http://www.seattlepi.com/national/398872_sext05.html

so what do you think about the phenomenon of young folks being branded as sex offenders for sending pics of themselves? or being charged with child pornography when they ARE the child?

it's nothing new, they were already convicting 2nd graders of felonies for drawing soldiers shooting or blowing each other up. they've been tazering elementary kids, law enforcement will find ways to make up for the money lost in the economy one way or another, trust that. they are already starting to charge people a huge fee for the cops just showing up at an accident here in florida. they have already raised speeding fines to ungodly levels. they have to find new sources of revenue, why not the teen agers. oh yeah, they passed a deal here in my town where the police force charges the parents an hourly fee when the on campus truancy cop goes looking for their kids. it's averaging around $300 per parent.

They should not be charged for anything but stupidity for sending pics of themselves.

really???? i could see harassment if the other person didn't want the pictures. could it be child porn if the child themselves took the picture?

personally i think these idiots shouldn't charge kids with sex offence. that's just stupid, but we will let them do it.

did you even read about the tasering??? and raising fines for speeders???? then don't speed. it is a danger anyway and maybe after high tickets they might think twice. and here....the parents could get a ticket for too many truancies from a child....so if a cop has to go find the child to baby-sit...why not charge

the definition of "child pornography":

(8) “child pornography” means any visual depiction, including any photograph, film, video, picture, or computer or computer-generated image or picture, whether made or produced by electronic, mechanical, or other means, of sexually explicit conduct, where—
(A) the production of such visual depiction involves the use of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct;
(B) such visual depiction is a digital image, computer image, or computer-generated image that is, or is indistinguishable from, that of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct; or
(C) such visual depiction has been created, adapted, or modified to appear that an identifiable minor is engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

and yes, (C) includes altering a picture so that a minor's head appears on the body of an adult.

my kid'd be doing community service for THAT one.

wow lulu. kinda sad though that kids are sending pictures of themselves like that though.

my nephew has skipped school alot lately....his grandmother has almost had to baby sit him. i even threatened to escort him to his classes lol

of course it is...but it's also natural. when we were kids, it was flashing. or dirty letters. copped feels behind the oak tree...hormonal, primal, natural.

most of us make some decisions during that tumultuous time that we'd rather not remember too well...and maybe there should be some consequences, but i'm thinking "no" to the idea of them being a sex-offender.

we need to catch up to the digital age.

augh....don't remind me lol. the world of technology

IMO - the only time i could see a problem is when someone sends pictures unwanted by the other person getting the pictures

i'm going to take the parents advocacy on this one. if the parents are both working trying to make it and their kid doesn't tell them that they are going to skip school and does. should the parent's lives be wrecked even more because now they have to pay a whole weeks paycheck to the friggin cops? last i knew, cops get their paychecks already for putting on that uniform and performing what they are told to do. for some reason people forget about that. what about the single mom who loves her children to death and has 4 of them, but only works at burger king for 36 hours a week, not even full time. one of her kids decides to skip school that day and now momma has to pay 300 to 500 dollars. where does that make sense? if it does make sense to anyone on this forum, i feel truly sorry for your lack of compassion.

you're right, lulu, the teenage time is supposed to be the time when you try your wings and learn what you can and can't do. what you do at this time in your life shouldn't effect you in such a negative way for the rest of your life.

Thing is; it is child porn if the pic is of someone under the age of 18. Period. Now being done by another 14 or 15 year old is questionable to me. I mean really.....Really?? Teenagers are idiots...they have no brains. They don't.
That is akin to pressing rape charges or sexual pred violations to a teenager who had willing sex with another female teenager. Something need fixing. There are kids that will now and forever have a felony sex charge for something they did willingly with a girl of the same age, but because she was underage....he pays.


Tasering kids!!? WTF!? This can't be good.
Kat

the schools let the parents know. most of the time there has to be a certain number of truancies before anything is done.

guess what.... i'm a single mom and work. and i would let my child know that if i got a call from school there will be consequences. i also look after my nephew as well.

don't talk about my lack of compassion. i know full well what it is like to be a single mom with a teenager.

most states it's not for one skipped day.

i have been there done that. my son doesn't skip because he knows he will be in trouble. my nephew is different

a couple of taser vids cops tasering children



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWt9qbQkE9Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYs9Shk9odU

not that i think there might have not been a better way....but if you read the articles...one was because the child had a piece of glass and threatened himself and others. another was because a teenager was running from the police and heading out into busy traffic.

I'm just glad they didnt have tasers when I was a kid. my mom would have loved it