Sexting Could Make You a Sex Offender

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Should teenagers who are caught sexting become registered sex offenders?  The law in many states names teens just that, even in cases where the pornographer and the victim turn out to be one and the same person. With one in five kids sexting, this may be a good time to review the laws and redefine what images should be censored.

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[The Notorious PDF]

03:39 PM on 03/23/2010

This is a great point. I actually had a discussion with someone about this very issue fairly recently. The laws in this area seem blindly reactionary and not at all fair, just, reasonable or equitable. There's no way that a teenager should be forced to register as a sex offender for essentially having phone sex. First of all, as I understand it, words alone, and not solely images, can have one's text deemed "pornography", and I have HUGE problems with that on first amendment grounds alone. But beyond that, it's simply impractical and inherently unjust to go after teenagers for exploring and expressing themselves with other teenagers, even if they do make stupid, silly mistakes that they're likely to regret later.

[AuntWilma]

05:56 AM on 03/22/2010

"Sexting Could Make You A Sex Offender"

Yep, and could also bring a stiff prison sentence for both sender and receiver on child pornography charges.

In some states, cohabitation can land you on the sex offender list as well.

[angelbunz]

01:56 PM on 03/22/2010

Good. :)