December 10, 201510 yr If minors can do it and not be punished adults should be able to do it and not be punished. I am certainly not condoning any of it but essentially the Colorado authorities are condoning it no matter how hard they try to convince us otherwise. My whole issue here is authorities in different states are picking and choosing which obvious felonies they want to prosecute based on who you are and how old you are... =================== (CNN) Colorado high school and middle school students accused of exchanging hundreds of naked photos won't face criminal charges, a district attorney announced Wednesday, but he warned of more severe consequences if it happens again. Thom LeDoux, the district attorney for the state's 11th Judicial District, said investigators did not find aggravating factors like adults' involvement, the posting of graphic images to the Internet, coercion, and related unlawful sexual contact. DA: No charges for Colorado students in sexting scandal - CNN.com
December 10, 201510 yr Child porn to me is a kid around age 12-13 and below being forced to do sexual stuff with an adult. An 18 yr old and 17yr old don't get it for me.'
December 10, 201510 yr To me, teenagers engaged in consensual sexual activity is not what was intended to be criminalized by child porn and statutory rape laws. The laws ought to be re-written, but I think we can apply some common sense in the meantime.
December 10, 201510 yr Author Child porn to me is a kid around age 12-13 and below being forced to do sexual stuff with an adult. An 18 yr old and 17yr old don't get it for me.' That's called rape...
December 10, 201510 yr Author To me, teenagers engaged in consensual sexual activity is not what was intended to be criminalized by child porn and statutory rape laws. The laws ought to be re-written, but I think we can apply some common sense in the meantime. We talkin bout practice... I mean pictures.
December 10, 201510 yr Author Naked pictures of middle school boys and girls is apparently okay in Colorado. What are they smoking out there!?
December 10, 201510 yr Author From the Department of Justice: “Unfortunately, we´ve also seen a historic rise in the distribution of child pornography, in the number of images being shared online, and in the level of violence associated with child exploitation and sexual abuse crimes. Tragically, the only place we´ve seen a decrease is in the age of victims. This is – quite simply – unacceptable.” -Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. speaks at the National Strategy Conference on Combating Child Exploitation in San Jose, California, May 19, 2011. Child Pornography - Child pornography is a form of child sexual exploitation. Federal law defines child pornography as any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct involving a minor (persons less than 18 years old). Images of child pornography are also referred to as child sexual abuse images. Federal law prohibits the production, distribution, importation, reception, or possession of any image of child pornography. A violation of federal child pornography laws is a serious crime, and convicted offenders face fines severe statutory penalties (For more information, see Citizen's Guide to Federal Law on Child Pornography).
December 10, 201510 yr Author ^ The reason I posted the above is because I guarantee you if an adult has any images of nude minors in their possession you will be prosecuted under the child porn laws.
December 10, 201510 yr Author To me, teenagers engaged in consensual sexual activity is not what was intended to be criminalized by child porn and statutory rape laws. The laws ought to be re-written, but I think we can apply some common sense in the meantime. Being specific what is common sense in cases like this? It seems to me you are saying it is okay for a 17 year old man to have nude photos of middle school boys and girls on his phone until the day he turns 18 and then same man, a second older, is a serious sexual offender.
December 10, 201510 yr ^ The reason I posted the above is because I guarantee you if an adult has any images of nude minors in their possession you will be prosecuted under the child porn laws. Probably because that's exactly what the law intended to prohibit. The laws are poorly written for making minors engaged in this both victims and criminals, but we shouldn't be ruining their lives over it. If I'm in high school and I screenshot a Snapchat of a dirty picture from my high school girlfriend I'm a felon and need to register as a sex offender for the rest of my life and can't live within 1,000 feet of a school or playground? Come on. :isurrender:
December 10, 201510 yr Being specific what is common sense in cases like this? It seems to me you are saying it is okay for a 17 year old man to have nude photos of middle school boys and girls on his phone until the day he turns 18 and then same man, a second older, is a serious sexual offender. I would say it's the classic cliche of "I know it when I see it," which is why these laws are causing such problems. I guarantee these laws were written to stop the kind of thing on "To Catch a Predator," not to stop a senior from dating or sexting a junior.
December 10, 201510 yr Author Probably because that's exactly what the law intended to prohibit. The laws are poorly written for making minors engaged in this both victims and criminals, but we shouldn't be ruining their lives over it. If I'm in high school and I screenshot a Snapchat of a dirty picture from my high school girlfriend I'm a felon and need to register as a sex offender for the rest of my life and can't live within 1,000 feet of a school or playground? Come on. :isurrender: I would say it's the classic cliche of "I know it when I see it," which is why these laws are causing such problems. I guarantee these laws were written to stop the kind of thing on "To Catch a Predator," not to stop a senior from dating or sexting a junior. Then the law needs to change. We should just say it, minors can pass around as many nude photos of other minors as they want. Do all the sexting you want... The problem is picking and choosing.
December 10, 201510 yr How about naked pictures of babies taking baths...is that bad? There has to be some common sense but as G stated,it is a slippery slope.
December 10, 201510 yr Americans love their porn. Child and every other form possible. I read a staggering statistic about the numbers once. I'll have to look it up. It's incredible. Not a good addiction, in my opinion. None of it. I watch zero of it.
December 10, 201510 yr Then the law needs to change. We should just say it, minors can pass around as many nude photos of other minors as they want. Do all the sexting you want... The problem is picking and choosing. Then when they turn 18 you can arrest them for having 3 year old photos on the their phone...
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