I can't believe Arizona passed a anti-sexting law.

[ihopehefails]

Really? You just turned a private behavior between two teenagers into a misdomeaner.

 

[Zona]

We also were the last to pass MLK as a holiday. gotta love Arizona.

 

[ihopehefails]

We also were the last to pass MLK as a holiday. gotta love Arizona.

The first time was because it got watered down on three different ballots and when they fixed it it got passed.

 

[Avatar4321]

If they want to outlaw it, why cant they?

 

[ihopehefails]

If they want to outlaw it, why cant they?

Its inviting the government into a 'private sphere' behavior that only society should handle on its own and turning it into the government's business.

Here is a hypothetical situation. A father gets a notice in the mail that his son is charged with a misdomeaner because he got hot sex texts from five hot girls. The father, who is kind of sexist, doesn't mind so much because he is realizing his son is a stud so normally he wouldn't care but the government comes along and does. You are kind of removing the personal choice from the parent to the state about how a child is to be raised.

Don't get me wrong, I think this behavior is really bad but should be handled by the community between the people.

 

[del]

If they want to outlaw it, why cant they?

Its inviting the government into a 'private sphere' behavior that only society should handle on its own and turning it into the government's business.

Here is a hypothetical situation. A father gets a notice in the mail that his son is charged with a misdomeaner because he got hot sex texts from five hot girls. The father, who is kind of sexist, doesn't mind so much because he is realizing his son is a stud so normally he wouldn't care but the government comes along and does. You are kind of removing the personal choice from the parent to the state about how a child is to be raised.

Don't get me wrong, I think this behavior is really bad but should be handled by the community between the people.

let me give you a hypothetical. a 13 year old girl decides to send a 14 year old boy a nude pic of herself via text. the boy decides to send it to sall his friends because, well because he's a 14 year old boy. the boy's dad is a bit of a sexist so he thinks it's no big thing until the cops show up at the door and arrest his son for trafficking in child porn which is a felony. the boy is convicted and now the the 13 year old has to register as a level 3 sex offender for the rest of his life. seems to me this law is an attempt to make the punishment appropriate to the crime.

here's one case, there's literally hundreds

Prosecutors review CO middle school 'sexting' case - Nation AP - MiamiHerald.com

 

[Zona]

If they want to outlaw it, why cant they?

Its inviting the government into a 'private sphere' behavior that only society should handle on its own and turning it into the government's business.

Here is a hypothetical situation. A father gets a notice in the mail that his son is charged with a misdomeaner because he got hot sex texts from five hot girls. The father, who is kind of sexist, doesn't mind so much because he is realizing his son is a stud so normally he wouldn't care but the government comes along and does. You are kind of removing the personal choice from the parent to the state about how a child is to be raised.

Don't get me wrong, I think this behavior is really bad but should be handled by the community between the people.

let me give you a hypothetical. a 13 year old girl decides to send a 14 year old boy a nude pic of herself via text. the boy decides to send it to sall his friends because, well because he's a 14 year old boy. the boy's dad is a bit of a sexist so he thinks it's no big thing until the cops show up at the door and arrest his son for trafficking in child porn which is a felony. the boy is convicted and now the the 13 year old has to register as a level 3 sex offender for the rest of his life. seems to me this law is an attempt to make the punishment appropriate to the crime.

here's one case, there's literally hundreds

Prosecutors review CO middle school 'sexting' case - Nation AP - MiamiHerald.com

Thats hot.

 

[sboyle24]

When someone is branded a sex offender for life because some 13 year old bimbo decided to text him a nude photo and, being 14, he shared it then you know that something is messed up. With that mark upon him he will likely never go to college and struggle to ever get a job, and he's only 14 years old.

 

[del]

When someone is branded a sex offender for life because some 13 year old bimbo decided to text him a nude photo and, being 14, he shared it then you know that something is messed up. With that mark upon him he will likely never go to college and struggle to ever get a job, and he's only 14 years old.

maybe that was the impetus behind this law in AZ?

 

[Toronado3800]

If they want to outlaw it, why cant they?

I KNEW they were a bunch of closet big government lovers who thinks the police belong in our bedrooms!

Tell the girl that's what she gets for sending her picture around. That way she learns a lesson she'll have to remember in this digital world.

If an adult sends a pic of someone who is obviously a minor back and forth punish the adult.

 

[Avatar4321]

If they want to outlaw it, why cant they?

