113, 119 n.15 (1996) (noting that it is not clear why preventive detention of a defendant "is more justifiable than for any other person posing an equal risk of similar
harmdoing").
Cyberbullying is often defined in reference to Olweus' (1993) traditional elements of bullying, which he "characterized by three criteria: (1) it is aggressive behavior and intentional "
harmdoing" (2) it is carried out repeatedly and over time (3) it is an interpersonal relationship characterized by an imbalance of power" (p.
at 873 ("The inability to acknowledge
harmdoing interferes ...
Counselors may ask questions such as "Did you strongly resist your conscience in order to do the behavior?" or "Did you experience excitement or pleasure while committing the
harmdoing?" or "Are you remorseful?"
that involve purposeless or irreparable
harmdoing of an extraordinarily
Olweus (1999) conceptualizes bullying as being characterized by three criteria: "(1) It is aggressive behavior or intentional
harmdoing (2) which is carried out repeatedly and over time (3) in an interpersonal relationship characterized by an imbalance of power" (p.
Professor Stephen Morse has opined that "[i]n the case of seriously crazy people, whose irrational practical reasoning leads to the intent to do harm, ameliorating the crazy thinking through proper medication should in fact reduce the risk of
harmdoing." (43) If Morse's postulation is accurate, then what accounts for the recidivism of insanity acquittees after they have been released from the hospital and their sanity presumably has been restored?
Purely accidental, non-negligent
harmdoing, for example, may be the product of intentional movements performed by an entirely rational agent, but the criminal law would not blame or punish such
harmdoing because the agent has done no wrong, has violated no reasonable expectation of taking care.
Moreover, the justice of holding people to high standards of regard for, the rights and interests of others is especially warranted in cases involving serious
harmdoing, because such situations give agents the strongest possible reasons to avoid breaching moral expectations.
The crime is complete when the agent recklessly fails to take the steps reasonably necessary to avoid
harmdoing. The term of imprisonment should be relatively short, but at the end of each term, a still-dangerous convict would be exposed to criminal liability again unless he or she took the appropriate steps.