Government crackdown on happy slapping cyber bullies

The UK government has started a concerted campaign to stop what Schools Secretary, Ed Balls MP, refers to as a "particularly insidious type of bullying." According to government figures more than one third of teenagers between the ages of 12 and 15 have fallen victim to cyber bullies. Perhaps more surprisingly teachers are also on the receiving end of the victimization, with teaching unions claiming members have been belittled and bullied by offensive comments posted on the Internet. There have even been calls for YouTube to be banned as it has become a favorite amongst youngsters who post mobile phone video footage of teachers being verbally, and sometimes physically, abused. So called 'Happy Slapping' has become something of a craze amongst gangs of kids in the UK who will approach vulnerable youngsters out alone and subject them to a sudden and violent attack just so it can be filmed 'for a laugh.'