Comments on: FAIL: Chicago teens charged with felonies for sexting http://www.joesacramento.com/2010/01/29/sexting-teens-felony-pornography/ Have courage, support your opinions with your real name Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:07:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Keith http://www.joesacramento.com/2010/01/29/sexting-teens-felony-pornography/comment-page-1/#comment-23707 Keith Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:39:38 +0000 http://www.joesacramento.com/?p=2812#comment-23707 Funny, I just saw a repeat of a "To Catch A Predator" a few minutes ago... I always thought the laws regarding "possession" of images on one's cell phone or computer or hard drive were interesting/strange because it is so amazingly easy to drop files onto someone's device without their knowing it. I mean, viruses are spread every minute of every day, all usually under the nose of the victim and quite possibly without their knowing what is going on. When the teacher took possession of the cell phone, was she guilty of being "in possession" of the image(s)? Obviously this is absurd, but laws need to be written carefully so that they don't ensnare people for whom the laws are not intended to prosecute. Like these kids... Funny, I just saw a repeat of a “To Catch A Predator” a few minutes ago…

I always thought the laws regarding “possession” of images on one’s cell phone or computer or hard drive were interesting/strange because it is so amazingly easy to drop files onto someone’s device without their knowing it. I mean, viruses are spread every minute of every day, all usually under the nose of the victim and quite possibly without their knowing what is going on.

When the teacher took possession of the cell phone, was she guilty of being “in possession” of the image(s)?

Obviously this is absurd, but laws need to be written carefully so that they don’t ensnare people for whom the laws are not intended to prosecute.

Like these kids…

]]> By: 2112 http://www.joesacramento.com/2010/01/29/sexting-teens-felony-pornography/comment-page-1/#comment-23687 2112 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:50:07 +0000 http://www.joesacramento.com/?p=2812#comment-23687 great article mark. i kind of liken it to when teens would go to the drive-in to make-out. i mean really, are the feds going to charge them with statutory rape? sure teen sex shouldn't necessarily be promoted, but come on. we all did and we move on. also, the more you punish, the more they will want to do it. its the "its not the kill, its the thrill of the chase" syndrome. nonetheless, i wholeheartedly agree with your take on this issue. great article mark. i kind of liken it to when teens would go to the drive-in to make-out. i mean really, are the feds going to charge them with statutory rape? sure teen sex shouldn’t necessarily be promoted, but come on. we all did and we move on. also, the more you punish, the more they will want to do it. its the “its not the kill, its the thrill of the chase” syndrome. nonetheless, i wholeheartedly agree with your take on this issue.

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