I KNEW they were a bunch of closet big government lovers who thinks the police belong in our bedrooms!

Tell the girl that's what she gets for sending her picture around. That way she learns a lesson she'll have to remember in this digital world.

If an adult sends a pic of someone who is obviously a minor back and forth punish the adult.

Big government? no. I just think the states have the right to govern as they choose. Hence why i support the Constitution in limiting the powers of the Federal government and keeping a majority power with the States and the People.

If people of a certain State want to pass a law that some think is stupid, why shouldnt they? The whole point of the Republic is that a majority will rule.

 

[blu]

this is further proof that the max age of politicians should be 60

 

[chanel]

Child porn is illegal and that's what sexting is. Jut like statutory rape laws, some are designed to protect kids - not just to punish them. This is a step in the right direction. Too many naïve children being victimized by adults who condone it. See Zona's post.

 

[Smartt33]

Really? You just turned a private behavior between two teenagers into a misdomeaner.

It is never between just two teenages. You must not have much of a grasp on teen behaviors. This texting is moved around like forwarded email online.

It goes to some teens who really don't need to see it, but somehow get in the mix. It does need to be stopped.

I believe our society and technology is getting out of control, and unless there are consequences, there we must be willing to let our kids walk off into the quik-sand of a doomed future.

 

[blu]

Child porn is illegal and that's what sexting is. Jut like statutory rape laws, some are designed to protect kids - not just to punish them. This is a step in the right direction. Too many naïve children being victimized by adults who condone it. See Zona's post.

so when two 14 year olds send nude pictures to each other they should be charged? thats what happens under these laws

 

[Toronado3800]

The whole point of the Republic is that a majority will rule.

I come at it from a different point of view. The whole flaw of a Republic is majority rule. The extreme examples are if the majority want slavery should it be legal? What if the majority hates jews or anal sex?

 

[Smartt33]

If they want to outlaw it, why cant they?

Its inviting the government into a 'private sphere' behavior that only society should handle on its own and turning it into the government's business.

Here is a hypothetical situation. A father gets a notice in the mail that his son is charged with a misdomeaner because he got hot sex texts from five hot girls. The father, who is kind of sexist, doesn't mind so much because he is realizing his son is a stud so normally he wouldn't care but the government comes along and does. You are kind of removing the personal choice from the parent to the state about how a child is to be raised.

Don't get me wrong, I think this behavior is really bad but should be handled by the community between the people.

While it can be a very private thing, it nearly always becomes a very public thing. It is dangerous and needs to be stop. It is not a violation of free speech.

 

[blu]

If they want to outlaw it, why cant they?

Its inviting the government into a 'private sphere' behavior that only society should handle on its own and turning it into the government's business.

Here is a hypothetical situation. A father gets a notice in the mail that his son is charged with a misdomeaner because he got hot sex texts from five hot girls. The father, who is kind of sexist, doesn't mind so much because he is realizing his son is a stud so normally he wouldn't care but the government comes along and does. You are kind of removing the personal choice from the parent to the state about how a child is to be raised.

Don't get me wrong, I think this behavior is really bad but should be handled by the community between the people.

While it can be a very private thing, it nearly always becomes a very public thing. It is dangerous and needs to be stop. It is not a violation of free speech.

wrong. and you don't punish the majority because of a few idiots

 

[uscitizen]

When someone is branded a sex offender for life because some 13 year old bimbo decided to text him a nude photo and, being 14, he shared it then you know that something is messed up. With that mark upon him he will likely never go to college and struggle to ever get a job, and he's only 14 years old.

Then prevent the behaviour from being abvailable to the teeners.
If they can do it they will.

Parenting failures again mostly.

 

[Toronado3800]

Good one @ see Zona's post comment!

Being younger maybe I don't see the harm of a couple naughty pictures escaping to the internet. Although I (and probably most of the world lol) would prefer if there weren't too many nude pics of myself bouncing around.

IF I sent one of my unit to a gal and it escaped to my friends then lesson learned about her or the risks in that behavior.

IF a parent doesn't want their child to send naughty pics of themselves around because them escaping to the web is a life and death type terrible thing they better either raise their kid to believe the same thing or limit their kids access to technology.

We need protected from our local and state governments more than the federal government. For the Fed to do something ridiculous representatives of 300 million folks need to get group think going on. For my city council to do it all you need are 7 folks not good enough to reach the big leagues of government to get some ideas in their head from the same one preacher in town.