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Charging Minors with Child Porn
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post Feb 20 2009, 01:47 AM
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There have been a lot of cases of police arresting and charging teenagers/minors with possession and distribution of child pornography because they've been sending racy pictures through their phones. Authorities argue these measures are done to send a message. They are protecting kids from further harming themselves by risking their pictures getting put on the internet. So a 14 year old girl who sends her boyfriend a naked picture of herself could get arrested and charged for distributing child porn.

However, once charged, these kids have to register as a sex offender, in some places for as long as ten years. Which means, that 14 year old girl will find it a lot harder to apply for jobs and college all because she sent a photo of herself to her boyfriend and got lumped into the same category as a child molester.

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post Feb 20 2009, 01:51 AM
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*deletes racy photos from cell phone* _unsure.gif

but before I do. one last time.....

 
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post Feb 20 2009, 01:52 AM
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post Feb 20 2009, 02:06 AM
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Yeah, I heard about this a while ago and I think the charges are absolutely wrong. They could not be much less deserving of having to register as a sex offender. It's not even just about the jobs; it's incredibly hard to live outside of jail as a sex offender. Georgia may have particularly strict laws where this is concerned, but here they are prohibited from living near bus stops, schools, churches, parks, and anywhere children may gather. This makes going to the mall illegal. I don't know how it would work if the sex offender is a minor; are they not allowed to be around themselves or anyone their own age? Prosecuting the kids may prevent others from following their example, but the punishment is certainly not for their own benefit, which the criminal justice system is supposed to be geared more towards where there are minors involved. Not to mention this is denying them the rights to their own bodies.
 
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post Feb 20 2009, 02:26 AM
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I'm glad they are getting arrested and charged. Every case needs to be breaking news nation wide, imo.

And I praise all those who crack photobucket accounts only to expose those little idiots who have nudes. Personally I'd send their nudes to their parents.
 
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QUOTE(divergent @ Feb 20 2009, 02:19 AM) *
Wouldn't the charges be brought on to the people who actually "own" said communication device, ie. The parents buy the computer for the kid, and buy the internet access from whoever. Shouldn't the parents be charged? Since they should be keeping an eye on their kids anyhow.

Because...it's not the fault of either one of them?
 
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post Feb 20 2009, 03:09 AM
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Wow.. holy shit.
Not taking no more of those pics. haha
 
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post Feb 20 2009, 07:00 AM
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Those kids shouldn't have to register as sex offenders. It's stupid that they don't consider the effects that it might have on them. As paperplanes said before, it's gonna be hard for them to live their life properly and isn't that what the government wants? And there's the emotional stress too - do you really think that those kids could gain any more friends because it's probably leaked out that they're sex offenders.
 
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post Feb 20 2009, 08:34 AM
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it's stupid to me. 15 year olds are not sex offenders becuase they send nude pictures to their boyfriend/girlfriend. they are horny little teenagers taking advantage of technology. it's just stupid, who is really that hurt by it? is a kid gonna be scarred for life cause his gf took a naked picture for him? wtf, no. it's really not that huge of a deal.


QUOTE(illmortal @ Feb 20 2009, 03:26 AM) *
I'm glad they are getting arrested and charged. Every case needs to be breaking news nation wide, imo.



that would suck. surely there is more important things going on in the world we should know about than weather a 15 year sent a naked picture to their boyfriend. i wouldn't watch any news station who considered this little teenage practice to be "breaking news" or interrupted actual important news to tell me about some 15 year olds relationship somewhere else in the nation. what a dumbass idea.
 
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post Feb 20 2009, 02:29 PM
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QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Feb 20 2009, 08:34 AM) *
it's stupid to me. 15 year olds are not sex offenders becuase they send nude pictures to their boyfriend/girlfriend. they are horny little teenagers taking advantage of technology. it's just stupid, who is really that hurt by it? is a kid gonna be scarred for life cause his gf took a naked picture for him? wtf, no. it's really not that huge of a deal.
that would suck. surely there is more important things going on in the world we should know about than weather a 15 year sent a naked picture to their boyfriend. i wouldn't watch any news station who considered this little teenage practice to be "breaking news" or interrupted actual important news to tell me about some 15 year olds relationship somewhere else in the nation. what a dumbass idea.

Breaking news to make the children and their parents aware. This way it could possibly prevent the next moron from passing around their nudes.

