the well-being of the other, acceptance of the
other in our system, to achieve coexistence and achieve well-being or common
good.

Another possible solution to this problem would be to implement laws against

harassment. Although there are some in our penal system, we consider that they
have been insufficient to stop cyberbullying. This has been mainly because we fall
into the dilemma that imposing these laws could be a threat to freedom of
expression, but as cited by Amnesty International: it is legitimate to limit it when it
violates the rights of other people or promotes hatred and incites to discrimination
and violence. So these new laws would seek to criminalize harassment and seek
legal sanctions and convictions to make people think twice before harassing others.
We believe that it is necessary to create laws that attack harassment more
aggressively, there are already precedents, the Olympia law is a law that protects
citizens residing in Mexico from having sexual content published on social networks
without consent. It is necessary that laws be developed that seek to attack attacks of
all types on social networks as in the case presented. In these cases we propose
that a system of sanctions be carried out against harassers that can range from fines
to criminal sentences depending on the severity and nature of the case.

The bases of this new law would be the obligation that human rights entail to respect
others and the obligation of the state to protect each of its citizens. With this new law,
harassment would be penalized and awareness programs would be applied on the
effects of cyberbullying on individuals, seeking to reduce cases of this problem and
create a discourse of respect in society.

Discussion Questions:

1. When trying to teach her students about the responsibility of their actions, do
you think the teacher went too far and became a bully? Why? Does deserve
to be fired for her actions?
A: We consider the teacher's actions did not go too far since the student by
publishing that about her teacher made her react and make the correct decision,
which was to apologize in front of the entire class so that the students would be
aware that she did it. What she did and that she uploaded the video to the Internet
was a good decision so that the parents, the general public, as well as the students,
realize that what happened was not good on the part of the student.

2. What punishment does the student deserve? Why?

A: We consider that the student got the punishment she deserved since not only was
she exposed to making a public apology to her teacher but she was also uploaded to
a video in which she could see her dispute that she had with the teacher in the
classroom and we believe that This was too considerable a consequence regarding
what she did online and she needs to be suspended from her school because she
addressed a teacher in a very bad way.

3. Who is the victim in this case? The teacher or the student? Was one
victimized more than the other?
A: In this case the teacher was the victim since the student by saying that about the
teacher put her in a position in which the teacher looked vulnerable in the eyes of
anyone and the teacher's decision was the best since exposing In this way, it did not
make the student look bad but only made her see before the public what she had
done and said and how she referred to a teacher.

4. Do victims have the right to defend themselves against bullies? What if they
report the bullies through conventional means and the bullying continues?
A: Victims have the complete right to defend themselves from anyone who says
something that may affect them and if they report a harasser by any conventional
means and this continues, they will have to be brought to trial and severely
punished.

5. What is the role of compassion when judging the actions of other?

A: We consider that the role of compassion is necessary so that it can be carried out
with very good dedication to judge whether what someone did was good or bad and
in this case it was not a good thing on the part of the student so she was judged as it
was.
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