20% of high school students admit to being victims of and/or participating in acts of cyberbullying (“Cyberbullying”). This form of bullying that occurs on the Internet is starting to become a big problem in our society. Ending cyberbullying is necessary to prevent teenage depression, fights breaking out in schools, and teenagers growing up to become criminals. Depression in adolescents is a serious problem in the world around us. According to the article “Cyberbullying,” “targets of cyberbullying may experience emotional distress, including frustration, embarrassment, sadness, fear, and depression.” Many bullies, when caught in the act of cyberbullying, will claim that they were "just joking" or that the victim would "understand." Although it may sometimes seem that way from the bully's perspective, the victim may feel hurt or offended. After a while, that psychological pain may turn into depression. It is extremely disappointing to know that depression in children can lead to death, as cyberbullying has been directly associated with teen suicide in the past (“Cyberbullying”) Cyberbullying continues to occur across the world, the lives of innocent people continue to be at risk. “Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem,” a man once said in a local church cyberbullying from being a “temporary problem” in the first place, then suicide rates will decrease and the true “permanent solution” will finally be discovered. It's almost unbelievable that people can hurt someone else's feelings so badly and think of it as a joke. A 2006 incident in which a parent in Missouri created a fake Myspace profile to intimidate her daughter's classmate has become… half of the paper......d to suicide. It causes anger, starts arguments and leads to arguments. He is even training children to become inmates in their later years. This cannot continue under any circumstances. The world must come together, put our foot down and put an end to this horrible thing we call cyberbullying. Works mentioned "Cyberbullying". Online collection of opposing points of view. Detroit: Gale, 2012. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Network. February 27, 2014.Lloyd, Devyne. “What happens when bullies become adults?” The new bullying. Michigan State University, April 1, 2012. Web. March 6, 2014. Uhls, Yalda T. “Cyberbullying Has a Broader Impact Than Traditional Bullying.” Cyberbullying. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. In question. Rpt. from "Is Bullying Going Digital? Facts About Cyberbullying." PsychologyinAction.org. 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Network. February 27. 2014.