You know what, I'm actually gonna email FOX, MSNBC, CNN, CNBC, and a few other networks to make it mandatory to have such cases put on the airwaves.

QUOTE(divergent @ Feb 20 2009, 11:34 AM) *
Its the parent's responsibility to watch after their children till their 18.



That's nearly impossible. One of the parents would literally have to be a housewife or house-husband. They'd have to place the computer in a strategic spot where the parent(s) can always have an eye on their children. Definitely not in their child's room.

One thing I know from what I've experienced since the age of 13, no way are my children having televisions nor computers in their bedrooms.
 
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post Feb 20 2009, 03:36 PM
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^ Well, parents shouldn't get off completely free of anything. If their children do something that's against the law the parents are responsible too, because of negligence. I don't see how that wouldn't apply to this situation. And I agree with JC, if someone sending nudes to her boyfriend was considered breaking news I would never watch the news. That's more ridiculous than some of the stuff they report anyways.


I think I could understand someone under 18 being charged with something if his/her intent was to post the photo on the web or to send it to an adult. But even then, it should be the adult getting charged, not the child. Just because sending nudes to someone is in poor taste, doesn't mean it should require a child to register as a sex offender for 10 years. Children are naive, and I think that's a bit harsh. I'm not saying they should just let it go, though.
 
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post Feb 20 2009, 05:50 PM
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How do they know about these things, anyways? Teens can keep quiet about this stuff from their own friends, let alone their parents. Invasion of privacy, if you ask me.
 
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post Feb 20 2009, 05:51 PM
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what if I took nudes of 18+
 
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post Feb 20 2009, 05:52 PM
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QUOTE(illmortal @ Feb 20 2009, 01:29 PM) *
Breaking news to make the children and their parents aware. This way it could possibly prevent the next moron from passing around their nudes.

You know what, I'm actually gonna email FOX, MSNBC, CNN, CNBC, and a few other networks to make it mandatory to have such cases put on the airwaves.
sounds ridiculous
 
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post Feb 20 2009, 07:51 PM
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all you idiots if you think underage kids should get charge with porn..
 
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QUOTE(ArjunaCapulong @ Feb 20 2009, 04:51 PM) *
what if I took nudes of 18+

What if I took nudes of <18?
 
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post Feb 20 2009, 09:08 PM
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Some people really need to be aware of child pornography. -.-

Some are askin if you're 18+, then of course that's not a problem... assuming you're giving it to someone else who's 18+

Simply put this is only dealing with underage people.
 
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QUOTE(illmortal @ Feb 20 2009, 03:26 PM) *
I'm glad they are getting arrested and charged.


why? cuz they like to share their intimate body parts with their boy/girlfriends? that's pretty harsh. you know, i think your values are quite different from most of ours, that's why everybody are pretty much condemning you right now. maybe you can find a forum that's much more conservative.
 
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post Feb 20 2009, 09:28 PM
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QUOTE(doughnut @ Feb 20 2009, 09:19 PM) *
why? cuz they like to share their intimate body parts with their boy/girlfriends? that's pretty harsh. you know, i think your values are quite different from most of ours, that's why everybody are pretty much condemning you right now. maybe you can find a forum that's much more conservative.

No thanks. I rather assure myself that the generations younger than me are in fact a decay in the human race. thumbsup.gif
 
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post Feb 20 2009, 09:41 PM
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please don't be forceful about your opinions then, especially when the majority doesn't agree with you.
 
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post Feb 20 2009, 09:41 PM
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QUOTE(illmortal @ Feb 20 2009, 04:28 PM) *
No thanks. I rather assure myself that the generations younger than me are in fact a decay in the human race. thumbsup.gif

you're not exactly a prime example of adulthood either.
 
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post Feb 20 2009, 09:55 PM
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you're not exactly a prime example of adulthood either.

Oh trust me... I actually have to lower my maturity at times with people in this forum. -.-
 
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then dont come f*g
 
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post Feb 20 2009, 10:52 PM
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QUOTE(illmortal @ Feb 20 2009, 09:55 PM) *
Oh trust me... I actually have to lower my maturity at times with people in this forum. -.-


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QUOTE(illmortal @ Feb 20 2009, 08:55 PM) *
Oh trust me... I actually have to lower my maturity at times with people in this forum. -.-
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You've lowered it too much. A ton of people here are more mature than you.
 

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