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Video Publishing on Social Media involving physical violence in high schools

Created by S.W. on September 30, 2015

Physical violence in high schools, or any school for that matter, should not be videotaped at all. But, if the situation is caught on camera, there should be no publishing of that video(s) onto any social media site (i.e. Facebook, YouTube, Vine, etc.). If the goal for publishing the video is for charges against and the arresting and/or custody of the person responsible for the so-called "injustice" of starting the physical violence, then the video should be sent to the authorities, such as your local police department or even your principal so as to be handled correctly. The publishing of these videos do not take care of the situation properly, and it is unnecessary to showcase the encased violence to the public. In addition, it creates more chaos created by the onlookers of the video.

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