True or false: Your teen could be convicted of a felony and be labeled as a sex offender — for life — if he or she has sexted photos of classmates? The answer is “True” if your kid lives in one of the many states, like Colorado, that doesn’t have laws specifically addressing teens who sext.
Why bring up the Rocky Mountain state? Earlier this week, it was revealed that an unspecified number of Cañon City High School students had been suspended for using their smartphones to share explicit photos of their fellow students — apparently all consenting, but all under age 18. Full Article
Is it really a problem or are the laws being counterproductive to the yearning for exploration of oneself and others beginning around that developmental stage in life? Sure there will be some who go too far, but I doubt the sexting is the real problem.
Come on…this is nothing but a high-tech version of “you show me yours and I’ll show you mine” that has been done since the beginning of time and is perfectly NORMAL.
Again, the mere mention of the work S-E-X and Americans freaking lose their minds!
Isn’t the whole thing rather silly – YES IT IS