sexting!

[CegMister]

I believe doc's first post is a bit over-reacting. A minimal amount of kids are doing it I believe and most who do it (I actually know of a girl in my school who did it) have some social problems or attention problems. Thats just my guess anyway I think parents if they really feel its an issue with their child should just have a one on one talk about the consequences of what can happen if their child does it and tell them how it can haunt them for the rest of there life (internet).

[ButterflyKisses]

I, as an 18 year old with a boyfriend, don't see the problem with sending a naughty picture to a significant other. I also send around 200 texts daily. My parents do pay my phone bill but its a flat rate for unlimited texting and I am a responsible person. In a perfect world 'sexting' wouldn't be an issue but unfortunately thats not the case because kids are extremely irresponsible and getting into sexual acts much too early.

I don't think kids have respect for themselves anymore, and its a relatively new thing. I was raised to respect myself and I do. And actually, its been very rewarding to be respectful and responsible up until now. Being a college student, I'm home for the summer and my parents basically let me do what I want because I am reliable and trustworthy. Kids now are so caught up in 'rebelling' against their parents for immediate satisfaction when in the long(and short!) run, it puts a lot of pressure on their relationship with their family as well as other people.

Anyway, its inappropriate that 16 year old kids are sending naughty photos to each other, and the law makes sense to me, actually. I also agree that cell phones shouldn't be allowed in High and Middle school classes, but I see no reason why a student can't use it in the hallway between classes or at lunch or something. In my college classes, the professors prefer we don't use our phones in class, and if we need to, we just excuse ourselves and step outside the room to avoid disturbing the rest of the class.

[dancingdoc2]

> I also agree that cell phones shouldn't be allowed in High and Middle school classes, but I see no reason why a student can't use it in the hallway between classes or at lunch or something. In my college classes, the professors prefer we don't use our phones in class, and if we need to, we just excuse ourselves and step outside the room to avoid disturbing the rest of the class.

Need to? Up until about eight years ago people went to primary and secondary schools and then on to trade school or college and graduate school all without phones. From the dark ages forward, kids got along just fine without needing to send tons of messages, phone or written. As one who's been there done that, there is no "need". Stepping out--this makes the message more important than the class information, and after all isn't this why we choose to attend school?

Of all the messages a person sends in a day, I'm curious just how many are to the same person over and over. I know I'm old, but I rarely answer my telephone without first screening calls and then deciding if now is a good time to talk or not. As for all those messages I get on my cellphone, I may or may not read any of them. I don't have the attention span to read through dozens of idiotic drivel.

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Seriously people, this is the responisbility of the parent(s), not the government's. Call up your carrier and get it all taken off the line, and your "problems" will be solved!

[Bushidokaizen]

we all have rights to privacy, but when it comes to protecting our future generations and family to this harmful world of child pornography, we need to prevent and remove it before it gets any where dangerous.

Would you want a electronic system that would activate when keywords were spoken about, lets say each phone is registered to a person and the phone has the background of the speaker such as age, gender, ethnicity, etc. If they send a message or verbally communicate a certain "word" or "message" like KILL or GUNS or anything that should bring up concern, the electron filter will kick on and monitor the conversation.

I don't know if this is practical, but we do some crazy things when it comes to protecting the ones we love.

[sweet224]

Originally Posted by oaktree

This seems to be a real big issue as many kids are being arrested for child pornography. Could the America justice system going to far on this? This there a far better way in controlling the problem? What is your thought?

That's great thing and I agree with you. My thing is that Whatever sex education tends to be provided ends up being “reproductive education” concentrating more on the anatomy and physiology of procreational sex. While this is undoubtedly important, this can only be a primer. Most adolescents want to understand the nuances of recreational sex and the value base surrounding it. Is masturbation ok? Is pre-marital sex acceptable? Does one have to love a person to have sex? And so on. As I see it, procreational sex education can be provided at school by sensitive teachers or educators, but recreational sex education is best provided by parents or a trusted family member or specially trained counselor-educators. This way, teenagers can get all their sexual concerns addressed within the context of trusting relationships than through word-of-mouth or by skulking around pornographic web sites that create enormous complexes in young minds.
thanks for your article.
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[CleverName]

All I'm going to say is everyones situation is different, and what may work for one family, may not work for another. If you know you can trust your kids, then let them text. If you are not positive that they will use their technology responsibly, then limit it or take it away.

As far as the law, I think that if the kid is around the same age as the child he has the picture of, then maybe just some hours of community service with nothing bad on their record would be more appropriate. A minor would probally not totally grasp the concept of right and wrong here.

[oaktree]

Originally Posted by CleverName

As far as the law, I think that if the kid is around the same age as the child he has the picture of, then maybe just some hours of community service with nothing bad on their record would be more appropriate. A minor would probally not totally grasp the concept of right and wrong here.

I believe that most state have it that if you (16) take nude pic of your self and send it to somebody (doesn’t matter what the age is), you will still be arrested and charge for solicitation of child porn.

When these kids put them self in the situation, they are not aware of what they are doing to them self. Just think how the parents feel about it too.

[funinthesun]

On the subject of phones and sex, I just thought I'd share this.

http://gizmodo.com/5323832/passion-i...you-are-at-sex

Someone made an app for the iphone that measures noise levels and motion. (lol at that being the criteria =p)

[maupassant]

There is a lot of good advice on this thread and I hope people will try to evaluate what is relevant to them. At the end of the day, the laws of the land cannot make for a perfect society. Only the majority of people can act in a way which will give us a safe society.
I am just a bit worried that people who spend 4 or 5 hours a day mesmerized by a mobile sending text messages are missing out on something.
Think carefully.